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October 5, 2026

SANT GAJANAN MAHARAJ

SANT GAJANAN MAHARAJ Born: First Appearance on 23 February 1878 in Shegaon Left the body abode: 8 September 1910 Birth Place: Unknown Known...

Sant Seshadri Swamigal portrait reflecting divine wisdom peace and compassion gracefully

SANT SESHATHRI SWAMIAL

SANT SESHATHRI SWAMIAL “No sooner the Light was perceived, happiness prevailed on me” who asked, “Did not Yama catch you...

SANT LOKENATH BRAHMACHAR

SANT LOKENATH BRAHMACHAR From his earliest days, Lokenath’s family exposed Him to the highest principles of the vedas. uru Bhagwan...

Saint Ramalinga Swamigal meditating with compassion among peaceful animals

SANT RAMALINGA SWAMIGAL

SANT RAMALINGA SWAMIGAL “No sooner the Light was perceived, happiness prevailed on me” anak was a king of Mithlapuri and...

Saint Pamban Swamigal meditating with divine grace and wisdom

SANT PAMBAN SWAMIGAL

SANT PAMBAN SWAMIGAL One day a friend of Pamban Swami informed him that he was going to Palani, the sacred...

SANT KIRUPANANDA VARIYAR

SANT KIRUPANANDA VARIYAR Sourse- greatgurusofindia SWould you like to make things easier? Basically, sant Kirupananda Variyar was one of the...

SANT YOGI RAM SURAT KUMAR

SANT YOGI RAM SURAT KUMAR we take an umbrella, and go on doing our work in the factory, in the field,...

Do You Watch TV, Swami Advised Him To Read

Rishi Bharadwaja

Rishi Bharadwaja Bhardwaj’s education. Bharadwaja had studied grammar-scripture from Indra and taught it to many sages including interpretation. It is...

Rishi kashyapa

Rishi kashyapa Family. Sage Kashyap Rishi is one of the Seven Saptarshis in Hinduism. In Mahabharata and Puranas it has...

Sant Raja Janak

Sant Raja Janak When Poonja met Ramana Maharshi, and asked him, “Have you seen God?” anak was a king of...

Rishi Gautama

Rishi Gautama Akṣapāda Gotama, the 2nd century founder of the school of philosophy that goes by the name of ‘Nyaya’...

Sant H.W.L Papa-ji

Sant H.W.L Poonja When Poonja met Ramana Maharshi, and asked him, “Have you seen God?” Maharshi replied, “Anything that you...

Rishi Vashistha

Rishi Vashistha THE STORY OF TRISHANKU AND SATYA HARISHCHANDRA. One of the kings who was blessed for receiving the service...

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Sant Ramdas Kathiababa

Sant Ramdas Kathiababa After his return from the guru’s home he decided to attain sidhi of the Gayatri Mantra. He...

Sant Yajnavalkya

Sant Yajnavalkya BLOGS & LIBRARY. Yajnavalkya had two wives: Maitreyi and Katyayani. Of the two, Maitreyi was much interested in...

Sant Jalaram Bapa

Sant Jalaram Bapa Jalaram’s love towards sadhus’ and sants’ grew day by day and he would go to any extent...

Sant Nimbarka

Sant Nimbarka What is Markandey Puran & Who is Writer of It? Niyamanandacharya said to the Sannyasin, “I shall bring...

Parashara Rishi

Parashara Rishi BLOGS & LIBRARY. His contributions to Hindu dharma are immense. He is traditionally credited as the author of the...

Sant Markandeya Rishi

Sant Markandeya Rishi What is Markandey Puran & Who is Writer of It? Markandeya Purana is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism named...

Shivapuri Baba

Shivapuri Baba DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT EMPEROR. Shivapuri Baba used to drink a glass of milk every night before going...

Valmiki

Valmiki Writing Ramayana. Narada visited Maharishi Valmiki in his ashram once and there: he narrated the story of Lord Rama....

Sant Durvasa Rishi

Sant Durvasa Rishi Role In The Churning Of The Ocean The story in the Vishnu Purana goes that Durvasa, while...

Sitaramdas Omkarnath

Sitaramdas Omkarnath Education. ln 1898. at the usual age, he was admitted to the Primary School and then he moved on...

Shaunaka Maha Muni

Sant Shaunaka Maha Muni Purana and Itihasa (epic history) Śaunaka (शौनक) was the chief of the sages at the great...

Rishi Shukracharya meditating with divine wisdom and serenity always

Sant Rishi Shukracharya

Sant Rishi Shukracharya hukracharya’s Influence on Modern Spirituality Practical Applications of Shukracharya’s Teachings Shukracharya teachings laid emphasis on the real...

Sant Kalidasa

Sant Kalidasa The princess was struck with his beauty and smitten to the depths of her pedantic soul by his...

The 4 Kumars

The 4 Kumars – ‘I taught this yoga to My disciples, the four brothers headed by Sanaka’. (In the wallpaper:...

Jamadagni Rishis Spiritual Significance Understanding the Bhrigu Lineage Legacy

Swami Patanjali Rishi

Swami Patanjali Rishi Patanjali became sad that all efforts to impart knowledge were wasted. Patanjali Yoga Sutras The Patanjali Yoga...

satyadhyana teertharu

Satyadhyana Teertharu At this time the Sri Uttaradimath’s peethadhipati was Sri Satyaveera Teertha Sripadangalavaru (his poorvashrama name was Sri Bodharayacharya...

Satchidananda Saraswati

Satchidananda Saraswati In a chapter of profound personal transformation, he navigated the dissolution of an arranged marriage, a journey marked...

Ramalinga Swamigal

Ramalinga Swamigal The young boy showed little interest in the formal education by his brother; instead, he used to go...

Sant Lomasha Rishi

Sant Lomasha Rishi Devotion to God is done to attain him, but the arbitrary conduct of seekers like Lomasha Rishi...

Sant Thiruvalluvar

Sant Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar did not give any answer. He simply kept quiet. He wanted to teach them the glory of...

Purandara Dasa

Purandara Dasa Srinivasa Naayaka had gained a reputation for being miserly. However, legend has it that one day, Lord Vishnu...

Sant Gyaneshwar

Sant Gyaneshwar His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Bhagat Dhanna

Bhagat Dhanna His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Hazrat BulleShah

Hazrat BulleShah His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Sant Ravidas

Sant Ravidas His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Swami Ramananda

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate...

Swami Ramanuja

Swami Ramanuja His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Swami Yamunacharya

Swami Yamunacharya His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Gajanan Maharaj

Gajanan Maharaj His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Sripada Sri Vallabha

Sripada Sri Vallabha His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate...

Vasudevanand Saraswati

Vasudevanand Saraswati His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Nisargadatta Maharaj His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Shri Dayanand Saraswati

Shri Dayanand Saraswati His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate...

Panth Maharaj

Panth Maharaj His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Premanand Maharaj

Premanand Maharaj Life as a Brahmchari and Sanyaas Diksha: Maharaj Ji was initiated into Naisthik Brahmcharya (नैष्ठिक ब्रह्मचर्य). He was...

Shri Narayan Guru

Shri Narayan Guru He preferred solitude and would immerse in meditation for hours on end At the age of 21,...

Kripalu ji Maharaj

Kripalu ji Maharaj During the Kaliyuga, the present Dark Age, a growing number of imposters began misleading the public with...

The Alvars Saints

The Alvars Saints Andal (a.k.a. Antal), daughter of Vishnu Chitta is one of greatest women saints of India along with...

Swami Adveshanand Giri

Swami Avdheshanand Giri “O Krishna, You are the destroyer of the poison of lust.Place Your tender lotus feet, my Lord,...

Shri Jayadeva

Shri Jayadeva “O Krishna, You are the destroyer of the poison of lust.Place Your tender lotus feet, my Lord, as...

Anandamayi Maa

Anandamayi Maa After the demise of Sri Revati Mohan Chakravorty Ma came to live at Astagram where Bholanathji was posted. Seeing her...

Swami Samartha Ramdas

Swami Samartha Ramdas Ramdas did Purascharana of the Rama Mantra of thirteen letters Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram...

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Saint Avvaiyer ji

Saint Avvaiyer ji While Avvaiyar was traveling inside a forest, Shri Karhikeya, appeared as a small boy, sitting on top...

Gautama Rishi giving spiritual blessings in peaceful forest

Sant Maitri Rishi

Sant Maitri Rishi Shri Tyagraj had got his primary education in music at home from his father Rishi Maitreya Rishi...

Guru Goraknath

Guru Goraknath Gorakhnath was born. Great scholars like William Croocks and Giyarsan in their creations have mentioned about a tradition...

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Either way, The Beatles’ faith in the Maharishi’s teachings was clearly strong as they travelled to Rishikesh...

Sri Narada Muni

Sri Narada Muni Narada also serves as an instigator in Lord Krsna’s pastimes. One example occurs around the time of...

Sant Devraha Baba ji

Sant Devraha Baba ji Devraha Baba’s birth can be counted as around 1913-1914. According to Shri Mukherji, Baba’s age was...

Swami Ramanand

Swami Ramanand According to Ramananda, Lord Rama was the supreme spirit and humanity was one big family. He was a...

Sant Eknath

Sant Eknath “See God in all beings and serve them — that is true worship.” Sant Eknath’s Literary Contributions. Eknath’s...

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda After a few years two events took place which caused Narendra considerable distress. One was the sudden death...

sant Tyagraj Ji

Sant Tyagraj Ji Shri Tyagraj had got his primary education in music at home from his father Later, he took...

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Swami Tulsidas ji

Swami Tulsidas ji Tulsidas was born after staying in his mother’s womb for twelve months.When he was born , he...

Sant Kabir

Sant Kabir “Reading books everyone died, none became wise.One who reads the word of love alone becomes truly wise.” Teachings...

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati blessing devotees during spiritual gathering

Swami Bhramananda Saraswati

Swami Bhramananda Saraswati Ji The goal of this website is to highlight the broad & unique tradition of which this...

Sant Tukaram ji

Sant Tukaram ji For four years, he managed the responsibility of house and business successfully. First his mother and father...

Shri Neem Karoli Baba

Shri Neem Karoli Baba The Establishment of Ashrams Maharaj-ji established numerous ashrams across India, with the most prominent being Kainchi...

Shri Vallabhacharya

Shri Vallabhacharya Vallabhacharya aced all the religious scriptures like Vedas, Puranas, Smriti, Tantra and various other religious philosophies like yoga,...

Madhavacharya

Madhavacharya Shri Madhava was very clever in reading and writing. Whatever he used to read once was not required to...

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Guru Nanak Dev Ji His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the...

Monochrome photo of an elderly saint image.

Shri Aurobindo

Shri Aurobindo The next step of the evolution must be towards the development of Supermind and Spirit as the dominant...

Yogi meditating inside a mountain image.

Shri Mahavatar Babaji

Shri Mahavatar Babaji By Mahavatar Babaji’s limitless divine power, Lahiri Mahashaya entered the deepest level of God-realization, the state of...

Shri Lahiri Mahasaya

Shri Lahiri Mahasaya This whole thing of doing more Kriya is such an interesting thing – I want to touch...

Shri Yukteshwar Giri

Shri Yukteshwar Giri For a man of serious convictions like Priyanath, it wasn’t possible to leave his stand at any...

Shri Kali Kamli Wale

Shri Kali Kamli Wale As if this was not enough, Baba Kali Kamliwala also started a dispensary, library, water fountains,...

Paramhansa Yogananda

Paramhansa Yogananda After graduating from Calcutta University in 1915, Mukunda took formal vows as a monk of India’s venerable monastic...

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu His instructions to Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, His discussions with Ramananda Raya, the debate with...

Sri Trailanga Swami ji

Sri Trailanga Swami ji Classical Advaita Vedānta emphasises the path of Jnana Yoga, a progression of study and training/ Inquiry...

Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati

Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati In the same year in which Jagadguru Swami Sivananda gave him Sannyasa-Diksha, his first book (The Story...

Saint Namdev

Saint Namdev So, the next day, she herself accompanied Namdev (but without his knowledge) to see and verify for herself...

Surdas

Surdas After sometime Surdas with his Gurudev went to Govardhan from Gokul. Here he saw Shrinathji’s temple and decided to...

Sage Ashtavakra

Sage Ashtavakra In Mahabharata,In the Vana Parva of the Mahabharata, the legend of Ashtavakra is described in greater detail. On...

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Sri Ramana Maharshi Born as Venkataraman Iyer but revered as Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, he wasn’t just a sage who shared...

Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna The central theme of Sri Ramakrishna’s life was God-realization. He believed firmly that God can be realized here...

Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Bhagwan Swaminarayan The Swaminarayan Sampraday is a Bhakti Sampraday founded by Bhagwan Swaminarayan on 31 December 1801 CE. It belongs...

swami purushottamananda

Swami Purushottamananda Swami Purushottamananda was a revered spiritual master of the twentieth century, widely respected for his profound wisdom, simplicity...

Spiritual teacher offering respectful Namaste with peaceful expression and devotion outdoors

Swami Venkatesananda

Swami Venkatesananda Swami Venkatesananda was a revered spiritual teacher of the twentieth century, widely known for his clarity of thought,...

Shree Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

Shree Ramsukhdasji Maharaj Shree Ramsukhdasji Maharaj was a radiant saint whose entire life was an offering to God and the...

Swami Rama Tirtha

Swami Rama Tirtha Swami Rama Tirtha, previously known as Gossain Tirtha Rama, was born in 1873, at Murariwala, a village...

Sri Adi Shankaracharya

Sri Adi Shankaracharya The Divine Purpose of Avatara When spiritual darkness engulfs humanity and eternal principles of Dharma face extinction,...

Sri Swami Chinmayananda

Sri Swami Chinmayananda Sri Swami Chinmayananda was a rare spiritual force who combined profound scriptural knowledge with fearless action and...

Swami Chidananda Saraswati

Swami Chidananda Saraswati Sridhar Rao, as Swami Chidananda was known before taking Sannyasa (embracing a life of renunciation), was born...

Swami Samarth

Swami Samarth In a place called Karanja Nagar (Karnataka State) in Southern India, there lived a pious Brahmin couple, Madhava...

Swami Sivananda

Swami Sivananda Saraswati ~ 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮 ~ 𝘉𝘺 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘚𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 The leaves of life are...

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