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Biography of Swami Kripalu Devji (mentor of Swami Ramdev)

Sant Darshan (English)

”Biography of Swami Kripalu Devji, Dada Guru (Mentor) of Swam Ramdevji (Founder of Patanjali Yogpeeth)

The head office of the world famous Divya Yog Mandir Trust is located in Kripalu Bagh Ashram in Kankhal. Kripalu Bagh Ashram was founded by Kripalu Dev in 1932, who originally belonged to the brave land of Mewar (Rajasthan). His name prior to his initiation to Sannyas was Yati Kishore Chandra.

During the Freedom Movement, Yati K Chandra played a successful role of a constructive revolutionary.

He had affectionate relations with Swami Shraddhanandaji, founder of the Gurukul Kangri University. Later, he came in close contact with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Madan Mohan Malviya, Motilal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Chittaranjan Das, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, V J Patel, Hakim Azmal Khan among others. Yati K Chandra associated himself with the Bengal Revolutionaries and undertook the hazardous task of publishing their newspapers ’Yugantar’ and ’Lokantar’ in North India. The Bengal Revolutionary Party was responsible for the Delhi Bombing, master-minded by Ras Behari Bose.

The British Government had announced a reward of 3 lakh rupees for any clues about Ras B Bose. Yati K Chandra sheltered him in his ashram in the jungle. Having led the life of a freedom fighter and a revolutionary, Yati K Chandra developed an intense interest in spirituality and became an accomplished Yogi.

In 1968, he bid farewell to the world. His disciples have undertaken the management of Kripalu Dev Ashram Bagh the holy place of revolution, Yog and spirituality with devotion and dedication.

Swami Shankar Dev is one link in the same chain whose disciple is Swami Ramdevji who has illuminated the ashram with the divine light of Yog, Ayurved and Vedic culture and spread its glory in the whoe world. The life sketch of such an austere saint will definitely prove to be a great help in inspiring the common people towards spirituality and awakening a new consciousness in them.”

Acharya Balkrishna