Discover about Kriya Babaji Yoga Sangam of Nagaraj’s lineage
A long time ago, a wise and kind yogi named Babaji, who was the greatest of all the Tamil Yoga Siddhas, felt that he needed to connect with his Kriya Yoga students all over the world. So, on a special day, October 17, 1952, which was also the festival of Deepavali, the Kriya Babaji Yoga Sangam was created. It happened on a Friday afternoon between 12 noon and 3 pm.
Babaji had a devoted student named Yogiar (Prof. Dr. Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah). Yogiar learned the secrets of Siva Yoga from Babaji in the Himalayas and other places for over 12 years. With Babaji’s guidance, Yogiar started spreading the teachings of Kriya Yoga to people everywhere. From 1952 until he passed away in 2006, Yogiar opened 54 centers around the world to share the light of Kriya Yoga.
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Kriya Babaji Yoga Sangam International
The Kriya Babaji Yoga Sangam has its International Headquarters in Kanadukathan, its Indian Headquarters in Chennai, and its Western Headquarters in Yuma, USA. Even after Yogiar’s passing, Babaji and Yogiar continue to guide the Sangam, helping people learn and practice Kriya Yoga.
Yogiar always taught that we should trust and follow Babaji with all our hearts. He believed that Babaji, who learned from the great Sage Agathiyar, would lead us all to a place of deep peace and understanding through the five-fold Siva Yoga of Tamil Siddhantham.
Om Kriya Babaji Nama Aum!
The Story of Kriya Babaji Nagaraj
A long time ago, in 203 AD, a special child named Nagaraj was born in a small coastal village called Swythan Nathapuram in Tamil Nadu, South India. Today, this place is known as Parangipettai. Nagaraj’s parents, Jnanambal and Vedaranya Iyer, were very proud of their son, but when he was just five years old, something unexpected happened. While playing at the local Muruga Temple, he was kidnapped by a man who planned to sell him.
Two years later, in the bustling city of Calcutta, a kind and wealthy man named Ramananda saw Nagaraj and decided to buy his freedom. Nagaraj, now free, decided to travel to a sacred city called Kashi (now Varanasi) where he spent three years studying Sanskrit and Vedanta, becoming a very wise and famous young scholar. But despite all the knowledge and praise he received, Nagaraj still felt that something was missing.
- In 214 AD, he left Kashi and joined a group of saints who lived only on milk, known as the Palkudi Baba. Together, they traveled to a Muruga Shrine in Sri Lanka called Karthirigama, where Nagaraj spent two years practicing intense yogic meditation, or tapas.
- During this time, he earned the grace of a great Nath Siddha, Boganathar, who became his Guru of Wisdom, transforming him from a young scholar into a Siddha, a master of spiritual powers.
- In 219 AD, Babaji traveled to the Pothigai mountains in South India, near the ashram of the great sage Agasthiyar. He practiced tapas there for two years, but despite all his efforts, he had not yet met the sage.
- Determined, Babaji vowed to continue his practice and fast until death unless Agasthiyar appeared.
- Just when he was near death, the great sage appeared and taught him the sacred breathing techniques called Kriya Kundalini Pranayam. With this powerful practice, Babaji soon reached a state of divine perfection and immortality, known as Soruba Samadhi.
Mahavatar Babaji Lineage
From that time on, Babaji has worked quietly behind the scenes, guiding and helping humanity. He is the creator of Babaji’s Kriya Babaji Yoga Sangam, a tradition that has inspired many great spiritual leaders like Adi Shankaracharya, Kabir Das, Lahiri Mahasaya, and Yogananda. Babaji, also known as “the Master,” still watches over us today from his Ashram, Gauri Shankar Peetam, in the Himalayas near Badrinath. Perhaps one day, we will all meet him there. Aum.