Nationality Indian | Name Pavhari Baba | |
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Quotation Remain lying at the door of your Guru' like a dog. | ||
Pavhari Baba|| Tradition of Mystics|| पवहारी बाबा IIसिद्धों की परंपरा II
Pavhari Baba (died 1898) was an Indian ascetic and saint. He was born near Varanasi in a Brahmin family. In his childhood he went to Ghazipur to study under the tutelage of his uncle who was a follower of Ramanuja or Shri sect . After finishing his studies he travelled to many places. At Girnar in Kathiawar he was initiated into Yoga.
Contents
- Pavhari Baba Tradition of Mystics II II
- Early life
- Initiation into Yoga
- Ascetic life at Ghazipur
- Remarkable incidents
- Meeting with Swami Vivekananda
- Vivekanandas desire to become Babas disciple and seeing Ramakrishna in dream
- Influence on Vivekananda
- Death
- References
He then came back to Ghazipur and built an underground hermitage in his house where he used to practise meditation and Yoga for days. He was noted for his humility, politeness and spirit of welfare. One night a thief entered his hermitage. When the thief ran away leaving the stolen things behind, as Pavhari Baba had woken up from sleep, he chased the thief and offered him the things he stole from his house. The incident had deep impact on the thief who later became a monk and a follower of Pavhari Baba.
In 1890 Swami Vivekananda went to Ghazipur and met him. According to Sister Nivedita, Baba died by burning in 1898, which is considered as self-immolation.
Early life
Though Pavhari Baba gained popularity as a yogi, his life is shrouded with mystery. He was born in village premapur,post-premapur,District Jaunpur, Jaunpur in a Brahmin family. In his childhood he was taken to Ghazipur to study and there he lived in his uncle's house. His uncle was a Naishthika Brahmachari and a follower of Ramanuja or Shri sect. He owned a piece of land in Ghazipur which Pavhari Baba got in inheritance. He was a diligent student of Vyākaraṇa and Nyaya and had demonstrated mastery in many branches of Hindu philosophy in his youth.