1 SSP / JUL 99 / 250 BOCHASANWASI SHREE AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA SATSANG EXAMINATIONS BAL SATSANG - TWO Date: 18th JULY 1999 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Total Marks:100 For oQu. Marks Moderation No. Obtained Candidate Number Dept. 1. IN WORDS .......................................................... 2. Centre Number 3. Centre Name ...................................................... 4. Age of Candidate ................ 5. Education of Candidate ............................. 6. Signature of Class Supervisor......................................... NOTE : 7. 1. Figures given on the right hand side indicate the 8. marks for that question. 2. Follow the instructions while answering. 9. 3. Answers should be clear without cancellations. 10. Good Five marks will be given for clear and neat Writing hand writing. Total Examiner’s Signature ................................................... 2 Q.1 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the words given in the brackets. 10 1. The tilak is a symbol of ................................................ (Akshardham, Maharaj, the Sanstha) 2. Mulu Khachar was addicted to smoking ................................. (hoko, cigarettes, a pipe) 3. Shantilal left home at the age of ................. (11, 15, 17) 4. Kamalshi Vanja was ............................. (poor, rich, a beggar) 5. Maharaj was pleased with Dada Khachar's faith, so He built a temple in Gadhada, installing the murti of .............................. (Gopinath, Laxminarayan, Hanuman) 6. Gunatitanand Swami's other name was .................................... (Purnanad, Brahmanand, Nirgunanand) 7. Shriji Maharaj returned to Akshardham in Vikram Samvat year .................................. (1832, 1837, 1886) 8. During the yagna in Jetalpur, Maharaj was giving everyone .............................. kg of wheat to grind. (10, 20, 30) 9. Maharaj gave diksha to the nineteenth haribhakta and named him .......................... (Atmanand, Adbhutanand, Aksharanand) 10. Gunatitanand Swami did not sit in the palanquin in .............................. (Bhadra, Khambat, Gondal) Q.2 Answer the following in one sentence. 10 1. What were the names of Shantilal's mother and father? ....................................................................................................... 2. What did Maharaj eat at Sagram's house? ....................................................................................................... 3. Who is pleased when we observe an Ekadashi fast? ....................................................................................................... 4. What should we use our hands for? 02 ....................................................................................................... 3 5. What is the spot where Gunatitanand Swami was cremated called? ....................................................................................................... 6. What is trait of a sinner? ....................................................................................................... 7. What quality did Muktanand Swami see in Gunatitanand Swami? ....................................................................................................... 8. What do we attain by bowing down at the feet of holy sadhus? ....................................................................................................... 9. Whom did Shastriji Maharaj appoint as the President of the Sanstha? ....................................................................................................... 10. Where did Maharaj conduct a yagna? ....................................................................................................... Q.3 For any FIVE of the following, state who is speaking to whom. 10 1. "Don't worry I'll take you to all the holy places." ....................................................................................................... 2. "I have sacrificed myself for Gunatitanand Swami, I only want to please Swami." ....................................................................................................... 3. "Swami, please name him and bless him." ....................................................................................................... 4. "But it is the only thing I know." ....................................................................................................... 5. "I'll just spent two months in Amdavad." ....................................................................................................... 6. "Where is your God ?" 02 ....................................................................................................... 4 7. "Maharaj, make me your devotee." ....................................................................................................... Q.4 Answer any FIVE of the following, using only three sentences for each. 10 1. What benefits do we get by worshipping God? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 2. What did Gunatitanand Swami make MunjaSuru experience? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 3. Write the meaning of the shloka "Sarvetra Sukhinah ...." ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 4. What does Swami Bapa like? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 5. What did Yogiji Maharaj mean by "a handful of service"? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 6. What reason did ShreejiMaharaj give to the devotees for calling the "Jai"? 02 5 ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 7. Write three of the main points of "Our home Our temple." ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... Q.5 Place a tick (ü) in front of the correct statements and put a cross (û) against the incorrect ones. 10 1. Gunatitanand Swami returned to Akshardham at 12.45 a.m. ................ 2. Sundarji Suthar shaved his head to please the family deity. ................ 3. Maharaj treated Hindus, Muslims, Parsees, Jains equally. ................ 4. Bhagatji Maharaj believed that Gopalanand Swami was Akshar. ................ 5. In Japan, two boys came regularly to meet Pramukh Swami. ................ 6. Yogiji Maharaj would feed everyone first and then eat. ................ 7. While watering the sugercane field, Mulji had darshan of Shriji Maharaj wearing a red pitamber. ................ 8. Sadhus must travel in pairs. ................ 9. Shastriji Maharaj was named Jnanjivandas when initiated as a sadhu. ................ 10. Maharaj used to call Gunatitanand Swami "Trigunatitanand of Bhadra." ................ 02 6 Q.6 Write short notes on any ONE of the following. (In 10 lines.) 10 1. Blessing the spiteful. 2. Love and devotion. 3. A dunce student. ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................