Advaitanand Ji initiated the "Second Master", Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj in the early 1900s.
10 Facts About Advaitanand Ji
Advaitanand Ji was born on the day of Rama Navami and was therefore named as "Ram Yaad ".
Advaitanand Ji's father was a famous scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak.
Advaitanand Ji's mother died a few months after his birth and he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad.
Advaitanand Ji was the only rightful successor of the both families but at the age of 16, he left his home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation.
Advaitanand Ji was in Jaipur in 1883, where he met the 90 years old Swami Anandpuri Ji, who taught him the Kriya of Pranayama and Yoga.
Advaitanand Ji reportedly wrote in Urdu on a paper: "Accept Paramhans Ram Yaad".
Advaitanand Ji named him as his spiritual successor to his seat but Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji renounced the seat too.
Advaitanand Ji covered Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc.
Advaitanand Ji had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand, that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place.