Q and A
Which are the five eternal entities?
Jiva (soul), ishwar (deities), maya (darkness/ignorance), Brahman and Parabrahman.
Nijā’tmānam brahmarupam deha-traya-vilakshaṇam
Vibhāvyopāsanam kāryam sadaiva Parabrahmaṇaha
“Bhagwānnā swarupni nishthā thai tene sādhan sarve thai rahyā
bāki kāi karavu rahyu nathi.”
Washing Blankets and Swami's Greatness
Sick sadhus
What is our Upasana?
One should develop oneness with one’s jivātmā and with that Brahma and worship Parabrahma while maintaining a master-servant relationship with Him.
What is the meaning of Akshar Purushottam?
Akshar is Gunatitanand Swami, Purushottam is Sahajanand Swami. We should have devotion towards Purushottam by becoming pure like Gunatitanand Swami.
Bhutam yach-cha bhavad yach-cha yad-evā’gre bhavishyati
Sarvam tan me hitāyaiva Swāminārāyaṇechchhayā
Āpaṇo janma be vāt sādhavā sāru thayo chhe, temā ek Aksharrup thāvu, emā deh antarāyrup chhe;
ne biju Bhagwānmā jodāvu, temā sang anek prakārnā antarāyrup chhe. E be khot tāḷavi
Maharaj's Eternal Residence Akshardham
Gunatitanand Swami was eating
Maharaj said to Kalyanbhai of Vanthali: 'Do you recognize this sadhu?' To which he replied: 'Yes, he is a great ascetic, renunciant, and he understands the glory of all.'
Maharaj then said: 'Not only that. He is my eternal residence, Akshardham.'
Why is it important to understand Parabrahma’s Swarup
“The knowledge of God’s form and the knowledge of God’s greatness are the two extraordinary means to attain liberation.”
If Bhagwan is sarvopari then what’s the need for Aksharbrahma?
Aksharbrahma is necessary because he serves as the divine abode of God, the ideal devotee for us to emulate, and the essential for the "gateway to moksha"
Sarva-kartā cha sākārah sarvopari sadā Harihi
Mumukshuṇām vimokshāya prakato vartate sadā
“Karod rupiyā kharachtā paṇ āvā Sādhu maḷe nahi ne karod rupiyā detā paṇ ā vātu maḷe nahi ne karod rupiyā āpatā paṇ manushya-deh maḷe nahi
ne āpaṇe paṇ karod janma dharyā chhe, paṇ koi vakhat āvo jog maḷyo nathi. Nikar shu karavā deh dharavo pade?”
Abhe Sinh Attains Firm Faith
did not have firm faith that Maharaj was the supreme God.
“Am I a true sadhu with the thirty qualities or not?” He said, ‘Yes’. Swami said, “Such a sadhu would lie?” He said, ‘No’. Swami said, “So I am telling you that Maharaj is supreme.
Which Vachnamrut talks about Bhagwan Swaminarayan being Sarvopari?
Gadhada Section III - 38
What is the role of the pragat Satpurush (4)
1. To establish firm conviction in God.
2. To help the jiva become brahmarup.
3. To enable the experience of the bliss of the manifest God.
4. To grant ultimate liberation (moksha).
Brahmā’kshara-guru-dvārā Bhagavān prakatah sadā
Sahitah sakalaishvaryaih paramā’nandam arpayan
“Sārāmā sāru to ā Bhagwān ne ā Sādhuno sambandh thayo chhe tethi kāi sāru nathi ne tethi kāi sāru samajavānu nathi ne bhundāmā bhundu shu chhe?
To ā Sādhune vishe manushyabhāv āve chhe tethi biju kāi bhundu nathi.”
Bhayatmanand Swami Understands Supremacy
Sadguru Bhayatmanand Swami was considered the embodiment of following agna.
you have still have some small deficieny in understanding Maharaj’s true form.
Therefore, if I tell you about the form of Shreeji Maharaj, and if you instill it in your soul and make it firm in your soul, then Maharaj will immediately make you leave your body.
Which Vachnamrut talks about Bhagwan Swaminarayan being Sakar and Divya?
Gadhada Section III - 32
Why is it necessary to become "Brahmarup"?
To become Brahmarup means to become free from the influence of the three gunas — sattva, rajas, and tamas — and firmly identify as the ātmā, separate from the body, mind, ego, and worldly attachments.
Only after becoming Brahmarup can one offer pure and the highest level of bhakti to Purushottam Bhagwan.
Guṇātita-samārabdha-paramparā-pratishthitaha
Prakatā’kshara-brahmaikah sampradāye’sti no guruhu
“Sant kahe tem karavu te shreshth chhe ne mandhāryu karavu te kanishth chhe, ne mangamtu karato hoy ne te tyāg rākhato hoy ne ākhā mandirnu kām ekalo karato hoy ne game etalā māṇasne satsang karāvto hoy, to paṇ te nyun chhe ne tene koik divas vighna chhe...
sant kahe em karavu e nirguṇ chhe ne mangamtu karavu e saguṇ chhe.”
Shitaldas Attains Conviction in Supremacy
Shitaldas set out in search of Bhagwan
Shitaldas had the darshan of Shriji Maharaj. As their eyes met, Shitaldas went into samadhi.
Shriji Maharaj told him, “Wish again that if I (Shriji Maharaj) am sarvopari, let me have infinite forms
He told everyone of his experience, “Shriji Maharaj is the supreme, sarvavatari Bhagwan.
How should we worship Aksharbrahma?
“Such a Sant should not be thought of as a human being, nor should he be thought of as a deity, because such behavior is not possible for either humans or deities. Indeed, even though that Sant appears to be human, he is still worthy of being worshipped on par with God.”