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{{Short description|Fourth Sant Satguru of Radhasoami Faith and Founder Radhasoami Satsang Sabha}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Kamta Prasad Sinha
| image =
| alias = Param Purush Puran Dhani Sarkar Sahab, Sarkar Saheb
| location = [[Ghazipur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] <br/> [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| religion = Sant SatGuru Of [[Radha Soami]] Sect
| sect = [[Sant Mat]] [[Radhasoami]]
| title = Spiritual Teacher (Sant [[Satguru]])
| period = 1907-1913
| predecessor = [[Maharaj Sahab]]
| successor = [[Anand Swarup]]
| birth_date = 12 December 1871
| birth_place = Murar, [[Bihar]]
| death_date = 7 December 1913 (aged 55)
| death_place = Murar, [[Bihar]]
}}
'''Kamta Prasad Sinha''', commonly known as '''Param Guru Sarkar Sahab''', was the fourth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shai |first=Radhasoami |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang |date=1961}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in/data-server/eacharya-documents/548158e2e41301125fd790cf_INFIEP_72/110/ET/72-110-ET-V1-S1__l_.pdf}}</ref> He was the Spiritual Guru and Head of [[Radha Soami Satsang Sabha|Radhasoami Satsang]], from 1907 to 1913.
[[File:SARKAR SAHAB WITH HIS FOLLOWERS AT GHAZIPUR SATSANG GHAR.jpg|thumb|SARKAR SAHAB WITH HIS FOLLOWERS AT GHAZIPUR SATSANG GHAR]]

[[Dayalbagh]] based Center of [[Radha Soami|Radhasoami Faith]] was also founded by him in 1907 <ref>{{Cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Constance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC |title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism |last2=Ryan |first2=James D. |date=2006 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-7564-5 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Sarkar Sahab was born on 12 December 1871, at Murar in Bihar. His parents named Him as Kamta Prasad Sinha. Even in His childhood, He had evinced traits of exceptional intelligence and memory. He had good command of Hindi, English, Urdu and Persian and a special aptitude for music and poetry. He was a skillful rider and an expert at the game of chess. He was also a well-known cricket player.

He passed the LL.B. Examination and started practice of law at Ghazipur, rising to be a lawyer of high eminence. Sarkar Sahab was initiated into the Radhasoami Faith in 1891 by Maharaj Sahab. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Shai |first=Radhasoami |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang |date=1961}}</ref>

== As Fourth Sant Satguru ==
Sarkar Sahab succeeded [[Maharaj Sahab]] in 1907.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=http://www.bahaistudies.net/asma/radhasoami-dayalbagh.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1961 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang : Shai, Radhasoami : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840/page/n349/mode/1up |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Internet Archive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Juergensmeyer |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slX3eRycszMC&q=brahm+sankar+mishra |title=Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith |date=1991 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-01092-2 |language=en}}</ref> Some influential members of the Central Administrative Council established by Maharaj Sahab were not prepared to accept Sarkar Sahab as the Successor of Maharaj Sahab. When all efforts of Sarkar Sahab to change their uncooperative attitude proved to be of no avail, the Ghazipur Satsang held a meeting in which a separate and independent body, The [[Radha Soami Satsang Sabha|Radhasoami Satsang Sabha]] was formed. Out of 116 branch Satsangs of [[Maharaj Sahab]]'s time representatives of 111 had attended that meeting. He was succeeded by [[Anand Swarup]] alias Sahab Ji Maharaj in 1913.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shai |first=Radhasoami |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang |date=1961}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Juergensmeyer |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slX3eRycszMC&dq=Gurcharan+Das+Mehta+radhaswami&pg=PA51 |title=Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith |date=1991 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-01092-2 |language=en}}</ref>

== Literature ==
He was also the author of Holy book ''Prem Samachar''<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=http://radhasoamidayal.net/Guru4.html|access-date=2024-06-03|archive-date=2018-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531172605/http://radhasoamidayal.net/Guru4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''Four Letters''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four letters from the pen of His Holiness Huzur Sarkar Sahab {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/42651963 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> composed in form of Prose and Poetry addressing the teaching of [[Radha Soami|Radhasoami faith]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discourses on Radhasoami faith {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/1331569773 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> He contributed a number of Articles to ''Prem Samachar'', a monthly magazine published in 1913.

One of these articles, entitled "Param Guru" is a fine exposition of the status of the Sant Satguru in the Radhasoami Faith. It has been clearly established in that article that the "NIJ DHAR (Devine Current)" shall not be withdrawn from this plane of creation until the redemption of all JIVAS has been affected. Sarkar Sahab also composed some SHABDAS (hymns), the recitation of which deeply moves the hearts of the devotees. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Shai |first=Radhasoami |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61840 |title=Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang |date=1961}}</ref>

==Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh==
The Guru Lineage of Sarkar Sahab continue till date at: [[Dayalbagh]], [[Agra]] (Headquarter of the community) . Lineage: [[Shiv Dayal Singh]] (Soami Ji Maharaj)- [[Salig Ram]](Huzur Maharaj)— [[Maharaj Sahab|Brahm Shankar Misra]](Maharaj Sahab) — Kamta Prasad Sinha(Sarkar Sahab) — [[Anand Swarup]] (Sahab Ji Maharaj, Founder of Dayalbagh) — [[Gurcharan Das Mehta]](Mehta Ji Maharaj) — [[Makund Behari Lal]](Lal Sahab) — [[Prem Saran Satsangi]](Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by [[Anand Swarup]], Kt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/ |title=Home |website=dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> The present Guru<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> [[Prem Saran Satsangi]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref>( Param Guru Huzur Prof. PS Satsangi Sahab) is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapters - Sysi.org |url=https://www.sysi.org/chapters.html |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=www.sysi.org}}</ref> of [[IIT Delhi]]. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in [[Dayalbagh]] from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/agra-temple-113-years-in-the-making-inches-towards-completion/articleshow/59040687.cms|title=Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion | Agra News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer |url=https://www.dei.ac.in/dei/files/events/2017/Bicentennial_Celebration_Closing_Function_August_24_2018_Flyer.pdf |website=www.dei.ac.in}}</ref>
{{Gallery
|| alt1=thumb|SANT SATGURU OF RADHASOAMI FAITH (DAYALBAGH GURU LINEAGE) }}

== Departure ==
In summer of 1913, Sarkar Sahab was keeping indifferent health and went to Mussoorie for a change. When he returned to Murar in October, 1913, His health had greatly deteriorated. Thereafter, AKHAND PATH (Continuous recitation of Shabdas) was held in the courtyard in front of His bedroom and continued till 6 December 1913. He was pleased to leave His Mortal Frame at 6 am on 7 December 1913. His Holy Samadh is situated at Murar. Most gracious Huzur named the Holy Samadh as Radhasoami Vihar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login – Dayalbagh Press & Publications Pvt. Ltd. |url=https://dbpress.dayalbagh.org.in/login/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdbpress.dayalbagh.org.in%2Fbooks%2Fdayalbagh-origin-early-history-development-english%2F |access-date=2024-12-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Samadh ==
Sarkar Sahab samadh is located in [[Bihar]] at Murar considered as a holy place among his followers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satsang Hall Murar - Murar |url=https://wikimapia.org/21789277/Satsang-Hall-Murar |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=wikimapia.org |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Shiv Dayal Singh]]
* [[Maharaj Sahab]]
* [[Anand Swarup|Anand Swaroop]]
* [[Salig Ram]]
* [[Gurcharan Das Mehta]]
* [[Makund Behari Lal]]
* [[Prem Saran Satsangi]]

==References==
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