Beginning of Vivekananda Ashrama at Shyamlatal is the fruition of intense desire of Shrimat Swami Virajanandaji Maharaj to practice life of intense meditation.Swami Virajananda joined Baranagar Monastery in1891 and got mantra diskha from Holy mother in 1893 .He was ordained into sannyasa by Swami Vivekananda in 1897. He was one of the first four disciples of Swami Vivekananda.
Beginning of Vivekananda Ashrama at Shyamlatal is the fruition of intense desire of Shrimat Swami Virajanandaji Maharaj to practice life of intense meditation.Swami Virajananda joined Baranagar Monastery in1891 and got mantra diskha from Holy mother in 1893. He was ordained into sannyasa by Swami Vivekananda in 1897.
He was one of the first four disciples of Swami Vivekananda.In 1899 he was posted at Mayawati Advaita Ashrama to assist Swami Swarupananda in publication of monthly magazine Prabudhha Bharata. After Swami Swarupananda’s passing away in 1906 Virajananda became president of Mayawati Ashrama.
Between 1906 to the end of 1914 he worked very hard and published the complete works of Swami Vivekananda. He had partly completed the life history of Swami Vivekananda.
This extensive and laborious hardwork brought fatigue on him and his inner spirit urged him to plunge into contemplative life.
Though senior swamis of the Order persuaded him not to take such adecision of leading an exclusive meditative life for the rest of his life, the swami remained firm in his resolution and came to a place called Jole near village Shyanla.
