[1] Born in the village of Teri in Kohat district, India (now in Pakistan), he was initiated into the sanyasas in the early 1900s in Teri by Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji, who named him Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji.

During Swami Advaitanand ji's life, Swami Swarupanand ji created an order of sanyasis (or renunciates) in northern India and founded several centers with the purpose of disseminating his master's teachings.

[3] At the time of his death, Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj had more than 10,000 followers and more than 300 ashrams in northern India.

[4] One of his disciples was Hans Ji Maharaj, who went on to establish the Divine Light Mission.

[7] Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj is sometimes confused with Anand Swarup of the Radha Soami lineage.