Brahmarshi Buddhanath Das in Garoi Ashram
Om Shri Gurudevâya Namoh
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Dina hina muhin Arakhsita Dasa, Bhakta gruhe sadaa
nia basa,
Dwaari panare dwaare jagithaae, Aapadabele muun
saaha hui je mo rupa mu agochara hee
Aau kinkara paraya dina haruthaae bhakta
praanadhana mora hee ...
And the poor wretched I am
Arakhsita Dasa, In devotees home I take my
(a place) “Basa”
Like a watchman I keep vigil at the door and become savior at times of
danger, My forms are unknown to me either ...
And, I spend my days like a wretched person, Devotees are the wealth and
very dear to my soul ...
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About 500 years back, the Orissa spiritualism and
literature was immensely influenced and nourished by Mahapurusa Sri
Achyutânanda Das, Jashovanta Das, Shishu Ananta Das, Balarâma Das, Jagannâth
Das, and Arakhsita Das. The former five were popularly known as Pancha sakha (5-friends).
His holiness Arakhsita Das was not among the Panchasakha. He is the presiding
seer of Olasuni near Paradeep (a port town/city in coastal Orissa). While
Arakhsita Das was sitting in "Samadhi" , he
had a vision of a great yogic soul descending from sky to the Earth, and he,
following that soul, reached inside a forest and found a newly born abandoned
child. He being a "Sannyasi" and
without family, handed over the newborn child to Mahapurusha Achyutananada.
Subsequently the Pancha Sakha and Arakhsita Das in "Samadhi" came
to know that in the 13th birth of this child (Ram Das) all their souls
will remain in the physical body of Ram Das and he will be named as
Buddhanâth Das. He will perform the Yuga Karma (the duty of the era) at the
crucial period of transaction from Kali to Satya in order to
re-establish "Sanaatan Dharma". Ram Das will take his 13th Birth on
Wednesday in the Month of Pusha on Bakula Amabasya (one of the new-moon days
as per the Oriya calender) day in the village Telasara in Jagatsinghpur
district of Orissa, India and will be named as Buddhanâth Das. The
devotees/followers believe that His holiness Baba Shri Buddhanâth Das is the
incarnation of the former saint Ram Das and embodies the conscious of his sixGurus.
His Holiness Baba Sri Buddhanath Das took birth
to father Narendra and mother Sundari. Divine characters (Kala) were seen in
the physical body of child Buddhanâth, and his miraculous and mysterious
conduct and work astonished the parents and villagers. He did not develop
interest in studying in the primary school, always spent time quietly in the
near by forest. Even if he was born in a rich family of the village, he spent
time like a beggar. He took the 'Sannyasa' at the age of twelve and spent
nine years by begging from place to place and established Ashram at Garoi, which is adjacent to his
village and on the confluence of river Gobari and Devi. He named the Ashram
as Gobardhan Pitha. Long long ago a seer had his ashram in that place. This
is a place where his Six Gurus had achieved "Siddhi" under a Peepal tree which still exists. Near the
Peepal tree, there is 'Siali Lata'. Sweta Bata (a Banyan tree whose fruit is
white in color) and Subhadrâ Daru (Neem
tree named for the Last Nabakalebara of Deity Subhadra of Jagannâth Temple,
Puri are also present. All the four trees represents four "Yuga"s, i.e., Satya, Tretayâ, Dwâpar and Kali.
He is a 'Shunya Mârgi' and worshipper of 'Nirâkâr
Brahma', and 'Anâkâr Brahma' follows from 'Nirâkar Brahma'. 'Shunya margi'
literally means one who follows the spiritual path of shunya, i.e. void,
'Nirâkâr Brahma' is a concept of God who has no form, and 'Anâkâr Brahma'
means not-of-any form (and encompasses everything
from atoms to molecules). The
later two words are closely inter-related. His holiness is a Shunya Sadhak and is
always in communion with Shunya i.e. 'Nirâkâr Brahma', which by itself is
all-compassing and all-pervading, hence, nothing in the Universe (spatial and
temporal) can elude such Sadhaks if they want to be informed about something,
be it religion, science, literature, logic, or whatever existing domain of
knowledge. He has conquered the Pancha Bhutta (Sky, Air, Water, Fire &
Earth elements). Experience says that, during a Rain at any place, if he
wishes then no rain would take place in one particular area, even if the surrounding places are under shower. There exits, of course,
scientific (meteorological) explanations for such selective activities of
drizzle, rain, shower, and virga (i.e., rain water doesn't reach the ground
and so ground is dry). But how he brings about this effect just by his will,
appears incomprehensible. Similar is the case with the Wind, and the Fire. Some devotees believe that, he has the power to talk with several
persons in several rooms simultaneously and his holiness has the ability to
be seated in Shunya for hours together without any interruption. He is one of the few Yogis who has made Siddhi of 84 Asanas.
[Brahmarshi
Buddhanath Das in Garoi Ashram]
Mahâpurusha has said through Tâmrapothi that my Dâsa (one who serves, i.e. Baba), leading a family life in disguise for the outside world, does and says only that what I instruct. He never does anything without my
direction. Whatever he is doing, it is by my Nirdesha (instruction). He has taken birth to saveSatya and Dharma and to do the Yugakarma. Since few years the day-of-birth of Baba is
celebrated by the devotees; also is celebrated the Ekoishiaa (the 21st day
after a Birthday). The 12th birth ceremony and Ekoishiaa is to be
performed since in each birth he acquired one Kalâ, that is the reason theEkoishiaa ceremony is performed. It is an indication that he is having 12 Kalâs out of total 16 Kalâs of Lord Jagannâth.
He loves those who love their parents. Lord is
the creator of universe and parents are the creator of human being. He
preaches "parents are the living God and they should be served, loved
and respected. They are the source of energy and blessing".
He never undertakes to change the fate of the
devotee completely, even though he has the power to do so. The Almighty leads
the soul to a particular body in a particular time (for taking birth)
considering the Karma of that person. The soul while taking birth in a body
is associated with small chambers (imaginary) which control the various
aspects of life, e.g., finance, fame, disease, family, spiritual advancement,
life-longevity, etc. Depending on the Karma, these chambers are filled with
certain amount of energy which control the various aspects. A saint can give
more energy in one chamber, e.g., disease and/or finance, by drawing energy
from another chamber, but hardly from almighty God, i.e. Shunya itself. Only,
in exceptional cases God's mercy pours down to bring the energy directly from
Shunya, but in most normal cases it is only a transportation from one to
other chamber. Changing the energy from one chamber to another of the person
will violate the direction given by the Almighty. Hence, for the reasons
stated above he never completely changes the fate of the devotee. Then the
question will arise, why the devotee will pray God and/or will go to his
Holiness once he will not give the relief. Yes he can give the relief by
adding will power in the mind of the devotee who is suffering and he knows
how many days, months and years he will suffer. Additionally, it is essential
to meet the Siddhas to get a proper guidance, i.e. to get the direction of
the path that should be followed. By getting will power he will not feel the
suffering (that much) even if he will suffer. He will be just like a drop of
water floating on the leaf of the Lotus. However, the relief to various
seekers vary on a personal level - depending on the devotee and the urgency
of the need - it would only be improper to generalize it.
No matter
what the color of "The Cow" is,
The milk they produce has the same color; Human body is the abode for all the 'Brahmas' And the same 'Brahma' plays in different forms.
The same God is having and projecting several
powers and abilities, and the people worship only this Supreme power in the
form of "A Deity" of their choice. As an illustration, 'Durga' is
having only one power to remove the Durgati (evil ways), for which she has
been named as 'Durgati Nashini' (destructor of evil). Praying Durga will also
amount to praying 'The Almighty'. Hence without worshiping several Deities
one could and should concentrate on one Deity depending on the purpose and
need, who could be Shiva, Krushna, Durga, Kali, etc. hence he says:
"Biswasa
re Uswasa, Abiswase sarbanasa"
"Belief in one will give relief from earthly measures, Disbelief leads to disaster".
Here, we also might recall a stanza from the
writings of Pundit Gopabandhu Das:
Swetaswinee
Dhaara Huai Asaara, aganana sankhyaa jaara
Mahodadhi
sange anga sanga hoi, iha lila sambhariba.
Sada
basantare ekai basanta, subutta tathya aabara
Naahin
vedaa veda Swetaswiniee saara, tirtha Mahodadhi dhara.
The river
Ganga, looses its identity and isolated importance, who is vast and has
numerous branches
By
becoming one body after mixing with the Ocean, it ends its surfacial sport
Out of the
six, spring season has all the qualities and is the chief
There is no
distinction of Ganga(swetaswinee); once you hold fast the sacred Ocean
His holiness also uses to answer and instruct
through Oracle-instruments (Tamra & Silver Pothis),
devised by his Guru Mahapurusha Achyutananda and
currently handled by Pundit Sri Amareswar Mishra, Kakatapur, Orissa, India.
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