SAINTS OF INDIA

Saint Dnyaneshwar was a 13th century Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and a yogi of the Nath sect. His worksDnyaneshwari, which is a commentary onthe Bhagavad Gita,andAmrutanubhav.Another compilation of compositions is considered to be milestones in Marathi literature. If you would like to support this cause, kindly contribute through www.patreon.com/SriramIyer. All proceeds will be utilised on hundreds of children who are learning the vedas to keep Sanatana Dharma up; in veda patashalas and tols.  Namaste.

Sakhu Bai, an ardent devotee of Vitthal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitthal], lives with her husband and a cruel mother-in-law. The mother thinks that her daughter-in-law will spoil her only son and then he will start neglecting his mother. Her husband also does not say anything to his mother because he thinks that since he is her only son, people will disrespect him and his wife if he takes his wife's side. So Sakhu has to bear all the ill-treatment silently. She worships Vitthala with all her heart and forgets her daily sufferings. A sad Sakhu sees a group of Vitthala devotees doing Naam-Kirtan. She joins the group and starts doing Naam-Kirtan. Her husband's sister finds her and tells her mother about that. The mother-in-law arrives and drags her to her home and ties her to a pole. Sakhu starts crying and worships Vitthala and after some time, things take a different turn.  People get dumbfounded by seeing two Sakhus and start thinking that she is a ghost. Rest are divine. Listen to the podcast to know more. If you would like to support this cause, kindly contribute through www.patreon.com/SriramIyer. All proceeds will be utilised on hundreds of children who are learning the vedas to keep Sanatana Dharma up; in veda patashalas and tols.  Namaste.

Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsana Society (YSS) of India, and who lived his last 32 years in America. A chief disciple of the Bengali yoga guru Swami Yugtesar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread the teachings of yoga to the West, to prove the unity between Eastern and Western religions and to preach a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality. His long-standing influence in the American yoga movement, and especially the yoga culture of Los Angeles [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles], led him to be considered by yoga experts as the "Father of Yoga in the West." If you would like to support this cause, kindly contribute through www.patreon.com/SriramIyer. All proceeds will be utilised on hundreds of children who are learning the vedas to keep Sanatana Dharma up; in veda patashalas and tols.  Namaste.

Purandara Dasa (c. 1484 – c. 1565) was a Haridasa philosopher and a follower of Madhwacharya's Dwaitha philosophy -saint from present-day Karnataka India. He was a composer, singer and one of the chief founding-proponents of Carnatic Music (South Indian classical music). In honor of his significant contributions to Carnatic music, he is widely referred to as the Pitamaha (lit. "father" or "grandfather") of Carnatic music. If you would like to support this cause, kindly contribute through www.patreon.com/SriramIyer. All proceeds will be utilised on hundreds of children who are learning the vedas to keep Sanatana Dharma up; in veda patashalas and tols.  Namaste.

Sri Yukteswar Giri (also written Sriyuktesvara) is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar (also spelled as Priya Nath Karada and Preonath Karar, an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of P [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramahansa_Yogananda]aramahansa Yogananda and Swami Satyananda [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Satyananda_Giri]Giri. Born in Serampore, West Bengal, Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriya_Yoga], a Jyotisha(Vedic astrologer), a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, an educator, author, and astronomer. He was a disciple of Lahiri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahiri_Mahasaya]Mahasaya of Varanasi and a member of the Giri branch of the Swami order. As a guru, he had two ashrams, one in Serampore and another in Puri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri], Odisha, between which he alternated his residence throughout the year as he trained disciples. If you would like to support this cause, kindly contribute through www.patreon.com/SriramIyer. All proceeds will be utilised on hundreds of children who are learning the vedas to keep Sanatana Dharma up; in veda patashalas and tols.  Namaste.