Devraha Baba

Devraha Baba
Devraha Baba
Religion Siddha Yogi saint
Temple Devararahi Mandir (Deoria)
Personal
Nationality INDIAN
Born Unknown, claimed as 1477
Deoria
Died 1989
Resting place Vrindavan,Uttar Pradesh]
Senior posting
Based in MAIL CHAURAHA
Religious career
Post MAIL CHAURAHA

Devraha Baba (?? - 1989[1] or June 19, 1990[citation needed]) was an Indian Siddha Yogi saint who lived beside the Yamuna river in Mathura. He lived on a 12-foot-high (3.7 m) wooden platform and wore no clothes. A barricade of wooden planks hid his naked body from his devotees.[1] He came down only to bathe in the river.[2] His followers claimed that he was more than 250 years old when he died in 1989.[1]

Devraha was described as a "fully God realized master" and "an ageless saint of legendary repute". One legend has it that Devraha blessed Tulsidas (1532–1623), which would make him over 500 years old.[3] A rough estimate is that around the world, his devotees may number in hundreds of thousands to millions of people.[citation needed] Devraha Baba's birth date has been claimed as 1477;[citation needed] his death in 1989 would give a lifespan of 512 or 513 years, one of the longest modern longevity myths.[3]

Contents

Description

According to Devraha, he wasn't born from a woman's womb, but emerged from water.[4] According to legend, Devraha Baba never ate any food. He is described as a major attraction in the Kumbh Mela.[3] The Baba used to bless his devotees by touching their heads with his foot.[2]

The first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, stated that his father had sat at the feet of Devraha Baba as a child in the middle of the nineteenth century, and Devraha Baba was already elderly at that time.[citation needed][5] Another notable devotee was Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.[2]

Another attributed miracle was his ability to stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time, without resurfacing for air. He could also allegedly understand the language of animals, control wild animals, heal people by his look or word, and tell the future.[6]

His samadhi shrine is located across the Yamuna River from the Hindu pilgrimage city of Vrindavan.

He was ever lived in deoria at river saryu near mail chauraha and always give his bless to the people of all overworld .At his place everyone describes that he came mail at the of childage.At child age he always keep difference from womens.his favourite claims is Niranjandas ji and Jokuldasji . His wooden plank is presented at this time and lintered with concrete in this his place were taken Shyamsundardasji.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lutgendorf 2007, p. 294
  2. ^ a b c Crossette, Barbara (November 22, 1989). "India to Begin Voting Today on Fate of the Nation and the House of Nehru". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/22/world/india-to-begin-voting-today-on-fate-of-the-nation-and-the-house-of-nehru.html?pagewanted=all. 
  3. ^ a b c Ganguly 2004
  4. ^ Kala, Arvind (November 3, 2000). "Slow road to heaven". The Indian Express. http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20001103/ied03027.html. Retrieved November 19, 2009. 
  5. ^ "Jai Guru Dev". Jai Guru Dev. 2009. http://www.srigurudev.net/maharishi/stories.html. Retrieved November 19, 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ Daczynski 2004, p. Chapter 7

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vrindavan —   city   …   Wikipedia

  • Vrindavan — Coordenadas: 27°35′N 77°42′E / 27.583, 77.7 …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”