meaning of the name mahasaya
His original family name was Shyama Lahiri. Mahasaya is an honorary Sanskrit prefix meaning magnanimous one. Up until the age of 33 Lahiri Mahasaya lived an ordinary worldly life. However circumstances took his job to the foothills of the Himalayas.It was here that he had a remarkable meeting with the avatar Babaji. Babaji was able to rekindle Lahiri Mahasayaâs spiritual realisations.ahiri Mahasaya saw God everywhere and was unencumbered by social status. Towards the end of his life his aura of spirituality and peace attracted many sincere seekers who would come to meditate in his presence.