6 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Math r ud ath a ▁Bh att ath iri , ▁himself ▁a ▁great ▁scholar . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁education ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁then - ex isted ▁trad itions . ▁His ▁father ▁taught ▁him ▁M im ams as . ▁Later , ▁he ▁lear nt ▁R ig ▁V eda ▁from ▁a ▁g uru ▁named ▁Mad hav an , ▁and ▁also ▁lear nt ▁T ark a ▁from ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Dam od ara ▁Bh att ath iri . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁advanced ▁education ▁under ▁Th rik k and i yo or ▁Ach y ut ha ▁P ish ar adi , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁his ▁uncle - in - law . ▁He ▁looked ▁after ▁Ach y ut ha ▁P ish ar adi ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁affected ▁with ▁severe ▁par al ysis , ▁and ▁got ▁himself ▁affected ▁with ▁it , ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁g uru ' s ▁ill ness ▁to ▁himself . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁treated ▁very ▁well ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁then - ex isted ▁methods , ▁his ▁condition ▁did ▁not ▁improve . ▁Finally , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁sol ace ▁in ▁Lord ▁G ur uv ay ur app an , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁D han v ant ari , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁cur ing ▁ab ilities , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁G ur uv ay ur ▁on ▁the ▁Th ir uv on am ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 , ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁younger ▁brother ▁Math r ud ath a