Biography telang swaminarayan
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Nilkanth Charitra Eng
Nilkanth Charitra Eng
(Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s pilgrimage of India as a young ascetic)
A Textbook of the Satsang Examinations Series: 5
NILKANTH CHARITRA
(Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s pilgrimage of India as a young ascetic)
Translation by: BAPS Sadhus
Gujarati Text: Prof. Ramesh M. Dave
SWAMINARAYAN AKSHARPITH
Ahmedabad
NILKANTH CHARITRA (English Edition)
(Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s pilgrimage of India as a young ascetic)
BLESSINGS
A textbook for the examination prescribed under the curriculum set by The youth movement established and nourished by
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha. Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj has been expanding at a very rapid
pace. With a view to satisfying the aspirations and the thirst for
Inspirer: HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj knowledge of the youth joining the organisation, and also to enable
them to understand and imbibe the principles of Akshar and
Purushottam expounded by Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the
Previous Editions: 1977, 1983,
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Trailanga
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Trailanga Swami (also Tailang Swami, Telang Swami) (reportedly[nb 1] 1607[2]–1887[2][3]) was a Hinduyogi and mystic famed for his spiritual powers who lived in Varanasi, India.[2] He is a legendary figure in Bengal, with stories told of his yogic powers and longevity. According to some accounts, Trailanga Swami lived to be 280 years old,[2][4] residing at Varanasi between 1737 and 1887.[3] He fryst vatten regarded bygd devotees as an incarnation of Shiva. Sri Ramakrishna referred to him as "The walking Shiva of Varanasi".[5]
Early life[edit]
He was born in Kumbilapuram (now known as Kumili of PuspatiregaTehisil) at Vizianagaram District in Andhra Pradesh, with the name of Shivarama. His biographers and his disciples differ on his birth date a
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Trailanga
Trailanga's teachings are still extant and available in a biography by Umacharan Mukhopadhyay, one of his disciples. Trailanga described bondage as "attachment to the world" and liberation as "renunciation of the world and absorption in God."[17] He further said that after attaining the state of desirelessness, "this world is transformed into heaven" and one can be liberated from samsara (the Hindu belief that life is a cycle of birth and death) through "spiritual knowledge". According to Trailanga, that attachment to the "evanescent" world is "our chronic disease" and the medicine is "detachment".[17]
Trailanga described man's senses as his enemy and his controlled senses as his friend. His description of a poor person as one who is "very greedy" and regarded one who always remains content as rich.[17] He said that the greatest place of pilgrimage is "Our own pure mind" and instructs people to follow the "Vedantic truth from the Guru." He described a sadhu as on