Swami Pranavananda (Bengali: স্বামী প্রণবানন্দ; Sanskrit: स्वामी प्रणवानन्द; IAST: Svāmī Praṇavānanda) also known as Yugācāryya Śrīmat Svāmī Praṇavānanda Jī Mahārāja (Bengali: যুগাচার্য্য শ্রীমৎ স্বামী প্রণবানন্দ জী মহারাজ; Hindi: युगाचार्य्य श्रीमत् स्वामी प्रणवानन्द जी महाराज), (24 February 1896 – 8 January 1941)[1] was a Hindu yogi and saint who founded a not-for-profit spiritual organization known as the Bharat Sevashram Sangha.[2]
Swami Pranavananda | |
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 Swami Pranavananda | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Binode Bhuiya 24 February 1896 Bajitpur, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India; (present-day in Bajitpur, Faridpur District, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 8 January 1941 (aged 44) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Founder of | Bharat Sevashram Sangha |
He is remembered for his efforts to bring the modern Hindu society into the new age without compromising the essential values of ancient traditions of Hindu spirituality.[3] Swamiji was one of the greatest spiritual leaders of modern India. He is still revered his message of universal love, compassion for humanity and social reform without giving up the zeal and love of mother land.[4]
He was born on 29 January 1896, the day of Maghi Purnima (16th Magha, 1302), in a Bengali Kayastha family of Bajitpur, a village in Faridpur District in undivided India (presently in Bangladesh). His parents Vishnu Charan Bhuiya and Saradadevi were pious and blessed by Lord Shiva to have a son for the mitigation of human suffering and universal emancipation. He was named Jaynath by his father at birth and later in his boyhood he was called Binod. Binod showed uncommon philosophical inclinations and had divine visions since childhood and often could be seen in contemplation at the village school. He was known with the children of the locality because of his helpful nature.[5][4]
References
edit- ^ Library of Congress Office, New Delhi (1981). Accessions List, South Asia. E.G. Smith. p. 90. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Subodh Kapoor (1 July 2002). The Indian Encyclopaedia: Biographical, Historical, Religious, Administrative, Ethnological, Commercial and Scientific. Indo-Pak War-Kamla Karri. Cosmo Publication. pp. 6887–. ISBN 978-81-7755-257-7. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Dasgupta, Koushiki (2012). "Hinduising the Hindus and Politicizing the 'Consciousness': A Focus on the "Bharat Sevashram Sangha" in Late Colonial Bengal". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 73: 697–706. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44156265.
- ^ a b Mukhopadhyay 1996.
- ^ Hindu Regeneration Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Hyderabad Branch – 1978 – Volume 8 – Page 67
Further reading
edit- Shantananda, Swami (1975). Acharya Pranavananda in the Eyes of the Learned. Bharat Sevashram Sangha.
- Mukhopadhyay, Prasanta (1996). Swami Pranavananda: The World-teacher and Saint-saviour ; (an Oblation on the Eve of Birth Centenary of Swami Pranavananda). Bharat Sevshram Sangha.
- Smart, Ninian; Purnananda, Swami (2017). Prophet of a New Hindu Age: The Life and Times of Acharya Pranavananda. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-80105-8.
External links
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