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Param Guru Mehta Ji Mahraj | |
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| Title | Spiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 20 December 1885 Batala, Punjab |
| Died | 17 February 1975 Dayalbagh, Agra |
| Other names | Param Purush Puran Dhani Mehta Ji Mahraj |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect |
| Sect | Sant Mat Radhasoami |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Period in office | 1937-1975 |
| Predecessor | Anand Swarup |
| Successor | Makund Bihari Lal |
Gurcharan Das Mehta (20 December 1885 – 17 February 1975), commonly known as Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj, was the Sixth Revered Sant Satguru[1][2] of the Radhasoami Faith or Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh .
He was the spritual head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha from 1938 to 1975 .[3]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 20 December 1885 at Batala in Punjab, to a respectable Punjabi family.[4] His Father, Shri Atma Ram Sahab Mehta was the Town Magistrate and had been initiated in Radhasoami Faith by Param Guru Huzur Maharaj. Mehtaji Maharaj was extraordinarily intelligent from childhood.. He studied from Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) and served in Punjab Government.[5][6]
As Sixth Sant Sant Satguru
[edit]Mehta Ji became Sant Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh on 24 June 1937.[7] He stressed on agricultural work and Seva.[8] He also strengthened the industries[5] and educational institutions of Dayalbagh and was known as the Architect of Dayalbagh.[9]
Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj galvanized the Satsang Community into a hard working, disciplined and well organized body. He made the foundation of the Satsang institutions strong and through the motto, waste nothing, made the resources available for their development. By His example he showed us what perfect economy means and how it ought to be practised in all aspects of life. He opened for us boundless opportunity of Seva in launching the field work. With every sunrise we get a fresh opportunity of seva without being asked to account for what we did on the previous day.[10][3]
Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh
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Located at: Dayalbagh, Agra. Guru Lineage of Param Guru Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj continue till date: 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(Mehta Ji Maharaj) — Makund Behari Lal(Lal Sahab) — Prem Saran Satsangi(Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by Anand Swarup, Kt.[11] The present Guru[12] Prem Saran Satsangi[12] is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist[13] of IIT Delhi. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in Dayalbagh from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.[14][15]
See also
[edit]- Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh lineage
- Param Guru Soami Ji Maharaj (1818–1878)
- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj (1829–1898)
- Param Guru Maharaj Sahab (1861–1907)
- Param Guru Sarkar Sahab (1871–1913)
- Param Guru Sahab Ji Maharaj (1881–1937)
- Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj (1885–1975)
- Param Guru Lal Sahab (1907–2002)
- Param Guru Satsangi Sahab (1937–present)
References
[edit]- ^ Mark Juergensmeyer, 1995, eality: The Logic of a Modern Faith Page 51.
- ^ "Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith". www.dayalbagh.org.in.
- ^ a b Shai, Radhasoami (1961). Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ a b "Sant Mat -Radhasoami Mat" (PDF). eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Pritam Singh, 1948, Saints and Sages of India, Page 129.
- ^ Shai, Radhasoami (28 April 1961). "Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "1. global warming and sustainability - Page 5". www.hestories.info.
- ^ "Living Master - Part I". www.speakingtree.in.
- ^ "Login – Dayalbagh Press & Publications Pvt. Ltd". Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Home". dayalbagh.org.in.
- ^ a b "Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith". www.dayalbagh.org.in.
- ^ "Chapters - Sysi.org". www.sysi.org. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer" (PDF). www.dei.ac.in.
Further reading
[edit]- David Christopher Lane, 1992, The Radhasoami Tradition: A Critical History of Guru Successorship