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Mahavatar Babaji

April 28, 2023

Mahavatar Babaji (IAST: Mahāvatāra Bābājī; lit. 'Great Avatar (Revered) Father') is the name given to his guru by Indian Yogi Yogiraj Lahiri Mahasaya (1828–1895), and several of his disciples, who reportedly appeared to them between 1861 and 1985, as described in various publications and biographies.[2][3][4][5][6] According to Yogananda's autobiography, Babaji has resided for at least hundreds of years in the remote Himalayan regions of India, seen in person by only a small number of disciples and others.[2][7]

Mahavatar Babaji
Mahavatar Babaji meditating in the lotus position – a drawing from Autobiography of a Yogi, commissioned by Paramahansa Yogananda and based on his own meeting with Babaji
Personal
Born
Parangipettai near Chidambaram, Chola dynasty, Tamilnadu
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
SchoolYoga
Known forKriya Yoga
RelativesMataji (sibling)
OrderSelf-realization (Enlightenment)
PhilosophyKriya Yoga
Religious career
Disciples
Influenced
HonorsDeathless guru
Mahamuni Babaji Maharaj
Maha Yogi
Trambak Baba
Shiva Baba
Baba Garib Nath Ji
Babaji

Reports of meetings, 1861–1935

Lahiri Mahasaya

Main article: Lahiri Mahasaya

The first reported encounter with Mahavatar Babaji (commonly known as Babaji) was in 1861, when Shyāmacharan Lahirī (called "Mahāsaya" by disciples, devotees, and admirers) was posted to Ranikhet in his work as an accountant for the British government. One day while walking in the hills of Dunagiri above Ranikhet, he heard a voice calling his name. Following the voice up the mountain, he met a "tall, divinely radiant sadhu."[6] He was amazed to find that the sadhu knew his name. This sadhu was Mahavatar Babaji.[2][6]

Mahavatar Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya that he was his guru from the past, then initiated him into Kriya Yoga and instructed Lahiri Mahasaya to initiate others. Lahiri Mahasaya wanted to remain with Babaji, who told him instead that he must return to the world to teach Kriya Yoga and that "Kriya Yoga sadhana would spread through the people of the world through his (Lahiri's) presence in the world."[6]

Lahirī Mahasaya reported that Mahavatar Babaji did not give his name or background, so Lahiri Mahasaya gave him the title "Mahavatar Babaji." Many sadhus in India are called Babaji, and sometimes even "Babaji Maharaj", which has caused confusion between Mahavatar Babaji and other sadhus with similar names.[6]

Lahirī Mahasaya had many meetings with Babaji, recounted in several books, including Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi,[2] Yogiraj Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasaya (Lahiri's biography),[6] and Purana Purusha: Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiri,[8] among others.

There are references to Lahiri Mahasaya in Sampoorna Sripada Vallabha Charitam as guru to Sri Shirdi Saibaba, who initiated him to kriya yoga.[citation needed]

Disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya

Several disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya also reported having met Babaji. Through discussion with each other, and the fact that some of these encounters included two or more witnesses, they confirmed that the person they saw was the same sadhu that Lahirī Mahasaya called Mahavatar Babaji.[2][6][9]

At the 1894 Kumbha Mela in Allahabad, Yukteswar Giri, a disciple of Lahirī Mahasaya, met Mahavatar Babaji. He was struck by the resemblance between Lahirī Mahasaya and Mahavatar Babaji.[2][5] Others who met Babaji also commented on the resemblance.[6] It was at this meeting that Mahavatar Babaji instructed Sri Yukteswar to write the book that was to become Kaivalya Darshanam, or The Holy Science.[3] Yukteswar had two more meetings with Mahavatar Babaji, including one in the presence of Lahiri Mahasaya.[2][5][6]

Pranabananda Giri, another disciple of Lahirī, also met Mahavatar Babaji in the presence of Lahirī, at Lahirī's home. Pranabananda asked Mahavatar Babaji his age. Mahavatar Babaji responded that he was about 500 years old at that time.[4]

Keshabananda, a disciple of Lahirī, tells of meeting Mahavatar Babaji in the mountains near Badrinath around 1935, after he became lost wandering in the mountains.[2] At that meeting, Keshabananda reported that Babaji gave him a message for Paramahansa Yogananda, that "I won't see him this time, as he is eagerly hoping; but I shall see him on some other occasion."[2] In his book Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda wrote that Babaji visited him before his journey to America and addressed him saying, "You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West."[2]

Other disciples of Lahirī Mahasaya who reported meetings with Mahavatar Babaji include Kebalananda Giri[9] and Ram Gopal Muzumdar, who recounted meeting Mahavatar Babaji and his sister, whom he called Mataji.[2][6] In addition, a disciple of Trailanga Swami, Shankari Mata (also called Shankari Mai Jiew) met Mahavatar Babaji while visiting Lahiri Mahasaya.[2][6]

Legends and stories

Role on earth

 
Altar of the Self-Realization Fellowship Langerringen meditation circle near Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany. From left to right are: Lahiri Mahasaya, Mahavatar Babaji, Jesus Christ, Lord Krishna, Paramahansa Yogananda and Sri Yukteswar Giri

Paramahansa Yogananda, in his Autobiography, described Mahavatar Babaji's role on earth:[7]

The Mahavatar is in constant communion with Christ; together they send out vibrations of redemption, and have planned the spiritual technique of salvation for this age. The work of these two fully-illumined masters—one with the body, and one without it—is to inspire the nations to forsake suicidal wars, race hatreds, religious sectarianism, and the boomerang-evils of materialism. Babaji is well aware of the trend of modern times, especially of the influence and complexities of Western civilization, and realizes the necessity of spreading the self-liberations of yoga equally in the West and in the East.

In addition, Babaji is reputed to be ageless, according to some accounts, and about 500 years old around the late 1800s, according to Pranabananda.[4] Yogananda reports that, according to the disciples of Lahirī, nobody knows Babaji's age, family, place of birth, true name, or other details "dear to the annalist's heart."[2]

According to Yogananda's autobiography, he has a sister called Mataji (meaning "Holy Mother") who also has lived throughout the centuries.[10] Her level of spiritual attainment is comparable to her brother's, and she lives in a state of spiritual ecstasy in a cave. Although only three pages in the book are dedicated to her, she is described by Ram Gopal as "young and surpassingly lovely" as well as a "glorious woman."[2]

Childhood

 
Statue of Mahavatar Babaji at Babajisannidhan, Bangalore, India

There are few accounts of Babaji's childhood. One source of information is the book Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition by Marshal Govindan. V.T. Neelakantan and S.A.A. Ramaiah founded on 17 October 1952, (they claim – at the request of Babaji) a new organization, "Kriya Babaji Sangah," dedicated to the teaching of Babaji's Kriya Yoga. They claim that in 1953 Mahavatar Babaji told them that he was born in the year 203 CE in a small coastal village now known as Parangipettai, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, Chola Kingdom in a Brahmin family.[11] Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas Trust (Kriya Babaji Sangah) and their branch organizations claim his place and date of birth.[11] He was a disciple of Bogar and his birth name is Nagarajan.[12][11]

In Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, many references are made to Mahavatar Babaji, including from Lahirī Mahasaya and Sri Yukteswar.[2] In his book The Second Coming of Christ, Yogananda states that Jesus Christ went to India and conferred with Mahavatar Babaji.[7] This would make Babaji at least 2000 years old.[13]

According to Govindan's book, Babaji Nagaraj's father was the priest of the village's temple. Babaji revealed only those details which he believed to be formative as well as potentially instructive to his disciples. Govindan mentioned one incident like this: "One time Nagaraj's mother had got one rare jackfruit for a family feast and put it aside. Babaji was only 4 years old at that time. He found the jackfruit when his mother was not around and ate it all. When his mother came to know about it, she flew in blind rage and stuffed a cloth inside Babaji's mouth, nearly suffocating him, but he survived. Later on he thanked God for showing him that she was to be loved without attachment or illusion. His love for his mother became unconditional and detached."[12]

When Nagaraj was about fifteen years old, he joined a small group of wandering sannyāsin due to their radiant faces and love for God. During the next few years, he wandered from place to place, studying holy scriptures like the Vedas, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita and practiced deep meditation.[citation needed]

Quest for self-realization

According to Marshall Govindan's book, at the age of eleven, he made a difficult journey on foot and by boat with a group of ascetics to Kataragama, Sri Lanka. Nagaraj met Siddha Bhogarnathar and became his disciple. Nagaraj performed intensive yogic sadhana for a long time with him. Bhogarnathar inspired Nagaraj to seek his initiation into Kriya Kundalini Pranayam from Siddha Maharishi Agastya. Babaji became a disciple of Siddha Agastya. Nagaraj was initiated into the secrets of Kriya Kundalini Pranayama or "Vasi Yogam". Babaji made a long pilgrimage to Badrinath and spent eighteen months practising yogic kriya taught to him by Siddha Agastya and Bhogarnathar. Babaji attained self-realization shortly thereafter.[12]

It is claimed that these revelations were made by Babaji himself to S.A.A. Ramaiah, a young graduate student in geology at the University of Madras and V.T. Neelakantan, a famous journalist, and close student of Annie Besant, President of the Theosophical Society and mentor of Krishnamurti. Babaji was said to have appeared to each of them independently and then brought them together to work for his Mission in 1942.[14]

In popular culture

Mahavatar Babaji was on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He can also be seen on the cover of George Harrison's 1974 album Dark Horse.[1][15]

In Book 3 of Conversations with God (1998), by Neale Donald Walsch, it is mentioned that Babaji may at one time have resurrected himself from the dead, just like Lazarus, Jesus and others.[16]

The 2002 Tamil film Baba written by Rajinikanth was based on Babaji. Swami Maheshwarananda writes in his book The hidden power in humans, that the Guru of the legendary Babaji is Sri Alakh Puriji.[17]

Songwriter Roger Hodgson of English rock band Supertramp composed a song called "Babaji" in reference to Mahavatar Babaji. This song was recorded and released on their 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments...[18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b cnn.com "How the 'Sgt. Pepper' cover might have looked today". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Yogananda, Paramahansa, Autobiography of a Yogi, 2005. ISBN 978-1-56589-212-5.
  3. ^ a b Yukteswar Giri, The Holy Science. Yogoda Satsanga Society, 1949
  4. ^ a b c Mukhopadyay, Jnananedranath, Srimad Swami Pranabananda Giri, Sri Jnananedranath Mukhopadyay Property Trust, 2001.
  5. ^ a b c Satyananda Giri, Swami Sri Yukteshvar Giri Maharaj, from A collection of biographies of 4 Kriya Yoga gurus, iUniverse Inc. 2006. ISBN 978-0-595-38675-8.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 'Satyananda Giri, Swami, Yogiraj Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasay, from A collection of biographies of 4 Kriya Yoga gurus, iUniverse Inc. 2006. ISBN 978-0-595-38675-8.
  7. ^ a b c indiatoday.intoday.in "Mahavatar Babaji: The unknown 'immortal yogi'". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ^ Chatterjee, Ashoke Kumar, Purana Purusha: Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiri. Yogiraj Publications, 2004. ISBN 81-87563-01-X.
  9. ^ a b Giri, Satyananda (2004). Yogacharya Shastri Mahasaya: a short biographical sketch of Hamsaswami Kebalanandaji Maharaj. Yoganiketan.
  10. ^ Cush, Denise; Robinson, Catherine; York, Michael (21 August 2012). Encyclopedia of Hinduism / Self Realisation Fellowship / Page: 781. ISBN 978-0-7007-1267-0.
  11. ^ a b c Neelakantan, V. T.; Ramaiah, S. A. A.; Babaji (2006). The voice of Babaji: a trilogy on Kriya Yoga. Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas. ISBN 978-1-895383-23-2.
  12. ^ a b c Govindan, Marshall (1 January 2001). Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition. Babaji's Kriya Yoga Publications. ISBN 978-1-895383-00-3.
  13. ^ Yogananda, Paramahansa (2004). The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You p. Los Angeles, CA: Self-Realization Fellowship. ISBN 0-87612-555-0.
  14. ^ "Babaji's Kriya Yoga".
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  16. ^ Walsch, Neale Donald, Conversations with God: an uncommon dialog (Book #3), page 95.
  17. ^ Swami Maheshwarananda, The hidden power in humans, Ibera Verlag, page 245. ISBN 3-85052-197-4
  18. ^ Melhuish, Martin (1986). The Supertramp Book. Omnibus Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-7119-0787-0.

Further reading

  • Beckman, Insiah (8 August 2001). "The Initiation: The Experiences of Dr. Donald Schnell (Prema Baba Swamiji) with Babaji (The Deathless Indian Avatar and God -man)". The Edge.
  • Phipps, Carter (Spring–Summer 2002). "In search of Babaji: WIE tracks down the elusive Yogi-Christ of the Himalayas". What is Enlightenment?. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  • Govindan, Marshall (1991). Babaji & the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition. Kriya Yoga Publications. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-895383-00-3.
  • Neelakantan, V.T.; Ramaiah, S.A.A (2006). The Voice of Babaji A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga. Kriya Yoga Publications. p. 524. ISBN 978-1-895383-23-2.
  • Farasiotis, Dionysios. (2011). "The Guru, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios". St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. ISBN 978-1-887904-16-2
  • Peterson, Jean (2012). Journey To Freedom: The Bhakti Sutras of Mahavatar Kriya Babaji. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-4775-5047-2.
  • Nadler, Mary (2012). Sacred Symbols from Babaji and The Ascended Masters. Master's Way. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-615-63791-4.
  • Sri Yukteswar, Swami (1949). The Holy Science. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.
  • Churchill, Pola (2006). Shiva Mahavatar Babaji. Trafford Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4251-0100-8.
  • Prajnanananda, Paramahamsa (1997). Mahavatar Babaji-The Eternal Light of God. Prajna Publication. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-99000-034-2.
  • Khilnani, Rashmi (2014). Shiva Speaks: Conversations with Maha Avatar Babaji. Rainbow Ridge Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-937907-14-3.
  • Nagaraj, Kriya Babaji (2005). Beloved Babaji: A Book on the Life and Teachings of Mahavatar Babaji. Minerva Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-81-7662-330-8.
  • Caddy, Reneta (1998). Encounters with Babaji: Master of the Himalayas. Findhorn Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-99000-034-2.
  • Xaver, Gottfried (2007). Mahavatar Babaji's new gospel. Ghaleb. p. 88. ISBN 978-88-88300-47-4.
  • Niketan, Yoga (2005). The Scriptural Commentaries of Yogiraj Sri Sri Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasaya. Yoga Niketan. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-595-35181-7.
  • Naushir, Guruji (2014). "Amrit" Wisdom of Mahavtar Babaji. BecomeShakespeare.com And Mahavtar Babaji Tadekam Foundation. p. 229. ISBN 978-93-83952-36-6.
  • Govindan, Marshall (1995). Babaji's Kriya Hatha Yoga: 18 Postures of Relaxation & Rejuvenation. Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order Of Acharya. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-895383-03-4.
  • Sturgess, Stephen (21 May 2015). The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga: The Ultimate Path to Self-Realisation. Singing Dragon. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-85701-209-8.
  • Walters, J. Donald; Kriyananda, Swami (1996). The Path: One Man's Quest. Crystal Clarity Publishers. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-56589-733-5.

External links

 
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    • Autobiography of a Yogi, Chapter 37: I go to America
    • Autobiography of a Yogi, Chapter 38: Kajeswaran Yogi

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mahavatar, babaji, iast, mahāvatāra, bābājī, great, avatar, revered, father, name, given, guru, indian, yogi, yogiraj, lahiri, mahasaya, 1828, 1895, several, disciples, reportedly, appeared, them, between, 1861, 1985, described, various, publications, biograph. Mahavatar Babaji IAST Mahavatara Babaji lit Great Avatar Revered Father is the name given to his guru by Indian Yogi Yogiraj Lahiri Mahasaya 1828 1895 and several of his disciples who reportedly appeared to them between 1861 and 1985 as described in various publications and biographies 2 3 4 5 6 According to Yogananda s autobiography Babaji has resided for at least hundreds of years in the remote Himalayan regions of India seen in person by only a small number of disciples and others 2 7 Mahavatar BabajiMahavatar Babaji meditating in the lotus position a drawing from Autobiography of a Yogi commissioned by Paramahansa Yogananda and based on his own meeting with BabajiPersonalBornParangipettai near Chidambaram Chola dynasty TamilnaduReligionHinduismNationalityIndianSchoolYogaKnown forKriya YogaRelativesMataji sibling OrderSelf realization Enlightenment PhilosophyKriya YogaReligious careerDisciples Lahiri MahasayaInfluenced George Harrison Paramahansa Yogananda Rajinikanth Roger Hodgson Steve Jobs The Beatles 1 Yukteswar Giri PadmanabhanHonorsDeathless guruMahamuni Babaji MaharajMaha YogiTrambak BabaShiva BabaBaba Garib Nath JiBabaji Contents 1 Reports of meetings 1861 1935 1 1 Lahiri Mahasaya 1 2 Disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya 2 Legends and stories 2 1 Role on earth 2 2 Childhood 2 3 Quest for self realization 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 Notes 6 Further reading 7 External linksReports of meetings 1861 1935 EditLahiri Mahasaya Edit Main article Lahiri Mahasaya The first reported encounter with Mahavatar Babaji commonly known as Babaji was in 1861 when Shyamacharan Lahiri called Mahasaya by disciples devotees and admirers was posted to Ranikhet in his work as an accountant for the British government One day while walking in the hills of Dunagiri above Ranikhet he heard a voice calling his name Following the voice up the mountain he met a tall divinely radiant sadhu 6 He was amazed to find that the sadhu knew his name This sadhu was Mahavatar Babaji 2 6 Mahavatar Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya that he was his guru from the past then initiated him into Kriya Yoga and instructed Lahiri Mahasaya to initiate others Lahiri Mahasaya wanted to remain with Babaji who told him instead that he must return to the world to teach Kriya Yoga and that Kriya Yoga sadhana would spread through the people of the world through his Lahiri s presence in the world 6 Lahiri Mahasaya reported that Mahavatar Babaji did not give his name or background so Lahiri Mahasaya gave him the title Mahavatar Babaji Many sadhus in India are called Babaji and sometimes even Babaji Maharaj which has caused confusion between Mahavatar Babaji and other sadhus with similar names 6 Lahiri Mahasaya had many meetings with Babaji recounted in several books including Paramahansa Yogananda s Autobiography of a Yogi 2 Yogiraj Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasaya Lahiri s biography 6 and Purana Purusha Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiri 8 among others There are references to Lahiri Mahasaya in Sampoorna Sripada Vallabha Charitam as guru to Sri Shirdi Saibaba who initiated him to kriya yoga citation needed Disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya Edit Several disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya also reported having met Babaji Through discussion with each other and the fact that some of these encounters included two or more witnesses they confirmed that the person they saw was the same sadhu that Lahiri Mahasaya called Mahavatar Babaji 2 6 9 At the 1894 Kumbha Mela in Allahabad Yukteswar Giri a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya met Mahavatar Babaji He was struck by the resemblance between Lahiri Mahasaya and Mahavatar Babaji 2 5 Others who met Babaji also commented on the resemblance 6 It was at this meeting that Mahavatar Babaji instructed Sri Yukteswar to write the book that was to become Kaivalya Darshanam or The Holy Science 3 Yukteswar had two more meetings with Mahavatar Babaji including one in the presence of Lahiri Mahasaya 2 5 6 Pranabananda Giri another disciple of Lahiri also met Mahavatar Babaji in the presence of Lahiri at Lahiri s home Pranabananda asked Mahavatar Babaji his age Mahavatar Babaji responded that he was about 500 years old at that time 4 Keshabananda a disciple of Lahiri tells of meeting Mahavatar Babaji in the mountains near Badrinath around 1935 after he became lost wandering in the mountains 2 At that meeting Keshabananda reported that Babaji gave him a message for Paramahansa Yogananda that I won t see him this time as he is eagerly hoping but I shall see him on some other occasion 2 In his book Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda wrote that Babaji visited him before his journey to America and addressed him saying You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West 2 Other disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya who reported meetings with Mahavatar Babaji include Kebalananda Giri 9 and Ram Gopal Muzumdar who recounted meeting Mahavatar Babaji and his sister whom he called Mataji 2 6 In addition a disciple of Trailanga Swami Shankari Mata also called Shankari Mai Jiew met Mahavatar Babaji while visiting Lahiri Mahasaya 2 6 Legends and stories EditRole on earth Edit Altar of the Self Realization Fellowship Langerringen meditation circle near Augsburg in Bavaria Germany From left to right are Lahiri Mahasaya Mahavatar Babaji Jesus Christ Lord Krishna Paramahansa Yogananda and Sri Yukteswar Giri Paramahansa Yogananda in his Autobiography described Mahavatar Babaji s role on earth 7 The Mahavatar is in constant communion with Christ together they send out vibrations of redemption and have planned the spiritual technique of salvation for this age The work of these two fully illumined masters one with the body and one without it is to inspire the nations to forsake suicidal wars race hatreds religious sectarianism and the boomerang evils of materialism Babaji is well aware of the trend of modern times especially of the influence and complexities of Western civilization and realizes the necessity of spreading the self liberations of yoga equally in the West and in the East In addition Babaji is reputed to be ageless according to some accounts and about 500 years old around the late 1800s according to Pranabananda 4 Yogananda reports that according to the disciples of Lahiri nobody knows Babaji s age family place of birth true name or other details dear to the annalist s heart 2 According to Yogananda s autobiography he has a sister called Mataji meaning Holy Mother who also has lived throughout the centuries 10 Her level of spiritual attainment is comparable to her brother s and she lives in a state of spiritual ecstasy in a cave Although only three pages in the book are dedicated to her she is described by Ram Gopal as young and surpassingly lovely as well as a glorious woman 2 Childhood Edit Statue of Mahavatar Babaji at Babajisannidhan Bangalore India There are few accounts of Babaji s childhood One source of information is the book Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition by Marshal Govindan V T Neelakantan and S A A Ramaiah founded on 17 October 1952 they claim at the request of Babaji a new organization Kriya Babaji Sangah dedicated to the teaching of Babaji s Kriya Yoga They claim that in 1953 Mahavatar Babaji told them that he was born in the year 203 CE in a small coastal village now known as Parangipettai Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu Chola Kingdom in a Brahmin family 11 Babaji s Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas Trust Kriya Babaji Sangah and their branch organizations claim his place and date of birth 11 He was a disciple of Bogar and his birth name is Nagarajan 12 11 In Paramahansa Yogananda s Autobiography of a Yogi many references are made to Mahavatar Babaji including from Lahiri Mahasaya and Sri Yukteswar 2 In his book The Second Coming of Christ Yogananda states that Jesus Christ went to India and conferred with Mahavatar Babaji 7 This would make Babaji at least 2000 years old 13 According to Govindan s book Babaji Nagaraj s father was the priest of the village s temple Babaji revealed only those details which he believed to be formative as well as potentially instructive to his disciples Govindan mentioned one incident like this One time Nagaraj s mother had got one rare jackfruit for a family feast and put it aside Babaji was only 4 years old at that time He found the jackfruit when his mother was not around and ate it all When his mother came to know about it she flew in blind rage and stuffed a cloth inside Babaji s mouth nearly suffocating him but he survived Later on he thanked God for showing him that she was to be loved without attachment or illusion His love for his mother became unconditional and detached 12 When Nagaraj was about fifteen years old he joined a small group of wandering sannyasin due to their radiant faces and love for God During the next few years he wandered from place to place studying holy scriptures like the Vedas Upanishad Mahabharata Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita and practiced deep meditation citation needed Quest for self realization Edit According to Marshall Govindan s book at the age of eleven he made a difficult journey on foot and by boat with a group of ascetics to Kataragama Sri Lanka Nagaraj met Siddha Bhogarnathar and became his disciple Nagaraj performed intensive yogic sadhana for a long time with him Bhogarnathar inspired Nagaraj to seek his initiation into Kriya Kundalini Pranayam from Siddha Maharishi Agastya Babaji became a disciple of Siddha Agastya Nagaraj was initiated into the secrets of Kriya Kundalini Pranayama or Vasi Yogam Babaji made a long pilgrimage to Badrinath and spent eighteen months practising yogic kriya taught to him by Siddha Agastya and Bhogarnathar Babaji attained self realization shortly thereafter 12 It is claimed that these revelations were made by Babaji himself to S A A Ramaiah a young graduate student in geology at the University of Madras and V T Neelakantan a famous journalist and close student of Annie Besant President of the Theosophical Society and mentor of Krishnamurti Babaji was said to have appeared to each of them independently and then brought them together to work for his Mission in 1942 14 In popular culture EditMahavatar Babaji was on the cover of The Beatles 1967 album Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band He can also be seen on the cover of George Harrison s 1974 album Dark Horse 1 15 In Book 3 of Conversations with God 1998 by Neale Donald Walsch it is mentioned that Babaji may at one time have resurrected himself from the dead just like Lazarus Jesus and others 16 The 2002 Tamil film Baba written by Rajinikanth was based on Babaji Swami Maheshwarananda writes in his book The hidden power in humans that the Guru of the legendary Babaji is Sri Alakh Puriji 17 Songwriter Roger Hodgson of English rock band Supertramp composed a song called Babaji in reference to Mahavatar Babaji This song was recorded and released on their 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments 18 See also EditYogoda Satsanga Society of India founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1917 Haidakhan Babaji a teacher who appeared in northern India and taught publicly from 1970 to 1984 List of Hindu gurus and saintsNotes Edit a b cnn com How the Sgt Pepper cover might have looked today Retrieved 31 August 2017 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Yogananda Paramahansa Autobiography of a Yogi 2005 ISBN 978 1 56589 212 5 a b Yukteswar Giri The Holy Science Yogoda Satsanga Society 1949 a b c Mukhopadyay Jnananedranath Srimad Swami Pranabananda Giri Sri Jnananedranath Mukhopadyay Property Trust 2001 a b c Satyananda Giri Swami Sri Yukteshvar Giri Maharaj from A collection of biographies of 4 Kriya Yoga gurus iUniverse Inc 2006 ISBN 978 0 595 38675 8 a b c d e f g h i j k Satyananda Giri Swami Yogiraj Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasay fromA collection of biographies of 4 Kriya Yoga gurus iUniverse Inc 2006 ISBN 978 0 595 38675 8 a b c indiatoday intoday in Mahavatar Babaji The unknown immortal yogi Retrieved 30 August 2017 Chatterjee Ashoke Kumar Purana Purusha Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiri Yogiraj Publications 2004 ISBN 81 87563 01 X a b Giri Satyananda 2004 Yogacharya Shastri Mahasaya a short biographical sketch of Hamsaswami Kebalanandaji Maharaj Yoganiketan Cush Denise Robinson Catherine York Michael 21 August 2012 Encyclopedia of Hinduism Self Realisation Fellowship Page 781 ISBN 978 0 7007 1267 0 a b c Neelakantan V T Ramaiah S A A Babaji 2006 The voice of Babaji a trilogy on Kriya Yoga Babaji s Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas ISBN 978 1 895383 23 2 a b c Govindan Marshall 1 January 2001 Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition Babaji s Kriya Yoga Publications ISBN 978 1 895383 00 3 Yogananda Paramahansa 2004 The Second Coming of Christ The Resurrection of the Christ Within You p Los Angeles CA Self Realization Fellowship ISBN 0 87612 555 0 Babaji s Kriya Yoga Who Are All Those People in SGT Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Spacious Planet Archived from the original on 24 October 2011 Retrieved 28 November 2011 Walsch Neale Donald Conversations with God an uncommon dialog Book 3 page 95 Swami Maheshwarananda The hidden power in humans Ibera Verlag page 245 ISBN 3 85052 197 4 Melhuish Martin 1986 The Supertramp Book Omnibus Press pp 124 126 ISBN 0 7119 0787 0 Further reading EditBeckman Insiah 8 August 2001 The Initiation The Experiences of Dr Donald Schnell Prema Baba Swamiji with Babaji The Deathless Indian Avatar and God man The Edge Phipps Carter Spring Summer 2002 In search of Babaji WIE tracks down the elusive Yogi Christ of the Himalayas What is Enlightenment Retrieved 28 November 2011 Govindan Marshall 1991 Babaji amp the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition Kriya Yoga Publications p 194 ISBN 978 1 895383 00 3 Neelakantan V T Ramaiah S A A 2006 The Voice of Babaji A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga Kriya Yoga Publications p 524 ISBN 978 1 895383 23 2 Farasiotis Dionysios 2011 The Guru the Young Man and Elder Paisios St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood ISBN 978 1 887904 16 2 Peterson Jean 2012 Journey To Freedom The Bhakti Sutras of Mahavatar Kriya Babaji CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform p 544 ISBN 978 1 4775 5047 2 Nadler Mary 2012 Sacred Symbols from Babaji and The Ascended Masters Master s Way p 106 ISBN 978 0 615 63791 4 Sri Yukteswar Swami 1949 The Holy Science Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Churchill Pola 2006 Shiva Mahavatar Babaji Trafford Publishing p 104 ISBN 978 1 4251 0100 8 Prajnanananda Paramahamsa 1997 Mahavatar Babaji The Eternal Light of God Prajna Publication p 88 ISBN 978 3 99000 034 2 Khilnani Rashmi 2014 Shiva Speaks Conversations with Maha Avatar Babaji Rainbow Ridge Publishing p 136 ISBN 978 1 937907 14 3 Nagaraj Kriya Babaji 2005 Beloved Babaji A Book on the Life and Teachings of Mahavatar Babaji Minerva Press p 326 ISBN 978 81 7662 330 8 Caddy Reneta 1998 Encounters with Babaji Master of the Himalayas Findhorn Press p 88 ISBN 978 3 99000 034 2 Xaver Gottfried 2007 Mahavatar Babaji s new gospel Ghaleb p 88 ISBN 978 88 88300 47 4 Niketan Yoga 2005 The Scriptural Commentaries of Yogiraj Sri Sri Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasaya Yoga Niketan p 324 ISBN 978 0 595 35181 7 Naushir Guruji 2014 Amrit Wisdom of Mahavtar Babaji BecomeShakespeare com And Mahavtar Babaji Tadekam Foundation p 229 ISBN 978 93 83952 36 6 Govindan Marshall 1995 Babaji s Kriya Hatha Yoga 18 Postures of Relaxation amp Rejuvenation Babaji s Kriya Yoga Order Of Acharya p 30 ISBN 978 1 895383 03 4 Sturgess Stephen 21 May 2015 The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga The Ultimate Path to Self Realisation Singing Dragon p 528 ISBN 978 0 85701 209 8 Walters J Donald Kriyananda Swami 1996 The Path One Man s Quest Crystal Clarity Publishers p 480 ISBN 978 1 56589 733 5 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mahavatar Babaji Wikiquote has quotations related to Mahavatar Babaji Autobiography of a Yogi on Wikisource Autobiography of a Yogi Chapter 33 Babaji the Yogi Christ of modern India Autobiography of a Yogi Chapter 34 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