Sadhu of 220 Years Old Alive!

Ageless Great Himalayan Sage. Main Ashram at Amarkantak, from where River Narmada emanates. River Narmada is daughter of Lord Shiva. It flows from Mount Maikal and therefore she is also referred as Maikalsuta (Daughter of Maikal). PP Barfani Dadaji's Ashram is adjoining to the Temple of Maa Narmada, the originating point of Maa Narmada. It appears that main object of Pujya Dadaji''s life is Vishwa Kalyan (Welfare of all creatures of world). He has many other Ashrams like at, Indore(MP), Omkareshwar(MP), Ayodhya(UP), Khairagadh (CG), Rajnandgaon (CG).

In the Himalayas, Barfani Dadaji Maharaj visited Nepal, Ranikhet, Pithorgarh, Tibet and Mansarovar temples and engaged himself in rigorous meditation attaining rare powers. He also learnt the secrets of meditation from the saint of Gyanganj, Paramhans Phuleri Baba. In 1930, the Dadaji relinquished his old body and attained a new one through Kayakalp Vidya. Following the Chinese invasion of 1962, Dadaji left his Himalayan abode and settled down at Amarkantak temple.


He chose Amarkantak temple because, it was an important pilgrimage centre where nearly 4 crore pilgrims visited every year and where Lord Shiva himself makes his presence felt in the form of the Narmada River.

On his pilgrimage to Lake Mansarovar, he met Sant Dhuni Waale Dadaji of Sai Kheda and did seva to him. Pleased with his service, the saint hit his two wives with the thin stick that he carried and gave them a boon of begetting two sons each. He however, told Ram Dutt that youngest of the sons belonged to him and he would come and take him.

Dadaji was 8 years old when Sant Dhuni Waale Dadaji of Sai Kheda took him away. He took diksha from Saint Arjundas, a vaishnava saint. He also studied Sanskrit in Varanasi from Khela Brahmachari and attained knowledge of Sanskrit, Religion, Philosophy, Maths and Ayurveda under his tutelage then left for the Himalayas to meditate.

Thereafter, he went to Mansarovar and learnt tantra from Ganesh Lama. Once an avalanche fell on him and he came out of it by melting the snow through sadhana. Hence, he was known as Barfani Dadaji. He also learnt the secrets of meditation from the saint of Gyanganj, Paramhans Phuleri Baba.

In 1930, he did kayakalpa and rejuvenated his physical body once again. He continued to live in Mansarovar till 1962 from where he came to Haridwar during the Chinese invasion. Presently he stays in Amarkantak, which is the source of the Narmada River. He chose it because, it was an important pilgrimage center where nearly 400 million pilgrims visit every year and where Lord Shiva Himself makes his presence felt in the form of the Narmada River.

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