Declines guru’s invitation to asceticism
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Sri sudhIndra tIrtha gave sanyAsa to a person called Sri YAdavendra and handed him some icons from the maTha. Sri YAdavendra accepted this and went on tour. Inspite of this, Sri sudhIndra tIrtha was on the lookout for a suitable successor to carry on the glorious tradition of his maTha (he did not consider Sri YAdavendra as his successor).
The more he saw of VenkaTanAtha, the more he liked him and respected his scholarship. One day, Moola Rama came in his dream and informed him that VenkaTanAtha was the most ideal person to be the next pontiff and instructed him to give sanyAsa to VenkaTanAtha. Sri sudhIndra tIrtha was overjoyed at this and on a suitable occasion broached the topic with VenkatanAtha.. VenkaTanAtha fell into a predicament since he was torn between 2 powerful forces – his respect for sudhIndra tIrtha’s words and his responsibilities as a householder. Finally, after great deliberation, he told sudhIndra tIrtha that he could not take up this responsibility as he had a young wife and a son who was yet to undergo upanayanam. sudhIndra tIrtha was disappointed but respected VenkaTanAtha’s feelings. He was also not disheartened as he knew that ultimately Divine will would prevail and that VenkaTanAtha would accede to his request.