Swami Sri Lilashahji Maharaj
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 Swami Sri Lilashahji Maharaj |
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| Born | March 1880 Village Mehrab Chandni, Tanda Baga, Taluka Hyderabad, , Sindh Province of Un-Partitioned India |
| Died | 4 November 1973 Adipur, Gujrat |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Guru of Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Swami Sri Lilashahji Maharaj is the guru of Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu and Sant Sri ManohardasJi Maharaj (Ajmer). He practiced celibacy throughout his life.[citation needed]
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[edit] Biography
Swami Lilashahji was born in Hyderabad, Sindh in March 1880. His father's name was Topandas and his mother's name was Hemibai. Swami's birth name was Lilaram. At the age of ten, his parents died; he was susbsequently raised by Lakhumal. Swamiji was religious during his childhood. He refused to marry and opted to live like a sant and pray to God. He decided to work in favor of the people living in Laad, south of Sindh, for they were illiterate and living in poverty. Lilaram was made president of Bhagat Ratan Darbar, but he left the post in search of truth. He learned Hindi, studied religious and Vedic books, and lived amongst sants. He became a disciple and student of Vedic Acharya Sant Shri Keshavaram, who named him Lilashah.[1]
Thereafter, Swami Lilashahji Maharaj travelled in North India and visited Haridwar, Rishikesh, North Kashi, Kashmir, Tibet and the Himalayas. During these travels, he lived in caves, meditated, and did bhakti (devotion and practise). Swami had started publishing a religious monthly magazine called Tatwa Gyan. After the partition of India in 1947, he assisted the Sindhi community by going to places in India such as Ahmedabad, Alwar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Agra, Bombay, Baroda, and Gandhidham.[1]
He established schools, dharmshalas, gaushalas, hospitals, vridhshrams, libraries, and satsang halls. By the initiation of swamiji, a religious book was started on Atama Darshan from Ajmer. He propagated against the dowry system and encouraged group marriages. Swamiji's capital was religious book and a bed of Tat. On 4 November 1973, he died at the age of 93 years. Sant Lilashahji's Samadhi is situated at Adipur.[1]
He studied Vedanta and was the editor of a philosophical work named "Atmadarshan".[citation needed]
[edit] Disciples
Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu is among the disciples of Swami Sri Lilashahji Maharaj. Bapu was inspired to go to the ashram of the guru Swami Sri Lilashahji Maharaj, at Nainital.
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