Kamta Prasad Sinha, commonly known as Param Guru Sarkar Sahab, was the fourth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith.[1][2] He was the Spiritual Guru and Head of Radhasoami Satsang , from 1907 to 1913.

Kamta Prasad Sinha
TitleSpiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru)
Personal
Born12 December 1871
Murar, Bihar
Died7 December 1913 (aged 55)
Murar, Bihar
ReligionSant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect
SectSant Mat Radhasoami
Other namesParam Purush Puran Dhani Sarkar Sahab, Sarkar Saheb
Senior posting
Based inGhazipur, Uttar Pradesh,India
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Period in office1907-1913
PredecessorMaharaj Sahab
SuccessorAnand Swarup
SARKAR SAHAB WITH HIS FOLLOWERS AT GHAZIPUR SATSANG GHAR

Dayalbagh based Center of Radhasoami Faith was also founded by him in 1907 [3]

Early life

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His parental name was Kamta Prasad Sinha who succeeded Maharaj Sahab in 1907.[4][5] [6]He was succeeded by Anand Swarup alias Sahab Ji Maharaj in 1913. [7][8]

Literature

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He was also the author of Holy book Prem Samachar"[9] and "Four Letters"[10] composed in form of Prose and Poetry addressing the teaching of Radhasoami faith.[11]

Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh

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DAYALBAGH GURU LINEAGE (SANT SATGURUS OF RADHASOAMI FAITH)

The Guru Lineage of Sarkar Sahab continue till date at: Dayalbagh, Agra (Headquarter of the community) . Lineage: 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.[12] The present Guru[13] Prem Saran Satsangi[14]( Param Guru Huzur Prof. PS Satsangi Sahab) is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist[15] of IIT Delhi. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in Dayalbagh from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.[16][17]

Samadh

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Sarkar Sahab samadh is located in Bihar at Murar considered as a holy place among his followers.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shai, Radhasoami (1961). Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang.
  2. ^ https://eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in/data-server/eacharya-documents/548158e2e41301125fd790cf_INFIEP_72/110/ET/72-110-ET-V1-S1__l_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Jones, Constance; Ryan, James D. (2006). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-7564-5.
  4. ^ http://www.bahaistudies.net/asma/radhasoami-dayalbagh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang : Shai, Radhasoami : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 1961. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  6. ^ Juergensmeyer, Mark (1991). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-01092-2.
  7. ^ Shai, Radhasoami (1961). Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang.
  8. ^ Juergensmeyer, Mark (1991). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-01092-2.
  9. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180531172605/http://radhasoamidayal.net/Guru4.html. Archived from the original on 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2024-06-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Four letters from the pen of His Holiness Huzur Sarkar Sahab | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  11. ^ "Discourses on Radhasoami faith | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  12. ^ "Home". dayalbagh.org.in.
  13. ^ "Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith". www.dayalbagh.org.in.
  14. ^ "Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith". www.dayalbagh.org.in.
  15. ^ "Chapters - Sysi.org". www.sysi.org. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer" (PDF). www.dei.ac.in.
  18. ^ "Satsang Hall Murar - Murar". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2024-10-12.