About Anand Ashram Bilkha
(આનંદ આશ્રમ -બીલખા )
Saurashtra in Gujarat has been veritably called a land of Saints and from times
immemorial till recent date, the saying has continued to be fulfilled. Shriman Nathuram Sharma addressed by the large following of his disciples in Gujarat as Krupanath, was in this tradition of Saints, who fulfilled the Vedic dictum 'Brahmavit Brahmaiva Bhavati', One who knows Brahman becomes Brahman. Exactly hundred and twenty five years ago Nathuram was born in the village Mojidad in Surendranagar District in a pious brahmin family. From infancy onwards, his sobriety, keen sense of observation, discrimination and devotion were exemplary. Having qualified himself as a senior trained teacher by studying at Chuda, Limdi and Rajkot he served as a primary teacher in far-off places like Jafrabad, villages of Adveana and Limbdi in Junagadh District etc. All along however his quest for the infinite truth, the search for "Atman" was uninterrupted. His mastery over various practices of Yoga, study of Vedic lore, association with like minded saints of those times and the singular devotion to duty, left an indelienable impression, wherever he stayed and people of those places saw in him the manifestation of Godliness.
At the age of 32, he was venerated as Acharya by a large following of enlightened people and for the next forty years he ceaselessly and tirelessly worked for propagation of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion. He established as his main centre for residence and activity the Anandashrama at Bilkha, near Junagadh.
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