Bhagavan

In the year 1942, 3rd of January, witnessed the birth of the greatest legend of this modern era.  Who became Bhagavan to everyone.  The life of Bhagavan is a life of a fighter.  Having the trust and courage on himself Bhagavan not only achieved the Supreme spiritual realization but also helped a great number of people to establish themselves in deep spirituality. 

The Childhood-

Smt. Induprava Chakraborty & Kanailal Chakraborty are the parents of Bhagavan.  His father was the Jamindar of Rahamatpure of present Barisal district of Bangladesh.  But the unstable political condition due to the fight for independence forced them to leave all their prosperity there and to settle in Kolkata.

In Kolkata it was a fight for life.  Here they had nothing.  They have to struggle just to earn enough so that they can live.  In those years, though Bhagavan was just a boy of 12 years he helped his mother in the kitchen and also taught small children just to earn something to support his father financially.  After so many struggles for life still Bhagavan had enough spirit to help and support for others. He at that age joined a club and took up a voluntary job to distribute free milk to the poor.  He arranged cold water to be distributed to the thirsty railway passenger in the summer days in the rail station as there was no alternative arrangement for this.  By his natural love Bhagavan always feel other’s pain and need and he had that spirit and courage to stand for others.

In spiritual world-

Bhagavan was an employee of NF Railway.  As being the elder brother he always has to bear the load of his father’s family.  After his marriage with Joyasree Chakraborty he met one sannyasin, Swami Pabitrananda Maharaj at his in-law’s house. Seeing the old saint the question came in Bhagavan’s mind-‘how can this saint be so happy and always laughing and enjoying life to its full, when he has nothing to support his life materially!’  He directly approached that saint and asked what made him such that he enjoys without being worried about future!  The saint smiled and gave initiation to Bhagavan, and started to teach him Advaita Vedanta.  As Bhagavan was employed at Guwahati, far away from his Guru who was residing at Janai, Maharaj use to send him letters on Vedanta.  Just with the help of those few letters Bhagavan achieved Ajata-Brahman-Vigayan on the auspicious day of Sarada Maa’s birth anniversary, on 15th Decembar, 1984. 

This realization changed him completely.  Transformed him into the giant spiritual power who has descended to this earth for a spiritual revolution which the world now is experiencing.  Within a short time many a people started following him in this path.  His immense spiritual power helped many of his followers to achieve spiritual heights.  

The organization-

Bhagavan formed one spiritual organization to spread the message of Advaita Vedanta among masses, named it as International Vedanta Society, on 19th November 1989, on the Birthday of his Guru Swami Pavitrananda Ji as the respect for his master.  The organization started its journey right from the most common people to the most respected personalities of society with the message of Vedanta.  Making Vedanta philosophy lively which is more relevant to the lives of people no matter what the status one enjoys in the society or what the financial condition is. 

International Vedanta Society (IVS), Bhagavan named it with a intention that like in a society where live everybody of all sex-cast-creed-religion of various financial status all together;  here also people will come in this organization to practice  spirituality irrespective of everything  of their social status-financial condition-educational background or religion.  And here IVS proved to be a successful one.

The spiritual revolution-

In the history of spiritual world never it is witnessed such a huge number of people has come for shelter and have realized Truth.  The whole society thus starts a new journey, with new style of living with the philosophy of Vedanta.  The driving force of the society is now ‘love’.   

Never is it happened before, the whole society, cutting across from all section of life joined in a spiritual movement.  Irrespective of cast-creed-sex or religion and it’s rituals that changes with time but the society starts to establish itself more on love, harmony, peace and knowledge. 

Advaita Vedanta & “Hare Krishna”-

It is never heard before that the practice of Advaita Vedanta and chanting of “Hare Krishna” happens together.  But, as a complete being, Bhagavan has done it.  Everything here in this world is Brahman, then why to leave that section of people who love to chant the name of God, that is Brahman too.

When, on 17th April 2004, at the Head Quarter of IVS at Guwahati, Bhagavan heard the Divine Voice in the state of Samadhi – “Become mad and madden the world, chant ‘Hare Krishna’.”  From then on, this spiritual revolution just became a Tsunami flooding the world. 

Bhagavan started chanting ‘Hare Krishna’ not to mingle with Krishna but with the knowledge that everything is Brahman and to mingle with everything.