He succeeded Vira Narasimha Malla and reigned from 1709 to 1715.
His mother, Rajeswaridevi, was driven out to Tanahun by the faction led by Indra Malla (a nephew of Yoganarendra through his sister Manimati and thus a grandson of Srinivasa Malla) before his birth and thus he was born in Tanahun.
He spent his early childhood there and returned with his mother to Patan.
Vira Narasimha Malla was installed as the ruler by Yogamati at first but he was quickly succeeded by Vira Mahindra in the same year.
Gorkha Kingdom, then ruled by Prithvipati Shah, also supported the installation of Vira Mahindra Malla as the king of Patan.