Spiritual lineage
Brahmaswarup Swami Shree Shastriji Maharaj
Third spiritual successor
Remembered for advancing Akshar-Purushottam upasana with conviction, scholarship and perseverance.
Teaching emphasis
Faith with understanding
Spiritual conviction deepens when learning, devotion and daily conduct support one another.
Jeevan Charitra
A life carried through devotion.
- Appearance
- 1865
- Birth name
- Dungar Bhagat
- Name after initiation
- Sadhu Yagnapurushdas
- Birthplace
- Mahelav, Gujarat, India
- Principal life work
- Established Akshar-Purushottam upasana through scriptural teaching and the construction of five mandirs.
- Departure
- 1951
Shastriji Maharaj was born as Dungar Bhagat in Mahelav in 1865. His sharp memory, scriptural interest and devotion were visible from an early age.
After becoming Sadhu Yagnapurushdas, his scholarship earned him the name Shastriji Maharaj. He remained steadfast in teaching Akshar-Purushottam upasana despite sustained opposition.
He built five mandirs in which Akshar and Purushottam were worshipped together. His perseverance joined rigorous understanding with practical devotion and prepared the way for Yogiji Maharaj’s succession.