• Kathamrita IV, XV, 2 [1]

“And then sometimes a paramahamsa gets into a state of divine madness. When I was in that state, I would worship my own phallus as the Shiva lingam. It was worship of the living lingam. I would fasten a pearl around it! I can’t do that now.”

  • Kathamrita IV, XXIII, 9 [2]

“I practiced a number of Tantric disciplines under the bel tree – with a skull, and so forth. And I performed a number of postures. The Brahmani arranged everything.

(Moving nearer to Haripada) “In that state I used to worship the penis of young boys with flowers and sandalwood paste. I couldn’t help myself.

“And there was another experience. I would fall sick the very next day if I became egoistic.”