A Great Indian Yogi Gorakshanath

A Great Indian Yogi Gorakshanath

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAH866
Author: Swami Rajarshi Muni
Publisher: Life Mission Publications
Language: English
Edition: 2017
ISBN: 9789384179687
Pages: 102
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.5 inch X 5.5 inch
Weight 150 gm

Book Description

Back of the Book

Gorakshanath's life and works were of an extraordinary nature. He was not born from union of male and female as in the normal course. His works were also divine. Many foreign scholars have also shown interest in his extraordinary life and character and made them a subject of their researches and written about them extensively. (See Griersan, Brigs, Teshitri, etc.). This small book attempts to give some idea of a towering figure of the Indian spiritual culture. It contain particular mention of the extraordinary attainments (siddhis) of yoga sadhana will quench the thirst of many seekers and provide them some useful guidance.

About the Author

Swami Rajarshi Muni was born on 11th February, 1931, in Porbandar, in western Gujarat, in the princely lineage of the Jadeja rules of Kutch. He received sannyas initiation in February 1971 and thereafter devoted himself almost exclusively to secluded Yoga sadhana of the khechari mudra expounded and practiced in the modern spiritual tradition of Lord Lakulish, twenty-eight incarnation of Lord Shiv, in which he is the present spiritual head. In 1993, in response to a spiritual calling, he temporarily interrupted his self-imposed seclusion undertake a worldwide campaign to spread the knowledge of Yoga and the moral, cultural spiritual values of the Sanatan (eternal) Indian heritage. He resumed secluded sadhana in 2007 to complete his Yoga and establish the authenticity of the principle of the indestructible Divine Body, on which he has written with profound clarity and authority based on personal practice experience. He is an advanced yogi, a realized Master in the classic mould of Indian adepts, knower of the kundalini and master of the khechari mudra. The extraordinary heights he attained in his Yoga practice establish him firmly as the latest addition to the lineage of perfected masters which has long embellished the Indian spiritual tradition.

Preface

The position of the Nath lineage is considered supreme in the annals of spiritual practice in the Sanatan Dharm of India. The Nath lineage is believed to have originated from the Adinath (Primordial Master) Lord Shiva in whose lineage there are believed to have been nine Naths and eighty-four Siddhas (perfected Yogis, adepts). Historians place the date of all of them in the Middle Ages from the ninth to the fourteenth century. Nath pilgrim places, temples, spiritual seats, ashrams, caves and mounds are seen all over India even to this day which serve as a reminder of a glorious past. Many tales about the extraordinary yogic accomplishments of the Nath Yogis may still be found on the lips of the people. They are at the heart of popular folk tales concerning the Nath Yogis.

Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath (Guru and disciple) command the leading position among the siddha Yogis of this lineage. It is believed that Adinath Shiv himself was Matsyendranath's Guru, while he, Matsyendranath, was in turn Gorakshanath’s Guru. In this pair of Guru and disciple, Gorakshanath has commanded greater popularity and influence. Many Mahatmas of the Nath lineage consider Gorakshanath an incarnation of Lord Shiv. Their argument is that in a text of their lineage named Mahakalyoga Lord Shiv has stated: "I am Goraksh. Consider that as my form. I have taken that form for the propagation of the path of yoga." Whatever truth there may or may not be in this, what is certainly true is that Gorakshanath was a great Siddha Yogi and was master of many divine siddhis and spiritual attainments. His life was one of astonishing miracles and these may still be found recorded in various biographies and folk tales. His life's work was not limited to India alone; his influence extended to others nations of the Asian sub-continent, including Nepal, Afghanistan, Sind, Tibet and Simhaldesh (present-day Sri Lanka).

One section of the Nath lineage believes that Gorakshanath is not born of human womb and is a siddha Yogi" with an immortal body who manifests in each of the four Yugas. He manifested in the Peshawar province of Punjab in the Satya Yuga, thereafter in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh in Treta Yuga; in Dwapar Yuga, he manifested at Harmuj, which is farther away than Dwarka on the western coast of India and now under the sea, and in Kali Yuga he appeared a Gorakhmadhi on Girnar Mountain in Saurashtra area of Gujarat. It is believed that in Dwapar Gorakshanath was a contemporary of Lord Krishna. Raja Mansinghji of Jodhpur (1783-1843) who is himself well known it Rajasthan as a bhakt Yogi", has mentioned in his "Shrinath Tirthavali" that "Gorakshanath had done the Kankan bandhan at the marriage of Lord Krishna with Rukmini in Prabhas Kshetra (territory).’

Even if we do not go into the veracity of all such prevalent beliefs, it is clear enough that both Gorakshanath's life and works were of an extraordinary nature. He was not born from union of male and female as in the normal course. His works were also divine Many foreign scholars have also shown interest in his extraordinary life and character and made them a subject of their researches and written about them extensively.

It is normal that the public should be interested in the life of Gorakshanath, but yoga sadhaks will be particularly interested in the path of Sadhana delineated by him. Gorakshanath left nothing to be desired even about this matter. He wrote many books on the subject in the Sanskrit language. They include Goraksh Shatak, Goraksh Samhita, Goraksh Kalpa, Goraksh Sashtra, Yogasiddhant Paddhati, Siddha-siddhant Paddhati, Hattha Yoga Samhita, Yoga Chintamani, Yogamartanda, Amanask Yoga, Yogabij, Pranasankali, Goraksh Gita, Vivek Martanda, Gyanamrit Yoga, Gyanprakash Shatak, Maharth Manjari, Shrinath Sutra, etc. In addition, collections of his compositions and bhajans (devotional songs) in the lingua franca (Hindi) are also found. This gives a good indication of his path- finding contribution.

This small book attempts to give some idea of a towering figure of the Indian spiritual culture. It will be found to contain particular mention of the extraordinary attainments (siddhis) of yoga sadhana. I hope it will quench the thirst of many seekers and provide them some useful guidance.

Contents

1 Preface 1
2 What is Nath Samprada? 4
3 The Incidence of Nath Yogis in the Present Kali Yuga 5
4 Influence of Nath Yogis in India and Other Countries 6
5 Matsyendranath 7
6 Birth of Gorakshanath 11
7 Disciple Gorakshanath is Tested 13
8 Guru and Disciple Separate 19
9 Meeting of Matsyendranath and Hanumanji 19
10 Matsyendranath in the Striyaraj 25
11 Gorakshanath Becomes a Siddha Yogi 26
12 Gorakshanath Goes in Search for His Guru 27
13 Gorakshanath and Kanifanath Meet 28
14 Discovery of Each Other's Guru 30
15 Entry into Striyaraj as Accompanist 31
16 Gorakshanath Sees His Guru after Many Years 33
17 Chet Machhandar, Gorakh Aya' (Beware Machhandar, Gorakh Comes) 33
18 Gorakshanath Resumes His Own Identity 35
19 Menakini's Plan to Trap Gorakshanath 36
20 Gorakshanath Eventually Succeeds 40
21 Departure from Striyaraj 41
22 Menakini Goes to Heaven 42
23 Greed for Gold Deflected 43
24 Glimpse of Sanjivani Vidya 44
25 Amazing Gathering 48
26 Bhartruhari Initiated into Nath Lineage 50
27 Birth of Gaheninath 55
28 Initiation of Chauranginath 57
29 Matsyendranath's Parkaya Pravesh (Entry into Another's Body) 60
30 Showed Farmer Manek the True Path 67
31 Made Gaheninath Adept in Vidyas 69
32 Looked Up Chauranginath 69
33 Gorakshanath Found His Guru's Body 77
34 Matsyendranath' s Re-entry into Own Body 79
35 Matsyendranath' s Generosity 81
36 Manek Becomes Adbanganath 82
37 Gorakshanath in Nepal 84
38 The Timeline of NathYogis 86
39 The Sadhana of the Nath Yogis 88
40 The Philosophy of the Nath Lineage 89
41 Ashiiing Yoga in the Nath Lineage 91
42 What is the Nath State? 92
43 The Siddhas of the Nath Lineage 93
44 Rise and Fall in Influence of Nath Following 95

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