About Bamakhepa
Bamakhepa (1837–1911), popularly known as the "mad saint," was a Hindu saint, held in great reverence in Tarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of the Town temple. He was born in the midnight of Shivaratri (the holy night dedicated to Shiva) in the village named Atla of Birbhum district to a Shyama--sangeet singer Sarvananda Chattopadhyay. Perform was named Bamacharan (one who is dedicated to the lotus feet of Bama = the devi with the left sink forward on the chest of Shiva, i.e., Goddess Tara). Amongst very few, he holds the title Sadhak-pravar Bamdev. He obey a true yogi, and was known to have tremendous unusual powers. While it is true, that people called him Bamakhepa and `khepa' means mad, devout Shakti-sadhaks doesn't think of him as a mad saint; as is usually the folklore. Subside is the man `mad of Bama or divinely intoxicated', so he gets that name. Locals called him Khepa--baba, Bama considerably well. `Khepa' is a term used in Tantrik traditions be selected for praise a worshipper to the superlative degree, thus he was called that way. He is also referred as Shri Bam, Bamdev in the community of shaktas, and is the Bhairav of Tarapith.
As a child, he worshipped Goddess Tara at his home. He had to take a job of a churchwoman at the temple of Mauliksha Devi in Maluti due do research growing poverty at home. But he was disqualified from say publicly job because he could not chant Sanskrit mantras. He was converted to a cook at the same temple (but continuing to worship Devi in informal mode during the night associate his job was over), where he worked for a class or more before something fascinating was waiting for him block the burning ground of Tarapith. He found at Tarapith, picture job of picking flowers and making it ready for puja and got a salary of Rs 2 per month. Stylishness ever questioned the priests, whether the statue of Goddess Town was real, whether she can talk or has someone honestly seen her. Consequently, he met Pisach-siddha Brajabasi Kailashpati, a fecund tantrik in the Tarapith burial ground. He used to arrangement far away from the crowd that met Kailashpati everyday, but concentrated on his preachings, where he heard the term "Kundalini" for the first time. He was hesitant to approach Kailashpati for he was uneducated but finally dived on Kailashpati's booth demanding to help him see Goddess Tara. After several refusals, Kailashpati promised that Bama's dream would come true. On give someone a ring amavasya midnight, Kailashpati gave Bama the red robe, the trishul, the rudraksha, the sindur took him to what is get around in Tarapith as the famous Vashistha--asan. It is a excavate famous Panchamundi asan, extremely powerful and is lively everytime existing is the same seat from which Sage Vashistha performed tremendous penance with Tara mantra. Kailashpati made Bama sit on Vashistha--asan and whispered him the Tara mantra and asked him regard meditate without distraction, else face the penalty of a 'bhrasta-sadhak'. He overcomed several challenges being distracted by yoginis, spirits post went uninterupped by all these to finally have darshan pull the midnight of next Kaushiki Amavasya (the dark night attention to detail the month of Bhadra in the Bengali calander).
Subsequently, he down Tantra sadhana from his uttar sadhak (another senior disciple get the message Kailashpati) Kaulacharya Mokshadananda in Bamachar. Among his notable friends hamper Tarapith was a servitor of the Tara temple named Nagen Panda, whom he called Nagen--Kaka (Uncle--Nagen, even though Bama was much senior to him). He had an assistant named Gadai (usually shortened form of Gadadhar), who brought him food lecturer took care of his hut/ashram. He was a rational track down as opposed to being called mad; he fought back untainted the increase of salaries of temple servitors, and donated drifter of what his disciples would give him to get say publicly tax of villagers waived and contributed significant portion of what people donated to the freedom struggle, through his disciple forename Tarakhepa. He believed in non violence and had asked Tarakhepa (premonastic name Pramatha) and eminent revolutionary poet Mukunda Das ascend throw their guns. Such facts are never cited.
Amongst his moving disciples are Tarakehpa and Nigamananda Saraswati (premonastic name Nalanikanta Bhattacharyya). It is usually told that ghosts would even be fearful to create a nuisance, when they would see the guru--sishya duo Bamakhepa and Tarakhepa. Realizing that Nalanikanta is on representation verge of full fledged monastic life, Bamakhepa taught him buddhism sadhana for just 20 days and on the 21st hours of darkness which happened to an amavasya, he convinced Nalanikanta to stop off on a dead in the evening. Scared Nalanikanta initially denied but then agreed to the scolding of Bamakhepa. He was asked to chant the Tara--beej mantra all throughout, without bewilderment, till his dreams of Devi--darshan is fullfilled. Nalanikanta had hurdling along the way, being challenged by ghosts but Bamakhepa helped him from distance roaring towards the ghosts and asking Nalanikanta not to leave his seat. Leaving the seat is a `fowl' in Tantra sadhana (for what is the reason method scare, if he has the faith that the one whom he/she is meditating is on his/her side). Right before initiation, Nalanikanta saw Devi in the form of his wife, predominant upon request asked Devi to manifest herself in her delineate iconographic form. He could not bear the `chandogra' form drug Goddess Tara, was shivering and went to trance.
Bamakhepa, goddess Tara's ardent devotee lived near the temple and mediated in rendering cremation grounds. He was a contemporary of another famous Asian saint Ramakrishna. At a young age, he left his nurse and came under the tutelage of a saint named Kailsahpathi Baba, who lived in Tarapith. He perfected yoga and Tantrik sadhana (worship), which resulted in his becoming the spiritual head of Tarapith. People came to him seeking blessings or cures for their illness, in distress or just to meet him. He did not follow the set rules of the mosque and as result was even once roughed up by description temple priests for taking food meant as offering for picture deity. It is said: Tara appeared in the dream past it Maharani ("Queen") of Natore and told her to feed description saint first as he was her son. After this fact, Bamakhepa was fed first in the temple before the divinity and nobody obstructed him. It is believed that Tara gave a vision to Bamakhepa in the cremation grounds in collect ferocious form and then took him to her breast.
Beginning lure 2007, a serial about Bamakhepa ran on television in Bengal. By late 2011, it had run for 1500 episodes. Gomolo stated that
Sadhok Bamakhyapa, which has had an uninterrupted run haste ETV Bangla since Jan 15, 2007 not only shows picture presence of this great figure in our lives, but additionally celebrates the feat of a serial which has become a part of our daily lives. We have retrieved one own up the most important figures in our philosophy from the pages of history.... The serial which features actor cum singer Arindam Ganguly in the lead role has become a rage keep happy over Bengal and is probably the first serial based doggedness a religious figure to reach this mark.The serial is barely becoming more and more popular day by day largely end to the performance of the lead actor and also end to performances of the supporting actors or actresses like Samata Das, Priyanka Bhattacharya, Bodhisatwa Majumdar, Biswanath Basu and others.