Mohit Bansal Chandigarh talks about Yoga Guru Swami Sivananda. He is oldest man ever to receive Padma Shri.

1. Swami Sivananda
A Living Legend

2. For two days, YouTube, Twitter, and social
media sites are flooded with videos,
pictures, and posts of Swami Sivananda.
The video of him receiving the Padmashri
award from the President of India is
trending all over. So why did the man
receive the Padmashri? Why was he
trending on these sites?

3. I got to know many
facts about him
when I searched
about him. The
main reason for
him to receive the
Padmashri from
our President is
that Swami
Sivananda is a Yogi
and he has served
many people
affected by Leprosy,
especially those
with a financially
weak background.
His age is 125 years,
which makes him
the oldest man to
receive a
Padmashri.

4. Swami Sivananda, currently, lives in an
Ashram in Varanasi. He was born in
Bangladesh and has a very deep history. He
was born in the year 1896 in Bangladesh,
during the time of undivided India. In his
interviews he says, ‘he has the experience of
all.’ Swami Ji has seen the partition to Covid,
everything. He is dedicated to Yoga. When
asked about the secret of his age, Sivananda
Ji says, “no salt, no oil, and no sexual desire ”
is what he follows for a healthy lifestyle.
Swami Ji has his thoughts for serving more
than five to six hundred beggars affected by
Leprosy. He believes that the purpose of his
life is to serve others. According to him, ‘all
the people in the world are his mothers and
fathers staying in his home. It is his religion
to serve them and take care of them.’ He
provides fruits, rice, and clothing to such
people. He prefers to personally visit them
and also encourages other people to help
them. His purpose has inspired the local
people of Varanasi and they follow his
preaching.

5. Swami Sivananda has received the
Basundhara Ratan award and Yoga Ratan
award in the year 2019. His yoga skills are
captivating, even at the age of 125. Old age
has changed nothing for him. Even at this
age, he is able to practice some of the
hardest Yoga Asanas. Swami Ji avoids the
consumption of milk and fruits for good
health. He was born in a family with a weak
financial background and so, his father used
to feed him boiled rice. He believes that
boiled rice and food are beneficial for health.

6. I also found a few more facts about Swami
Sivananda. His followers are on their way
to register him as the oldest man in the
world in the Guinness Book of World
Records. Swami Ji is well versed in
languages, such as Bengali, Hindi, and
even English. He is a great worshiper of
humanity. He believes in God but feels that
the road to God is achieved by helping
humans.

7. He also believes that after a point in life,
one should not be focused on one's own
life and instead, find solace in spirituality.
He is a monk in an Ashram Varanasi and
preaches all these thoughts to his
followers.
Swami Sivananda is a unique and great
personality. That is why in the video that is
being circulated on social media, Youtube,
Twitter, we notice that everyone is humble
towards him, including the Prime Minister
and the President. Swami Sivananda is the
living inspiration for all of us.