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Atila Kalina
The biography of my beloved Master Mahaprabhuji has been translated into English and German by Yogiraj Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, the son of my elder sister. He is my closest disciple who carries the message of Mahaprabhuji throughout the world.
The course of Swami Maheshwarananda's life is also one of Mahaprabhuji's miracles, as the grace of Gurudeva has taken Swami Maheshwarananda from a small village in Rajasthan almost untouched by the modern world, into the metropolis of Vienna, Austria. Here he has an ashram and lives for part of the year there. Swamiji, as he is widely known, is revered by thousands of disciples throughout the world as their spiritual Master.
In the early 1940s, I was staying with Mahaprabhuji at Mount Abu and one day while resting in the shade of an ashoka tree, I was mulling over some worrying thoughts about the future. Mahaprabhuji was nearby and glanced my way.
"Lord of the Universe, please hear my request! My dearest wish is that in your Divine mercy, Divine grace and universal Light, may the whole world be enlightened. May your message reach all humans so that mankind, which is afflicted by much misery and sorrow, may find everlasting peace and happiness. I wish a great soul to incarnate once more to show the way of Truth, for those who aimlessly wander in the darkness of their own ignorance. I pray that this soul give to them, through Yoga and Vedanta, the realization of atma and paramatma - the means by which they can attain Liberation. This is my humble prayer to Thee."
He then told me that many years ago Sri Devpuriji had already made a Divine prophecy on just this subject. "Long ago, Sri Devpuriji made this promise to the British Governor at Nakki Lake: One of the seven rishis from satya loka will soon incarnate on earth and during childhood his name will be Mangilal. Due to the pledge made by God Maheshwara[1], Sri Devpuriji Maharaj, this child will be under his special protection and later will rise to fame as Swami Maheshwarananda. The great task will be made known to this great yogi and sannyasi, brave hero and knower of Truth, and through him your wish will come true."
Some years later, Mahaprabhuji's promise became reality and Paramhans Yogiraj Swami Maheshwarananda entered this world. He was born in the village of Rupawas, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. His parents, Pandit Krishna Ramji Garg and Srimati Phool Devi Garg, were both devout and religious people. They gave him the name of Mangilal.
The time of his birth coincided with a unique astrological constellation, characterised by a conjunction of the lion and the moon. Astrologers forecast that under the influence of such heavenly forces, he would grow up to be a well-known and highly respected yogi and sannyasi.
In his childhood it was already apparent that his abilities were very special. He surpassed his two brothers and three sisters in skills and diligence and his religious inclinations came to light at a very early age. Most of his free time he devoted to prayer and meditation.
Mangilal's father died when he was just twelve years old and the responsibility for the family fell upon his mother's shoulders. Some time later he was sent to me in Nipal to continue his education and so it was that I took my nephew into the Nipal Ashram to care for him, just as I had been sheltered by my sister during my childhood.
Mangilal was of religious nature and possessed great knowledge. His devotion and love of God began to unfold more and more. Soon he was no longer interested in attending school and instead increasingly urged me to make him a sannyasi. I recalled Mahaprabhuji's words at Mount Abu but was unable to act without the consent of my sister, who had sent Mangilal to me only for the purpose of completing his education.
It was for this reason that I at first tried to dissuade Mangilal from the idea of becoming a sannyasi and instead had him undertake an apprenticeship as a car mechanic in Jaipur. Mangilalji however, barely raised any interest in this profession and as soon as the apprenticeship was completed he directly returned to the ashram.
I then established a small store in Ahmedabad called Sri Deep Narayan General Store and delegated its management to Mangilalji. Soon this enterprise was also a failure due to his lack of enthusiasm for business. Next, with the help of my disciple Sri G.L. Mathur, I procured a position for him in the plaster mine at Barmer.
During this time Mangilalji wrote me many letters in which he said that the staff and director of the mine were very good to him but he still felt he was in the wrong place and that all his feelings and thoughts only dwelt on the ashram. Again and again he wrote to me that his work held no interest for him and he beseeched me to ordain him as a swami.
As I was unable to explain to him the reason for my actions I didn't reply to his letters. Time had to ripen. However, finally Mangilalji wrote me a letter I could no longer ignore and from this letter I knew that the time had come. Mangilalji had achieved complete vairagya[2] and was now ripe for spiritual life.
The urge to renounce the world has driven thousands of people into misery because they lacked the guidance of a real Guru. From town to town they wander. From one place of worship to another. From teacher to teacher, performing ascetic practices, reciting mantras and practising tantra in the effort to attain supernatural powers. More often than not they only bring harm to themselves and others (as can be seen from the many examples in this book).
In this era, realized souls are very rare. However, Mangilalji had recognized the meaning of the spiritual heritage of Mahaprabhuji and was now sure of his own determination to follow in the footsteps of this path.
I called Mangilalji to the ashram and asked him to consider well if he was ready to completely devote himself to knowledge of the Divine. I warned him to be prepared for all manner of difficulties and resistance which must be overcome, as the way of renunciation demands great sacrifices and it is only through a strong and unshakable will that the goal is reached. Insistently I revealed the difficulties on the Divine path, which requires conquest of all negative qualities and impulses.
When I saw this determination I gave my consent to ordain Mangilalji as swami. I gave him the name of Maheshwarananda and instructed him to perform strict anusthana[3], which consists of carrying out certain practices and meditation techniques for more than twenty hours every day. He slept on a straw mat and ate only fruit and milk.
"At dawn on the day of Diwali (the Celebration of Light), after six months of fasting and meditation, I suddenly had the sensation of a strong stream of energy taking hold of my whole body. I saw a light as bright as a million suns and felt indescribable joy, as if I had been submerged in an ocean of nectar. Out of this radiant light appeared Bhagwan Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji, surrounded by numerous gods and goddesses, rishis and munis, who praised him with the holy mantra,
"I saw the whole Universe illuminated in the Light of Mahaprabhuji and realized that all exists in him and through him. Then Mahaprabhuji laid his hand upon my head in blessing and spoke the following words:
From this Divine commission, Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda began to preach the Divine message. In 1972 he went to Europe to spread the teachings of Mahaprabhuji there. The Austrian-Indian Yoga Vedanta Society was founded and the International Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram was established in the City of Vienna.
Many other countries have also received the Light of Bhagwan Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji. Yoga centres and ashrams have been established as Swami Maheshwarananda spread the message to Germany, France, Greece, England, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Thousands of disciples have been helped through yoga and this Divine knowledge. From his teachings, Swami Maheshwarananda has helped many people in the world to become vegetarian and thus bring an end to the killing of animals. For the protection of our environment he has called upon the people of the world to lead a natural way of life, to extend love to all living beings and observe the laws of nature.
Swami Maheshwarananda also brings to the Western countries an appreciation and understanding of Indian culture. Today in India and many other countries, Swami Maheshwarananda is regarded as an authority on Yoga and Vedanta.
For example, on one visit to Leicester, England, accompanied by his disciple Stefan Gesti, Swami Maheshwarananda held satsang in a Hindu temple. Also staying in this temple was a guest by the name of Sri Yogeshwarananda Maharaj, considered to be an incarnation of Paramhans Ramakrishna. He was leading separate satsangs.
At the hour of prayer, Swami Maheshwarananda would light an oil lamp in his room before the picture of Mahaprabhuji and then after prayer he would go directly to the satsang hall. On one particular occasion he returned to his room after satsang and noticed not one, but two wicks burning in the oil lamp in front of Mahaprabhuji's picture.
When this wonder continued for seven consecutive days, Swamiji discussed the phenomenon with Sri Yogeshwarananda Maharaj and requested him by the use of his clairvoyant powers to discover the source of the second wick of oil lamp.
The following day Sri Yogeshwarananda Maharaj told Swamiji that during the night he had experienced a vision of Saints from the invisible spiritual levels coming to the room to light the second flame in the glory of Sri Mahaprabhuji.
Some days later, Sri Yogeshwarananda told Swamiji of a message he had received directly from Mahaprabhuji saying that Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda should not be judged by his young age, because he was a devotee and direct disciple of Mahaprabhuji from countless former lives.
The system Swamiji has developed for the people of the present time, is called "YOGA IN DAILY LIFE". It rests upon the tradition of yoga that is thousands of years old. This system is subdivided into eight stages in which the practitioner proceeds in degrees from the most simple asanas and pranayam to more advanced practices and techniques.
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