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Sri Sri Lokenath Baba is one of the greatest mystic saints the world has ever witnessed. He was born on Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, on 31 August, 1730 AD (18th Bhadra, 1137 BS) to a Brahmin family in the village of Chakla, 24 Parganas, India, a couple of miles away from Kolkata. Lokenath’s father’s name was Ramnarayan Ghoshal and mother’s name was Kamaladevi. He was the fourth child of his parents. He was also known as Lokenath Brahmachari or Baba Lokenath. Let’s know the incredible life of Lokenath Baba.When Lokenath was getting older, Ramnarayan Ghoshal ventured to a nearby village of Kochua and pleaded with Pandit Bhagawan Ganguly to be his son’s guru (spiritual teacher) and teach him the Vedic Shastras. As the Diksha (initiation) guru, Bhagawan Ganguly lived in the country for a few years and came to Kalighat with two disciples, Lokenath and Benimadhab. Later Bhagawan Ganguly took them to Varanasi. Before his death Bhagwan Ganguly handed over his two disciples to Hitlal Mishra (eventually Trilanga Swami). There they studied yoga with Swamiji for some days and then the three aspirants went on a journey. For 25 years, Lokenath lived in the Himalayan wilderness, selflessly serving his guru and practicing the Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali along with the most difficult Hatha Yoga.
Lokenath and his friend, Benimadhab stayed at Badrika Ashram, a cold-prone area, for pre-preparation with the desire to travel to the Arctic. From there they crossed the modern known boundary and went far to the north. It was not possible to determine the time as there was no sunrise. But on the way, they saw the snow falling and melting 20 times. Eventually tied to the Himalayan peaks, they headed to the east and arrived in China.
At one time they both started their separate journey. Benimadhab began to live in Kamakhya ( a place in the Indian state, Assam) and Lokenath in Baradi (a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh). Lokenath also spent few days in Chandranath, Chittagong. Actually Lokenath returned to Bengal in 1866 and settled down at Baradi, where he built a small thatch out of mud and bamboo using his own hands. This would later grow to be his ashram for the rest of his life. The plot of land was donated by Dengu Karmakar, a landlord, whom Baba had saved from a conviction in the past. Lokenath Baba was then 136 years of age. There he put on a sacred thread and clothed himself in saffron robes. When the villagers first noticed Lokenath, in his thinly clad appearance, they gave him the nickname ‘the naked sadhu’. Once they encountered his higher wisdom, they gave him the title of ‘Baba’ meaning father. He has been known to his devotees as ‘Baba Lokenath’, ‘Lokenath Baba’, ‘Baradi’s Brahmachari’ etc. ever since. For the rest of his life, he bestowed miracles and celestial wisdom on all who came to him to seek blessings. He spread the universal teachings of compassion for all creatures and submission to god. He welcomed people of all faiths in his hermitage uniting them under the one truth he revered the most: Love is God and it is the highest religion.

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