Shiv Dayal Singh

Shiv Dayal Singh

'Shivdayāl Singh Seth (called "Swami Ji" by followers and devotees) was born 25 August 1818 (Agra, Uttar Pradesh) and died 15 June 1878 (Agra). At the age of five, he was sent to school where he learnt Hindi, Urdu, Persian and Gurumukhi. He also acquired a working knowledge of Arabic and Sanskrit. The recitation of the Sikh scriptures was an article of faith in his family. His father, Sardār Dilwali Singh Sethi was a Sahejdhari Khatri Sikh, belonging to the order of Nanak Panthis. His family including his father, mother, mother-in-law, sister and his wife Nārāini Devi (called "Rādhāji" by followers and devotees) were followers of Param Sant Tulsi Sahib from Hathras, India. Sant Tulsi Sahib initiated him at the age of six.i.