# Ranjit Maharaj

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.

## Biography

Ranjit Maharaj was born on 4 January, 1913. His father died when he was 6 years old. In 1924, he met Siddharameshwar Maharaj. The following year he was initiated by Siddharameshwar Maharaj. In 1934, at the age of 21, he got initiated into monkhood. Only in 1983, at the age of 70, he initiated his first disciple, Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj's granddaughter-in-law. Hereafter, he started to attract an international following. In 1996, he was invited to visit Germany, France and the USA. In the following years, he visited these countries several times, as well as the UK, Switzerland and Spain, until 2000, when he died.

## Inchegeri Sampradaya

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 Dnyanacha 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.
vteInchegeri Sampradaya :
Rishi Dattatreya
Navnath, the nine founders of the Nath Sampradaya,
Gahininath, the 5th Navnath
Revananath, the 7th or 8th Navnath, also known as Kada Siddha
Siddhagiri Math c.q. Kaneri Math (est. 7th or 14th century; Lingayat Parampara c.q. Kaadasiddheshwar Parampara
Nivruttinath, Dnyaneshwar's brother
Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296) also known as Sant Jñāneshwar or Jñanadeva and as Kadasiddha or Kad-Siddheshwar Maharaj
Different accounts:
Kadasiddha, also called "Almighty "Kadsiddeshwar", who appeared as a vision to Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj
or
The 22nd or 24th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj, who initiated Sri Gurulingajangam Maharaj
or
"The 25th generation of the kadsiddha at siddhagiri had then initiated Guruling jangam maharaj of nimbargi."
or
"Juangam Maharaj" c.q. "a yogi [at Siddhagiri] who gave [Nimabargi Maharaj] a mantra and told him to meditate regularly on it"
1
Nimbargi Maharaj (1789–1875) also known as Guru Lingam-Jangam Maharaj
23rd Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj
2
Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj Umdikar (1843 Umdi – 1914 Inchgiri)
24th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj
3
Shri Amburao Maharaj of Jigjivani
(1857 Jigajevani – 1933 Inchgiri)
Shivalingavva Akka (1867–1930)
Girimalleshwar Maharaj
Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj (1875–1936)
25th Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj
4
Shri Gurudev Ranade of Nimbal (1886–1957)
Balkrishna Maharaj
Shri Aujekar Laxman Maharaj
Madhavananda Prabhuji (d. 25th May, 1980)
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981)
Sri Ranjit Maharaj (1913–2000)
Sri Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur (1909–2004)
Shri Vilasanand Maharaj (1909–1993)
Shri Ranachhodray Maharaj, Baitkhol Karwar
26th Shri Muppin Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj (1905–2001)
Student of Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj
5
Shri Gurudev Chandra Bhanu Pathak
Bhausaheb Maharaj (Nandeshwar)
Shri Nagnath Alli Maharaj
Maurice Frydman
Ramesh Balsekar
Gautam Sachdeva
Ramakant Maharaj
Alexander Smit
Douwe Tiemersma
Robert Powell
Timothy Conway
Jean Dunn
Mark McCloskey
"Sailor" Bob Adamson
Stephen Wolinksky
Mark West
David Hargrove
27th head: Adrushya Kadsiddheshwar Swamiji
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Shree Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj
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
Boucher, Cathy (2002), The Lineage of Nine Gurus. The Navnath Sampradaya and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Frydman, Maurice (1987), Navanath Sampradaya. In: I Am That. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Bombay: Chetana
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 :

## Publications

* The Way Of The Bird
* Illusion v. Reality (2011), Sadguru Publishing. ISBN 9780615156033.
* My Masters voice : Edited by Linda Flames, Compiled by : Murli Raghvan and Translated by Sachin Kshirsagar , Marathi Version Name : Mazya Sadgurunchi Amrutwani