October 8^th 1951, drew first breath on the day of auspicious autumnal Mahashtami. Childhood & early youth were like any other boy. Initiated in chanting the verses of Srimadbhagabat Gita for the first time after upanayana (ceremony of taking sacred thread – a ritualistic symbol of bramhins) came across the sloka (9/22) –

“ananyaschintayanta mam ye janah paryupasate

tesham nityabhiyuktanam yogakshemam vahamyaham”

– The Holy God takes upon himself the entire responsibility of someone who is exclusively devoted! It stirred him strongly. The result – departure from home in search of Truth.

Wandering about for days & months in this or that part of the country he attained strange experiences & profound knowledge of scriptures but derived no satisfaction. By some miracle once came in contact with Swami Bhabananda Giri who took him under his arms. Now started crossing the stages of yogic sublimity one after another. Within a very short period reached the final goal. After self-realisation, started the life of Acharya. To cater the needs of practitioners of yoga he has authored several books. Pregnant with profundity of wisdom & sublimity of thought these mystic exposures have turned out to be of permanent importance in the world of theology. To his innumerable devotees & admirers he is not only the embodiment of Godliness, but a living God – the ultimate repository of peace & sublimity. He holds the key to self-realisation & salvation. Following his guidelines one can cross the barriers of mundane existence to attain the summit of human life. Mortals like us are indeed fortunate to have a being such as him in our midst – a recluse of the highest order who has not retired into the obscure nooks of the Himalayas or into the inaccessible sylvan retreats of the Narmada, but continues to live within us in a semi-urban conglomeration of Jujersa, just a few miles off Calcutta.      

 

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