His father was scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak; his mother died a few months after his birth, so he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad, while Shri Narhari Prasad arranged his education.

He was the only rightful successor of both families, but at the age of 16, he left his home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation.

In Jaipur, in 1883, he met the 90-year-old Swami Anandpuri Ji, who taught him the Kriya of Pranayama and Yoga.

He stayed at Jaipur for a long time and started his spiritual preaching and uplifting the people there, attracting many followers there.

[citation needed] He attained Nirvana on 10 July 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to Swami Swarupanand ji.