Sant Devraha Baba ji

Devraha Baba’s birth can be counted as around 1913-1914.

According to Shri Mukherji, Baba’s age was not 800 years. In 1926, to learn Sanskrit, at the age of twelve or thirteen, he ran away from home and came to Kashi

In 1930, Baba went to Haridwar along with Swami Niranjan Dev Saraswati. There, coincidentally he met his father in Kumbh Mela and he set to go back home along with him but on the way, in Ayodhya, his father died. After his father’s death, unhappy with the fight with family, he went back to Haridwar. After this, where, when and how he observed penance, no one knows but after years of penance, he started living in Maeli village of Devariya district on the banks of river Sarayu.

Shri Devraha Baba never used to put on clothes but if any devotee would come to see him, he would wear a piece of loin cloth. He always lived on a scaffold. When desired would go to Mathura, Vrindavan, Zhansi and Ayodhya. He had a complete knowledge of Puranas and Upanishads. With foreigners, Baba used to talk in their language. He was a great ascetic. With the power of his contemplation, he had acquired “Eshana Shakti” (power to desire). With his divine sight, he would know about the incidences that were to happen in future and protect his devotees.

Once, Gulabdasji came to meet Baba at Ramnagar along with his family. Baba blessed a five-year-old girl who had come along to speak by giving her a banana to eat

 At the same time ordered them to return immediately as a dangerous cyclone was expected.Gulabji looked at the sky.

The sky was absolute clear but obeying Baba’s order, they immediately returned home by boat. Moment, they crossed Ganga and reached the road after climbing steps of Banaras Ghat, the cyclone hit. There was too much of destruction due to this cyclone. After few days, the girl also started talking properly.

One more devotee of Baba named Ramkrishna, native of Shivala in Banaras, once went to Baba along with his daughter and nephew. Baba told them also to go back immediately as cyclone was expected and asked them to go to the ghat in front and go home only when the cyclone stopped. Ramkrishna set out in boat and started crossing Ganga. When he was half the way, a terrible cyclone came but Ramkrishna was shocked to see that water all around his boat was still and there was no effect of cyclone on the boat. Just as the boat reached the ghat and everyone got down they fell out and the boat was carried away. Ramkrishnaji lay there unconscious along with his kids. In spite of destruction all around them, they were secured. Late in the night when they reached home it felt like they got a new life.Shri Satyanarayan Singh, in charge of Guthani police station in Saran district was worried as his daughter’s marriage was not getting fixed. He went to meet Baba but as he could not meet Baba immediately, he started fidgeting with the pistol out frustration

When he went to Baba, without asking him a single question, Baba read his mind and blessed him saying, “Your daughter will get married where you wish her to get married but tell me one thing, is this pistol a real one or a toy?

Satyanarayan Singh replied, “It is a real one. Why would I keep a toy?” Baba said, “in that case, fire with this pistol.” But in spite of many trials by Satyanarayan Singh, the pistol did not work. He understood Baba’s trick and apologized to him. Lovingly, Baba said, “A person should not be pompous about his powers. Now you operate the pistol, it will work now.” And this time, when Satyanarayan triggered the pistol, it worked. His daughter got married after few days.

Source: Sagarworld

Sant Devraha Baba Ji: Life, Tapasya, and Spiritual Legacy

Sant Devraha Baba Ji was a revered Indian saint and yogi known for deep tapasya, simplicity, blessings, and a mysterious spiritual presence. His early life remains unclear, and many stories about his age are part of devotional tradition rather than confirmed history. Yet his influence is widely remembered. He lived like a detached saint, guided devotees from all backgrounds, and became famous for giving darshan from a wooden platform called a machan.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji is strongly connected with Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh. Traditional accounts say that he lived for many years near the Sarayu River at Mayil or Maiel, where people began calling him Devraha Baba because of his association with the Deoria region. Later, he moved toward Mathura and Vrindavan, where he lived near the Yamuna River and continued blessing devotees. His riverbank life reflected renunciation, purity, and closeness to nature.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji lived on an elevated wooden platform instead of an ordinary house or ashram room. This unusual lifestyle became one of his most recognized features. Devotees waited below for his darshan and blessings, and he was known for placing his feet on the heads of devotees as a sign of grace. His simple appearance and detached way of living reminded people that sainthood is not measured by comfort, wealth, or social display.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji attracted villagers, saints, householders, leaders, and seekers. Public accounts mention that important political personalities also visited him for blessings, but he remained independent of worldly power. His guidance was available to rich and poor alike. This equality made him beloved among ordinary devotees. He did not judge people by status; he responded to faith, humility, and sincerity.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji taught through silence, short words, blessings, and personal presence. His message was simple: remember God, live with purity, respect dharma, control the senses, and serve others. He encouraged devotion, discipline, vegetarian living, and faith in divine grace. His life also showed that spiritual power grows through simplicity and self-control, not through outer show.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji entered Mahasamadhi on 19 June 1990 in Vrindavan, according to widely cited biographical references. His samadhi sthal in Vrindavan remains a place of reverence for devotees. Even after his physical departure, people continue to remember his blessings, teachings, and mysterious yogic life. For followers, his presence is still felt through prayer and remembrance.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji remains relevant today because modern life is full of restlessness, pride, and distraction. His example teaches people to simplify life, stay close to nature, respect saints, and keep the mind connected with God. He reminds seekers that spiritual greatness does not require publicity. A quiet life of tapasya, compassion, and devotion can influence thousands.

Sant Devraha Baba Ji stands as a saint of renunciation, grace, and universal blessing. His legacy teaches faith, humility, discipline, and surrender. For modern readers, his life gives a clear message: reduce ego, practise devotion, respect all beings, serve sincerely, and trust the power of divine grace in every situation.