Dabral Baba
Indian yogi and a disciple of Vikrant Bhairav and Mahavatar Babaji
Dabral Babaji (25 August 1932 – 31 August 2016), born as Govind Prasad Kukreti, was an Indian yogi and devoted disciple of Vikrant Bhairav. He was also a student of the legendary spiritual master Mahavatar Babaji, known through Paramhansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi.
Dabral Babaji chose an unconventional spiritual path. Unlike many traditional yogis who renounced worldly life, he lived as a householder—he married, raised a family, and worked as faculty at Vikram University in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He maintained his residence, Bhairav Niwas, in the Rishinagar district of Ujjain, where he balanced academic duties with intensive spiritual practice. He adopted the surname Dabral after his maternal uncle, who raised him in Dhar and later in Ujjain.
Biography
Early life
Dabral Babaji was born in Timli, a village in Pauri Garhwal district in the United Provinces of British India, a region now part of Uttarakhand. His childhood was divided between two places—Timli with his maternal grandparents and Kathoor with his paternal grandparents. In his formative years, he moved to Dhar, a district headquarters in the Indore Division, and subsequently to Ujjain, an ancient pilgrimage city in Madhya Pradesh renowned for its spiritual significance.
Discovery of Vikrant Bhairav Temple
In 1960, while meditating at the Kal Bhairav temple, Dabral Babaji experienced a strong inner compulsion to visit the Shipra River.
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