The Two Arms of Kriya Yoga
Two living streams flowing from one deathless source — Mahavatar Babaji.
Kriya Yoga reaches us today through two great arms of one living tradition. Both flow from the same deathless source — Mahavatar Babaji — and both lead to the same goal: Self-realisation and the soul’s freedom.
The Classical Householder Lineage
The first arm is the classical lineage made famous by Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. It flows from Babaji to Lahiri Mahasaya, then branches through Sri Yukteswar and his fellow disciples to the masters who carried Kriya across India and the world. It is most often received through an established organisation and its chain of teachers.
The Kundalini Kriya Yoga of Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath
The second arm is the Kundalini Kriya Yoga of Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath. Gurunath received his transmission directly from the deathless Babaji himself, and is recognised within the lineage as the reincarnation of Sri Yukteswar. His is the path of a living master — initiation given through direct presence and the awakening touch of shaktipat.
One Source, One Goal
Where the first arm is most often approached through an institution and its line of teachers, Gurunath’s stream offers the rare gift of a living, realised master. Both are authentic; both carry the same flame. Hamsa Info honours both, and draws especially from Gurunath’s living current. Explore the full Kriya Lineage or meet the Kriya Masters individually.
About Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath
Born in 1944 in the Solar dynasty of Ikshvaku and Rama, Gurunath entered spontaneous states of enlightenment from the age of three. His spiritual calling drew him to the Himalayas, and his life was transformed by a vision of Mahavatar Babaji — the supreme spirit incarnate and the source of all Kriya knowledge. Since then he has healed and uplifted countless seekers across the world through transmissions of pure shakti energy. His unique gift is to simplify the very essence of Kriya so that anyone can understand and benefit from it — all in service of his mission of Earth Peace through Self Peace.
Both arms of Kriya — effort and grace — are carried forward in the living lineage of Kundalini Kriya Yoga, the path of Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath.