His Holiness Sri Sri Srimat 1008 Swami Narayan Tirthji Maharaj

Swami Narayan Tirth Maharaj first embarked upon His path of renunciation in 1939 (at the beginning of World War II). He left his home and headed directly to Puri where He met Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirth. after spending five or six days there, they both came to Varanasi. He was initiated into sanyas in 1950. Later, Swami Narayan Tirth was left in charge of the Siddhayogashram and Shankar Math by His guru, Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirth. Sri Swami Narayan Tirth traveled widely on pilgrimage covering almost all the reputed religious places & temples. He was the great religious leader in Siddhayogashram, Varanasi & Shankar Math at Uttarkashi. Besides religious deliberation he carried out various social/educational duties to redress the distress of suffering humanity. One of the many rare qualities found in Guruji was that he was quite accessible - his door was open to all who required his darshan. Further, through the power of his silence only, he made great things be accomplished through his shishyas efforts – events that no ordinary person could achieve on their own.

In last decade of his life, Swami Narayan Tirth Maharaj loved to spend most of the year in Shankar Math, Uttarkashi, leaving his disciple, Swami Atmananda Tirthji to run Siddhayogashram. In 1988 Swami Narayan Tirth Maharaj gave his blessings to one of his disciples, Swami SadaShiva Tirth to open an ashram in his name in the United States. (Swami Narayan Tirtha Math).

Year of Mahasamadhi
On 2nd March, 2001 our master, Shri Shri Shrimat 1008 Guru Dev, Swami Narayan Tirtha Maharaj, took Mahasamadhi at His Siddhayogashram in Varanasi. He left Swami Atmanandaji in charge of the ashrams in India.