Swami Narayan Tirtha

A disciple of Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirtha from the Tirtha/Siddhayoga lineage, swamiji, a danda sannyasi, became the successor of both ashrams.
Biography
Called Baba or Guruji by his disciples, was born in 1917 (Kartik Amawasya). Swamiji began his path of renunciation in 1939 (at the beginning of World War II). He left his home and headed directly to Puri where He met Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirtha, with whom he became a brahmacharya, and in 1950, was initiated into sanyas His guruji made him his successor of Siddhayogashram and Shankar Math.
Sri Swami Narayan Tirtha traveled widely on pilgrimage covering almost all the reputed religious places & temples. He was the great religious leader in Siddhayogashram, Varanasi & Shankar Math at Uttarkashi. Besides religious deliberation he carried out various social/educational duties to redress the distress of suffering humanity. One of the many rare qualities found in Guruji was that he was quite accessible - his door was open to all who required his darshan. In last decade of his life, Baba loved to spend most of the year in Shankar Math, Uttarkashi.
In 1988 Baba gave His blessings to one of his disciples, Swami Sada Shiva Tirtha to open an ashram in his name in America (Swami Narayan Tirtha Math).
Swamiji died on 2 March, 2001 at His Siddhayogashram in Varanasi. He left Swami Atmananda Tirtha as successor of his India ashrams.
Swamiji's books
:* Guru ka Kaamrit
:* Amritmay Vani
Tirtha-Siddhayoga lineage books
:* Yoga Vani: Instructions for the Attainment of Siddhayoga (Bengali, Hindi, English)
:* Guru Bani: 100 Ways to Attain Inner Peace (Bengali, Hindi, English)
:* Jap Sadhana (Bengali, Hindi)
:* Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times: Secrets to Attaining Inner Peace and Harmony
:* Ayurveda Encyclopedia: Secrets to Healing, Prevention, & Longevity
:* Guru ka Kaamrit <ref name="swaminarayantirtha.org"/>
:* Amritmay Vani <ref name="http"/>

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