Shiv Brat Lal Verman, (1860-1939) popularly known by the honorifics "Data Dayal" (Merciful) and "Maharishi" (Great Sage), was born in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh state in India in February 1860. He was a post graduate and a famous writer. It is believed that he wrote as many as 3,000 books on various social, historical, religious and spiritual topics.[1] Being a famous writer he was called as the modern Maharishi Ved Vyas and hence became famous with the name Maharishi ji.
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Writings
As an editor he moved to Lahore to edit the 'Arya Gazette' - an Urdu weekly. On 1 August 1907 he started his own magazine, Sadhu, and it acquired popularity very quickly. He became a famous writer and in his lifetime he edited and authored almost 3000 spiritual periodicals and books in Hindi, Urdu & English on various social, historical, religious and spiritual topics. His books Light on Anand Yoga, Dayal Yoga and Shabd Yoga became very famous. He left the body on February 23, 1939.
Maharishi's books on the Radha Soami spiritual movement include:[2][3]
- Light on Anand Yoga (English)
- Dayal Yoga
- Shabd Yoga
- Radhaswami Yog: Part 1-6
- Radhaswami Mat Parkash
- Adbhut Upasana Yog: Part 1-2
- Anmol Vichar
- Dus Avtaron Ki Katha
- Kabir Prichaya Adyagyan
- Kabir Yog: Part 1-13
- Kabir Bijak: Part 1-3
- Karam Rahshya
- Nanak Yog: Part 1-3
- Panth Sandesh
- Safalta Ke Sadhan
- Sahaj Yog
- Saptrishi Vartant
- Sharanangati Yog
- Satsang Ke Aath Vachan
- Vayvahar Gyan Parkash
- Vicharanjali
- Vigyan Ramayana (Urdu)
- Vigyan Krishnayana (Urdu)
Missionary
To spread the Radha Soami spiritual movement, Maharishi began a long journey from Lahore to Calcutta on 2 August 1911. He then left Calcutta, proceeding towards Rangoon by sea. He reached Penang on 31 October and Hong Kong on 22 November, via Singapore and Java. After that he went to Japan and later he went to San Francisco in America, where he delivered two lectures.[4]
Ashram
In 1912 Maharishi founded his ashram in Gopi Ganj in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His discourses attracted seekers of the Radha Soami movement from all over the India and abroad. He left for the "Radha Swami Dham" on 23 February 1939 at the age of seventy-nine. His holy Samādhi stands at Radha Swami Dham, near Gopi Ganj.
Among those who continued his work was Baba Faqir Chand of Hoshiarpur and Param Sant Ram Singh Ji Arman of Jui, Haryana.
See also
- Bhagat Munshi Ram
- Baba Faqir Chand
- Manav Dayal I.C.Sharma
- Manavta Mandir
- Shiv Dayal Singh
- Rai Saligram
External links
References
- ^ "Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal wrote over 3,000 articles and texts". Kheper.net. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Radhaswamidinod.org: Books by Maharishi ji Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Books by Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal Verman
- ^ Anṣārullāh, Muḥammad (1998). Data Dayal Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal Verman By Muḥammad Anṣārullāh. ISBN 9788126004829. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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