Rastra Guru Yogi Naraharinath | |
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योगी नरहरिनाथ | |
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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]
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]
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:
He died aged 88 on 13th Falgun, 2059 B.S. at Gorakhnath premise of Mrigasthali, Kathmandu. [2] [4]