Swami Yogananda

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Swami Yogananda
Swami Yogananda, a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna and the first vice-president of Ramakrishna Mission
Personal
Born	Yogindra Nath Choudhury (1861-03-30)30 March 1861 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	28 March 1899(1899-03-28) (aged 37) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Philosophy	Advaita Vedanta
Religious career
Guru	Ramakrishna

Swami Yogananda (Bengali: স্বামী যোগানন্দ, romanized: Sbāmī Yōgānanda) was a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa, the 19th-century mystic. He took his formal initiation from Sarada Devi, the "holy mother" of Ramakrishna paramhansa Order and spiritual consort of Ramakrishna. He was the first vice-president of Ramakrishna Mission. He belonged to the family of Sabarna Roy Choudhury,^[1] an aristocratic family of erstwhile Bengal. He had a very short life, but he played a very important role during the formative years of Ramakrishna Mission. He was also a dedicated and devoted attendant to Sarada Devi during her stay in Calcutta after Ramakrishna paramhangsha's death. He was one of the disciples whom Ramakrishna paramhangsha referred to as "Iswarakoti" or the "ever perfect soul".^{[2][non-primary source needed]}