Great Gurus of India - SRI TRAILANGA SWAMI

SRI TRAILANGA SWAMI

He walked to Rameshwaram in South India. It is here that the first of a number of powerful miracles certified the depth of his yogic powers. The story is told that he stopped and blessed the corpse of a young child amidst a large funeral procession. Much to the surprise of all the thousand or so mourners, the boy suddenly came to life. Without a word the saint disappeared.

This is the story of the life of Trailinga Swami, an Indian Saint who did tremendous sadhana for over 250 years and attained to the heights of spiritual knowledge. Even during his life, many realized him to be an incarnation of Shiva. Shree Maa has had an intuitive sense of him for many years of her life, and would like to share this life with all of us as a source of inspiration for perseverance in our sadhana.On many occasions the swami was seen to drink, with no ill effect, the most deadly poisons. Thousands of people, including a few who are still living, have seen Trailanga floating on the Ganges. For days together he would sit on top of the water or remain hidden for very long periods under the waves. The yogi was great not only spiritually, but physically. His weight exceeded three hundred pounds: a pound for each year of his life! As he ate very seldom, the mystery is increased. A master, however, easily ignores all usual rules of health when he desires to do so for some special reason, often a subtle one known only to him. Trailanga always remained completely nude.

Born: 1607 AD in Telengana region of Andhra Pradesh India.

Left the body abode: December 26, 1887. His body was immersed in Ganges placed in a coffin and there were only flowers when devotees opened the coffin

Known as: The walking Lord Shiva of Varanasi, Incarnation of Lord Shiva

Known for: Greatest Kriya Yogi who lived for almost 300 years in his physical body

Quote: Human life need not depend on oxygen or on certain conditions and precautions. It only requires divine consciousness

Guru: Rattananda Saraswati

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Ashram: In Varanasi