MANIBHAI SALAD
SHRIJI MAHARAJ / NONVIOLENCE
GREAT DEVOTEES
NILKANTH VARNI
MIXED BAG
100

This is the village Manibhai is named after

Salad?

100

The two basic fundamentals that make Hinduism different from others, according to the document

non-violence and vegetarianism

100

This person from the Vachnamrut gave all 13 paisa of his savings to Maharaj

Dubli Bhatt

100

Nilkanth Varni later became known by this name

Shriji Maharaj / Swaminarayan

100

The theme of the Manibhai Salad lecture

Great Devotees

200

Manibhai invited Shastriji Maharaj along with all the santo to stay in this small village

Salad

200

This Brahmin in Bhuj arranged a Shatchandi Yagna and planned to sacrifice many goats and sheep

Jagjivan Mehta

200

Manibhai collected a donation of this amount from Manubhai Bhatt of village Saaring

8,585 rupees

200

Nilkanth Varni upheld this principle even while starving for 10 days in a forest

non-violence/vegetarianism

200

Manibhai endured this hardship while going village to village collecting donations for the Tula

being beaten up

300

The name of the elephant Manibhai arranged for Shastriji Maharaj to ride

Rajsekar

300

Maharaj declared "Ajena yajet," explaining that "aja" actually means this — not a goat

ice that is four to five years old

300

Pramukh Swami Maharaj honored Manibhai's passing by doing this

travelling the whole night to attend his funeral

300

This describes the strength Nilkanth Varni showed during his pilgrimage

following his dharma even under the most severe circumstances

300

This is what Manibhai used as a pillow when sleeping in the sabha hall

his bag

400

Manibhai collected donations for this special event for Shastriji Maharaj's 85th birthday

Suvarna Tula

400

Maharaj argued that true Brahmins should offer these types of items in yagnas instead of animals

rice, barley, ghee, coconuts, and sesame seeds

400

This Vachnamrut chapter describes how a true renunciant sees dirt and gold as equal

Gadhada I-36

400

According to the Shrutis and Smrutis, this is considered the highest dharma

non-violence (ahimsa)

400

The organization Shastriji Maharaj led, which was very small and faced much opposition during Manibhai's time

BAPS

500

Even after all his seva, Manibhai remained humble by sleeping in this place at the mandir instead of demanding a private room

Sabha hall

500

Maharaj ultimately left the yagna arena after this person refused to accept the truth despite losing the scriptural debate

Jagjivan

500

This sacred text by Mahant Swami Maharaj states that one should never kill humans, animals, birds, or insects

Satsang Diksha Shlok 33-34

500

 This is the term used to describe the type of yagna Maharaj advocated for — one that uses sattvik offerings instead of animal sacrifice 

yagna without sacrifice (or sattvik yagna)

500

The MANAN question from the Manibhai document asks youth to reflect on this quality

tolerance and devotion (would we continue seva even after being beaten)

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