Sri yukteswar giri samadhi movie
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Sri yukteswar giri samadhi movie
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
Indian yogi and guru
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (also written Sriyuktesvara, Sri Yukteshwar) (Devanagari: श्रीयुक्तेश्वर गिरि) (10 May – 9 March ) is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar (also spelled as Priya Nath Karada[1] and Preonath Karar[2]), an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Satyananda Giri.
Born in Serampore, West Bengal, Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi, a Jyotishi (Vedic astrologer), a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, an educator, author, and astronomer.[3] He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi and a member of the Giri branch of the Swami order.
As a guru, he had two ashrams, one in Serampore and another in Puri, Odisha, between which he alternated his residence throughout the year as he trained disciples.[4]
Described by Tibetologist W.Y. Evans-Wentz as being "of gentle mien and voice, of pleasing presence," and with "high char