Shiv Dayal Singh, founder of Radhasoami Satsang in 1861

Soamiji Maharaj Shiv Dayal Singh (1818–1878) (also known as Siva Dayal Sahib), the first Satguru of Radhasoami, was born August 25, 1818, into a khatri family, residing in Panni Gali, Agra, India. On the request of his disciple, Rai Saligram Bahadur, also known as Hazur Maharaj, he began offering satsang on Basant-Panchami day in January 1861. Around 1866, the satsang was named “Radhasoami Satsang." Soamiji Maharaj presided over the satsang meetings for seventeen years at Panni Gali and Soami Bagh in Agra until he died on June 15, 1878. ^[1] Image File history File links ShivDayalSingh1. ... Image File history File links ShivDayalSingh1. ... Satguru or Sadguru means true guru (Sanskrit सदगुरू sat=true), literally: true teacher. ... Punjabi Khatri is a subcaste of the Kshatriya caste that is specific to Punjab. ... Agra is an ancient city on the Yamuna River in India, within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... The company of the highest knowledge and Truth; the company of a Guru; contact with a person or an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the Truth. ...

The lineage of Shiv Dayal Singh often is referred to as Radhasoami lineage. Accounts of his guru and successors vary, although he did give verbal instructions on his last day as to how his followers should be cared for. ^[2] According to Radha Soami Satsang Beas, his guru was Tulsi Sahib of Hathras. According to Soami Bagh and Dayal Bagh successors, Tulsi Sahib ^[3] was a contemporary guru of the same teachings, but being a natural born Satguru, Shiv Dayal Singh himself had no guru. Radha Soami (also Radhasoami Satsang or Radhaswami) is a faith that has followers among both Hindus and Sikhs. ... Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) was founded by Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj in 1891 at a site called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh on the West bank of the River Beas in the Punjab of Northern India. ...

Shiv Dayal Singh’s immediate successors included:

• Huzur Maharaj Rai Salig Ram of Peepal Mandi, Agra
• Babaji Maharaj Jaimal Singh of Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beas
• Gharib Das of Sarai Rohilla, Delhi
• Sanmukh Das of Soami Bagh, Agra
• Chachaji Partap Singh of Soami Bagh, Agra
• Radhaji Narayan Dei of Panni Gali, Agra.

A chart of the larger successor lineages helps show the connections among many of the contemporary Sant Mat guru line and branches. ^[4] Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) was founded by Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj in 1891 at a site called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh on the West bank of the River Beas in the Punjab of Northern India. ... Beas is a small town in the Punjab state of India, located between the cities of Amritsar and Jalandhar along the banks of the river Beas. ...

Notes and references

1. ^  Soamiji Maharaj gallery
2. ^  Singh, S. S., & Johnson, J. P. (Translators). (1934). Sar Bachan: An abstract of the teachings of Soami Ji Maharaj, the founder of the Radha Soami system of philosophy and spiritual science: The yoga of the Sound Current. (9th ed.) Beas, India: Radha Soami Satsang Beas.
3. ^  Tulsi Sahib and His Teachings
4. ^  Sant Mat - Surat Shabd Yoga: Contemporary Guru Lines & Branches