Namaste Pranesha....
Acharya lived for seventy nine years. The Sumadhva Vijaya is not
clear about his final days. It just says that it was the ninth
day him and showered flowers on him. This is the famous prayer
that ends with the verse ending in “namaste prANesha praNata
vibhavAya ….”
After this, the popular belief is that his disciples searched
for him under the flowers but did not find him. It is believed
that he went to Upper Badari to continue his studies with Shri
VedavyAsa. This day is celebrated as Madhva Navami.