This world is nothing but a long dream, take it granted. - Shri Ranjit Maharaj
1789
Birth of Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj at Nimbargi Village at South Solapur Maharashtra, India.
1820
Initiation by Almighty "Kadsiddeshwar" who appeared as a vision to Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj.
1843
Birth of Sri Bhausaheb Maharaj at Umdi in Maharashtra.
1885
Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj's death anniversary.
1888
Birth of Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj at Pathri, Solapur, Maharashtra.
1900
Sri Bhausaheb Maharaj laid the foundation of Samadhi of his Guru Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj at Inchigiri, Bijapur, Karnataka.
1906
Initiation of Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj by Sri Bhausaheb Maharaj.
4th January,1913
Shri Ranjit Maharaj was born on 4th Jan 1913. His father’s name was Chunnilal and his mother’s name was VidyaGauri and the family was very affluent. Since childhood he had great faith in lord Krishna. Shri Ranjit Maharaj was taken to Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj by Shri Jagmohan Das in the year 1924.
Ranjit Maharaj
Faith in his Master became so ingrained in him that he abandoned all the worship he had for Lord Krishna and only followed his Master’s teachings. In 1934, at the age of 24, Shri Ranjit Maharaj and his co-disciple Shri Devidas Maharaj took initiation to monkhood. As per his Master’s words “Live with the conviction that the whole world is my family”, Shri Ranjit Maharaj and few other co disciples who had taken monkhood had travelled to places like Patan, Viramgaum, Khandwa, Delhi and Haridwar. He had many experiences in his monkhood and followed his Masters teachings to the core “Without devotion knowledge is lame; without knowledge mere dispassion is blind- therefore there should be oneness across devotion, knowledge and dispassion”. Later Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj had told them to take dispassion over dispassion – so to renounce dispassion also. Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj then made them renounce the clothes of dispassion (monkhood) and asked them to live a normal life surrendering whatever one has or whatever is at the holy feet of Sadguru and be a trustee of whatever one has surrendered.
Ranjit Maharaj
Shri Ranjit Maharaj remained unmarried completely surrendering to his Master’s teachings. He worked in various places in Mumbai like Wellingdon club for 11 years, Sarvodaya hospital for 8 years and at Kondor Interiors at Bandra until he was almost 80yrs old. He always used to stay alone and since 1942, he lived in the same house at Narayan Building, 2nd Floor, VP Road, Girgaum, Mumbai-400004. While Shri Ranjit Maharaj, after nirvana of his Guru, was actively participating in conducting Guru purnima Saptah, Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj’s Punyatithisaptah at Bagewadi and Diwali Saptah in Mumbai, he had not taken the formal mantle of being a Guru though many were seeking his advice on philosophy and teachings. He never wanted to be a Guru as he did not want the bondage of having disciples .However true to his Master’s wish, In 1983, Shri Ranjit Maharaj at the age of 70, initiated his first disciple – Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj’s son’s ( Shri YeshwantRaoMahraj) granddaughter in law, at Pathri. From there on, Shri Ranjit Maharaj’s disciples spread to Mumbai, Nasik, Sholapur, Sangli, Bagewadi and then abroad to France, USA, Germany, UK and many other countries. Shri Motiram Maharaj, son ofShri Siddharameshwar Maharajhad built a Samadhi in his house at Pathri – which Shri Ranjit Maharaj relocated and constructed it properly in 1983 followed by a beautiful temple called JnanaSagar Math in 1986.
Amrutlaya
Shri Ranjit Maharaj also released a book in English “Amrutlaya” – based on lectures given by Shri SiddharameshwarMaharaj on script Dasbodh. A lot of his disciples started coming from foreign countries. His style of lectures was very simple, absolute, firm and enlightening. Shri Ranjit Maharaj had good command over English which benefited a lot of disciples from the west and from other parts of India. Shri Ranjit Maharaj’s devotion to his Guru was profound and he always insisted on attending 4 saptahs - Guru purnima and SadguruShri Siddharameshwar Maharaj’s Punyatithi at Bagewadi, Rathsaptamisaptah at Pathri and Diwali Saptah at Mumbai. Besides, every disciple was also expected to sing all 4 Bhajans every day – as the bhajans contained all the teachings and helped one to constantly be aware of the teachings. He used to give lectures in Marathi every Sunday at Andheri on Dasbodh and Sadachar( a treatise of Shri AdiSankaracharya on Advaita) and English lectures at his residence every day from 3.30 pm- 5 pm for his foreign disciples except Sat/Sundays.
1914
Sri Bhausaheb Maharaj's attained samadhi.
1920
Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj started spiritual work in Mumbai.
1924
Sri Ranjit Maharaj's initiation by Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj .
1925
Golden Day book published and distributed all over by Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj.
1936
Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj attained Samadhi.
1952
Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj's samadhi made at Walkeshwar, Mumbai on 26th January.
1984
Sri Ranjit Maharaj started initiation of disciples - first disciple being Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj's son's daughter in law.
1986
Sri Ranjit Maharaj constructed the Pathri " Gnyan Sagar Math" at Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj's birth place.
1991
Sri Ranjit Maharaj made the marble statue of Sri SidharameshwarMaharaj at Bagewadi , Bijapur during Diwali.
1996
Sri Ranjit Maharaj started his foreign trip to USA and France.
2000
Sri Ranjit Maharaj attained samadhi on 15 November.
2001
- Sri Ranjit Maharaj's samadhi made at Walkeshwar, Mumbai on 26th January.
- Sri Ranjit Maharaj's samadhi made at Pathri Math.
2006
Sri Ranjit Maharaj's kalash placed at Pathri Math.
2009
Sri Ranjit Maharaj's kalash placed at Math in Brittany in France.
2012
Sri Ranjit Maharaj's 100th Birth anniversary celebrated on 4th January.
2012
Sri Sidharameshwar Maharaj's 125th Birth anniversary celebrated on 20th July.