 After Swami Yogananda's dying, he served the Holy Mother for three years.At the behest of Swami Vivekananda he went to America in 1902 in place of Swami Turiyananda who was returning to India, and took charge of the San Francisco centre.His saintly life, selfless love and unmistakable signs of spirituality attracted a good number of students many of whom became his disciples.