During his service in the Army, Baba
Jaimal Singh ji met and initiated Baba Bagga Singh ji in
Multan, now in Pakistan. Bagga Singh started a new line of gurus at Tarn Taran
after Jaimal Singh left this mortal frame.
Baba Jaimal Singh Ji retired from the Army on June 7, 1889 and started living in his village, and later built a hut in village Bal Saran at the bank of river Beas, Punjab, India, and started living there. Slowly, a number of devotees increased and one of his devotees donated three beeghas of land for the colony known as the 'Dera' and Radha Soami Satsang Beas.
Once he went to Mari Prahar, [ koh marri ] a city in Pakistan, where he initiated Baba Sawan Singh ji who became the successor guru at Dera Beas after Jaimal Singh left this mortal frame.
Baba Jaimal Singh ji spent his whole life in the service of Dera Beas and its devotees. He left his mortal body on Dec 29, 1903
Baba
Sawan Singh (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 April 2, 1948. Disciples of his, who after his death have formed separate spiritual missions include Sant Kirpal Singh, Baba Somanath, Pritam Das, Shah Mastana Ji and Ishwar Puri.
Sawan Singh Grewal was born into a Sikh family on 20 July 1858 [sammat 5 sawan] in village Jatana, 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 Thomson College, Roorkee and joined the Military Engineering Service. His bearing was majestic and attractive.
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Baba Jaimal Singh Ji retired from the Army on June 7, 1889 and started living in his village, and later built a hut in village Bal Saran at the bank of river Beas, Punjab, India, and started living there. Slowly, a number of devotees increased and one of his devotees donated three beeghas of land for the colony known as the 'Dera' and Radha Soami Satsang Beas.
Once he went to Mari Prahar, [ koh marri ] a city in Pakistan, where he initiated Baba Sawan Singh ji who became the successor guru at Dera Beas after Jaimal Singh left this mortal frame.
Baba Jaimal Singh ji spent his whole life in the service of Dera Beas and its devotees. He left his mortal body on Dec 29, 1903
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 April 2, 1948. Disciples of his, who after his death have formed separate spiritual missions include Sant Kirpal Singh, Baba Somanath, Pritam Das, Shah Mastana Ji and Ishwar Puri.
Sawan Singh Grewal was born into a Sikh family on 20 July 1858 [sammat 5 sawan] in village Jatana, 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 Thomson College, Roorkee and joined the Military Engineering Service. His bearing was majestic and attractive.
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