Shri Swami Shivom Tirth Maharaj was the favorite disciple of Swami Vishnu Tirth Maharaj. The field of activity of Shri Swami Vishnu Tirth Maharaj was considerably wide and he set a number of milestones in the expansion of the movement of the Shaktipat system. His successor Shri Swami Shivom Tirth Maharaj, the present Guru Maharaj of Ashrams in India and the USA, has, however, gone beyond this horizon after solidifying the work of his revered Guru. Swami Shivom Tirth Maharaj was originally named Om Prakash when he was a householder before joining Shri Swami Vishnu Tirthji Maharaj. He was born in 1924 in the village of Gujrat in Punjabi into a respectable family. He had a deep interest in religion and a strong liking for spiritualism from the very beginning. He studied for his undergraduate degree in Lahore. Afterwards he started leading a simple but highly ideal life.

Om Prakash and his family were duly affected by the partition of the country which consequently compelled him to leave Lahore along with his family. He took a job in Punjabi but soon left and devoted himself to higher objectives and began searching for a competent teacher. After coming to know about the spiritual attainments of Shri Swami Vishnu Tirthji Maharaj, he sought his permission to join him. On receiving Swamiji's consent, Shri Om Prakash bid farewell to his family and was thereafter called Brahmachari Shivom Prakash following his initiation in 1959.

Shri Shivom Prakash, while attaining considerable spiritual elevation in the company of his Guru, dedicated himself completely to the maintenance and improvement of the newly established centers at Dewas and Rishikesh. His unmatched dedication and total surrender to his Guru was a model for others. His steady silent devotion can be well compared with Eklavya, the unrecognized disciple of Dronacharya, who once happened to beat the great warrior Arjuna but ultimately sacrificed his right thumb when demanded by his Guru, Drona. What we see today at the Narayan Kuti Sanyas Ashram in Dewas is the result of the incessant labor of Brahmachari Shivom Prakash. He was concurrently undertaking a deep study of all the important Hindu classics and scriptures. Swami Vishnu Tirthji was very much impressed by the selfless surrender of Shri Shivom Prakash. He arranged for the Brahmachari to in be in the company of many spiritual personalities and took him around to many important religious centers. After receiving initiation into the order of renunciation (Sanyas), which he took in 1963 from Shri Narayan Tirth Maharaj (Kashi), he was given the new name of Swami Shivom Tirth. Shri Swami Vishnu Tirthji Maharaj afterwards authorized Swami Shivom Tirth to succeed him and propagate the system of Shaktipat for the welfare of all people. Since then, Swami Shivom Tirth has accomplished the task of >>kindling the fire of knowledge<< in different countries of the world, all of which Swami Gangadhar Tirthji had predicted.

Swamiji is all loving and embracing. His charming and dignified personality attracts people from every walk of life and almost captivates them by the magnetism of his personality. He holds among his following Hindus, Muslim, Sikhs, Christians, Jews, Chinese, and Japanese. The system of Shaktipat has already gained ground in Europe and America. Swamiji has also undertaken foreign trips whenever he has felt his need abroad.

The special trait of Swamiji's character is that each and every follower believes that he is the one most liked by Swamiji. This is for no other reason except that Swamiji is constantly showering universal grace and he has a natural affection and sympathy for those in need. His knowledge is unfathomable and humility touching. He is extremely simple and yet at times remarkably witty.

The known tradition of the contemporary Siddha Guru, Swami Shivom Tirth, begins with the figure of Swami Gangadhar Tirth. From there it continues with Swami Narayan Tirth. Swami Narayan Tirth passed the tradition of Siddha Mahayoga to Shri Yogananda Maharaj. Shri Yogananda Maharaj passed this tradition onto Swami Vishnu Tirth. Swami Vishnu Tirth received his initiation into the renunciate tradition of the Tirtha order from Swami Purushottam Tirth, an initiate of Swami Narayan Tirth. With Swami Vishnu Tirth this tradition began to appeal to a broader public. For over forty years Swami Vishnu Tirth's book Devatma Shakti has been one of the most reliable references on the path of Siddha Mahayoga. Swami Vishnu Tirth passed on this tradition to his most favored disciple Swami Shivom Tirth. Having retired from his duties as Swami Shivom Tirth has, in turn, passed on his lineage and responsibilities to Swami Shiv Mangal Tirth. Brief biographies of these inspiring individuals are given below. These biographies are drawn from the writings and discourses of Swami Shivom Tirth and Swami Shiv Mangal Tirth.

Shaktipat is the descent of spiritual energy. Since energy is all pervading and is present in every particle of nature, the question arises, "Where does this energy come from and where does it go?"

Shaktipat, thus, means the descent of Chit-Shakti (the power of mind-stuff) of the Guru on the Chit-Shakti of the disciple.

The Guru is regarded to be spiritually more advanced than the disciple. When the higher spiritual power of Guru is transferred to the lower one of the disciple, it arises and activates the disciple's Chit-Shakti and makes it introspective. This awakening and activation is easily possible through Shaktipat.

Kundalini Shaktipat, also known as Kundalini Maha-yoga is a self-perfecting spiritual practice, in which the Kundalini power causes an initiate to perform kriyas (automatic movements) through the power of Kundalini itself. Therefore, its other name is Siddha-yoga, or "the self-proven path of meditation," in which it is the Shakti itself that performs the meditation.

An initiate must not make any effort at all; one's duty is only to surrender. The time and characteristics of the manifestation of Shakti are solely the work of the divine power (Shakti) itself. To practice this type of meditation means that one must simply allow the divine power the opportunity to perform the meditation by itself.