Maharaj Sahab commonly known as Param Guru Maharaj Sahab, was the third revered Sant Satguru of the Radhasoami faith. He was the spiritual

Guru Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...

and head of Radhasoami Satsang from 1898 to 1907.

Early life

His parental name was Brahm Shankar Misra who succeeded

Salig Ram Salig Ram, successor of Shiv Dayal Singh second Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami Satsang Sabha, Radhasoami Satsang popularly known by the honorific "Huzur Maharaj" and by the government-conferred title "Rai Bahadur," was born in Peepal M ...

in 1898. He was succeeded by

Kamta Prasad Sinha Kamta Prasad Sinha, commonly known as Param Guru Sarkar Sahab, was the fourth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith. He was the Spiritual Guru and Head of Radhasoami Satsang, from 1907 to 1913. Dayalbagh based Center of Radhasoami Fai ...

in 1907.

Literature

He was also the author of very famous book "''Discourses On Radhasoami faith"'', that provide a logical and scientific view to the teaching of Radhasoami faith.

Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh

Located at:

Dayalbagh Dayalbagh or Dayal Bagh means 'Garden' (bagh) of 'Merciful' (dayal), inferring "Garden of the Merciful", is a locality in metropolitan Agra in western Uttar Pradesh, India was founded by fifth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith, Para ...

, Agra. Lineage:

Shiv Dayal Singh Shiv Dayal Singh (25 August 1818 – 15 June 1878), known by the honorific "Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj" by his disciples and devotees, was an Indian spiritual guru and founder of Radha Soami, a 19th-century spiritual sect ...

(Soami Ji Maharaj)- Salig Ram(Huzur Maharaj)— Brahm Shankar Misra(Maharaj Sahab) —

(Sarkar Sahab) —

Anand Swarup Anand Swarup (6 August 1881 – 24 June 1937), honorifically known as Param Guru Huzur Sahab Ji Maharaj, was the founder of Dayalbagh and the fifth revered leader, or Sant Satguru of Radhasoami faith also known as Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh ...

(Sahab Ji Maharaj, Founder of Dayalbagh) —

Gurcharan Das Mehta Gurcharan Das Mehta (20 December 1885 – 17 February 1975), commonly known as Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj, was the Sixth Revered Sant SatguruMark Juergensmeyer, 1995eality: The Logic of a Modern FaithPage 51. of the Radhasoami Faith or Radh ...

—

Makund Behari Lal Makund Bihari Lal Sahab (31 January 1907 – 5 December 2002) popularly known as "Param Guru Huzur Dr. M.B. Lal Sahab" was the Seventh Revered Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami sect or Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh, Agra. He was also a zoologi ...

(Lal Sahab) —

Prem Saran Satsangi Prem Saran Satsangi (born 9 March 1937) is the current sant satguru of Radha Soami Sect, Dayalbagh or Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh who succeeded Param Guru Lal Sahab, seventh Sant Satguru in 2003. He is also the founder and first preside ...

(Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by

, Kt. The present Guru

is a retired physicist and system scientist of

IIT Delhi Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT- Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and developme ...

. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in

from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.

Contribution

Maharaj Sahab is well known for the historical monument Soami Bagh in

Agra Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...

. Soami Bagh in Agra was proposed by Maharaj Sahab. Under the leadership of Maharaj Sahab a grand marble structure was built, which can accommodate all the followers and visitors.

Samadh

Maharaj Sahab samadh is located in Varanasi at Kabir Chaura considered as a holy place among his followers.

References

Radha Soami Surat Shabd Yoga Sant Mat gurus 1861 births 1907 deaths {{Hindu-bio-stub