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beli ram , sri swami swarupanand ji maharaj -lrb- 1 february 1884 -- 9 april 1936 -rrb- , was an indian guru of the advait mat lineage .
he was also known as `` second master '' , as `` param sant ji '' or `` second guru '' , as sri nangli sahib , and as swami shri nangli niwasi bhagwaan ji .
born in village teri in kohat district , india -lrb- now in pakistan -rrb- , the young beli ram was initiated into the sanyasas in the early 1900s in teri by advaitanand ji , who named him swarupanand ji .
during advaitanand 's life , swarupanand created an order of `` sannyasins '' -lrb- or renunciates -rrb- in northern india and founded several centers with the purpose of disseminating his master 's teachings .
in 1935 , he moved from punjab to delhi .
he died a year later on 9 april 1936 in the village of nangli , near meerut .
at the time of his death , swarupanand had ten thousand followers and more than three hundred ashrams in northern india .
one of his disciples was hans ji maharaj , who went on to establish the divine light mission .
there were reported indications made by swarupanand about hans ji maharaj being his successor that were later contested by a group of mahatmas that did not appreciate that hans ji was married , making him a `` householder '' , a status that in their views as renunciates was not acceptable .
according to another account , swarupanand was succeeded by shri swami vairagya anand ji maharaj , also known as the `` third master '' .
his another disciple `` shri swami ramanand satyarthi ji maharaj '' went on to establish `` paramhans satyarthi mission '' .
under the guidance of shri .
nangli niwasi bhagwan ji -lrb- shri shri 1008 swami swarupanand ji maharaj -rrb- , he attained supreme self-realization and vowed to publicize the knowledge of '' satya '' for the welfare of humankind .
swarupanand ji is sometimes confused with anand swarup of the radha soami lineage .
