 It was there that Swamiji completed his education.Aged 17 his mother died, and Seshadri's uncle took charge of Seshadri and the younger brother Narasimha Josiar.At the age of 19, he met Sri Balaji Swamigal, a wandering saint from North India, an avadut, who gave Seshadri sannyas and instructed him in the Mahavakyas, the holy sayings of the 4 Vedas.