Yukteswar Giri: 1 definition
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Source: WikiPedia: HinduismYukteswar Giri (1855-1936) is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar, the guru of Satyananda Giri and Paramahansa Yogananda. Yukteswar was an educator, astronomer, a Jyotisha (Vedic astrologer), a yogi, and a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi and a member of the Giri branch of the swami order. Yogananda considered Yukteswar as Jnanavatar, or "Incarnation of Wisdom".
Yukteswar Giri (Bengali: শ্রী যুক্তেশ্বর গিরী) is also written yuktesvara, Sri Yukteswar.
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Partial matches: Giri.
Full-text: Paramahamsa.
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Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study (by Thakkar Harish Gopalji)
Part 9 - Descendants of Jhulelal: Pugar Sahib < [Chapter 4 - Analysis]
Life and Work of Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda < [July – September, 2008]