Yogi Shivraj (Shambhnath)

Yogi Shambhnath is born into the “Rāj~Rājendra Rājā Shitole Deshmukh” family, the prime aristocracy of Pune, which traces its descent from the Solar dynasty of Prabhu Shree Rāmachandra. Shambhnath ji is truly blessed, for by the virtue of his father Yog~Mārtand Yogirāj Siddhanāth, he was often in the presence of and received blessings from great spiritual beings such as Paramhansa Hariharānanda Giri Mahārāj, Yog~Chaitanya Gagangiri Mahārāj and Prem~Avtār Shree Shree Anandamai Mā.

At the age of 9, Shambhnath ji was empowered into Kriyā~Yog by his father and having been a practicing Kriyabaan~Sadhak for 40 years, Shambhnath ji takes an active part in his father's mission of propagating the message and the spiritual science of Shiv Goraksha Babaji and initiates seekers into the sacred science of Kriya~Yog.

Shambhnath ji is also an accomplished Hindustani classical vocalist, and disciple of the legendary Gaana~Saraswathi Vidhushi Kishori Amonkar.