March 9, 2025 | Bengaluru
March marks the Mahasamadhis of two towering spiritual figures—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda and his revered Guru, Sri Sri Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri—who continue to guide millions worldwide through their teachings on Kriya Yoga.
Sri Yukteswar Giri, the author of The Holy Science, entered Mahasamadhi on March 9, 1936. His globally renowned disciple, Paramahansa Yogananda, followed on March 7, 1952. Both spiritual masters, belonging to the Kriya Yoga lineage, are venerated for their ability to transcend physical existence, proving that a divine Guru does not need a body to continue guiding disciples.
Kriya Yoga, a practice detailed in Autobiography of a Yogi, is said to accelerate spiritual evolution. The science of Kriya was passed down from Krishna to Arjuna and later revived in this age by Mahavatar Babaji, who entrusted it to Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar Giri, and eventually to Yogananda.
Paramahansa Yogananda, who met his Guru in 1910, was trained from a young age to take Kriya Yoga to the world. He established the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) in 1917 and later, fulfilling a divine prophecy, founded the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in the United States in 1920. His mission brought the ancient wisdom of yoga to the West, where he gained widespread recognition.
Even in his passing, Yogananda’s life remained extraordinary. Eyewitness accounts state that his body showed no signs of decay even after 20 days, with mortuary officials describing his state as “a phenomenal immutability.” This, many believe, was further proof of his mastery over the forces of nature and time.
Today, 73 years after his Mahasamadhi, Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings continue to be available through SRF and YSS, ensuring that seekers worldwide can still receive spiritual guidance. In his own words, “Those who have come to Self-Realization Fellowship or Yogoda Satsanga Society of India truly seeking inward spiritual help shall receive what they seek from God. Whether they come while I am in the body, or afterward.”
As devotees across the globe commemorate their Mahasamadhis, the message of these great Kriya Yoga Masters remains alive—guiding humanity on the path to self-realization.
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