The walking Lord of Varanasi – Sri Thrailanga Swamiji

Pranams at the lotus feet of Swamiji!

Once Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa arrived in sacred Kashi, he felt some magnetic pull towards a divine soul, he conducted the search for that noble soul with few of his people.  It was extremely hot in Kashi, and he proceeded from Dhashashvamedha Ghat to northern areas, they have crossed many Ghats, they have to stop in between because of the extreme heat.   Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa was walking barefoot, rest of his followers were wearing footwear, there was Madhuranath Biswas who was son in law of Rani Rasmoni who was the founder of famous Dhakshineshvar Kali Temple in Kolkata.   Suddenly they have noticed a naked saint hurried towards them, he was spreading both the hands-on sideways, as if he was rushing towards to meet his long lost friend.   He embraced Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa as if two friends are meeting after several years.  Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa’s followers understood that this naked saint must be divine personified, otherwise, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa will not take up a journey in the extreme heat.  Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa said ‘Oh! dear fellows, why are you staring at us, prostrate before this Yogi, he is Lord Vishwanatha of Kashi, feel fortunate to have Dharshan of this noble-soul, prostrate before him and make your life fruitful.  My journey to Kashi has become rewarding now.”  These two saints remained in silence for a long time as if they are conversing in silence.  While returning Ramakrishna Paramahansa told Biswas Babu " I have met a flawless saint for the first time in life, what a beautiful physical feature, a sincere servant of Kali will not find any difficulties, she will protect him always.’ Biswas Babu was surprised to hear that Swamiji as a devotee of Ma Kali, they have not even visited the hermitage of Thrailangaswamiji, he was shocked how did Paramahansa know that Thrailanga Swamiji is a devotee of Ma Kali, Paramahansa replied that he had seen all the divine symbols of the devotee of Ma Kali in Swamiji’s body, he realized the spiritual powers of Swamiji in the embrace.  There was no Yogi in the last three hundred years like Thrailangaswamiji, he has no awareness of his body, everyone was finding to difficult to walk with foot-wear in the heat.  After this incident, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa often visited Thrailangaswamiji in his hermitage, they immerse in endless conversation about their spiritual practices, but the people assembled were not in a position to understand anything.  One day a miraculous event happened, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa was walking with his followers, all them were holding vessels, Ramakrishna Paramahansa said ‘Today I will feed my Lord Vishwanatha with Kheer/sweet soup. Let me see my Baba how much consume.’ Thrailangaswamiji smiled at the words of  Ramakrishna Paramahansa and he began to feed Thrailangaswamiji, he had nearly 20 big vessels of Kheer with no difficulties at one stretch and it is impossible for an ordinary person.  People who were watching this event were amazed.  Swamiji never refuse any meal offered with love and compassion, sometimes he won’t consume meal for a week, sometimes he drinks water and chew bale leaves.