According to the medical records, as described in the official biography of Swami Brahmanand Saraswati, Guru Dev died of natural causes. Just before Swamiji passed away, he summoned his foremost chela, Bal Bramacharya Mahesh, who had been waiting just outside in the hall, and handed him a full set of written instructions concerning the administration of his entire estate. Guru Dev then told Mahesh, in front of three others:
"My dearest Mahesh, please put this old bag of bones, [pointing at his chest], inside a trunk, with this body sitting upright in this high chair, [pointing at his chair], and toss it into the Ganges river [makes dumping gesture]. Then, Bal, you should arrange my affairs and then go to the Himalayas, hide inside a cave at the Upper Kashi and meditate day and night, just like I have instructed you. Don't come down from the mountain until you've developed a plan to spiritually regenerate the whole world. Use the simple system of meditation that I have taught you - remember to always keep the teaching pure." Guru Dev then closed his eyes, sat up in the full lotus position, took one long deep breath, felt his body as a whole, became aware of his bija-mantra, just like any other thought, and absorbed in deep meditation, passed into Cosmic Conciousness. Inside the Jyotirmath After arranging the funeral of his Guru DevJi and turning over, with all due pomp and ceremony, the administration of the Jyotirmath Trust to Guru Dev's worthy succussor, Shantanand Saraswati, as specified in Guru Dev's hand-written will, Bal Bramhacharya Mahesh followed Guru Dev's instructions to the letter: he went to a cave in the forest of Garwhal, the Upper Kashi, in the Himalayas. It has been reported that Bal practiced the mouna yoga up there. During that time he also mastered the siddha yoga; the hatha yoga, dhyana yoga, bhakti yoga, tantric yoga, japa yoga, and he did the tapas. He became a Master; cognized the bija-mantras, thus becoming somewhat of a Seer himself! Read more: 'Inside the Jyotirmath' By Richard Williams http://tinyurl.com/y9sx55
