PARIVRAJAKA LIFE
The sun was just about to set, spreading its last rays like molten gold over the Ganga, as the sannyasins assembled in the sadhana hall to hear the continuation of Swamiji's life.
[edit] 'Parivrajaka' (A Spiritual Wanderer)
After the demise of his father and wife, Nanu Asan continued his life of a wandering Sanyasi. He became a 'Parivrajaka' (one who wanders from place to place in quest of Truth).
parivrajaka [a wandering religious mendicant], the free supersocial man.
Parjanya the rain-cloud, giver of the rain [vrsti].
paro bhavaha see under para bhava ...
Swami Vishnudevananda left the Ashram in 1950 and spent a year as a Parivrajaka (wandering penniless monk). He toured the whole of North India from Dwaraka in the West to Badrinath in the North.
 See also: Ananda, Swami, Yoga, Spirit, Spiritual
  
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