While he served at the Kumano Hongu shrine, he founded a betsugu (shrine associated with the main shrine) named Imakumano-sha Shrine (present Tokei-jinja Shrine), thereby gaining ground to advance into Hidaka-gun.
湛快は熊野本宮にあって田辺に進出し別宮として新熊野社（現在の闘雞神社）を設け、日高郡進出の足がかりをつかんだ。