Maharaj Sahab
{{Short description|Third Sant Satguru of Radhasoami Faith}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Maharaj Sahab
| image = Maharaj sahab.jpg
| alias = Param Purush Puran Dhani Maharaj Sahab
| location = Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
| religion = Sant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect
| sect = Sant Mat Radhasoami
| title = Spiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru)
| period = 1898-1907
| predecessor = Salig Ram
| successor = Kamta Prasad Sinha
| birth_date = 28 March 1861
| birth_place = Banaras, Uttarpradesh
| death_date = 12 October 1907
| death_place = Banaras, Uttarpradesh
}}
Maharaj Sahab{{Cite book |last=Shai |first=Radhasoami |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang |date=1961}} commonly known as Param Guru Maharaj Sahab, was the third revered Sant Satguru of the Radhasoami faith.{{Cite web |title=Soami Bagh |url=https://www.tajmahal.gov.in/soami-bagh.aspx |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.tajmahal.gov.in}}{{Cite book |last=Saheb Maharaj |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.237063 |title=Discourses On Radhasoami Faith |date=1929 |publisher=R.p.dey Dayal Sahai, Benares}}{{Cite web |title=Teachings of Maharaj Saheb |url=https://eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in/data-server/eacharya-documents/548158e2e41301125fd790cf_INFIEP_72/110/ET/72-110-ET-V1-S1__l_.pdf |website=eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=Teachings of Maharaj Saheb |url=https://www.radhasoami-spirit.com/Teachings_of_Maharaj_Saheb.pdf |website=www.radhasoami-spirit.com}} He was the spiritual Guru and head of Radhasoami Satsang from 1898 to 1907.{{Cite book |last=Misra |first=Brahm Sankar |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL39216193M/Discourses_on_Radhasoami_faith |title=Discourses on Radhasoami faith |date=2009 |publisher=Radhasoami Satsang Sabha |isbn=978-81-89288-40-2 |edition=Second |location=Dayalbagh (Agra)|ol=39216193M }}{{Cite book |last=Maheshwaris |url=https://www.radhasoamifaith.org/Books/NE10/English/Biography_Maharaj_Saheb.pdf |title=Biography_Maharaj_Saheb}}{{Cite web |title=Radhasoami, Soami Bagh |url=https://www.radhasoamifaith.org/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.radhasoamifaith.org}}
Early life
His parental name was Brahm Shankar Misra{{Cite web |title=Discourses On Radhasoami Faith (1909) |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25079979-discourses-on-radhasoami-faith |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} who succeeded Salig Ram in 1898.{{Cite book |last=Juergensmeyer |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slX3eRycszMC&q=brahm+sankar+mishra |title=Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith |date=1991 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-01092-2 |language=en}} He was succeeded by Kamta Prasad Sinha in 1907.{{Citation |title=Kamta Prasad Sinha |date=2024-06-19 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamta_Prasad_Sinha&oldid=1229926846 |access-date=2024-06-21 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Shai |first=Radhasoami |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang |date=1961}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Discourses on Radhasoami faith {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/1331569773 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Publications |url=https://www.dayalbagh.org.in/publications/publication_files/Publication.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}{{Cite book |title=Sant Mat - Radhasoami Mat |id={{ASIN|8121293669|country=in}}}}
Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh
Located at: Dayalbagh, Agra. Lineage: Shiv Dayal Singh (Soami Ji Maharaj)- Salig Ram(Huzur Maharaj)— Brahm Shankar Misra(Maharaj Sahab) — Kamta Prasad Sinha(Sarkar Sahab) — Anand Swarup (Sahab Ji Maharaj, Founder of Dayalbagh) — Gurcharan Das Mehta — Makund Behari Lal(Lal Sahab) — Prem Saran Satsangi(Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by Anand Swarup, Kt.{{cite web |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/ |title=Home |website=dayalbagh.org.in}} The present Guru{{Cite web |title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}} Prem Saran Satsangi{{Cite web |title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}} is a retired physicist and system scientist{{Cite web |title=Chapters - Sysi.org |url=https://www.sysi.org/chapters.html |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=www.sysi.org}} of IIT Delhi. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in Dayalbagh from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/agra-temple-113-years-in-the-making-inches-towards-completion/articleshow/59040687.cms|title=Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion | Agra News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=8 June 2017 }}{{Cite web |title=Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer |url=https://www.dei.ac.in/dei/files/events/2017/Bicentennial_Celebration_Closing_Function_August_24_2018_Flyer.pdf |website=www.dei.ac.in}}
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|| alt1=thumb|SANT SATGURU OF RADHASOAMI FAITH (DAYALBAGH GURU LINEAGE) }}
Contribution
Maharaj Sahab is well known for the historical monument Soami Bagh in Agra. 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.{{Cite web |title= Soami Bagh |url=https://www.tajmahal.gov.in//soami-bagh.aspx |access-date= |website=www.tajmahal.gov.in/}}
Samadh
Maharaj Sahab samadh is located in Varanasi at Kabir Chaura considered as a holy place among his followers.{{Cite web |title=Radhasoami, Soami Bagh |url=https://www.radhasoamifaith.org/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.radhasoamifaith.org}}
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