Pramukh Swami Maharaj was born in this year.
1921
He is the founder of BAPS.
Shastriji Maharaj
The shastra titled ‘____’ has
been composed with the pure intent that
____ acquire the knowledge of this
satsang.
Satsang Diksha; mumukshus
Ā ____ jnān mumukshuone thāy evā
shubh āshaythi ‘____’ e nāmnu
shāstra rachvāmā āve chhe.
satsangnu; Satsang Diksha
Satsangah sthāpitas-tasmād
divyo’yam ____;
Swāminārāyaṇeneha
sākshād evā’vatīrya cha.
Parabrahmaṇā
PSM became the President (Pramukh) of BAPS at this young age
28
This guru built the first Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Pramukh Swami Maharaj
When ____ are held, they should only be
conducted ____ harming any beings and
according to the Sampradaya’s principles.
yagnas; without
Ashray Diksha Mantra ā chhe:
Dhanyo’smi purna-kāmo’smi
nishpāpo nirbhayah sukhi;
____-guru-yogena
Swāminārāyan-āshrayāt.
pramāne; Akshara
Manushyāṇām ____ vā
matkuṇādesh-cha pakshiṇām;
Keshānchij-jīva-jantūnām
hinsā kāryā na ____.
pashūnām; karhichit
Despite his simple and humble nature, Pramukh Swami Maharaj personally wrote more than this number of letters to guide devotees.
700,000
Shastriji Maharaj spread the philosophy of this spiritual principle, which distinguishes BAPS from other Swaminarayan sects.
Akshar-Purushottam Upasana
Householders and renunciants are all
entitled to ____. Between them neither
is inferior nor ____, because
householders and renunciants are all
devotees of ____
moksha; superior; Bhagwan
Bhagwan ane brahmaswarup guru ja
____ chhe. Temnā ja dhyān tathā
mānsi pujā ____.
mokshadātā; karvā
Sarve’dhikāriṇo ____
gruhiṇas-tyāgino’pi cha;
Na nyūnā’dhikatā tatra
sarve ____ yatah Prabhoho
mokshe; bhaktā
Pramukh Swami Maharaj received his Bhagwati Diksha from this Guru
Shastriji Maharaj
Shastriji Maharaj built the first BAPS mandir in this village.
Bochasan
Without the Aksharbrahma guru, supreme,
unwavering conviction (____) in
Paramatma cannot be attained and one’s
____ also cannot acquire brahmabhāv.
nishchay; ātmā
Satsangioe ____ kyārey na karvi.
Dharmane arthe pan chori kyārey na
____.
chori; karvi
____ balam rakshed
nā’shrito nirbalo bhavet;
Ānandito bhaven-nityam
Bhagavad bala ____.
Vichāryaivam; vaibhavāt
PSM inaugurated the famous Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar in this year
1992
This Guru spread Satsang in Africa and laid the foundation for BAPS outside of India.
Yogiji Maharaj
A mumukshu should never commit ____
even at a place of pilgrimage. One should
never commit suicide at ____ places
even with the hope of attaining moksha or
merits.
suicide; pilgrimage
____ yagnane arthe pan bakrā
vagere ____ prānioni hinsā kyārey na
ja karvi
Satsangioe; nirdosh
Prabhu-pūjopa-yuktena
chandanenordhva ____;
Bhāle hi tilakam kuryāt
kumkumena cha ____.
puṇḍrakam; chandrakam