Yukteswar Giri

Yukteswar Giri

astrologer
philosophy
British Raj
🕉️Hinduism

Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar, an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Satyananda Giri. Born in Serampore, West Bengal, Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi, a Jyotishi, a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, an educator, author, and astronomer. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi and a member of the Giri branch of the Swami order.

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1855 – 1936
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Born in
Serampore
Educated at
University of Calcutta

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  • 1855

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  • 1936

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