[1] Born as Srinivasa Mallya, he was aligned towards spirituality since a young age since his family had close relations with CTD, Cochin.
[1] His first task was to ensure that the finances of the Matha would be secure, which he did, post which he expanded the branches and renovated many existing ones.
The seer believed in the policy of speaking less as he felt that the people would misinterpret his words, which would lead to conflicts.
As per the tradition of the math, to continue the guruparampara, on 24 May 1944, he initiated a vatu into sanyasa to be the 20th and called him Sudhindra Thirtha.
During the period between 1944 and 1948, the senior seer tried his best to retrieve the Cochin Thirumala Devaswom back from the Government, which he succeeded in, making him an influential figure within the community.