The Story of Swami Rama (The Poet Monk of India)

Book Details

• Publisher: Swami Rama Tirtha Pratisthan, Lucknow

• Author: Puran Singh

• Language: English

• Pages: 279 (with B/W illustrations throughout)

• Cover: Paperback

• Size: 21.5 cm × 14 cm

• Weight: 300 gm

• Edition: 2013

About the Book

This English paperback is a deeply reflective biographical and spiritual portrait of Swami Rama Tirtha, written by the eminent thinker and writer Puran Singh. Rather than presenting a conventional chronology, the book offers a sensitive and impressionistic sketch of a saintly life that remained largely silent about its own inner mysteries. Like a lotus rising from hidden depths, Swami Rama’s life is revealed through the effect he had on those who encountered him—an influence that awakened in them a sense of higher, unseen realities beyond the physical world.

Puran Singh portrays Swami Rama as an apostle of the life of the spirit, wholly absorbed in the remembrance of the divine name “OM.” His constant Samaran, flowing like a river of song, is shown as a sign of divine inspiration and grace. The narrative highlights how Swami Rama disentangled himself from worldly attachments and lived in complete surrender, soaring freely in the realm of spiritual realization.

Based on the author’s personal impressions and first encounter with Swami Rama in Tokyo, the book consciously avoids claims of an exhaustive or factual biography. Instead, it presents an intimate, contemplative account of an inspired personality whose inner life and divine love could not be confined to historical detail. Enriched with black-and-white illustrations, this volume is valuable for readers interested in spiritual biographies, Indian mysticism, and the lived experience of saints.