The walking Lord of Varanasi – Sri Thrailanga Swamiji

Pranams at the lotus feet of Swamiji!

 Sri  Bhaskaranandhji and Shyamacharan Lahiri were two illustrious Yogis who lived during the period of Thrailangaswamiji.   Swamiji used to visit Bhaskaranandhji very often in his small chamber in Durga Kund.   Sri Lahiri Mahasaya was living with his family; therefore Swamiji will not visit his home.  Yogi’s realizes the spiritual advancement of other Yogis though they live in far off places.  Lahiri Mahasaya was aware of Thrailangaswamiji.  Once Lahiri Mahashaya arrived in Panchaghat to meet his favorite Yogi, at that moment Thrailangaswamiji was sitting with his disciples in the Ghat.   Swamiji hurried to Lahiri Mahasaya spreading his two hands in the air, he embraced Shyamacharan Lahiri, it was like the union of Ram and Bharath.  They both looked at each other in silence, people assembled were stunning and looked in awe at the two Yogis, one is Grahastha Yogi and another one is Sarvathyagi who has abandoned even his loin clothes.  Thrailangaswamji’s disciple was believed that there is no greater Yogi other than Swamiji lived in this world, whoever visits Baba will get their wishes fulfilled, he never bothered to see people with pride and wickedness.  His disciples were surprised why Swamiji giving so much of honor to a Bengali Grihastha Lahiri Mahashaya.    The two Yogis were sat in silence for a long time as if they are finding words to communicate due to the sudden rush of emotions as if they were asking questions to each other in silence.  After sometime Shyamacharan Lahiri prostrates before Swamiji and returned to his home.  One of his disciples asked ‘ Swamiji, I have a doubt to clear with you, kindly pardon me if I am wrong, you are Sarvathyagi and a Mahapurusha, Bengali Babu Lahiri Mahasaya who was dressed in Dhothi Kurtha is a Grihastha,  he has wife and children, why did you so much admire him?” Thrailangaswamiji smiled and replied ‘ Your doubtfulness is quite right, Bengali Babu is a Grihastha but you people do not know the difference of  a Yogi and a Bhogi, he is a Yogi, he has done so many piousness in the previous birth, he had to take birth as Grihastha, and it is his final birth, his every limb has divine symbols. You should visit him on regular basis and prostrate before him to make your life blissful.” Shyamacharan Lahiri is known to a very few people, he was not well known as Thrailanga Swamiji, he was highly admired by Lord Vishwanatha of Kashi himself, therefore it is crystal-clear that Lahiri Mahasaya is a great Yogi.