Shreejibapa Swamibapa

Victory to Lord Shree

Sanskar Deepika Part - 1

Transliteration by Sants and Disciples

Published by Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan Shreeji-sankalp- Adya Acharya-pravar Dharma-dhurandar 1008 Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Suvarna Jayanti Mahotsav Smarak Trust

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Maninagar Ahmedabad - 380 008 Gujarat, India

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ISBN 978-93-81074-35-0

First Edition March 2014 (as E Book) Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj Amrut Mahotsav - Maninagar

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SwaminarayanGadi.com Contents

Nitya Niyams 5 Purushottam Rup Thai Dhyān 5 Mangal%ā Ārti 6 Have Mārā Vhālā Nā 7 Jay Sadguru Swāmi - Ārti 8 Jay Abjibāpā - Ārti 9 Jay Swāmibāpā - Ārti 10 Sloks 11 Sandhyā Ārti 12 Dhoon 13 Shree Swāminārāyan$ Stotram 14 Nirvikalpa Uttam Ati 16 Jamo Thāl% 17 Jay Ghanshyām Jay Jay Karnārā 18 Shreeji Chho Krupāl%u19

Chhad$i 20 Lord Swaminarayan’s Chhad%i20 Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree’s Chhad%i21 Jeevanpran Swamibapa’s Chhad%i22

Sattāvananu tol$u 23 Prāgatya 25 Prasnotari 26 Namoonānu Prashnapatra 41

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X t%hkanthi kant%hi z d$ upadati upad$ati

Z d$h daadh i dād$hi

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¤ l% mangal aa mangal%ā

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Nitya Niyams

Purushottam Rup Thai Dhyān

Purushottam rup thai dhyān karvu, preme thi pāye lad%i, Mastak bhavya vishāl% bhāl jhal%ake, karna bhrakut%i bhali, Chanchal% chhe sukh den$ nen$ nāsā, jyoti kapol%e jhal%e, Mukhad$u ne muchh rekh adhar joi, dād$hi thi drashti t%hare..1

Kant%he tulsi dām vām skandhe, yagnopavit sār chhe, Chhāti manahar shyām stan madhye, vinagun$ rud$o hār chhe, Bāhu dand$ prachand$ shyām kon$i, kānd$ā kare bal% chhe, Āngal%iyu ne hathel%i beu rāti, rekhāo sundar chhe...2

Juo udar anup rup āpe, nābhi chhe und$i ghan$i, Paheri dhoti shyām shyām kat%i e, ujjval% sohāman$i, Sāthal% sār rasāl% joyā jevā, vartul jānu bhalā, Janghā sarakhi suvāl%i ponchi pind$i, ghut%i ni divya kalā...3

Pāni pānchā āngal%i dash juo, rakta nakhe opati, Sol%e chihn sahit charan$ kamal% ni, jod$i bhali shobhati, Ango-ang sal%ang nirkhu Swami, birad tav ur dhari, T$āl%i sarva ripu ane deh-bhāvo, sukh mā thijād%o Hari...4

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Mangal%ā Ārti

Jay mangal%-kāri Prabhu, Jay mangal%-kāri Jay Ghanshyām dayāl%u, jay jay sukh-kāri... Jay...

Mangal% rup anupam, nakh shikh mangal% chhe (2) Sukhad$ā devā mangal%, murti mangal% chhe... Jay... 1

Mangal% mukh kamal% joi, sukh mā thiju chhu (2) Nāsā nayan bhrakut%i, bhāle rijhu chhu... Jay... 2

Mangal% hruday kamal% par, stan mangal% shobhe (2) Chhāti upad$ati kant%he, munijan sahu lobhe... Jay... 3

Mangal% hasta kamal% mā, rekhao nyāri (2) Kāndā kon$i bāhu, bal% bharyu bhāri... Jay... 4

Mangal% nābhi kamal% par, trival%i mangal% chhe (2) Shyām kat%i par dhoti, udar mangal% chhe... Jay... 5

Mangal% charan$ kamal% mā, chihn bhalā sol% (2) Ghunt%i fan$ā ne janghā, jānu chhe gol%... Jay... 6

Mangal%-may murti nu, je darshan karshe (2) Dāsānudās kahe rasbas, thai sukh mā t%harshe... Jay... 7

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Have Mārā Vhālā Nā

Have mārā vhālā nā darshan sāru, Harijan āve hajāre hajāru... 1

D$holiye birāje Sahajānand Swāmi, Purn$a Purushottam antaryāmi... 2

Sabhā madhye bet%hā muni nā vrund, Temā sobhe tāre vint%yo jem chandra... 3

Duragpur mā khel rachyo ati bhāri, Bhel%ā rame sādhu ane brahmachāri... 4

Tāl%i pāde upad$ati ati sāri, Dhunya thāy chaud lok thaki nyāri... 5

Pāghadali mā chhogaliyu ati shobhe, Joi joi harijan nā man lobhe... 6

Padhāryā vhālo sarve te such nā rāshi, Sahajānand Swāmi Akshardhām nā vāsi... 7

Bhāngi māri janmo janma ni khāmi, Mal%yā mune Nishkul%ānand nā Swāmi... 8

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Jay Sadguru Swāmi - Ārti

Jay Sadguru Swāmi, prabhu Jay Sadguru Swāmi; Sahajānand dayāl%u (2) bal%vant bahunāmi... Jay Sadguru...

Charan$ saroj tamārā, vandu kar jod$i; (2) Charan$e shish dharyā thi (2) dukh nākhyā tod$i... Jay Sadguru... 1

Nārāyan$ nar bhrātā, dvijkul% tanu dhāri; (2) Pāmar patit udhāryā (2) agan$it narnāri... Jay Sadguru... 2

Nitya nitya nautam lilā, kartā avināshi; (2) Ad$asat%h tirath charan$e (2) kot%i Gayā Kāshi... Jay Sadguru... 3

Purushottam pragat% nu, je darshan karshe; (2) Kāl%-karma thi chhut%i (2) kut%umb sahit tarshe... Jay Sadguru... 4

Ā avsar karun$ā-nidhi, karun$ā bahu kidhi; (2) Muktānand kahe mukti (2) sugam kari siddhi... Jay Sadguru... 5

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Jay Abjibāpā - Ārti

Jay Abjibāpā, Jay Abjibāpā, Ghare amāre āvyā (2) amne sukh āpyā... Jay Abjibāpā...

Māthe bāndhi pāgh, sinhāsane bet%hā (2) Bāpā Harijano ne santo (2) sau bet%hā het%hā... Jay Abjibāpā... 1

Haid$e paheryo hār, gajarā beu hāthe (2) Bāpā Amne āpi prasādi (2) hāth mukyā māthe... Jay Abjibāpā... 2

Harijan jod$i hāth, ubhā sau āge (2) Bāpā Sadāy rākhajo bhel%ā (2) em sahu māge... Jay Abjibāpā... 3

Krupā karine Bāpā, bolyā bahu prite (2) Bāpā Sadāy rākhashu bhel%ā (2) dhārajo drad$h chitte... Jay Abjibāpā... 4

Ātyantik kalyān$ karvā, avani upar āvyā (2) Bāpā Anādi mukta ni sthiti (2) sarvopari lāvyā... Jay Abjibāpā... 5

Praud$h pratāp jan$āvyo, pragat%yā sukh-kāri (2) Bāpā Hrhusht%-pusht% murti par (2) sevak balihāri... Jay Abjibāpā... 6

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Jay Swāmibāpā - Ārti

Jay Swāmibāpā (vhālā), Jay Swāmibāpā, Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nā (2) ādya āchārya Bāpā... Jay Swāmibāpā...

Keval% krupā kari ne, murti mā lidhā; Purushottam rup kari ne (2) rasbas kari didhā... Jay Swāmibāpā... 1

Sarvopari siddhānto, jag mā felāvyā; Shreeji swayam Bāpāshree (2) saune ol%khāvyā... Jay Swāmibāpā... 2

Desh videshe vichari, mandiro sthāpyā; Sarvopari murtio (2) padharāvi sukh āpyā... Jay Swāmibāpā... 3

Swāminārāyan$ Gādi ne, murt swarup āpi; Bhaktajano nā sankat% (2) sau nākhyā kāpi... Jay Swāmibāpā... 4

Kar jod$i sahu vinave, jay jay karnārā; Sadāy rākhajo bhel%ā, sadāy rahejo bhel%ā Pragat% pragat% pyārā... Jay Swāmibāpā... 5

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Sloks

Āvyā Akshardhām nā ā rājā, sarvopari Shree Hari, Sahajānand Ghanshyām nām dhāri, Shreeji dayā dil dhari; Jān$i birad nāth sanāth karvā, pruthvi pare vicharyā, Khammā Shree Ghanshyām tamo ne khammā, rasbas amo ne karyā.

Vishwesh chho sakal% vishwa tan$ā vidhātā, Trātā tame sakal% mangal% shānti dātā, Māt%e tamāru karun$ā nidhi satya nām, Sāsht%āng nāth tamane karu hu pran$ām.

Agnān-pāsh karun$ā kari kāpi nākho, Nitye prabhu tav pade mam vruti rākho; Bhakto nu pālan karo Prabhu sarva ām, Sāsht%āng nāth tamane karu hu pran$ām.

Tvamev mātā, cha pitā tvamev, Tvamev bandhush cha sakhā tvamev; Tvamev vidyā, dravin$am tvamev, Tvamev sarvam, mama dev deva.

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Sandhyā Ārti

Ārti pragat% Prabhuji ki kije, Haricharan$ kamal% lakhi antar lije... Ārti pragat%... 1

Sanakādik Nārad Tripurāri, (Hari) vimal% nām rat%e vāram-vāri... Ārti pragat%... 2

Anantkot%i bhuavnesh bhavāni, (Hari) sabvidhi mahimā sakat nahi jāni... Ārti pragat%... 3

Dharat dhyān dradh yog munishwar, (Hari) Shesh sahasra-mukh rat%at nirantar... Ārti pragat%... 4

Narnāt%ak kshar akshar nyārā, (Hari) Purushottam puran$ jan pyārā... Ārti pragat%... 5

Nautam rup akal% chhabi nyāri, (Hari) Brahmānand jāvat balihāri... Ārti pragat%... 6

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Dhoon

Rām Krishn$ā Govind, jay jay Govind; Hare Rām Govind, jay jay Govind.

Nārāyan$ hare, shriman Nārāyan$ hare; Shriman Nārāyan$ hare, shriman Nārāyan$ hare.

Krishn$ā dev hare, jay jay Krishn$ā dev hare; Jay jay Krishn$ā dev hare, jay jay Krishn$ā dev hare.

Vāsudev hare, jay jay Vāsudev hare; Jay jay Vāsudev hare, jay jay Vāsudev hare.

Vāsudev Govind, jay jay Vāsudev Govind; Jay jay Vāsudev Govind, jay jay Vāsudev Govind.

Rādhe Govind, jay Rādhe Govind, Vrundāvan-chand, jay Rādhe Govind,

Mādhav mukund, jay Mādhav mukund, Ānandkand, jay Mādhav mukund.

Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$ Swāminārāyan$

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Shree Swāminārāyan$ Stotram

Urdhvam tathādho nahi yasya mānam, Tasmin maho dhāmanirāj mānam; Mukta vrajā nā madhirāj mānam, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 1

Brahmān$d sandoha vibhāsi kāntim, Naikātma kalyān$ nigud$h kāntim; Manushya rupārpit divya shāntim, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 2

Manushya rupam pratimā swarupam, Tathākshare dhāmani divya rupam; Yasyāstya bhinnam kāmaniya rupam, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 3

Divyāmbarā bhushan$ bhushitāngam, Divyā dwitiyā kruti manjulāngam; Divyatvā sampādak sangi sangam, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 4

Swa-Swāminārāyan$ nām mantram, Swayam dishantam bhav pār yantram; Praud$h pratāpā shrit lok tantram, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 5

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Yogādvinā kārit satsamādhim, Sadbhakta sanghāt vināshitādhim; Samprāpayantam tamanā dyupādhim, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 6

Sarvāv tārān pravilāpayantam, Sarvāvtāri tvamaho dharantam; Swarād$iti swān pari darshayantam, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 7

Māyesh Brahmā Kshar sangh bijam, Yenādimuktā api teshu bijam; Tvam sarva dātyāntik mukti bijam, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 8

Pratyaksh ewāsmi sadeti bhānam, Datvā swakebhyo nij Murti dānam; Yāvad ravindu prakat pramān$am, Shree Swāminārāyan$ mā namāmi... 9

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Nirvikalpa Uttam Ati

Nirvikalpa uttam ati, nishchay tav Ghanshyām, Mahātmya gnān yukta bhakti tav ekāntik sukh-dhām... 1

Mohi me tav bhaktapano, tāme koi prakār, Dosh na rahe koi jāt ko, suniyo Dharma-kumār... 2

Tumhāro tav haribhakt ko, droh kabu nahi hoy, Ekāntik tav dās ko, dije samāgam moy... 3

Nāth nirantar darsh tav, tav dāsan ko dās, Ehi māgu kari vinay Hari, sadā rākhiye pās... 4

He krupālo! He bhaktapate! bhaktavatsal! suno bāt, Dayā sindho stavan kari, māgu vastu sāt... 5

Sahajānand Maharāj ke, sab sujān, Tāku hoy drad$h vartano, Shikshāpatri pramān... 6

So patri me ati bad$e, niyam ekādash joy, Tāki vikti kahat hu, suniye sab chitt proy... 7

Hinsā na karni jantu ki, partriyā sang ko tyāg, Māns na khāvat madya ku, pivat nahi bad$bhāg... 8

Vidhvā ku sparshat nahi, karat na ātmaghāt, Chori na karni kāhu ki, kalank na koi ku lagāt... 9

Nindat nahi koi dev ku, bin khapto nahi khāt, Vimukh jiv ke vadan se, kathā suni nahi jāt... 10 Ehi dharm ke niyam me, varto sab haridās, Bhajo Shree Sahajānand pad, chhod$i or sab āsh... 11

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Rahi ekādash niyam me, karo Shree Hari pad prit, Premānand kahe dhām me, jāo nishank jagjit... 12

Jamo Thāl%

Jamo thāl% jivan jāu vāri, Dhou kar charan$ karo tyāri... jamo thāl%...

Beso melya bājot%hiā d%hāl%i, Katorā kanchan ni thāl%i; Jal%e bharyā chambu chokhāl%ii... jamo thāl%... 1

Kari kāt%hā ghau ni pori, Meli ghrut sākar ma bol%i; Kād$hyo ras keri no ghol%ii... jamo thāl%... 2

Gal%yā sātā ghebar fulavad%i, Dudhapāk mālpuvā kad%hi; Puri pochi t%hai chhe ghi ma chad%ii... jamo thāl%... 3

At%hān$ā shāk sundar bhāji, Lāvi chhu tarat kari tāji; Dahi bhāt sākar chhe jhājhii... jamo thāl%... 4

Chal%u karo lāvu jal%zāri, Elachi laving sopāri; Pān bidi banāvi sārii... jamo thāl%... 5

Mukhavās mangamtā laine, Prasādi thāl% tan$i daine; Bhumānand kahe rāji t%haine... jamo thāl%... 6

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Jay Ghanshyām Jay Jay Karnārā

Jay Ghanshyām jay jay karnārā, Karie naman Purushottam pyārā... Jay Ghanshyām

Puran$ brahm Hari āp sukh-rāshi, Pragat% thayā brahm dhām nā vāsi; Āp sakal% avatār thi nyārā... Jay Ghanshyām... 1

Nitya navā shan$gār sajo chho, Bhakto nā bhāve rud$ā thāl% jamo chho; Parachā pragat% dai kod$ purnārā... Jay Ghanshyām... 2

Āshirwād thi dukhadā kāpo, Abhay var dai murti āpo; Komal% kar jan shir dharnārā... Jay Ghanshyām... 3

Divya jivan ni jyot jagāvo, Āp kartā thai kāryo dipāvo; Mangal-may sukh nitya denārā... Jay Ghanshyām... 4

Paheli ne chhelli ej araj chhe, Murti nā sukh ni ek garaj chhe; Jān$i birad te puri pād$nārā... Jay Ghanshyām... 5

Dāsānudās vade pran$ām karine, Pushpānjali tav charan$e dharine; Sukh āpo jān$i sevak tamārā... Jay Ghanshyām... 6

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Shreeji Chho Krupāl%u

Shreeji chho krupāl%u, Bāpā chho dayāl%u, Krupā kari āpo sharan$u tamāru...

Tame chho niyantā kartā hartā, Chho parmātmā buddhi-dātā... Shreeji... 1

Māt pitā tame jivan-dātā, Sagā sambandhi snehi bhrātā... Shreeji... 2

Ame tamārā tame amārā, Din bāl%akone prān$ thi pyārā... Shreeji... 3

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Chhad$i

The ceremonial mace (Chhadi) is a symbol of sovereignty carried before the Lord. A chant (also referred to as the Chhadi) in praise of the Lord is hailed by the mace-bearerduring ceremonies and to pronounce His arrival.

Lord Swaminarayan’s Chhad%i

E...Sone ki Chhad%i (golden mace) Roope ki Mashāl (silver sceptre) Jariyan kā Jāmā (intricately embroidered robes) Motan ki Mālā (pearl necklaces) Māthe Mugat (regal crown upon His head) Kāne Kund$al% (ornate earrings) Hāth mā Rumāl (handkerchief in His hand) Charan mā Tod$ā (anklets around His lotus feet) Dhāmo nā Dhāmi (Master of all the abodes) Nāmo nā Nāmi (Creator of everything that exists) Anādi-mukta ke Swāmi (Master of the Anadi-Muktas) Kāran ke Kāran (Cause of all causes – everything is derived from Him) Rājan ke Rājan (Sovereign of all sovereigns) Bhupan ke Bhupan (King of all kings) Sarvopari (Supreme to everything else) Saday Pragat Chhe Chhe ne Chhej (He remains forever present and supreme) Evā Shree Akshardhām na Adhipati Shree Swaminārāyanbāpā ni Jay ho.. Jay Jaykār ho.Jay ho.Jay Jaykār ho (infinitely many praises to such a sovereign Lord of Akshardham Shree Swaminarayanbapa praise unto Him)

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Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree’s Chhad%i

Jay hoJay Jaykār ho.Jay ho.Jay Jaykār ho (infinitely many praises.praise unto Him) Khamā.Khamā (glory to the Lord) Khamā.Khamā (glory to the Lord) Shree Vrushpur-nivasi Panchā-pitā nā Putra (residing in Vrushpur, as the son of father Pancha) Devu-bā nā Lādakvāyā Lāl (loving child of mother Devu-ba) Nyal-karan$ Bāpa (the father who brings divine delight) Shreeji-swaroop-murti (the form of Shreeji – Lord Shree Swaminarayan Himself) Evā Shree Jeevanprān$ Bāpāshree ni (to such praiseworthy life and soul of all, Bapashree) Jay hoJay Jaykār ho.Jay ho.Jay Jaykār ho (infinitely many praises.praise unto Him)

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Jeevanpran Swamibapa’s Chhad%i

Jay hoJay Jaykār ho.Jay ho.Jay Jaykār ho (infinitely many praises.praise unto Him) Khamā.Khamā (glory to the Lord) Khamā.Khamā (glory to the Lord) Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nā Ādya Āchārya Pravar (the foremost sovereign of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi – He was given this acclaim as, by the express command of Lord Shree Swaminarayan, it was Jeevanpran Swamibapa who gave a physical embodiment to Shree Swaminarayan Gadi) Dharma-dhurandhar 1008 (eternal master of all the sacred aspects of the Faith) Sanātan-dharma-samrāt (sovereign of the eternal religion) Param-kalyān-kāri (granter of eternal salvation to the multitudes) Jeevanprān$ Swamibāpā ni (to such a merciful, almighty and praiseworthy life and soul of all) Jay hoJay Jaykār ho.Jay ho.Jay Jaykār ho (Infinitely many praises.praise unto Him)

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Sattāvananu tol$u

Tran$ deh, avashthā, gun trān, panch vishay, antahkarana chār; Panchbhoot, pran, indriyo dash, devtā chaud nirdhār..jiv tu mahāras.

Tran$ deh Sthul% deh, sukshma deh, kāran$ deh Tran avasthā Jāgrat avasthā, svapna avashthā, sushupti avashthā, Tran$ gun Rajogun$, tamogun$, satvagun$ Panch vishay Shabda, sparsh, rup, ras, gandh Panch bhoot Pruthvee, jal$, tej, vāyu, ākāsh

Dash prān$ tathā tenu karya:- Pān Hrudaymā rahee uchhvās kare chhe. Apān Gudāmā rahee nishvās kare chhe. Udān Kanthmā rahee indriyone golakmā sthāpan kare chhe. Samān Nābhimā rahee chār prakārnā ann ne pachāve chhe. Vyān Sarva sareer mā indriyone bal$ āpe chhe. Nāg Ultee karāve chhe, odkār lāve chhe. Kurma Ankhnā popchā tathā upar neechenā hothne ughād-bandh kare chhe. Krukal Bhukh lagāde chhe. Devdatt Bagāsā lāve chhe. Dhananjay Shareerne fulāve chhe, marelā shareerane pan$ chhodato nathee.

Panch gnān indriyo tathā tenā devtā:- Shrotra (kan) Digpal$ Tvak (chāmadee) Vayudev Chakshu (ānkh) Suryadev Rasanā (jeebh) Varun$dev Ghran$ (nāk) Ashvineekumār

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Panch karma indriyo tathā tenā devtā:- Vak(van$ee) Agnidev Pan$i (hāth) Indra Pād(pag) Vishn$u Pāyu (gudā) Yamrāj Upasth (shishna) Prajāpati

Chār antahkaran$, tenu karya tathā tenā devtā :- Man Sankalp kare chhe Chandra Buddhi Nishchay kare chhe Bramhā Chitt Chintvan kare chhe Vāsudev Ahankār Abhimān kare chhe Rudra

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Prāgatya

Vigat Prāgtya nondh gām Samay 1. Sadaguru Shree Rāmānand Ayodhyā san.1795 Swāminu prāgtya 2. Shree Dharmadevanu prāgatya Itārapur san.1796 3. Shree bhaktimātānu Prāgatya chhapaiyā san.1798 4. Shree Swāminārāyan$ chhapaiyā san.1837 Bhagvānanu prāgatya 5. Sadguru Shree Gopāl$anand todalā san.1837 Swāmibāpanu prāgatya 6. Sadaguru Shree Chudā san.1873 Nirgun$adāsajee Swāmibāpānu prāgatya 7. Jeevanapran$ Shree Vrushpur san.1901 Abajeebāpā Shreenu prāgatya 8. Sadaguru Shree Asalalee san.1923 Ishvarcharan$Dasajee Swāmibāpānu prāgatya 9. Ādhya āchāryapravara khedā san.1963 Shree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpānu prāgatya 10. Āchārya Shree bhārāsar san.1998 Purushottamapriyadāsajee SwāmiShreenu prāgatya

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Prasnotari

Q. Āpan$a upāsya ishtadev kon% chhe? A. Sarvopari Sarvāvatāri Purna% Purushottam Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān% chhe. Q. Āpn%o mantra kayo chhe? A. ‘‘ Swāminārāyan$’’ āpn%o mahāmantra chhe. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ bhagvān kyā ane kyāre pragat% thayā ? A. Ayodhyā pāse āvelā Chhapaiyā gāmmā savant 1837 nā Chaitra sudhi navmee somvārnee rātre dash ghadee jatā ( tā. 2-4-1781) Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān% manushyarupe pragat t%hayā. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān% nā mātāpitā nu nām shu hatu ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ bhagvān% nā pitānu nām Dharmadev ane mātānu nām Bhaktimātā hatu. Q. Dharmadevnā beejā kyā kyā nām chhe ? A. (1) Devsharmā, (2) Hariprasād. Q. Dharmadevnā mātāpitānā nām shu hatā ? A. Dharmadevnā pitānu nām Bālsharmā ane mātānu nām Bhāgyavateedevee hatu. Q. Bhaktimātānā bijā kyā kyā nām chhe ? A. (1) Bālā, (2) Premāvatee Q. Bhaktimātānā mātāpitānā nām shu hatā ? A. Bhaktimātānā pitānu nām Krushn%sharmā ane mātānu nām Bhavāni devi hatu. Q. Mātāpitā tathā gharnā sagā sambandhee bālyāvashthāmā Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān ne kayā nāme bolāvtā ? A. ‘Ghanshyām’ evā madhur nāme bolāvtā hatā.

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Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāj nā prasiddh nav nām no ullekh karo ? A. (1) Ghanshyām Mahārāj, (2) Hari, (3) Krushna%, (4) Harikrushna%, (5) Nilkanth Varn%i, (6) Nārāyan Muni, (7) Sahajānand Swāmi, (8) Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān, (9) Shreejee Mahārāj Q. Mārkandey Muni e Ghanshyām Mahārāj no nāmkaran% vidhi kartā kayā nām āpyā ? A. Mārkandey Muni e Ghanshyām Mahārāj no nāmkaran% vidhi kartā (1) Hari, (2) Krushn%a, (3) Harikrushna% e nām āpyā hatā. Ane val%i kahyu hatu ke ‘Neelkant%h’ aevā nāmthee pan% prashiddh thashe. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāj na ketalā bhai hatā ? A. Ghanshyām Mahārāj na be bhai hatā. (1) Motā bhai Rāmpratāp ane. (2) Nānā bhai Ichhārāmbhai. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāje kayā varshe vidhyābhās sharu karyo ? A. Ghanshyām Mahārāje panchmā varshe vidhyābhās sharu karyo. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāje konee pase vidhyābhas sharu karyo ? A. Ghanshyām Mahārāje potānāpitā Dharmadev pāse vidhyābhās sharu karyo. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāj ne kyā varshe yagnopavit sanskār karvāmā āvyo ? A. Ghanshyām Mahārāje āt%hhmā varshe yagnopavit sanskār karvāmā āvyo. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārājnā bāl %sakhāo kon% hatā ? A. Ven%ee, Mādhav ane Prāg vaghere Ghanshyām Mahārāj nā bāl%sakhāo hatā. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāje vidhvat sabhā mā kyā mat nu pratipādan karyu ? A. Ghanshyām Mahārāje kāshi mā vidhvat sabhā mā ‘Vishishtā%dwait’ mat nu pratipādan karyu.

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Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāj gruh tyāg karee vanmā kyāre padhāryā ? A. Ghanshyām Mahārāj samvat 1849 nā ashād% sudi dasham shukravār nā roj vahelee savāre (tā. 29-6-1792) gruhtyāg karee van mā padhāryā. Q. Ghanshyām Mahārāj vanvicharan % darmyān kyā nāmthee olkhātā?% A. Ghanshyām Mahārāj vanvichran% darmyān Nilkant%h Varn%i nāmthee ol%khātā. Q. Nilkanth Varni noo vanvicharan %noo hetu shoo hatu ? A. Lāmbā samaythee tap kartā tapashveeo ne temnā tapnu fal%- potānā pratyaksh darshan āpavā, lambā samay thee yog sādhnā kartā yogeeo ne temnee yogsādhnānu fal% - potānā pratyaksh darshan āpavā, ane junā teerthone sajeevan karvā tathā navā tirtho sarjavā, mumukshuo ne taptyāg nee reeti shikhav-vee temaj asankhya jeevonu kalyān% karvu veghere anek hetu o Neelkant%h Varn%inā vanvicharan %mā samāyelā hatā. Q. Kramash sāt-āt%h sthal%onā nāmollekhpoorvak Neelkanth Varn%inu vanveecharan% kaho ? A. Neelkant%h Varni Ayodhyāthi sarva pratham Muktanāth, tyārbād Ādivārāh, Seerpur, Kapilāshram, Jagannāthpuri, Ādikurm, Mānaspur, Rāmeshvar, Bhootpuree, Āādikeshv, Pandharpur, Nāshik, Bheemnāth, Māngrol% thai loj padhāryā. Q. Neelkant%h Varn%i Lojmā sarvapratham kyāre padhāryā ? A. Samvat 1856 nā Shrāvan% vadi chat%t%h budhvārnā roj ( tā. 2-8- 1799 ) Neelkant%h Varn%i Lojmā padhāryā. Q. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāminā mātā pitā nā nām shu hatā ? A. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi nā pitānu nām Ajayvipra ane mātā nu nām Sumatidevi hatu.

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Q. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi nu purvāshramanu nām shu hatu ? A. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi nu purvāshramanu nām Rāmsharmā hatu. Q. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi konā thakee deekshāne pāmyāhatā ? A. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi Shree Rāmānujāchārya thakee deekshāne pāmyā hatā. Q. Neelkant%h Varn%i e ketlo samay vanvichran% karyu ? A. Neelkant%h Varn%i e sāt varsh ek mās ane agiyār divas vanvicharan$ karyu. Q. Neelkant%h Varn%i e Lojmā kyu vishist%h kārya karyu hatu ? A. Neelkant%h Varn%i e Lojmā bhāio tathā baheno nee sabhā alag karāvee – e vishisht%h kārya karyu. Q. Neelkant%h Varn%i e Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi sāthe sarvapratham mel%āp kyā ane kyāre thayo ? A. Neelkanth Varn%i e Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi sāthe sarvapratham mel%āp Piplān%ā game Samvat 1856 nā jet%h vadi bārash somvārnā roj savāre ( tā. 18-6-1800 )thayo. Q. Neelkanth Varn$i e Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi pāsethee mahādeekshā kayā ane kayāre grahan$ karee? A. Neelkant%h Varn%i e Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi pāsethee mahādeekshā Piplān%ā game Samvat 1857 nā kārtak sudi ekādashi mangal%vār nā roj ( tā. 28-10-1800 ) grahan% karee. Q. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi e Neelkant%h Varn%i ne shu nām āpyā. A. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi e Neelkant%h Varn%i ne (1) Nārāyan% Muni, ane (2) Sahajānand Swāmi, ā be nām āpyā.

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Q. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi e potānee dharma dhurā Shree Sahajānand Swāmi ne kyā ane kyāre suprat karee. A. Jetpurmā Unadkhācharnā Darbārmā Samvat 1858 nā kārtak sudi ekādashee guruvārnā roj (tā. 16-11-1801) Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi e potānee dharmadhurā Shree Sahajānand Swāmi ne suprat karee. Q. Bhaktvatsal Shree Sahajānand Swāmi e Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi pāse kyā be vardān māgyā ? A. (1) Tamārā satsangee ne ne vinchhee nu dukh thavānu hoi to te mane mārā ek ek ruvāde kotee kotee vinchhee nu dukh thāao pan% tamārā satsangee bandhu o ne te nā thāo. (2) Tamārā satsangee ne prābaddhmā rāmpattar lakhyu hoi te rāmpattar mune āve pan% mārā satsangeeo ne te na thāo. Q. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi kyā ane kyāre antardhyān thayā ? A. Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi Fan%en%i gām mā 1858nā māgshar sudi terash guruvārnā roj ( tā.17-12-1801) antardhyān thayā. Q. Shree Sahajānand Swāmi, Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi sāthe ketlo samay vitāvyo ? A. Shree Sahajānand Swāmi Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi sāthe ek varsh panch mas ane sol% divas rahyā. Q. Shree Sahajānand Swāmi potānā ‘Swāminārāyan$’ nāmno prakāsh kyā ane kyāre pragtāvyo ? A. Shree Sahajānand Swāmi e potānā ‘Swāminārāyan$’ nāmno prakās Fan%eni gām mā Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi nā chaudamā na divse karyo. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān e Shikshāpatri kyā ane kyāre lakhee ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān e Shikshāpatri Vadtāl mā Samvat 1882 nā mahā sudi panchmee - Vasant Panchmee - ravivārnā roj (tā. 12-2-1826) lakhee.

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Q. Shikshāpatri mā shloko nee sankhyā ketlee chhe ? A. Shikshāpatri mā shloko nee sankhyā 212 chhe. Q. Shreeji Mahārāj jemne Swāmi. Swāmi.. kahetā prem vibhor thai jatā e Sant kayā hatā ? A. Shreejee Mahārāj jemne Swāmi Swāmi.. kahetā prem vibhor thai jatā e Sant Gopāl%ānand Swāmi hatā. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān antardhyān thayā poorve sampradāynu sukān kone sopyu ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvāne pote antardhyān thayā poorve Sampradāy nu sukān Yogivarya Shree Gopāl%bāpā ne suprat karyu. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān%e potānee manushya leelā kyā ane kyāre sankelee ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvāne potānee manushya leelā Gadhpurmā Samvat 1886 nā jet%h sudi dasham mangal%vārnā roj ( tā. 28-6-1830 ) sankelee. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvān%e ā lokmā manushyrupe ketlo samay darshndān āpayā ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagvāne ā lokmā ogan% pachāsh varsh, be mās ane ek divas manushyarupe darshndān āpyā. Q. Sadguru Shree Gopālānand Swāmi nā purvāshram nu nām shu hatu ? A. Sadguru Shree Gopālānand Swāmi nā purvāshram nu nām Khushāl Bhatt hatu. Q. Khushāl Bhatt nā mātāpitā nā nām shu hatā? A. Khushāl Bhatt nā pitā nu nām Motirām ane mātānu nām Jeeveebā hatu. Q. Sadguru Shree Gopālā%nand Swāmibāpā e satsangnu sukān kone sopyu ? A. Sadguru Shree Gopāl%ānand Swāmibāpā e satsangnu sukān potānā sishya Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpān e sopyu.

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Q. Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā savishesh kyā rehtā hatā ? A. Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā savishesh Amdāvādmā rehtā hatā. Q. ‘‘Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmi ni vāto’’ e pustak kon%e lakhyu hatu ? A. ‘‘Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā ni vāto’’ e pustak Swāmi e svayam lakhyu hatu. Q. Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā, Shree Abji Bāpāshreene kayā shabdathee sambodhtā ? A. Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā, Shree Abjibāpā ne “Jeevanprān%” shabdathee sambodhtā. Q. Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā e satsangnu sukān kone sopyu ? A. Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā e satsangnu sukān potānā shishya Shree Ichwarcharandāsji% Swāmibāpā ne sopyu. Q. Sadguru Shree Ichwarchran%dāsji Swāmibāpā ne kyu birud mal%yu ? A. Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan$dāsji Swāmibāpā ne ‘‘Nidar Siddhāntvādee’’ evu birud mal%yu. Q. Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā nu purvāshramnu nām shu hatu ? A. Sadguru Shree Ichwarchran$dāsji Swāmibāpā nu purvāshramnu nām Behcharbhāi hatu. Q. Jeevanprān$ Shree Abjibāpā nā mātāpitānu nām shu hatu ? A. JeevanprānShree Abjibāpā nā pitānu nām Panchābhāi ane mātānu nām Devubā hatu. Q. Bāpāshree ne bālyāvasthāmāj ketlā kirtan kantthasth hatā ? A. Bāpāshreene bālyāvashthāmāj (chār pad nu ek kirtan evā) agiyārso kirtan kantthashth hatā.

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Q. Bāpāshree nee baheno ketli hatee ? A. Bāpāshree nee chār baheno hatee. Q. Bāpāshree kon% hatā ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān svayam Bāpāshree rupe pragat thayā hatā. Q. Bāpāshree kai sthitee pravartāvee ? A. Bāpāshree e Anādi Mukta nee sthitee pravartāvee Q. Bāpāshree e Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān ne kevā ol%khāvyā ? A. Bāpāshree e Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān ne sarvopari sarva avtārnā avatāree tarike ol%khāvyā. Q. Satsang Mahāsabhā ni sthāpanā kon%e karee ? A. Satsang Mahāsabhā ni sthāpnā Jeevanprān$ Shree Abjibapā e karee. Q. Satsang Mahāsabhā ni sthāpnā kyā ? kyāre ? ane shā māte karvāmā āvee ? A. Satsang Mahāsabhā ni sthāpnā Muli mukāme Samvat 1976 mā karvāmā āvee. Tenā mukhya be hetu hatā ane te chhe (1) Vaheevatshuddhi, (2) Dharmashuddhi. Q. Satsang Mahāsabhā nu mukhpatra kayu ? A. ‘‘Shree Ghanshyām Vijay’’ māsik Satsang Mahāsabhā nu mukhpatra chhe. Q. Bāpāshree e potānee manushya leelā kyā ane kyāre sankelee ? A. Bāpāshree e potānee manushya leelā Kutch-Vrushpur mā Samvat 1984 nā Ashād sudi panchmi nā roj sankelee. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan Gādi nā ādya ācharyapravar Jeevanpran% Shree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpā e mahādeekshā kyāre grahan% karee? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nā ādya āchārya Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Samvat 1986nā Kārtik sudi ekādashi e mahādeekshā grahan% karee.

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Q. Jeevanprān Swāmibāpā nu purvāshram nu nām shu hatu ? A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā nu purvāshram nu nām Purushottambhāi hatu. Q. Purushottambhāi nā mātāpitā nu nām shu hatu ? A. Purushottambhāi nā pitānu nām Mul%jibhāi ane mātānu nām Icchābā hatu. Q. Purushottambhāi nā nānā bhāi nu nām shu hatu ? A. Purushottambhāi nā nānā bhāi nu nām Govind hatu. Q. Purushottambhāi nā bahen nu nām shu hatu ? A. Purushottambhāi nā bahen nu nām Dahibahen hatu. Q. Purushottambhāi ne kai ramat bahu priya hatee ? A. Purushottambhāi ne cricket nee ramat bahu priya hatee. Q. Purushottambhāi ne Satsang no kayo granth ati priya hato? A. Purushottambhāi ne Satsangno "Bhaktachintāman%i” nāmano granth ati priya hato. Q. Purushottambhāi e vidhyābhyāsh kyā karyo? A. Purushottambhāi e prāthmik abhyāsh Khedā mā karyo. Tyārbād mādhyamik abhyāsh Amadāvā mā J.L. English School mā karyo. Q. Khedā kai nadeenā kināre āvyu chhe ? A. Khedā Vātrak nadeenā kināre āvelu chhe. Q. Purushottambhāi e dhandhā māte kayu saher pasand karyu ? A. Purushottambhāi e dhandhā māte Mumbai saher pasand karyu. Q. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā nā gurujee nu nām shu hatu ? A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā nā gurujee nu nām ‘‘Nidar Siddhāntvādee Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā’’ hatu.

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Q. Nidar Siddhāntvādee Shree Ichwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā e Satsangnu sukān kone sopyu ? A. Nidar Siddhāntvādee Sadguru Shree Ichwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā e Satsangnu sukān potānā sishyā Shree JeevanprānShree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpā ne suprat karyu. Q. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e kayo granth lakhyo ? A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e ‘‘ Shree Harignānāmrut Kāvya ’’ nāmano granth lakhyo Q. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Satsangmā sangat%han kel%avvā gāmegām kyā mandal%nee sthāpanā karee ? A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Satsangmā sangat%han kel%avvā gāmegām ‘‘Shree Swāminārāyan$ siddhānt sajeevan mandal%’’ nee sthāpanā karee. Q. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā ne pachāsh varsh poorā thatā kyo mahotsav? Kyā ane kyāre ujvāyo ? A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā ne Samvat 2013 mā pachāsh varsh poorā thatā teo Shree no suvarn%a jayantee mahotsav Man%inagar Amadāvād mā khoob dhāmdhoomthee ujvāyo. Q. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e chhelle dhyān ketlā divash karyu ? A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e chhelle dhyān tapascharyā eksat%h divash karu. Q. Eksat%h divashnee dhyān-tapascharyāmā Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān e Swāmibāpā ne shu ādesh āpyo ? A. Eksat%h divas nee dhyān-tapascharyā mā Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān e Swāmibāpāne pratyaksh darshan āpee potānee ‘‘ Shree Swminārāyan % Gādi ’’ ne murtswaroop āpavāno ādesh āpayo.

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Q. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi ne murtswaroop kyāre āpyu. A. Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Shree Swāminārāyan$ Mandir ,Man%inagar madhye Samvat 2028 nā Bhādarvā vadi amās sanivār (tā. 7-10-72)nā roj Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi ne murtswaroop āpyu. Q. Āpe kai Gādi nā āshrit chai e ? A. Āpe Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nā āsrit chai e. Q. Kāran% Satsang - Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nu kendra sthān kyu ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nu kendra sthān Shree Swāminārāyan$ Mandir-Man%inagar, Amadāvād-8 chhe. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Mandir-Man%inagar mā madhya Mandirmā kon% darshan āpe chhe ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Mandir-Man%inagar mā madhya mandir mā Akshardhām nā adhipati sarvopari sarvāvtāri poorn%a purushottam Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān - Shree Ghanshyām Mahārāj darshandān āpe chhe. Q. Shree Swāminārāyan Mandir Man%inagar mā Ghanshyām Mahārāj nee jaman%ee bāju e tathā dābee bāju e kon% darshndān āpe chhe ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Mandir - Man%inagarmā Shree Ghanshyām Mahārāja ni jaman%ee bāju e Jeevanprān$ Abji Bāpāshree ane tenee jaman%ee bāju e Harikrushn$a Mahārāj darshandān āpe chhe ane Ghanshyām Mahārāj ni dābee bāju e ādya āchāryapravar Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā ane tenee dābi bāju e Shree Sahajānand Swāmi Mahārāj darshandān āpe chhe.

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Q. Āpan%a Kāran% Satsang mā karātā jaynādo no kram kaho ? A. (1) Akshardhāmanā adhipati Shree Swāminārāyan$bāpā nee jay. (2) Shree Ghanshyām Mahārāj nee jay (3) Shree Harikrushn%a Mahārāj nee jay. (4) Shree Sahajānand Swāmi Mahārāj nee jay. (5) Bāpāshree nee jay. (6) Sadguru o Shree nee jay. (7) Shree Swāminārāyan Gādi nā ādhya āchārya pravar dharmadhurandhar sanātandharma samrāt param kalyān%kāree Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā nee jay. Q. Kāran% Satsang nā kendrasthān – Shree Swāminārāyan$ Mandir - Man%inagar ma ujvātā mukhya tran% samaiyāno nirdesh karo ? A. (1) Fāgan% sudi trutiyā – Shree Ghanshyām Mahārāj no vārshik pratisht%hotsav din. (2) Ashād sudi poorn%imā – Gurupoorn%mā. (3) Bhādarvā vadi amās – ādya ācharyapravar Jeevanprān$ Swāmibapā no prāgatya mahotsav. Q. Shree Swāminrāyan% Mandir - Man%inagarmā thatee pānch ārti o nā nām kaho ? A. (1) Mangl%ā ārti (2) Shan%gra ārti (3) Rājbhog ārti (4) Sandhyā ārti (5) Shayan ārti. Q. Āpan%ee Guruparamparā varn%avo ? A. (1) Sarvopari sarvāvatāri Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān. (2) Yogivarya Sadguru Shree Gopāl%ānand Swāmi. (3) Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmibāpā (4) Nidar Siddhāntavādee Sadguru Shree Ichwarcharan%dāsji Swāmi. (5) Ādya āchāryapravar Jeevanprān$ Shree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpā.

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Q. Ādhya āchāryapravarJeevanprān Swāmibāpā e potānā anugāmee uttarādhikāreepade konee niyukati karee ? A. Ādhya āchāryapravar Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e potanā anugāmee uttarādhikāreepade potānā shishya Sant Shiroman%i param poojya Shree Purushottmpriyadāsji Swāmishree nee niyukti karee. Q. Āpan%o mukhya dharma granth kayo ? A. ‘‘Vachanāmrut ’’ āpan%o mukhya granth chhe. Q. Āpan%ā ved kyā ? A. Vachanāmrut e āpan%ā ved chhe. Q. Vachanāmrut e konee vān%ee chhe ? A. Vachanāmrut e Shree Swāminārāyan $ Bhagwān nee vānee% chhe. Q. Vachanāmrut – Shree Swāminārāyan Bhagwān nee vān%ee no sangrah kon%e karyo ? A. (1) Yogivarya Sadguru Shree Gopālā%nand Swāmibāpā. (2) Sadguru Shree Muktānand Swāmi. (3) Sadguru Shree Nityānand Swāmi. (4) Sadguru Shree Brahmānand Swāmi. (5) Sadguru Shree Shukānand Swāmi - ā panch sadguru o e Shree Swāminārāyan Bhagwan nee vān%eeno sangrah karyo. Q. Vachanāmrut granthmā Vachanāmrutonee sankhayā ketlee chhe? A. Vachanāmrutmā vachanāmrutonee sankhyā baso ne totter chhe. Q. Vachanāmrut goodhārthne pragat kartee teekā nu nām shu chhe? A. Vachanāmrut goodhārthne pragat kartee teekā nu nām Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā chhe. Q. Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā nā kartā kon% chhe ? A. Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā nā kartā Jeevanprān$ Abji Bāpāshree chhe.

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Q. Vachanāmrut nā goodhārth ne pragat karavā prashno kon%e poochyā ? A. Vachanāmrut nā goodhārth ne pragat karavā Nidar Siddhāntvādi Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā e Jeevanprān$ Shree Abjibāpā ne prashno poochyā. Q. Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā no sangrah kon%e karyo ? A. Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā no sangrah Nidar Siddhāntvādi Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā e karyo. Q. Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā sah Vachanāmrut granth upar Jeevanprān% Shree Abjibāpā e shu āshirvād āpyā ? A. Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Teekā sah Vachanāmrut granth upar Jeevanprān% Shree Abjibāpā āshirvād āpatā kahyu ke je mumukshu ā divya granth vānchshe, sāmbhal%she, tenā darshan karshe tathā teno mahimā jān%ee sparsh karee chātee ne lagādashe te sarve nu tejomay tan thashe ane ātyāntik moksh ne pāmshe. Q. Gruhashthnā panch vartmān kyā ? A. 1. Dāru na pivo, 2. Mās na khāvu, 3. Choree na karvee, 4. Vyabhichār na karvo, 5. Pote vatlvu nahi ane bijāne vatalāvu nahi. Ā panch gruhashth nā vartmān chhe. Q. Tyāgeenā panch vartmān kyā ? A. 1. Nishkām 2. Nirlobh 3. Nirmān 4. Nihsvād 5. Nisneh ā panch tyāgeenā vartmān chhe. Q. Sthāvar teerth etale shu ? A. Shreeji Mahārāj ane motā mukta nā sambandh ne pāmel bhoomi, nadee, sarovar vagere sthāvar teerth kahevāy. Q. Jangam teerth etale shu ? A. Shreeji Mahārāj nā sakshāt sambandh vāl%ā motā Satpurush te jangam teerth kahevāy

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Q. Shreeji Mahārāj ne māte tathā Murti nā divya avyavo ne māte kayā shabdo vaparāy ? A. Janma-prāgatya, vāl%-kesh, chotee-shikkhā, māthu-mastak, kapāl%-bhāl, ānkho-netrakamal%, nāk-nāshikā, mo-mukhārvind, dādhi-chibuk, gal%-kant%h, chātee-vakshasthal%, hāth-hastkamal%, pet-udar, doontee-nābhi, pag-charan%kamal% vagere. Q. Satsangi mātrā nee ol%akh kai ? A. 1. Tilak chāndlo ane 2. Kanthi. Q. Tilak-chāndlā no arth shu ? A. Tilak e Shreeji Mahārāj nu shuchak chhe ane chāndlo e Anādi Mukta nu shuchak chhe. Jem tilak mā chāndlo rahyo chhe tem Shreeji Mahārāj nee Murti mā Anādi Mukta rahyā chhe. Evi reete tilak-chāndlo āpan%ee upāsanānu pratik-shuchak batāvanār chhe. Q. Kanthi bevdee kem ? A. Shreeji Mahārāj ane Anādi Muka em tatva be chhe chatā temanee ektā dekhāy chhe. Etle Anādi Mukta ane Shreeji Mahārāj hammeshā ek dekhāy chhe tem kanthi nā sarā be chhe chatā ek kahevāy chhe. Q. Shree Muktjeevan Swāmibāpā Smruti Mandir kon%e ane konee smrutimā bandhāvyu chhe ? A. Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi nā āchārya Shree Purushottampriyadāsji Swamishree e potānā gurudev lākhonā lādilā Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādinā ādya āchāryapravar Shree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpā nee param smruti mā ‘‘ Shree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpā Smruti Mandir ’’ bandhāvyu chhe. Q. Smruti Mandir nu udghātan konā shubh hashte ane kyāre karvāmā āvyu ? A. Smruti Mandir nu udghātan āpan%ā Bhārat deshnā tatkāleen uprāshtpati mānyavar doctor Sankardayāl Sharmā nā subh haste Samvat 2049 Bhādarva sud sātam ravivār (tā. 15-9-1991) nā roj karvāmā āvyu.

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Sanskār Deepikā – Bhāg-1 Namoonānu Prashnapatra (Samay:3 kalāk) (Kul gun%:100) Suchnā: pas thavā 50 gun% lāvvā āvashyak chhe.

1. Neechhe nā prashnonā muddāsar javāb lakho. (Game te das) 10 marks (1) Āpanā% upāsya istadev kon% chhe ? (2) Kayo mantra ātyāntik moksh dātā chhe ? (3) Ghanshyām Mahārāj nā bāl%sakhā o kon% hatā? (4) Ghanshyām Mahārāj e Kāshi nee vidhvatsabhāmā kayā matnu pratipādan karyu ? (5) Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi e konee pāsethee deekshā leedhee ? (6) Shree Nilkant%h Varn%i no Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi sāthe pratham mel%āp kyāre thayo ? (7) Shree Nilkant%h Varn$i e Sadguru Shree Rāmānand Swāmi pāsethee mahādikshā kyā ane kyāre grahan% karee hati ? (8) Shree Sahajānand Swāmi e potānā ‘Swāminārāyan$’ nām no prakāsh kyā ane kyāre karyo ? (9) Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān e Shikshāpatri kyā ane kyāre lakhee ? (10) Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān e antardhyān thatā pehlā Satsang nu sukān kone sopyu ? (11) Shree Sahajānand Swāmi e Shree Rāmānand Swāmi pāsethee māngel be vardānono ullekh karo? (12) Sthāvar teerth etale shu ?

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2A. Neechhenee ārtio no shesh bhāg poorn%a karo. (Game te be) 10 marks (1) Nitya nitya nautam..sugam karee siddhi. (2) Mangal% mukh kamal%...... jānu chhe gol%. (3) Harijan jodee hāth sevak balihāree.

2B Neechhenāmāthee game te beno uttar lakho. 10 marks (1) Sandhyā ārati lakho. (2) Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwan māte bolātee chadi lakho. (3) ‘Sattāvannā tol%ā’ no vigatvār ullekh karo.

Pra-3 Neechhenā prashnonā javāba lakho. (Game te be) 10 marks (1) Shree Abji Bāpāshree e kai stheeti pravartavee ? (2) Sadguru Shree Nirgun%dāsji Swāmi Bāpāshree ne kyā shabdathee sambodhtā ? (3) Satsang Mahāsabhā nee sthāpanā kyā, kyāre ane shā māte karvāmā āvee ? (4) Satsang Mahāsabhānu mukhpatra kyu ? (5) Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e mahādeekshā kyāre lidhi ? (6) Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā nu purvāshramnu nām shu hatu ? (7) Purushottambhāi ne kayo granth atipriya hato ? (8) Nidar Siddhāntvādi Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan%dāsji Swāmibāpā e Satsang nu sukān kone suprat karyu ? (9) Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Satsang mā sangathan kel%avvā gāmegām kayā mandal%nee sthāpanā karee ? (10) Jeevanpān$ Swāmibāpā ne pachāsh varsh poorā thatā kyo mahotsav kyā ane kyāre ujvāyo ? (11) Jangam teerth etle shu ? (12) Jeevanprān$ Swāmibāpā e Shree Swāminārāyan$ Gādi ne murtswarup kyā ane kyāre āpyu ?

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Pra-4 Neechhenā māthee game te be prārthnā o pooree lakho. 10 marks (1) Purushottamrup thai dhyān karavu (2) Nirvikalp uttam ati nischay.. (3) Jay Ghanshyām jay jay karnārā.

Pra-5 Neechhenā prasnonā uttar lakho. (Game te āt%h). 10 marks (1) Āpan%ee Guruparamparā varn%avo. (2) Āpan%ā Kāran% Satsang mā karātā jaynādono kram lakho. (3) ‘Vachanāmrut’ Shree Swāminārāyan$ Bhagwān nee vān%eeno sangrah kon%e karyo ? (4) Rahasyārth Pradeepikā Tikā sah Vachnāmrut granth upar Jeevanprān$ Shree Abjibāpā e shā āshirvād āpyā chhe ? (5) Gruhashth nā panch vartmān kayā ? (6) Kanthi bevd%ee shā māte rakhāy chhe ? (7) Shree Muktjeevan Swāmibāpā Smruti Mandir kon%e ane konee smrutimā bandhāvyu chhe ? (8) Shree Nishkul%ānand Swāmibāpā e Duragpurmā Shree Sahajānand Swāmi nā darshannu karelu varn%an lakho. (9) Shree Nilkant%h Varn%i noo vanvicharan% no hetu sho hato ? (10) Tilak chāndlāno arth samajāvo.

Pra-6 ‘Shree Swāminārāyan$strotram’ nāneechhenā shloko lakhee teno Gujarāti mā anuvāda karo. (Game te tran% ) 10 marks (1) Urdhvam tathādho (2) Manushyarupam pratimā.. (3) Shree Swāminārāyan% nām. (4) Pratyaksh evāsmisadetibhānam.

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Pra-7 Soochnā pramān%e lakho. 16 marks (K) Neeche ‘A’ vibhāgamā darshāvel kruti sāme ‘Ā’ vibhāgamā āpelā kartānu nām lakho. (4) A Ā 1. Harignānāmrut Kāvya 1. Sad. Shree Premānand Swāmi. 2. Jamo thāl% jeevan 2. Shree Abji Bāpāshree 3. Nirvikalp uttamati 3. Sad. Shree Muktānand Swāmi . 4. Rahsyārth Pradeepikā 4.Sad.Shree Bhoomānand Swāmi Tikā 5. Ādya Āchāryapravar Shree Muktajeevan Swāmibāpā.

(KH) Neechhe ‘A’ vibhāg mā darshāvel kartāne ‘Ā’ vibhāg mā āpel kārya sāthe jodo. (4) A Ā 1. Shree Nilkant%h Varn%i 1. Satsang Mahāsabhā nee sthāpnā karee. 2. Sad. Shree Nirgun%dāsji 2. Shree Muktajeevan Swami Swāmibāpā Smruti Mandir bandhāvyu. 3. Shree Abji Bapāshree 3. Lojmā bhāi o tathā baheno ni sabhā alag karāvi 4. Shree 4. Sad. Shree Gopālānand Purushottampriyadāsji Swāmibāpāne banne deshnā Swamishree uparee karyā. 5. Satsanganu sukān Sad. 5. Swāmibāpā ne suprat karyu. Shree Ishwarcharandāsji

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(C) Neechhe ‘A’ vibhāg darshāvel prasangone ‘Ā’ vibhāgmā āpel samaya ane sthal% sāthe jodo. (4) A Ā 1. Shree Swāminārāyan 1. Khedā Samvat 1963 Bhagwān nu Prāgatya. 2. Shree Abji Bāpāshree 2. Chhapaiyā :Samvat 1837 nu prāgatya 3. Shree Muktajeevan 3. Vrushpur: Samvat 1901 Swāmibāpā nu prāgatya 4. Āchārya Shree 4. Aslāli: samvat 1923 Purushottampriyadāsji Swāmishree nu prāgatya 5.Bhārāsar:Samvat 1998

(D) Neechhe ‘A’ vibhāgamā āpelā Gujarāti krutinee sāme ‘Ā’ vibhāgamā āpel prakār sāthe jodo. (4) A Ā 1. Purushottamrup thai dhyān karavu. 1. Ārti 2. Jay Swāmibāpā vāhlā 2. Dhoon 3. Āvyā Akshardhām nā rājā 3. Prārthnā 4. Rāmkrushn%a Govind 4. Thāl% 5. Shlok

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