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Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (also written Sriyuktesvara, Sri Yukteshwar) (Devanagari: श्रीयुक्तेश्वर गिरि) (10 May 1855 – 9 March 1936) is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar (also spelled as Priya Nath Karada and Preonath Karar), an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami ...
May 22, 2022 · Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri was a great yogi and one of the greatest spiritual masters of the 19th century. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya and Guru of Swami Satyanand Giri and Paramahansa Yogananda. Sri Yogananda called him Jananavatar or Incarnation of Wisdom.
Swami Sri Yukteswar was born on May 10, 1855, at Serampore in Bengal, India. Sri Yukteswar was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya and attained the spiritual stature of a Jnanavatar, or incarnation of wisdom.
Mar 4, 2023 · Swami Sri Yukteswar, born Priya Nath Karar, was a master yogi in Kriya Yoga. Famous for being the guru of the celebrated yogi Paramhansa Yogananda, Sri Yukteswar was known for his strict style of training and keen insight into yogic philosophy.
Born in Serampore, West Bengal, Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi, a Jyotisha (Vedic astrologer), a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, an educator, author, and astronomer. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya and a member of the Giri branch of the Swami order.
Swami Sri Yukteswar was born on May 10, 1855, at Serampore in Bengal, India. Sri Yukteswar was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya and attained the spiritual stature of a Jnanavatar, or incarnation of wisdom.
Shortly after graduation in July 1914, Sri Yukteswar initiated Mukunda into the ancient Swami order, at which time the young man assumed the monastic name Swami Yogananda (or, more properly, Yogananda of the Giri branch of the Swami order).
