 He was one of the eight jewels at the court of Maratha king Serfoji I of Tanjore.He had performed the Vajapeya yagna, which was presided by the Maratha King Serfoji and such given title of Vajapeyi.Most importantly, he is remembered as the Guru of Bhaskararaya – one of the greatest shrauta scholar and exponent of the tantra of recent times.