Swami Swarupanand
{{Short description|Indian Guru (1884–1936)}}
{{Distinguish | Swarupananda}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji
| image = Nangli Nivasi Bhagwan.jpg
| caption = Portrait of Swami Swarupanand Ji
| birth_date = 1 February 1884
| birth_place = Teri, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1936|04|09|1884|02|01|df=yes}}
| death_place = Raipur Nangli, Muzaffarnagar
| website = [http://www.nanglisahib.com www.nanglisahib.com]
[http://www.nanglitirath.com www.nanglitirath.com]
}}
Born Shri Beli Ram Ji, Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj (1 February 1884 – 9 April 1936), was an Indian Guru of Shri Paramhans Advait Mat lineage. He is also known as "Shri Nangli Niwasi Bhagwaan Ji", as "Hari Har Baba", as "Sadhgurudev Ji" and as "Second Guru".Shri Paramhansa Advait Mat: A life sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat (1975), p. 145–46, Shri Anandpur Trust Born in the village of Teri in Kohat district, India (now in Pakistan), he was initiated into the sanyasas in the early 1900s in Teri by Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji, who named him Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji. During Swami Advaitanand ji's life, Swami Swarupanand ji created an order of sanyasis (or renunciates) in northern India and founded several centers with the purpose of disseminating his master's teachings.Sri Swami Sar Shabdanand Ji, Shri Swarup Darshan (1998), pp. 17–59. New Delhi: Sar Shabd Mission.
He died on 9 April 1936 in the village of Nangli, near Meerut.Vaudeville, Charlotte. Sant Mat: Studies in a Devotional Tradition in India in Schomer, K. and McLeod, W. {{ISBN|0-9612208-0-5}} At the time of his death, Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj had more than 10,000 followers and more than 300 ashrams in northern India. Nangli Tirath (Nangli Sahib) village in Meerut District contains his Samadhi.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/rohtak-11012791.html|title=नंगली निवासी भगवान का अवतार दिवस|date=15 Jan 2014|work=Jagran}} One of his disciples was Hans Ji Maharaj, who went on to establish the Divine Light Mission.Melton, J. Gordon, Bauman, Martin. Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices (2002), p. 427, {{ISBN|1-57607-223-1}}Geaves, Ron. From Totapuri to Maharaji: Reflections on a Lineage (Parampara), (2002) Paper presented at the 27th Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, Oxford. March 2002. According to another account, Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj was succeeded by Shri Swami Vairagya Anand Ji Maharaj, also known as the third master of Shri Anandpur.Pur, Anand, Paramhansa Advait Mat: A life sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat (1975), Shri Anandpur Trust (originally published in Hindi, date unknown)
Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj is sometimes confused with Anand Swarup of the Radha Soami lineage.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}
{{cquote|A faqir has no particular religion: he is common to all. Wherever I go there will be no dearth of devotees, as I belong to all, and all belong to me.Shri Swarup Darshan Ibid. pp. 23–24}}