లాహిరి మహాశయులు: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

He became known in the West through [[Paramahansa Yogananda]], a disciple of Sri Yukteswar Giri, and through Yogananda's 1946 book ''[[Autobiography of a Yogi]]''. Yogananda wrote that Lahiri was chosen by Mahavatar Babaji to reintroduce the lost practice of Kriya Yoga to the world; as such, Yogananda considered him a ''Yogavatar'', or "Incarnation of Yoga." Lahiri's disciples included both of Yogananda's parents as well as Yogananda's own guru. Lahiri Mahasaya prophesied that the infant Yogananda would become a [[Yoga|yogi]], and that "as a spiritual engine, he will carry many souls to God's kingdom.'"<ref name="yogananda">Yogananda, Paramahansa, ''Autobiography of a Yogi'', 2005. {{ISBN|978-1-56589-212-5}}.</ref> [[Trailanga Swami]], the famous saint of Varanasi, had praised Lahiri Mahasaya in the following words, “Lahiri Mahasaya is like a divine kitten, remaining wherever the Cosmic Mother has placed him. While dutifully playing the part of a worldly man, he has received that perfect Self-realization which I have sought by renouncing everything – even my loincloth!”<ref>Yogananda, Paramhansa, ''Autobiography of a Yogi'', Chapter 31: An Interview with the Sacred Mother, Jaico Publishing House, 127, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort, Mumbai - 400 023 (ed. 1997) p. 288</ref>▼