Sawan Singh Baba Sawan Singh Grewal (1858–1948), also known as "The Great Master" or "Bade Maharaji", was an Indian Saint. He was the second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) from the death of Baba Jaimal Singh in 1903 until his own death on 2 April 1948.[1]
Baba Sawan Singh Grewal
Before he died, he appointed Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh as his spiritual successor.[2][3] Disciples of his who after his death have formed separate spiritual missions [4] include Sant Kirpal Singh, Baba Somanath, Pritam Das and Mastana Balochistani.[5]
Contents Life See also Notes and references External links
Life Hazur Maharaj Sawan Singh Grewal was born into a JatSikh family on 27 July 1858 in village Jatala, District Ludhiana. His father was Subedar Major Kabul Singh and his mother was Mata Jiwani. He was married to Mata Kishan Kaur and together they had three children. He passed Engineering from Thomason College, Roorkee and joined the Military Engineering Service. He studied scriptures of various religions but retained a strong connection with the Gurbani of the Sikh religion.[6]
Religion
Sikh
Other names Great Master Bade Maharaji Personal Born
27 July 1858 Jatala, Punjab, British India
Died
2 April 1948 Punjab, India
He had contact with a mystic of Peshawar named Baba Kaahan who he hoped to get initiation from but was refused: "I associated with him for several months and during that time he showed supernatural powers on several occasions. When I asked him if he would shower grace upon me by initiating me, he answered: 'No, he is somebody else; I do not have your share.' I then asked him to tell me who that person was so that I could contact him. He replied: 'When the time comes, he will himself find you.'"[6]
Senior posting
Later when Maharaj Sawan Singh was stationed at Murree, he met Baba Jaimal Singh, who said to his companion that he had come to initiate Sawan. After much arguing and discussion
Based in
Punjab
and several conferences with Baba Jaimal Singh, Hazur Maharaj Saawan Singh became thoroughly convinced and received Initiation from Baba Jaimal Singh on the 15th day of
Title
Satguru
October, 1894.
1903-1948
Hazur Maharaj Saawan Singh retired in 1911 and developed Dera Baba Jaimal Singh (Beas) --the "camp of Baba Jaimal Singh" where Baba Jaimal had settled in 1891—and built houses,
Period in office
bungalows and a Satsang Hall. Hazur Maharaj Saawan Singh sheltered victims of the communal holocaust of the Partition of India. His following included Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs,
Predecessor Baba Jaimal Singh
Christians, and for the first time, thousands from abroad, the US, UK, Switzerland, Germany, including Julian Johnson and Pierre Schmidt.
Successor
See also
Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh
Surat Shabd Yoga Shiv Dayal Singh Charan Singh (guru) Sant Kirpal Singh (guru)
Notes and references 1. Sondhi, S. L. (Ed.) (1981). Radha Soami Satsang Beas: Origin and growth. Dera Baba Jaimal Singh: Radha Soami Satsang Beas. 2. Radhasoami reality: the logic of a modern faith by Mark Jurgensmeyer. p.52. Princeton University Press, 1991 3. David lane. 'The Radhasoami tradition: A Critical History of Guru Successorship]' (1992). Garland Publishers, New York ISBN 0824052471 "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110810193224/http://elea rn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rs3.html). Archived from the original (http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rs3.html) on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 4. Radhasoami Gurus (Beas). Appendix Two, Beas gurus and branches: A Genealogical Glossary. Author: David Christopher Lane. Publisher: Garland Publishers. Publication date: 1992 [1] (http://dlane5.tripod.com/ guru4.html) 5. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20060504134735/http://sirsa.gov.in/htfiles/shah_mastana.html). Archived from the original (http://sirsa.gov.in/htfiles/shah_mastana.html) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 6. Spiritual Gems, Letter No.1.
External links Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) (http://www.rssb.org) Science Of The Soul Research Centre (http://www.scienceofthesoul.org) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sawan_Singh&oldid=835998824"
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