Education
His Holiness had primary schooling in his native place Veerapura Koolimath, Palanahalli Koolimath and middle School Education in Nagavalli, Tumkur district. He joined Government High School in Tumkur. In 1926, he completed his Matriculation. For a short period of 4 months, he was a resident student of Sree Siddaganga Math and received spiritual blessings of Sree Uddana Shivayogigalu. In the same year, he passed Entrance Examination and joined Central College, Bangalore and completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1930 with Physics and Mathematics as Major Subjects. He stayed at Sree Gubbi Thotadappa Hostel when he was a student of Central College.
In the year 1965, he was conferred with Honorary "Doctor of Letters" Degree by Karnatak University, Dharwad.