Shri Vidyadeesha Teertharu

He was a great ascetic and once he was doing penance at Kadeshivalaya, on the banks of river Netravati (Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada District) through the Ekakshari Mantra to please Lord Narasimha. At that time Lord Rudra came before him rather than Lord Narasimha. Swamiji said “ I had done these austerities to please Lord Narasimha and why have you come before me?”. Lord Rudra told him that he had come as per the orders of Lord Narasimha and he had come there to bless Swamiji for bearing the difficulties of 10 births in this birth only. Swamiji happily took up this and anointed his disciple Shri Vibhudesha Theertha for leading the Samsthan, Swamiji suffered the difficulties of 10 births at Balya Matha, near Kade Shivalaya and then attained Samadhi. This rare fact was recorded in the Kaifiyat related to Swamiji (dtd. Shalivahana Shaka 1536, 1614 A.D. , Ananda Samvatsara Pushya Shuddha Dashami Shanivara) is on the West wall of Shri Krishna Matha.
His Aradhana falls on Chaitra Shuddha Panchami.

Source - kaniyoormatha.org