Swami Parijnanashram I was renowned as a man of great spiritual grace, and was a scholar in the Sanskrit scriptures and the Vedanta.
In response, the king issued a decree stating that unless the community presented their guru heavy penalties would be imposed on them.
[8] The King of Nagar, unconvinced, asked the Saraswats to have their guru, or Mathadhipati, approved by the Jagadguru Shankaracharya, the head of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, which is the Shringeri matha.
When the people of Shringeri locked the doors of the temple of the goddess Sharadamba (Śa.ra.dām.ba) on his arrival, the swamiji stood at the doorstep and prayed.
The intensity of these prayers is said to have sparked a vision by the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the goddess Sharadamba's annoyance at the callousness of the temple officials.
The Jagadguru Shankaracharya was impressed by Swami Parijnanashram's detailed knowledge of the scriptures, his mysticism, and his yogic abilities.
[12] He gave his consent by offering Swami Parijnanashram the symbols of a Mathādhipati: the Adda Palaki (A.dd.a Pā.la.ki; a palanquin), Birdu, and Bavāli.
Swami Parijnanashramji took up residence at the Sri Vishveshvar Vitthal Temple at Gokarn, where he performed his Anushthān (ceremony of foundation).
[17][18] As the community wanted the Guru parampara to continue, the devotees asked the ageing Swami Parijnanashram to accept a shishya (śi.śya), or disciple, to succeed him as Mathādhipati.
[20][21] Swami Parijnanashram's last words to his disciple Shankarāshram were (translated to English from Konkani): "Lead the devotees on the spiritual path and unto the Lord's grace.