Yogiraj Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay

Pranams at the lotus feet of Yogiraj!

Chapter – 12

Lahiri Mahashay used to address his preceptor Babaji, who is Mahasiddha Purusha of this age, same as  Mahathapaji/Maharishi Mahathapa Paramahamsa, who is the preceptor of Swami Vishudhdhanand Paramahansa still resides in Ghyanganj Mutt in Tibet.  Babaji lives close to the shrine of Badarinarayan.  Babaji’s disciple Paramahamsa Yogananda wrote in his book ‘The Autobiography of a Yogi” about Babaji that there is not much information available about him.  Babaji speaks in Hindi but he is capable to handle all the languages effortlessly, he has assumed the simple name for him. Lahiri Mahashay’s disciple addresses him as Mahamuni Babaji, Maharaj, Mahayogi, Thraymbakbaba, and Shivbaba.  This Yogi’s body has no sign of age, he is always youthful like twenty-five year old, he has fair complexion, medium built, good physique, charming face, great effulgence, black eyes, serene face, and full of kindness, his long hair locks up to shoulder are reddish brown in color, his facial appearance is similar with Lahiri Mahashay.  Once, Lahiri Mahashay described Babaji to his disciple that he had given Yoga Dheeksha to Jagathguru Sri Shankaracharya, and Saint Kabir das as well.  Kevalanand was the disciple of Lahiri Mahashay described a real incident to Swami Yogananda.  One night there were few disciples were sitting close to fire pit with Babaji.  Suddenly Babaji took a blazing wood from the pit and struck on a disciple who yelled out of uncontrollable pain, Kevalanand said “ Guruji, why did you do such a merciless act.” Guruji said “his sinful deeds of previous births were burnt into ashes.” he put his hand on the wound of the disciple and removed his hand in a few minutes and there were no signs of the wound at all.