Shloks 1
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How many shloks do we have to memorize for prathmik mukhpath?
6
Finish the first stanza of the arti
Jay Swāminārāyan, Jay Akshar-Purushottam,
Akshar-Purushottam jay, darshan sarvottam… Jay Swāminārāyan…
How many stanzas are in the post arti stuti?
7
Which thal are we being tested on?
Māre gher āvajo
Finish this shlok
Shrīharim sākṣharam....
Shrīharim sākṣharam sarva-deveshvaram, Bhakti-Dharmātmajam divyarūpam param।
Shāntidam muktidam kāmadam kāraṇam, Swāminārāyaṇam Nīlakanṭham bhaje॥
What are the names of the 2 puja shloks?
Ahvan mantra and Punaragaman mantra
Finish the 2nd stanza of the arti
Mukta anant supujit....
Mukta anant supujit, sundar sākāram,
Sarvopari karunākar, mānav tanudhāram… Jay Swāminārāyan… 1
Finish Mahant Swami Maharaj's Stuti
Divyam saumya-mukhāravinda saralam....
Divyam saumya-mukhāravinda saralam, netre ami-varshanam,
Nirdosham mahimā-mayam suhrudayam, shāntam samam nishchalam |
Nirmānam mrudu divyabhāva satatam, vāni shubhā nirmalā,
Vande Keshavajivanam mama gurum, Swāmi Mahantam sadā ||
Finish the first stanza of the thal
Māre gher āvajo Chhogalā-dhāri;
Lādu jalebi ne sev suvāli, hu to bhāve kari lāvi chhu ghāri...
Finish the Punaragaman mantra
Bhaktyaiva divya-bhāvena pujā te sam-anushṭhitā I
Gachchhātha tvam madātmānam Akshara-Purushottama II
Finish this shlok
Aum sahanāvavatu saha nau....
Aum sahanāvavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryam karavāvahai |
Tejasvīnā-vadhītamastu mā vid-viṣhāvahai |
Aum shāntihi shāntihi shāntihi |
According to the 3rd stanza, Purushottam Parabrahma...., what is Gunatitanand Swami described as?
Aksharbrahma Anadi (eternal aksharbrahma)
Finish Pramukh Swami Maharaj's Stuti
Vishve vaidika dharma marma mahimā....
Vishve vaidika dharma marma mahimā, satsanga vistārakam,
Vātsalyam karunā aho jana-jane, ākarshanam adbhutam |
Dāsatvam guru-bhakti nitya bhajanam, samvāditā sādhutā,
Nārāyanaswarupa Swāmi Pramukham, vande gurum muktidam ||
Finish this stanza
Suran pūraṇ ne....
Suran pūraṇ ne bhāji kārelā, pāpad vadi vaghāri;
Vantāk vālolnā shāk karyā, me to cholāfali chhamkāri...Māre…1
Finish the Ahvan mantra
Uttishṭha Sahajānanda Shri-Hare Purushottama I
Guṇātitākshara Brahman-uttishṭha krupayā guro II
Āgamyatām hi pujārtham āgamyatām madātmataha I
Sānnidhyād darshanād divyāt saubhāgyam vardhate mama II
Finish the end of sabha shlok
Guṇātītam gurum prāpya brahmarūpam nijātmanah।
Vibhāvya dāsabhāvena Swāminārāyaṇam bhaje॥
Finish the 5th stanza of the arti
Dāsbhāv divyatā saha, brahmarupe priti,
Suhradbhāv alaukik, sthāpit shubh riti… Jay Swāminārāyan
Say Bhagatji Maharaj and Shastriji Maharaj's Stuti
Shriman-nirguna-murti sundara tanu, adhyātma-vārtā-ratam,
Dehātita dashā akhanda bhajanam, shāntam kshamā-sāgaram |
Āgnā-pālana-tatparam guna-grahi, nirdosha-murti swayam,
Vande Prāgaji-Bhakta-pāda-kamalam, brahmaswarupam gurum ||
Shuddhopāsana mandiram surachanam, siddhānta-rakshāparam,
Sansthā-sthāpana divya-kārya-karanam, sevā-mayam jivanam |
Nishthā nirbhayatā sukashta-sahanam, dhairyam kshamā-dhāranam,
Shāstri Yagnapurushadāsa-charanam, vande pratāpi gurum ||
Finish both of these stanzas
Kāju kamodnā....
Laving sopāri ne....
Kāju kamodnā bhāt karyā, me to dāl kari bahu sāri;
Limbu kākdinā lejo athānā, kadhi kari chhe Kāthiyāvādi...Māre…2
Laving sopāri ne pān-bidi vāli, taj elachi jāvantri sāri;
Nishadin āvo to bhāve kari bhetu, em māge Jerām Brahmachāri...Māre…3
Finish this shlok
Shrīmat-sadguṇa shālinam....
Shrīmat-sadguṇa shālinam chidachidi vyāptam cha divyākṛutim
Jīveshākṣhara mukta-koṭi sukhadam naikāvatārādhipam।
Gneyam Shrī Puruṣhottamam munivarair-vedādikīrtyam vibhūm
Tammūlākṣhara-yuktameva Sahajānandam cha vande sadā॥
Finish the whole stuti we say at the start of sabha
Shrīmat-sadguṇa shālinam chidachidi vyāptam cha divyākṛutim Jīveshākṣhara mukta-koṭi sukhadam naikāvatārādhipam।
Gneyam Shrī Puruṣhottamam munivarair-vedādikīrtyam vibhūm Tammūlākṣhara-yuktameva Sahajānandam cha vande sadā॥
Aum sahanāvavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryam karavāvahai |
Tejasvīnā-vadhītamastu mā vid-viṣhāvahai |
Aum shāntihi shāntihi shāntihi |
(Not part of mukhpath)
Gunatitoksharam Brahma Bhagwan Purushottamah
Jano janan-nidam satyam muchyate bhav-bandhanat
According to the 4th stanza, list 5 attributes given to Maharaj
- Bhagwan is always pragat (manifest)
- All doer
- Bestower of ultimate liberation
- Establisher of ekantik dharma
- Protector of Bhakti
Name 5 qualities/characteristics of yogiji maharaj listed in his stuti
- His speech is full of necter, gives joy, is life giving and is sweet.
- He bestows all with a divine outlook
- Has a divine laugh
- His devotion is divine and auspicious
- He is absorbed in the bliss of Bhagwan
- He is full of affection and showers divine grace
How many food items are listed in this stanza, Kāju kamodnā..., and what are they?
4; Bhat, dal, athana, kadhi