CHAPTER 20 - SERVANT OF SERVANTS
Who was sitting in the boys hostel in this prasang?
Mahant Swami Maharaj
Which religion do we follow?
Hinduism
Shriji Maharaj was sitting in a big _____ ?
Yagna
What is the best way to thank God for the gifts he has given us?
By doing his puja
Whose idea was it to compose a new arti?
Mahant Swami Maharaj
What town was the boys hotel located in?
Vidyanagar
Which sampradaya are we a part of?
Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Where was the yagna located?
Dabhan
What do pre preparations for puja include?
Washed clothes, spread asan on clean spot, another cloth for murtis
What is arti?
Arti is prayer offered to Bhagwan with deep feelings
The group of students who came to talk to him were going to become what?
Sadhus
When can a person be called a BAPS satsan?
The person must be firm in agna and upasana
Joban Pagi lived in which town?
Vartal
What do we think about during dhyan?
We think about one’s atma (atma chintan), God (Paramatma chintan) and your ultimate goal in life (dheya chintan)
The sanctums of our mandirs used to be poorly lit by what?
Oil lamps or divas
Swamishri did how many danvats?
3
Sahajanand ek Parameshwar, Gunatitanand Mul Akshar, Pragat Satpurush Mokshanu Dwar, BAPS Pride
Joban Pagi decided to steal what?
Rojho Ghodo, the wonderful horse of Shriji Maharaj
What is the next step following dhyan?
Mansi puja
Arti is a ritual worship of God using the five elements. What are the five elements?
Earth, water, light, air and space.
Servant of a servant
Agna - What are 5 of the 8 things we must do?
Kanthi, puja & panchang pranam, bal sabha & ghar sabha, arti & ashtak, ahar shuddhi, satsang reading & satsang exams, avoiding kusang, study well
Why was Joban Pagi unsuccessful in stealing Maharaj's horse?
Because every time he entered the barn, he would see many forms of Shriji Maharaj, either feeding Rojho or patting it on the back.
What 3 ways do we perform mala during puja?
Sitting chant mala, tapni mala, pradakshina mala
The arti was written by who in what month and year, and what town?
Muktanand Swami, November (5) of 1802, Kalvani