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Basudeb Paramahamsa

Basudeb Paramahamsa

Basudeb Paramahamsa

Basudeb Chattopadhyay was born in 1942 in Jamalpur, Bihar, into an aristocratic Brahmin family as the fourth child of Radhanath Chattopadhyay and Amaladevi. He later became known as Sadhak Basudeb Paramhansa. Sharadiya Bhagofal Magazine had mentioned him as a multi-talented artist, who was an extraordinary lyricist, singer, painter, and instrumentalist. He was said to have written over 10,000 songs and more than 5,000 poems. Even the legendary Girija Devi praised his voice. In the Birbhum region, he was widely known as Baul Basudeb. He could effortlessly play a variety of Indian and international instruments — rudra veena, flute, khol, kartal, tanpura, synthesizer, tabla, a more. Remarkably, he was also fluent in 33 different languages.

Basudeb Paramhans
Born	2 April, 1942 Jamalpur, Bihar, Bengal Presidency
Died	July, 1992
Nationality	Indian
Education	Bachelor in Engineering (Electronics)
Alma mater	Roorkee Engineering College
Notable works	Music Therapy
Notable awards	Paramahamsa

Early Life

Matri Sadhak Basudeb is a unique name among saints in traditional Hinduism. He was born on April 2, 1942 in the house of Radhanath Chattopadhyay in Jamalpur, Bihar. In 1950, at the age of eight, his spiritual pursuit began at the Munger crematorium. After coming to Calcutta, he obtained an engineering degree in electronics with honors from Roorkee Engineering College. But he was not satisfied with external achievements.

God-realization & Spiritual Practices

So in 1962 he started Sadhana in Manasarovar on the way to Himalayas and in 1964 he came down to the plains on the orders of his mother and miraculously got his initiation. That same year, he received the grace of Sri Bamdeb Thakur (Tarapeeth Bhairav Sri Sri Bamakhyapa), Mahavataar Sri Sri Raamakrishna Paramhansa Dev and Sri Sri Trailangaswami (Chalanto Bhairab of Kashi Dham) while doing sadhana in Swargodwar Burning Ghat of Puri, Odisha. Till 1972 he keeps searching for the path to see and feel the divine power of holy mother Maa Bagalamukhi. Then Baba Basudeb took sannyas from birth mother Amala Devi. After Sannyas, reached Kashi Dham for Sadhana and from there to Nepal. During his sadhana at Bhatmeswar Burning Ghat in Nepal, he learned Tantra from Dr. Ramnath Aghori with various techniques of Tantra including Aghore Vidya. Baba Basudeb was the closest disciple of Ramnath Aghori, sitting on his lap and learned esoteric knowledge of Tantra from him. It is noted that Yogi Sadhak Basudeb was a successful engineer as well as a successful painter, instrumentalist, lyricist, composer, poet and singer. That is, countless songs and poems written by him, which are widely circulated among the fans of the country and abroad. At the same time, he also wrote numerous books, such as Holy voice of Basudeb, Badri, Bandiveena, Maa, Mahanishar Shmshanne Shmshanne, Mahalaya Ma, Ek Tara, Bamapeeth Tarapeeth etc., which are known today as an invaluable gem. His main aim was to spread matri sudha everywhere through life service. Just as the devotees of the country and abroad continue to spread Matrinaam by prioritizing that wish of the gracious, they are also keeping the wish of the father alive through Jiva Seva.

Notable Works

In 1992, Matrisadhak Basudeb, at the age of 50, played the heavenly melody heard in that Manas Sarovar on Rudrabina and many devotees sang Narnari and later recorded it on cassette. Divya presented this divine tune in sixteen cassettes. He has repeatedly expressed this firm belief that all the difficult and incurable diseases of the human body can be cured by listening to the Mahadivya melody of this composer for some time every day. His novel 'Music Therapy' has created a great stir in the country and abroad. Many prominent doctors and scientists in Europe and America are doing deep research on this music therapy of Vasudev Paramahamsa. His local and foreign disciples and devotees are also spreading this great creation. Especially his disciple Margaret Mataji, the Italian mother, took great initiative in this regard.

Teachings

Saint Basudeb taught mother worship to his disciple devotees with simple faith and unostentatious bhakti raas, creating a simple system of heron worship. Most of the time he ran to different parts of India including abroad (Italy, England, America) to call disciples, and sometimes he reached a secluded mountain cave, hidden from the eyes of people, with Kali-Tara and Bagala. Mahamaya has established Baglamukhi in different parts of India, and has spread that immortal bliss among all.

Symposium on Basudeb Paramahamsa- Basudeb Ki Sarkar

Bengali’s are deeply ingrained with Bani Kumar's 'Mahishasuramardini' and the Pankaj Kumar Mallick's tunes and Biren Bhadra's hymns, which the people of Bengal have not forgotten to this day. It can be said that the Bengali’s Durga Puja can’t begin without listening to this eternal program of Akashvani on the radio. But do you know that in 1978, a Bengali sitting in faraway Varanasi wrote 'Mahalaya Vandana'. His name is Sadhak Basudeb, many also know him as Baul Basudeb. After almost 47 years, that book is to be published again in a special program called 'Basudeb Ki Sarkar'. This book gets published on this Mega Event at Dhakuria CLT Aban Mahal, Kolkata and this event is to be witness by intellectual & dignitaries such as Pandit Ajay Bhattacharya, Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Arindam Ganguly, Jahar Sarkar, Partha Sarathi Nath and many more.

Bagalamukhi Matri Mission

Bagalamukhi Matri Mission has been created with all the residents of all over India together with the practice of their respective religions as well as propagating the name of Matri, saying that the mother's words and messages will be conveyed to the country and abroad, and that they will be fully engaged in human service. The organisation has been the torch bearer for a longtime to spread the words of Basudeb Paramahamsa on worshipping Maa Bagalamukhi & ritual practices to attain her blessings. The founder of Bagalamukhi Matri Mission is the great saint Kulabadhootacharya Samananda Nath alias Subhadeep Roy Chowdhury who has been regional history researcher and has been a journalist in the media for a long time. Besides that, he is a person with special fame in Tantra, Vastu and Astrology. Recently, under his leadership a grand cultural religious program namely " Basudeb Ki Sarkar "on Basudeb Paramahamsa is going to get organized at Dhakuria CLT Aban Mahal, Kolkata, West Bengal.

References

1. https://www.bagalamukhimatrimission.org.in/our-guruparampara.php
2. https://kolkatanewstoday.com/devotee-basudev-chatterjee-artist/
3. https://www.subhadiproychowdhury.in/
4. https://www.somanandanathworld.in/self-realization-of-somanandanath/
5. https://archive.org/details/basudeb-baba
6. https://archive.org/details/basudeb-1
7. https://utsavfiesta.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/mahalayas-mahishasurmardani-is-known-but-do-we-know-mahalaya-vandana/
8. https://utsavfiesta.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/durga-puja/