 He resolved to curb the influence of the Sannyasi and preserve the integrity and prestige of the Vaisnava monks of Assam.Being himself a disciple of Makajan Mahanta of the Thakuria denomination, he knelt down before the Mahantas and solicited their blessings for the success of his enterprise, saying,- “"Your Holinesses should only bestow upon me the dust of your feet, and I shall do whatever redress is necessary".”

The king got scent of the mischief that was brewing against him and his protégé; and with the object of keeping Debera away from the capital for some time he ordered him to command an expedition against the Mishmi rebels living near Sadiya.Debera was witty enough to understand the real intension of the monarch, and informed the king that he would start on the expedition after three days as he was convalescent at that time having just recovered from polypus of the nose.