Purana Purusha Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree
by Dr. Chatterjee

This book is a remarkable blend of literature and philosophy based on the life of Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya, Fountain-Head of Kriya yoga.The book is a biography based on the ideals of Yogiraj and tenets of Kriya yoga. The authenticity of this biography lies in the preface where Satyacharan Lahiri Mahasaya grandson of Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya, commands his disciples the author, Dr. Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee who was then an elevated Kriyaban having meticulously and assiduously completed the higher stage of Kriyas to write the biography. He had furnished many details regarding his Grandfather Shama Churn Lahiree to the author who has judiciously incorporated these into the book.

This book has had a mass appeal throughout India and abroad. This is proved by the fact that this book has been translated and published in Telugu, Oriya, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and French. The English version of this book has been published in January 31, 2000. Tamil, Malayalam and Assamese translations are awaiting publication. The French edition of this book was published in France in May 1997. The book ‘Purana Purusha’ is a book of the millenium.