AAVaradpur is located at a distance of 5 miles from Sagar in Shimoga district of Karnataka state. The area is part of the Sahyadri mountain range. Since this was the place of residence by the revered sage in the clan in which Swamiji was born, Sridhara Swami chose this holy place for his stay and solitary confinement. Swamiji established an ashram and erected the Dharma Dhwaja. He also renovated the Durgamba Temple that was established by Vyas Rushi and is situated near the ashram. Despite the calm and quiet landscape, there was an immense scarcity of water at Varadpur. Realizing this, Sridhara Swami dug out a small hole from the ground with the thumb of his right leg. A small stream of water surfaced and began flowing down. This Stream, known as the Sridhara tirtha, flows with full force till date facilitating people with water supply in abundance.