Mahant Swami
What was Mahant Swamis favorite sport?
Soccer
Who started Bal Mandal?
Yogi Bapa
What is the significance of Ganesh Chaturthi?
Birth of Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles and god and wisdom, prosperity, and new beginnings
What does BAPS represent?
Bochasan Vasi Akshar Purshottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
So Karod rupiya hoy ne ek....
So karod rupiyā hoy ne ek dokdo khovāi jāy to te ganatimā nahi. Tem Bhagwānno mahimā samjāy tene koi vātni ganati na rahe.
(Swāmini Vāt: 4/117)
What were Mahant Swami Maharaj's parents names?
Manibhai and Dahiben
What are the three main scriptures of our Sampraday?
Vachnamrut, Shikashapatri, Swamini Vato
Who wrote the Ramayan?
Valmiki
1781 Chhapaiyaa
Bhagwān ane Motā Sādhune..
Bhagwān ane Motā Sādhune āshre karine to vādal jevā dukh āvavānā hoy te pan tali jāy ne sādhan karine to kuti kutine mari jāy to pan na tale.
(Swāmini Vāt: 1/114)
What is Mahant Swami Maharaj's favorite instrument?
Flute
At what age did Pramukh Swami Maharaj became the President of the Sanstha and who game him diksha?
28 and Shastriji Maharaj
What are the four main vedas?
Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda
How long was Nilkanth Varnis Vicharan?
7 years 1 month 11 days
Ketlāk siddha thāy chhe ne...
Ketlāk siddha thāy chhe ne ketlāk sarvagna thāy chhe ne ketlāk devtā thāy chhe ityādik anant prakārni motyap pāme chhe tathā param padne pāme chhe e sarve Bhagwānni upāsanāne bale pāme chhe, pan upāsanā vinā koi vāt siddha thati nathi.
(Gadhadā I-56: Polā Pānānu)
Ketlāk siddha thāy chhe ne ketlāk sarvagna thāy chhe ne ketlāk devtā thāy chhe ityādik anant prakārni motyap pāme chhe tathā param padne pāme chhe e sarve Bhagwānni upāsanāne bale pāme chhe, pan upāsanā vinā koi vāt siddha thati nathi.
(Gadhadā I-56: Polā Pānānu)
Where and when was Mahant Swami Maharaj Born? English and Indian Calendar dates
Jabalpur, September 13, 1933 (Bhadarva Vad Nom, 1989)
What mandirs did Maharaj build?
Junagadh, Ahmedabad, Gadhaa, Vadtal, Bhuj, Dholera
Dharma, Aarth, Kaam, Moksha
How many artis are there in a day and name them all in order
5: Mangala, Shangar, Rajbhog, Sandhya, Shayan,
Antar-drushtish-cha kartavyā pratyaham...
Antar-drushtish-cha kartavyā pratyaham sthira-chetasā ।
Kim kartum āgato’smiha kim kurve’ham iheti cha ॥
Pratidin sthir chitteantardrashti karvi ke hu ā lokmā shu karvā āvyo chhu? Ane shu kari rahyo chhu?
(Satsang Dikshā: 145)
What is Mahant Swami Maharaj's favorite Vachnamrut?
Who wrote the Vachnamrut and how many discourses are includeD?
Gopaland Swami, Muktanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, and Shukanand Swami and 273
Name 8 of the 16 signs on Maharaj's feet.
Ashtakon, Urdhvarakeha, Swastik, Jambu, Java, Vajra, Ankush, Ketu, Padma, Trikon, Kalash, Gopad, Dhanushya, Fish, Ardha-chandra, Vyoma
Name all of the gurus childhood names:
Bhagatiji Maharaj: Pragji Bhakta
Shastriji Maharaj: Dungar Bhakta
Yogiji Maharaj: Jinabhai
Pramukh Swami Maharaj: Shantilal
Mahant Swami Maharaj: Vinubhai
Sādhu thaki koi biji moti....
Sādhu thaki koi biji moti padvi nathi. Jem rājā hoy ne teni rāni hoy, te jetlāmā rājānu rājya chhe tetlāmā rāninu rājya pan kahevāy ane jevo rājāno hukam chāle tevo ja rānino pan hukam chāle; tem Bhagwānno jevo pratāp chhe tevo ja e sādhuno pan pratāp chhe.
(Gadhadā II-22: Be Senānu, Narnārāyan Padharāvyānu)