Yogi Naraharinath
Rastra Guru Yogi Naraharinath | |
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योगी नरहरिनाथ | |
 Yogi Naraharinath at 2015 B.S. (1958/1959 AD) | |
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| Born | Balbir Singh Riksen Thapa 1915 |
| Died | 2003 Mrigasthali, Kathmandu |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Denomination | Nath tradition |
| Known for | Renowned historian, writer and Hindu saint of Kanphatta Gorakhnath tradition |
| Other names | Walking Pashupatinath |
| Dharma names | Yogi Naraharinath |
Yogi Naraharinath (born: Balbir Singh Hriksen Thapa, 1915–2003 CE) was a Nepali historian, writer and saint of Nath tradition of Gorakhnath.[1] He has written over 600 books in 28 different languages and has performed 129 Koti Homs throughout Nepal.[2]
Early life
[edit]Balbir Singh Hriksen Thapa was born on 28 February 1915 (Bikram Samvat: 17th Falgun 1971) in Kalikot District (now located in Karnali Province) to father Lalit Singh Hriksen Thapa and mother Gauri Devi as their second child.[3] He belonged to Khas clan of Hriksen Thapa Chhetri who falls in Bhardwaj Gotra of Hinduism.[4] Naraharinath took his Upanayana ceremony at the age of eight.[3] He later took Sannyasa (life of renunciation) in the Chandannath Temple, Jumla District, where his guru named him Yogi Naraharinath.[3]
At the age of nine, he was enrolled into the Vatukbhairavanath Siddha Chandannath Bhasha Pathshala in Jumla, and later he migrated to India aged eight and learned Sanskrit language.[2][3] He later became noted historian and saint of Gorakhnath tradition and resided at Mrigasthali, Kathmandu near the holy temple of Pashupatinath.[1]
Writing career
[edit]He has written over 570 books of which 114 were published. His works includes collection and decryption of documents Khas language (ancient Nepali language) to readable Nepali which mostly included genealogies.[1] He has worked on many genealogies like Gorkha Bansawali, Yogi Bansawali, Devmala Banshawali which were found in Dang district.[2] According to Devmala Bansawali, he produced some claims regarding Victorian King Vikramaditya.[5] He has also provided contributions to Nepal Sanskrit University at Dang. He was jailed for his political views on strong Hinduistic country and calling then ruling monarchy as weak.[1] He also sent letter in Sanskrit language to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee requesting India to be declared a Hindu nation.[6] He also believed liberty of religion and opposed non-allowance of non-Hindus at Pashupatinath Temple. He called the lord of the temple being common to all religions. He was also nicknamed Walking Pashupatinath by Swami Karpatri.[6]
Some of his online books are:
- Hamro desa-darshana
- Pashupatimatam: Sivadharmamahasastram Pashupatinathadarshanam
- Divya Upadesa: Anuvadasahita
- Aitihasika yatra: Narrative poem on cultural history of Nepal
- Arthika Sahayog
Death
[edit]He died aged 88 on 13th Falgun, 2059 B.S. at Gorakhnath premise of Mrigasthali, Kathmandu.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Rising Nepal: Yogi Naraharinath And Swami Prapannacharya Makers Of History : Prem Khatry". therisingnepal.org.np. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b c d Devendra Basnet (September 15, 2016). "571 valuable books of Yogi Naraharinath collected". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b c d "नेपालको इतिहास खोज्ने योगी". Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "प्रशासन - गोरक्षअंशावतार महापुरुषः योगी नरहरिनाथ". prasashan.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Bikram Sambat-2073 in Nepal: A Retrospect- Review Nepal News". reviewnepal.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b "योगी नरहरिनाथको योगीत्व". annapurnapost.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
