Yogananda lovingly referred to Lynn as "Saint Lynn" because of his great devotion to God. Yogananda said, "Some people say, 'The Western man cannot meditate.' That is not true. Since Lynn first received Kriya Yoga, I have never seen him when he was not inwardly communing with God." On August 25, 1951 Yogananda "bestowed on St. Lynn the monastic title of "Rajarsi Janakananda" (after the spiritually illustrious King Janaka of ancient India) and turned over to him the responsibility of guiding the SRF-YSS work." "Rajarsi is a spiritual title meaning "royal rishi"; Janakananda means the "bliss of Janaka". Janaka was a great king as well as a fully Self-realized master of ancient India.” The name Rajarsi combines the Sanskrit words "raja", which means king, and "rsi/rishi", which means saint; thus the title "Saint King". Yogananda said: "For you, St. Lynn, I interpret this title as 'king of the saints." In the book "Rajarsi Janakananda, A Great Western Yogi" there is further explanation and an illustration of Yogananda’s handwritten note of the word Rajarshi (Raja–rishi).