28 LIFE OF SRI YUKTESWAR GIRI

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