 The successor was found in Kālappa Shāntapayya, a smart and intelligent boy from Mangalore.So on the auspicious "Shuddha Poornima" day (15th day) of the month of Kārtik in 1857, Krishnāshram ordained his "shishya" and named him Pāndurangāshram.Thus another link was added to the Guru Parampara.