Gunatitanand Swami
What was Gunatitanand Swami's name before he became a sadhu?
Mulji
What was Bhagatji Maharaj's birth name?
Pragji Bhakta
What organization did Shastriji Maharaj found?
BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha)
What was Yogiji Maharaj's name before becoming a sadhu?
Jinabhai (Jina Bhagat)
What was Pramukh Swami Maharaj's birth name?
Shantilal
In which village was Gunatitanand Swami born?
Bhadra (in Gujarat)
In which village was Bhagatji Maharaj born?
Mahelav
In what year did Shastriji Maharaj found BAPS?
1907
In which village was Yogiji Maharaj born?
Dhari
In which village was Pramukh Swami Maharaj born?
Chansad
What did Bhagwan Swaminarayan reveal Gunatitanand Swami to be?
Aksharbrahman (the divine abode of God in human form)
Whose spiritual successor (manifestation of Aksharbrahman) was Bhagatji Maharaj?
Gunatitanand Swami
What was Shastriji Maharaj's name before becoming a sadhu?
Dungar Bhakta
Yogiji Maharaj was famous for traveling and spreading satsang far beyond India. Name one country outside India that he visited to spread satsang.
Any correct answer such as East Africa (Kenya/Uganda), UK, or USA
In what year did Pramukh Swami Maharaj become the Pramukh (President) of BAPS?
1950
Which mandir did Gunatitanand Swami take special care of and serve in for many years as the mahant?
Junagadh Mandir
Bhagatji Maharaj lived a simple life without an ashram or many sadhus around him. What did he do for a living to support himself?
He worked as a tailor, living a very simply and humble life while also doing seva
In which village did Shastriji Maharaj build the very first BAPS mandir?
Bochasan
Yogiji Maharaj is well known for a special quality — he genuinely loved and cared for everyone, even the youngest children. What is this quality of his often called?
Divine love / universal love (he treated everyone, even children, with great affection)
Pramukh Swami Maharaj built two Akshardhams in India. Name one of the two cities where they are located.
Gandhinagar or New Delhi
What is the name of the collection of spiritual talks/discourses given by Gunatitanand Swami that Satsangis still read today?
Swamini Vato
Which future Guru did Bhagatji Maharaj recognize, inspire, and initiate into becoming a sadhu?
Shastriji Maharaj
Shastriji Maharaj strongly believed in worshipping God along with His true devotee (Aksharbrahman) together in the mandir. What is this upasana called?
Akshar-Purushottam Upasana (worship of Akshar and Purushottam together)
Which young boy did Yogiji Maharaj meet, inspire, and initiate as a sadhu — a boy who would later become the next Guru of BAPS?
Shantilal
Pramukh Swami Maharaj was known worldwide for his life motto about serving others. What was his famous life motto?
"In the joy of others lies our own"