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Gorakhnaath

There is a story about great Indian Saint Gorakhnaath or Gorakshnaath. Gorakhnaath lived in 11th and 12th century AD. He was connected to Shaivishm as one of the two most important disciple of Matsyendranaath, the other one was Chaurangee. Aadinaath and Matsyendranaath were two teachers in succession, Matsyendranaath being Aadinaath's disciple and Gorakhnaath's Guru (Aadinaath - Matsyendranaath - Gorakhnaath). Gorakhnaath Jee has written several books including the Goraksh Sanhitaa, Goraksh Geetaa, Siddh Siddhaant Paddhati, Yog Maartanad, Yog Siddhaant Paddhati, Yog-Beej, Yog Chintaamani. He is believed to be the founder of the Naath Sampradaaya and it is stated that the nine Naath and 84 Siddha are all human forms created as Yaugik manifestations to spread the message of Yog and meditation to the world. It is they who reveal Samaadhi to mankind."

Raajaa Bhartrihari was his one of the disciples. Read their story
"Pinglaa Dies, Pinglaa Lives-One Version",  and
"Bhartrihari's Vairaagya-Another Version"   HERE

A Story About Gorakhnaath
 One day, Saint Gorakhnaath and his followers were walking down in a forest, when they happened to pass a dirty lake. Saint Gorakhnaath saw a few small fishes in the lake. So, he stopped and then bending forward towards the lake, he caught a small fish with his hands and then gulped it down his wide open mouth. His followers, who were watching his actions carefully were really taken aback to see their spiritual master consuming non-vegetarian food - Fish. So, they thought that if our master can have fish, so why cant we too? And in turn they all looked for fishes in the dirty lake and like their master gulped a few down their throats.

Saint Gorakhnaath who was silently watching the antics of his followers, then started moving ahead and so did his followers.

On the entire way Saint Gorakhnaath was quiet. Finally after walking down quite a distance they reached a fresh water lake. Seeing the fresh water lake, Saint Gorakhnath Jee walked towards it and on reaching there, he did some Kriyaa and out came the small fish alive which he had consumed earlier. He spat out the fish into the fresh water lake and then looked towards his followers and said - "Now you all too do the same." ....which of course none of the followers could do. He just wanted to remove the fish from the dirty water lake and give it a better life in the fresh water lake, but his followers thought otherwise and had consumed the fish completely.

Moral of the Story
You do not know great saints or sages that why do they do the things they do; or why do they behave the way they do. We should never question their strange actions, because they always act for other people's betterment and to teach lessons to the world.

Gorakhnaath Parvat

Naath Sampradaaya

 

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Created by Sushma Gupta on 3/15/06
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Updated on 04/09/13