Guru Gorakshnath
Professor
Briggs, in his book “Gorakshnath and Kanfata Yogis” (1938 AD) has written about
guru Gorakshnath and his followers.
According
to him, during medieval period Guru Gorakshnath was considered a great saint
and a person with magnetic personality. He was considered with many magical and
mysterious powers too.
Throughout
India there are numerous folk tales and folk songs in his praise.
From Nepal to
Rajputana, Punjab to Bengal, from Sindh to extreme South, no place was there
without his presence. A famous saint
with many miraculous powers, he was a GURU to all Siva follower yogis who
practiced hatha- yoga and were called “Kanfata – Yogis”.
In Nepal
also he is considered as a protector and saint. Many temples dedicated to Guru
Gorakshnath.
In Buddhism also Guru Gorakshnath holds a very special place as a
saint.
According to some folk tales, he is also considered as a guru to Mohammad
and another Muslim idol Saint GUGA.
People
consider Guru Gorakshnath as a representative of Lord SHIVA; some consider him
as Lord Shiva’s Incarnation and others as Lord Shiva Himself.
In spite of
many analysis and research, Professor Briggs was unable to specify the place
and period of Guru Gorakshnath’s birth.
According
to some scholars, (Dr. Shahdulla, Dr. Silwan Levi etc) Guru Gorakshnath was
born somewhere between 7th century AD.
During 15th
and 16th century, many saints (Shree Chaitnya, Guru Nanak, Goswami
Tulsidass, Bhakt Ramananda, Tukarama, Shankerdeva etc) effected the Indian
population with their magnetic personality and introduced “Nama-Japa” , “Kirtan”,
“Songs “and bhakti movement. As a
result, Hatha-Yoga practice went to background and Nath-Panth hold became loose
among common men.
According
to Professor Briggs, “Kanfata-Yogsi” and Nath-Panthi are found every in India
and they are more organized than any other group present. Hindus have a great respect
for Guru Gorakshnath. Adesh Adesh Guruji ko Adesh
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