Mukhpath
What are the three types of karmas?
Sanchit Karma
Kriyaman Karma
Prarabdha Karma
What are the four parts of Ekantik Dharma?
Dharma, Gnan, Vairagya, Bhakti
Name the four basic beliefs of Hinduism.
1. Avtarvad
2. Karmavad
3. Murtipuja
4. Punarjanmavad
Where did Mahant Swami go study?
The College of Agriculture
What is the supreme law of the land?
What does the "__________" do?
The Comstitution
Sets up the government and defines the government
Where is Bhagwan Swaminarayan's memorial monument located and what is its name?
Gandhinagar, capital of Gujarat
New Delhi
Known as Akshardham
When was BAPS found and what does it stand for?
Bochasan Vasi Shri Aksharpurrushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
1907
How many veds are there? Name them.
Rig Ved
Sam Ved
Yajur Ved
Atharva Ved
What are the names of Mahant Swami Maharaj's Parents?
Hum 5 bhajans that the host tells you and the other team guesses the bhajans...
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DAILY DOUBLE: Who wrote the Bhaktachintamani and how many chapters are there?
Nishkulanand Swami and 164 chapters
What 6 mandirs did Maharaj build?
What 5 mandirs did Shastriji Maharaj build?
Maharaj:
1. Amdavad 2. Bhuj 3. Vadtal 4. Dhorela 5. Junagadh 6. Gadhada
Shastriji Maharaj:
1. Bochasan 2. Atladra 3. Gadhada 4. Gondal 5. Sarangpur
What does "sanatan dharma" mean?
meaning it has no beginning nor end
What is Jinabhai's Uncles name and what mandir did he serve at?
Mohanbhai and Dhari
Pulashram- 2 1/2 months
What is the most important shlok in the Shikshapatri? What number? How many total shloks are there in the Shikshapatri?
II Nijatmanam bramharupam, Dehatya vilakshanam, Vibhavya tena kartavya, Bhaktihi krushnasya sarvada II -116
212 total shloks in the Shikshapatri
What sankalps did Bhramanand Swami have in mind when he went to meet Shriji Maharaj? What was his previous name before sadhu?
“Let him place the rose garland he is wearing around my neck and call me by my name.”
“Let him show me the sixteen divine signs on his feet.”
“Let him introduce me by relating my life story.”
“Let him be reading from the Bhagvat wrapped in a black cloth.”
Ladudanji
DAILY DOUBLE: There are 8 main Hindu scriptures recognized by Shriji Maharaj. Name at least 4-5.
1) Vedas
2) Vyas Sutra
3) Bhagwat Puran
4) Vishnu Sahasranam
5) Bhagwat Gita
6) Vidur Niti
7) Vasudev Mahatmya
8) Yagnavalkya Smruti
What does GURU mean?
One who brings us from the darkness to the light
Daily DOUBLE !!!!
Let one person draw something hand relating to Satsang. Another person will look at the drawing and act it out. Everyone else will guess the drawing.
Points will go to both teams if properly done...
Host chooses if points are provided...
What 3 main Swamini Vato has Gunatitanand Swami given us?
1) Apne to Akshardhamma javu che, evo ek sankalp rakhvo
2) Apde to Bhagwanna chie, mayana nathi, em manvu
3) Jetlu kai mayamay sukh chhe te sarve dukh vinanu hoi nahi e vat pan ek jani rakhvi.
BONUS:+200 points if correct
What is the Vachanamrut? How many are there? Where did they take place? Who wrote it?
The Vachanamrut is a collection of discourses given by Bhagwan Swaminarayan based on dialogues and questions bet. Maharaj and Paramhanses and devotees.
There are 273 Vachnamruts: Gadhada, Sarangpur, Kariyani, Loya, Panchala, Vartal, Ahmedabad
Compiled by Gopalanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, Muktanand Swami, and Sukhanand Swami
The Spring Festival of Colors, with the flinging of dyes on each other and the celebrating the love between the gods Krishna and Radha.
Holi
When, Where, and to whom was Shastriji Maharaj born to?
What was his childhood name?
What was Shastriji Maharaj's diksha name?
Dungar Patel, Dhoribhai and Maluba
Sastri Yagnapurushdas
Watch Guruhari Darshan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8hfVWvDW1M
Name 3 qualities of Mahant Swami Maharaj during Puja
What were the colors of the murtis that were in the process of murti puja?
What was unique about his chandlo at the end of the darshan?
Q1: open-ended
Q2: red and blue
Q3: it was orange and with chokha