Yogi Sri Balanand Bhramachari

Pranams at the lotus feet of Baba Balanand Bhramachari!

Chapter – 13

It was during the period of 1920,  Balanandji arrived in Gangonath Ashram, his preceptor Bhramanand Bhramachari organized a grand Maharudra Yagna, and Maha Mrithyujjaya Yagna, the preparation for the grand Yagna was taking in full swing, one evening Bhramanandji said to Balanand “ Bala, I am thinking of sacrificing my mortal coil which is perishable,” Balanandji said “ Why so suddenly Guruji? You can live several years with this mortal coil at your own will.” Bhramanandji said  “ No, Not any more, it is too old now,”  It was on the month Magh, on an auspicious day he undertook meditation in his chamber in the Ashram, he soon entered in transcendental state and never returned to real world, while Balanandji was in Tapasya on the river bank of Narmada, situated close to Ashram.  Suddenly he could envisage a brilliant light originated from the place where Bhramanandji undertook his meditation in the Ashram, this bright light took a dip in the waters of Narmada and disappeared in the sky.  Soon Balanandji understood that Yogeeshvar Bhramandji left his mortal coil and attained union with the Bramham.

Balanandji was the prominent disciple of Bhramanand Bhramachari, he does not want to live in the Gangonath Ashram after the Mahasiddhi of his Guruji.  Though the Ashram responsibilities fell upon the first disciple Balanandji, he offered all those responsibilities to the next disciple Keshavanandji and returned to Deoghar.   Gradually the number of disciples of Balanandji increased.  Once Balanandji left his Ashram located in Karnibag, Deoghar, and settled in Baidhyanath Dham, he attained Mahasamadhi in the midnight.  A divine soul started its spiritual journey at the age of nine from the shrine of Ujjain Mahakal attained unison with the Bramham in the Baidhyanath Jyotirlinga Kshethra.