Guru Parampara
Mokshnu dwar kon chhe?
Mahant Swami Maharaj Chhe
What is Bhagwan Swaminarayan's childhood name?
Ghanshyam
Which guru created bal sabha?
Yogiji Maharaj
Finish the lyric: Mukta anant supūjit ...
Mukta anant supūjit, sundar sākāram,
Sarvoparī karuṇākar, mānav tanudhāram
What does BAPS stand for?
Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminaryan Sanstha
What is Yogiji Maharaj's childhood name?
Jina Bhagat
Who are Bhagwan Swaminarayan's parents?
Father: Dharmadev
Mother: Bhaktimata
How many aartis happen in a mandir? Name at least 1.
Bonus: If you name all 5, bonus 200 points.
5 arti
6.00am- Mangala Arti
7.30am- Shangar
11.45am- Rajbhog
7.00pm- Sandhya
8.00pm- Shayan
Finish the lyric: Kāju kamodnā bhāt karyā,
Kāju kamodnā bhāt karyā,
Me to dāḷ karī bahu sārī;
Limbu kākḍīnā lejo athāṇā,
Kaḍhī karī chhe Kāthiyāvāḍī
How many Akshardhams are there? Where are they?
Gandhinagar, Dehli, Robbinsvile
Where was Mahant Swami Maharaj born?
Jabalpur, India
When and Where was Bhagwan Swaminarayan born?
In Chhapaiya, April 3rd, 1781
What are the 4 main pursuits or goals of life?
Hint: Char Purusharth
Dharma, Arth, Kaam, Moksha
Say the Ahvan Mantra. (puja shlok)
Uttiṣhṭha Sahajānanda Shrīhare Puruṣhottam।
Guṇātītākṣhar Brahman uttiṣhṭha kṛupayā guro॥
Āgamyatām hi pūjārtham āgamyatām madātmatah।
Sānnidhyād darshanād divyāt saubhāgyam vardhate mama
When and Where was BAPS created?
Bochasan in 1907
Who are Pramukh Swami Maharaj's parents?
Father: Motibhai
Mother Diwaliba
How long did Nilkanth Varni travel for?
7 years, 1 month, 11 days
Name 3 of the 5 nirjala upvas Shastriji Maharaj told us to do.
Bonus 100 points if you get all 5 upvas.
Swaminarayan Jayanti, Jamashtami, Jal Jhalini, Dev Uthi, Dev Podhi
Finish the Satsang diksha Shlok:
Swāminārāyaṇah sākshād Akshara-Purushottamaha;
Swāminārāyaṇah sākshād Akshara-Purushottamaha;
Sarvebhyah paramām shāntim ānandam sukham arpayet
What are the 5 main questions Nilkanth Varni travelled through India looking for?
Jiva, Ishwar, Maya, Brahma, Parabrahma
Why does Bhagatji Maharaj wear white clothes?
He is married and he is a tailor.
What are the 2 boons Bhagwan Swaminarayan asked for when he became a sadhu?
The first boon was,” If a follower of the sampraday suffers the pain of a scorpion sting, that pain must befall on me millions upon millions of times, but the satsangi of this sampraday should enjoy peace” and the second was,” If a follower of the sampraday suffers hardship of getting food and clothes, and has to beg according to his fate, I beg those Hardships befall on me and the satsangi should get food and clothes easily”
Name our FIVE satsang scriptures. (main ones)
Yogi Gita, Vachanamrut, Satsang Diksha, Shikshapatri, Swamini Vato
Finish the lyric: Bhaṇīe gaṇīe vinayī banīe,
Hint: He Akshar Purushottam Pyara
Bhaṇīe gaṇīe vinayī banīe, thaīe ame sārā;
Mātā-pītā ne jan sevānā, āshiṣh do nyārā
Which sadhus wrote the Vachanamrut?
Hint: 5 sadhus
Muktanand Swami, Gopalanand Swami, Brahmanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, Shukanand Swami