Lahiri Mahasaya:

Incarnation- 30 September 1828 Ghurnigram, West Bengal, India

Mahasmadhi 26 September 1895 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Full Name: Shyama Charan Lahiri

EARLY LIFE:

Lahiri Mahasaya was born into a Brahmin family in the Nadia district of
Bengal. He was the youngest son of Muktokeshi, wife of Gaur Mohan Lahiri.
His mother died when He was a child . At the age of three or four, He was often
seen sitting in meditation, with His body buried in the sand up to His neck.
When He was five, the familys ancestral home was lost in a flood, so the
family moved to Varanasi, where He would spend most of His life.

As a child, He studied Urdu and Hindi, gradually moving on to Bengali,

Sanskrit, Persian, and English along with study of the Vedas. Reciting the
Vedas, bathing in the Ganges, and worshiping were part of His daily routine.

In 1846, He was married to Srimati Kashi Moni Devi. They had two sons,
Tincouri and Ducouri, and three daughters,Harimati,Harikamini and
Harimohini. His work as an accountant in the Military Engineering
Department of the English government took Him all over India. After the
death of His father, He took on the role of supporting the entire family in
Varanasi.

He got His children married. His second son Dukari Lahiri Mahasaya had an
attack of insanity; one of His married daughters died of Asiatic Cholera. One
daughter was widowed after marriage so she came to reside at her father's
house. After retirement though He drew a handsome pension, since He had
many incumbents, He imparted tuitions to Maharajas.