BYM TEST 04/03/09 No Question How many years, months and days did Shreeji Maharaj 1 stay on earth in His established Satsang? 30 years, 9 months and 19 days 2 Who composed Ram Krushna Govind Jai Jai Govind? Muktanand Swami Which FIVE Devs' has Shreeji Maharaj asked His followers 3 to pay respect to? Vishnu, Shiv, Ganpati, Parvati & Suryanarayan What were the names of Lord Shree Swaminarayan's Bal Sharma, Bhagyawati & Krushna Sharma, 4 grand parents? Bhavani How many Devtas came to have Ghansham Maharaj's 5 darshan at the time he was born? 330 million Which are the FOUR Varna Ashrams mentioned in the 6 Shikshapatri? Bhramin, Kshatriyas, vaishyas and sudhras 7 Which gaam was Sagram Vagri from? Limdi 8 Who is our Kul (Kur) Dev? Hanumanji Magniram of Mangrol, the worshipper of Sharda Devi, eventually became a saint of Swaminarayan Bhagwan. 9 What name was he then given? Adwaitanand Swami 10 Who are the brothers of Nar & Narayan? Hari & Krishna 11 How many children did Rampratapji have? 4 In the Jan Mangal Namavali, what is the 17th name of 12 Bhagwan? Om shree Marut Sut Priyaay namah. What mantra is chanted while doing tilak on the 13 forehead? Om Shree Vasudevaay namah Who else was born when the 900,000 Yogis meditating on 14 Navlakha Parvat had been born? Shukmuni How old was Ghansham Maharaj when he got His ear 15 pierced on the day of Sharad Purnima? 7 Months old 16 Satsangi Jeevan is composed of how many chapters? 319 17 Who is Bharatkhand na raajaa? Nar‐Narayan dev. 18 Which gaam was Mayaram Bhatt from? Manavdaar In the Vachnamrut, how many chapters does the 19 Ahmedabad section contain? 8 How many poem books does the Nishkulanand Kaavya 20 have? 22 Which town was the aarti JAY SADGURU SWAMI first sung 21 by the composer Muktanand Swami? Kalvaani 22 Which year did Maharaj depart to Akshardhaam? 1886 23 God is Saakar or Niraakaar? Saakar 24 Which Mandir was constructed by Viraktanand Swami? Gadhada 25 Who composed the swabhavik chesta? Premanand Swami BYM TEST 04/03/09 No Question Monday 9th day of the bright half of the moon 26 What day, time and year was Ghansham Maharaj born? chaitra VS 1837 (2nd April 1781 AD) at 10.10pm There are 14 circles that are performed in a clockwise direction whilst doing an Aarti, write down where exactly and how many circles are done on what part of Maharaj's 4 around the feet, 2 around the navel, 1 around 27 body. the face & 7 around the whole body. What name was given to Rupjibhai of Vadhvaan after he 28 became a saint? Bhoomanand Swami 29 How many gurus did Lord Dattatrey have? 24 Gurus In Shlok 27, how many groups (types) of people has 30 Shreeji Maharaj instructed us not to associate with? 6 Who offers service by standing besides Nar ‐ Narayan 31 according to our mandir Sinhasan? Udhavji and Naradji What is the exact part on the forehead where the chandlo 32 is applied known as? Bhramrandra What day and year did Ghansham Maharaj leave for van Early Friday morning on samvat 1849 Asadh sud 33 vichran? 10. Complete the following line, "Rojeh Ghode rajeshwar 34 biraaje re ..........................., ................................................ Chhabi joi kotik kandarp laaje re Complete the following line, "Premanand kahe re, Dhyaan 35 dhare ..........................., ................................................ bahunaami Whose daughter was Rampratapji planing to fix the 36 engagement of Ghansham Maharaj with? Nihal Mishra. Which festival was celebrated by Sahjanand Swami upon 37 Sura Khachhar's request? Shaak utsav 38 which Aarti is performed at noon? Rajbhog aarti 39 After how many hours should the water be filtered? 6 hours what gaam did Ramanand Swami depart for 40 Akshardhaam? Faneni What is the lady's name that Hanumanji is stepping with 41 one of his foot on? Shani graha (panoti) gange cha yamune chaiva, godavaree sarasvati narmade sindhu kaveree jalesmin sannidhim 42 Which Mantra is recited while having a bath? kuru. 43 How many daughters and sons did Ichharamji have? 2 daughters and 5 sons 44 who composed Janamangal Namavali? Shatanand Swami Which Shikshapatri shlok prohibits taking medicine that 45 contains meat, alcohol or from an unknown physician? Shlok 31 46 Who was the fifth Acharya in the Amdavad Gadi? Devendraprasadji Maharaj. Which 4 types of Kusangis have Maharaj mentioned in the Kundapanti, Shaktipanti, Sushkavedanti & 47 Vachnamrut? Nashtik 48 What village was Chandrakalaa from? Khambhariya Which Shikshapatri shlok condemns killing of insects such 49 as lice, bugs etc? Shlok 11 What was the name of the krutagni that Nilkanth Varni 50 met whilst he was doing His van vichran? Sevak ram.