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Ranjit Maharaj
Born (1913-01-04 ) 4 January 1913Died 15 November 2000(2000-11-15) (aged 87)
Sri Ranjit Maharaj (4 January 1913 – 15 November 2000) was an Indian spiritual teacher in the Navnath Inchegeri Sampradaya tradition, and disciple of Siddharameshwar Maharaj .[ 1] [ 2]
Biography
Ranjit Maharaj was born on 4 January 1913.[ 3] In 1924 he met Siddharameshwar Maharaj . The following year he was initiated by Siddharameshwar Maharaj. In 1934, at the age of 21 he took initiation to monkhood. Only in 1983, at the age of 70, initiated his first disciple, Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj's granddaughter in law.[ 3] Hereafter he started to attract an international following. In 1996 he was invited to visit Germany, France and USA. In the following years he visited these countries several times, and also the UK, Switzerland and Spain also, until 2000, when he died.[ 3]
Inchegeri Sampradaya
Rishi Dattatreya [ a]
Navnath , the nine founders of the Nath Sampradaya ,[ b] [ c]
Gahininath,[ d] the 5th Navnath[ e]
Revananath , the 7th[ f] or 8th[ g] Navnath , also known as Kada Siddha[ h]
Siddhagiri Math [ i] [ j] c.q. Kaneri Math (est. 7th[ k] or 14th century[ l] ; Lingayat Parampara[ m] c.q. Kaadasiddheshwar Parampara[ n]
Nivruttinath , Dnyaneshwar's brother[ o]
Dnyaneshwar [ p] (1275–1296) also known as Sant Jñāneshwar or Jñanadeva[ q] and as Kadasiddha[ r] or Kad-Siddheshwar Maharaj[ s]
Different accounts:
Kadasiddha,[ t] also called "Almighty "Kadsiddeshwar",[ u] who appeared as a vision to Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj[ v]
or
The 22nd[citation needed ] or 24th[ w] Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj, who initiated Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj[ x]
or
"The 25th generation of the kadsiddha at siddhagiri had then initiated Guruling jangam maharaj of nimbargi."[ y]
or
"Juangam Maharaj" c.q. "a yogi [at Siddhagiri] who gave [Nimabargi Maharaj] a mantra and told him to meditate regularly on it"[ z]
1
Nimbargi Maharaj (1789–1875) also known as Guru Lingam-Jangam Maharaj [ aa] [ ab] [ ac]
23rd Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj[citation needed ]
2
Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj Umdikar [ ad] [ ae] (1843 Umdi – 1914 Inchgiri[ af] )
24th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj[citation needed ]
3
Shri Amburao Maharaj of Jigjivani
(1857 Jigajevani – 1933 Inchgiri)[ ag] [ ah]
Shivalingavva Akka (1867–1930)[ ai]
Girimalleshwar Maharaj[ aj] [ ak]
Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj (1875–1936)[ al] [ am]
25th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj[citation needed ]
4
Shri Gurudev Ranade of Nimbal (1886–1957) [ an] [ ao] [ ap] [ aq] [ ar]
Balkrishna Maharaj[ as]
Shri Aujekar Laxman Maharaj[ at]
Madhavananda Prabhuji (d. 25th May, 1980)[ au]
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981)[ av]
26th Shri Muppin Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (1905–2001)
Student of Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj [ bb]
5
Shri Gurudev Chandra Bhanu Pathak[ bc]
Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar)[ bd]
Shri Nagnath Alli Maharaj[ be]
27th head: Adrushya Kadsiddheshwar Swamiji[ bw]
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Shree Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj[ bx]
Notes for table
Notes
^ Frydman 1987
^ Boucher
^ Frydman 1987
^ Dnyaneshwar
^ Frydman 1987
^ Frydman 1987
^ Boucher
^ Kada Siddha (website Ranade Maharaj
^ Kada Siddha (website Ranade Maharaj)
^ Siddhagiri Math
^ Siddhagiri Math (website Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math, Kaneri)
^ Siddhagiri Math (Gramjivan Museum)
^ Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (website Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj)
^ Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj Parampara
^ Dnyaneshwar
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Frydman 1987
^ Boucher
^ Frydman 1987
^ Ranjit Maharaj Timeline
^ Ranjit Maharaj Timeline
^ Siddhagiri Math (website siddhagirimath.org)
^ Siddhagiri Math (website siddhagirimath.org)
^ Kada Siddha (website Balkrushna Maharaj)
^ Boucher
^ Boucher
^ Nimbargi Maharj (website Ranade Maharaj
^ Frydman 1987
^ Boucher
^ Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ganapatrao Maharj)
^ Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj)
^ Amburao Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj)
^ Frydman 1987
^ Shivalingavva Akka (website Ranade Maharaj)
^ Frydman 1987
^ Girimalleshwar Maharaj (website Balkrushnamauli Maharaj)
^ Boucher
^ Frydman 1987
^ Amburao Maharaj Maharj (website Ranade Maharaj)
^ Ranade Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj)
^ Boucher
^ Frydman 1987
^ Ranade Maharj (website Bridge-India)
^ Balkrishna Maharaj (website Balkrishna Maharaj)
^ Nagnath Alli Maharaj (website)
^ Madhavananda Prabhuji (website gurusfeet.com)
^ Boucher
^ Boucher
^ Ranjit Maharaj (website Ranjit Maharaj)
^ Ranjit Maharaj Interview
^ Ranjit Maharaj Satsang
^ Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ganapatrao Maharaj)
^ Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (website Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj)
^ Ranjit Maharaj (website Angelfire)
^ Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar) (website Balkrishna Maharaj)
^ Nagnath Alli Maharaj (website Nagnath Alli Maharaj)
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Gautam Sachdeva
^ Ramakant Maharj (website Ramakant Maharaj)
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Jean Dunn (website Ed Muzika)
^ Jean Dunn (website Ngeton)
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Sailor Bob Adamson (website Sailor Bob Adamson)
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples
^ Siddhagiri Math – History (website siddhagirimath.org
^ Narendracharyaji Maharaj (website Narendracharyaji Maharaj)
Sources
Websites
Amburao Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj): Gurudev R.D. Ranade, Sadguru Shri Amburao Maharaj
Balkrishna Maharaj (website Balkrishna Maharaj): balkrushnamauli.com, Samarth Sadguru Balkrushna Maharaj
Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj): Gurudev R.D. Ranade, Sadguru Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj Umdikar
Bhausaheb Maharaj (website Ganapatrao Maharaj): ShantiKuteer Ashram, Bhausaheb Maharaj
Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar) (website Balkrishna Maharaj): balkrushnamauli.com, Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar)
Dnyaneshwar: V. V. Shirvaikar, A brief biography of saint Dnyaneshwar (Jnanadeva)
Gautam Sachdeva: gautamsachdeva.com, About Gautam Sachdeva
Girimalleshwar Maharaj (website Balkrushnamauli Maharaj): balkrushnamauli.com, Girimalleshwar Maharaj </ref>
Jean Dunn (website Ed Muzika): Jean Dunn and Nisargadatta Maharaj
Jean Dunn (website Ngeton): Ngeton, Navnath Masters
Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (website Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj): Mazad Sad Guru, Biography
Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj Parampara: mazasadguru.com, The Kaadsiddheshwar Parampara
Kada Siddha (website Ranade Maharaj): Gurudev R.D. Ranade, Kada Siddha
Kada Siddha (website Balkrushna Maharaj): Balkrushna Maharaj, Kadsiddheshwar Maharaj
Madhavananda Prabhuji (website gurusfeet.com)Gurus Feet, Madhavananda Prabhuji
Nagnath Alli Maharaj (website Nagnath Alli Maharaj): Shri S.S. Nagnath Alli Maharaj Sansthan, About us
Narendracharyaji Maharaj (website Narendracharyaji Maharaj): A brief biography of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Sri Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj
Nimbargi Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj): Gurudev R.D. Ranade, Sadguru Shri Guruling Jangam Maharaj
Nisargadatta Maharaj Commemorations pt.1: David Godman, Remembering Nisargadatta Maharaj pt.1
Nisargadatta Maharaj Disciples: Advaita Vision, Navnath Sampradaya. Disciples of Nisargadatta Maharaj
Ramakant Maharaj (website Ramakant Maharaj): Shri Ramakant Maharaj, Information
Ranade Maharaj (website Ranade Maharaj): Gurudev R.D. Ranade, Shri Gurudev R. D. Ranade
Ranade Maharaj (website Bridge-India): Bridge-India, Shri Gurudev R.D. Ranade
Ranjit Maharaj (website Ranjit Maharaj): Sadguru.com, Shri Ranjit Maharaj
Ranjit Maharaj Timeline: Sadguru.com, Shri Ranjit Maharaj History
Ranjit Maharaj Interview: InnerQuest, Ranjit interview
Ranjit Maharaj Satsang: inner-quest.org, "Final Reality has no beginning and no end."
Ranjit Maharaj (website Angelfire): Sri Ranjit Maharaj profile
Sailor Bob Adamson (website Sailor Bob Adamson): Sailor Bob Adamson website
Shivalingavva Akka (website Ranade Maharaj): gurudevranade.com, Rv. Smt.Shri.Shivalingavva Akka
Siddhagiri Math: Detailed history of Shri Nisarghadatta Maharaj
Siddhagiri Math (website Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math, Kaneri): Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math, Kaneri
Siddhagiri Math (Gramjivan Museum): Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum Kaneri Math
Siddhagiri Math (website siddhagirimath.org): siddhagirimath.org, Siddhagiri Math – Pedigree
Siddhagiri Math – History (website siddhagirimath.org): siddhagirimath.org, Siddhagiri Math – History
Ranjit Maharaj belongs to the Inchegiri Sampradaya, a lineage of teachers belonging to the Navnath tradition. Ranjit was responsible for instigating the translation, printing and publication into the English language of the spiritual classic, "Master of Self Realization" (Adhyatma nynacha Yogeshwar), that are the utterances of His Guru Siddharameshwar Maharaj. These utterances had been recorded by Ranjit's fellow devotee Nisargadatta Maharaj before Nisargadatta's realization.
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