Guru Siyag was born in the village of Palana, 25 kilometers to the north of the city of Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan (India) on November 24, 1926. Guru Siyag graduated from high school and took up a job as a clerk with the Indian Railways when he turned 18. He soon got married and started a family. In the years that followed, he eventually had five children — a daughter and four sons.