He manifested Himself in a respectable family of Khattris at Agra in 1818. Deep religiosity became evident in Him from early childhood and he started regular spiritual practice expounded in the Radhaswami faith, at the age of six.

Soon His reputation as a great spiritualist and saint spread far and wide. Even when he was a boy, he delivered discourses on metaphysical topics. High philosophical ideas and spiritual sermons delivered by an adolescent amazed the people who listened spellbound.

On the request of His most beloved disciple, Rai Saligram, he laid the foundation of the Radhaswami Satsang on Basant-Panchami day in January 1861. The Satsang grew rapidly and the number of devotees in his life-time rose to three thousand.

The only true successor of Swami ji Maharaj deputed as per the last utterings of the latter was His chief disciple, Rai Bahadur Saligram Saheb. He was born in a kayastha family of Peepal Mandi, Agra, on 14 march 1829.

His undivided and extraordinary devotion towards Swami ji Maharaj attracted wide attention. Once upon the time, when Swami Ji was asked about Salig Ram, He stated 'I do not know if I am his guru, or he is mine.'

For twenty years (1878-1898) He served humanity at large and spread the divine light of love which he had received from His master.

One of his chief successors was Maharshi Shivbrat Lal Maharaj who started His satsang at Allahabad (U.P.). He was born in Bhadoi Distt. of U.P. State.

He was a post graduate and edited tens of spiritual periodicals and authored almost 3000 books in Hindi, Urdu & English in his life time and travelled many places in India and abroad for the service of humanity.

One of his successors was Ram Singh ji Armaan, who was born in a Yadav family of Jui Village, Haryana. He was initiated by Maharishi ji on July 18th, 1920 in Lahore (now in Pakistan).

He was a teacher by profession. He devoted most of his time in Surat Shabd Yoga, and wrote a very popular book 'Armaan Sagar'. He was a real hermit and lead a life of quietude.

The full spirit force of Maharishi ji manifested in 1925, in the form of Param Sant Tara Chand ji Maharaj, in a very poor family in village Dinod in Haryana. His spiritual cravings were very intense and started his search for the Supreme creator in the age of six only.

He did not even enter into marriage institution and remained celibate for whole life to achieve his Supreme goal. Love of Armaan Sahab for Him was the deepest ever known in the history of Santmat.

The present Ashram in Dinod was founded only by Param Sant Tara Chand ji Maharaj, today known as Bade Maharaj ji.

His successor, Param Sant Kanwar ji Maharaj, the present Master arrived on this planet on March 2nd, 1948. His mother was a lady of high spiritual eminence. He is a post graduate in Political Science from Jaipur University.

His spiritual fervent cravings brought Him in this Ashram in the young age of thirty. His very first meet with His Master produced a great phenomenal effect upon Him that He then did not return to his home and declared that I will breathe my last in this Ashram only.

Like all previous saints, He does not spend a single penny of the satsang trust for his personal use. He leads a very simple life and is easily approachable even to the poor. He has got a serene personality and is providing eternal peace to millions of seekers of the Supreme Truth in India and abroad by his splendid powers of sanctity.