Shri Ramachandra Teertha was a
great exponent of Dwaitha Vedanta. He spent a long time in Srirangapattana and
surrounding areas propagating the Madhva Philosophy.
Once he fell seriously ill and
ordained one of his disciples Kambhaluri Narasimhacharya to sanyasa with a view
of installing him to the pontifical seat before he passed away. He was named
Shri Vibhudendra Teertha.
Shri Vibhudendra Tirtha who was on
tour did not turn up after six months as he assured before going on tour, villages
requested Shri Vidyanidhi Tirtha to take the pooja box to perform the usual
pooja who waited for an extra period of 11 days more in expectation of the
arrival of Shri Vibhudendra Tirtha but even then he didn't arrive. The villages
were abide by the condition imposed by his Guru Shri Ramachandra Tirtha but due
to this situation they decided to leave everything to the Moolarama (God) Himself, by imposing one condition that the two
saints should offer the prayers one after the other. The two saints agreed to
the suggestions made by villagers.
The soil where the pooja box was kept sundered came up a few inches above the surface of the ground with the efforts of Shri Vidyanidhi Tirtha. Then the villagers of the Yaragola asked him to take over the pooja box and the samsthana of the Uttaradi Mutt. Thus Sri Mutt was presided by the Shri Vidyanidhi Tirtha, the rightful successor of Shri Ramachandra Tirtha.