Anand Swarup


Anand Swarup, 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 and Spiritual Head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha. He succeeded Sarkar Sahab in 1913. He also laid the foundation of Radha Soami Educational Institute, a co-educational middle school which opened in 1917 and later expanded and developed as Dayalbagh Educational Institute.
He was knighted in the 1936 New Year Honours. for founding Dayalbagh.

Early life

He was born on 6 August 1881 in a Sikh Ahluwalia mercantile family belonging to Ambala.

Literature

He wrote many holy books on the Radha Soami sect, explaining the concepts of Surat Shabd Yoga and objectives of Radha Soami in general. A composition of beautiful and inspiring Hymns named 'PREM BILAS' was brought out during His life time.A magazine named 'PREM PRACHARAK' was also published from Dayal Bagh. It contained the day-to-day discourses of Param Guru Sahabji Maharaj and other activities of Satsang. Lists of his Holy Books published by Radhasoami Satsang Sabha :
  1. Prem Bilas
  2. Radhasoami Mat Darshan
  3. Prem Sandesh
  4. Bhagvad Geeta Ke Updesh
  5. Amrit Bachan
  6. Satsang Ke Updesh
  7. Jigyasa
  8. Yatharth Prakash
  9. Sharanashram Ka Shapoot
  10. Swarajy
  11. Sansar Chakr
  12. ''Deen Va Duniya''

Teachings

Huzur Sahabji Maharaj founded Dayalbagh - Garden of the Merciful, the Spiritual Home of Satsangis which is an envy of the heavens on 20 January 1915 on Basant Panchami Day. He spread the Message of Satsang to the four corners of the country and showed that it is possible to bring about fusion of traditional mysticism and modern science and technology. He told us that Better Worldliness rather than unworldliness should be our ideal. We should not become unmindful of our social responsibilities and duties as a citizen in our religious pursuits. We should follow the ideal of Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man if we want peace in the world. He composed Prem Bilas and Yathartha Prakasa and Bhagwad Gita ke Updesh clarified the true meaning of our old scriptures and how they are in line with the concepts and philosophy of Sant Mat.He left for His Heavenly Abode on 24 June 1937.

Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh

Located at: Dayalbagh, Agra. Lineage: Shiv Dayal Singh - Salig Ram— Brahm Shankar Misra — Kamta Prasad Sinha — Anand Swarup — Gurcharan Das Mehta — Makund Behari Lal — Prem Saran Satsangi. Dayalbagh was founded by Anand Swarup, Kt. The present Guru Prem Saran Satsangi is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist of IIT Delhi. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in Dayalbagh from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.