Trailanga swami and shankari mataji pdf

His biographers and his disciples differ on his birth date and the period of his longevity. According to one disciple biographer, Sivarama was born in , while according to another biographer it was After the death of his father in , at the age of 40, he gave up wealth and family responsibilities to his half brother Sridhar.

His mother then shared with him the fact that her father at the time of death expressed desire to be born to her and continue his Kali sadhana for the benefit of mankind. She told Sivarama that she believed that he was her father his own grandfather reincarnated and that he should take up Kali sadhana. Upon the initiation of a Kali mantra from his mother, Sivarama carried out Kali sadhana in the nearby Kali temple and Punya Kshetras, but was never far away from his mother.

After his mother's death in , he saved her ashes chita bhasma. He would wear her ashes and continue his Kali sadhana day and night teevra sadhana. During that time, Sivarama lived the life of a recluse in a cottage, built by his half-brother, near a cremation ground. After 20 years of spiritual practice sadhana , he met his preceptor swami, Bhagirathananda Saraswati, in from the Punjab.

Bhagirathananda initiated Shivaram into monastic vows sannyasa and named him Swami Ganapati Saraswati in Ganapati reportedly led a life of severe austerities and went on a pilgrimage, reaching Prayag in , before finally settling in Varanasi in A member of the Dashanami order, Sivarama became known as Sri Trailanga Swami ji after he settled in Varanasi, living the monastic life.

Bhagirathananda saraswati

He was often found roaming the streets or the ghats, stark naked and "carefree as a child". He was reportedly seen swimming or floating on the river Ganges for hours. He talked very little and at times not at all. A number of people became attracted to him upon hearing of his yogic powers to ameliorate their sufferings.