Satsang Diksha
Swāminārāyaṇah sākṣhād Akṣhara-Puruṣhottamah ।
Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān eṭale
May Swaminarayan Bhagwan,
Sarvebhyah paramām shāntim ānandam sukham arpayet ॥1॥
ke sākṣhāt Akṣhar-Puruṣhottam Mahārāj sarvane param shānti, ānand ane sukh arpe.
who is Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj himself, bestow ultimate peace, bliss and happiness on all.
Puruṣhottam Parabrahma, Shrīhari Sahajānand,
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Akṣharbrahma anādi, Guṇātītānand... Jay Swāminārāyaṇ
Prakaṭ sadā sarvakartā, param muktidātā,
Dharma ekāntik sthāpak, bhakti paritrātā
When was BAPS founded?
1907
What is Prahlad's father's and sister's name?
Hiranyakashipu and Holika
What is the only continent that is also a country?
Australia
Deho’yam sādhanam mukter
Ā deh muktinu
This body is
na bhoga-mātra-sādhanam । Durlabho nashvarash-chā’yam vāram-vāram na labhyate ॥2॥
sādhan chhe, kevaḷ bhognu sādhan nathī. Durlabh ane nāshvant evo ā deh vāramvār maḷato nathī.
a means for moksha, not merely a means for indulgence [in sense pleasures]. Rare and perishable, this body is not repeatedly attained.
Shrīharim sākṣharam sarva-deveshvaram
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Bhakti-Dharmātmajam divyarūpam param।
Shāntidam muktidam kāmadam kāraṇam, Swāminārāyaṇam Nīlakanṭham bhaje॥
What was Mahant Swami's Birth Name
Vinubhai
Who was Prahlad a devotee of?
Vishnu Bhagwan
This gas makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere
Nitrogen
Laukiko vyavahāras-tu deha-nirvāha-hetukah ।
Laukik vyavahār to
Personal and family
Naiva sa paramam lakṣhyam asya manuṣhya-janmanaha ॥3॥
dehnā nirvāh māṭe chhe. Te ā manuṣhya janmanu param lakṣhya nathī.
activities are [only] for the sustenance of the body. They are not the ultimate objective of this human birth.
Shrīmat-sadguṇa shālinam chidachidi vyāptam cha divyākṛutim
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Jīveshākṣhara mukta-koṭi sukhadam naikāvatārādhipam।
Gneyam Shrī Puruṣhottamam munivarair-vedādikīrtyam vibhūm
Tammūlākṣhara-yuktameva Sahajānandam cha vande sadā॥
When was the Atlanta mandir inaugurated?
2007
Who was Gopaland Swami referring to when he said " This child is a true bhakta, He is very great, and he will inspire thousands of people to worship Bhagwan."
Bhagatji Maharaj
Which European city is shaped like a boot?
Italy
Satsangah sthāpitas-tasmād divyo’yam
Tethī Parabrahma Swāminārāyaṇe
For this reason,
parabrahmaṇā । Svāminārāyaṇeneha sākṣhād evā’vatīrya cha ॥6॥
ā lokmā sākṣhāt avatarīne ā divya satsangnī sthāpanā karī.
Parabrahman Swaminarayan himself manifested in this world and established this divine Satsang.
Uttiṣhṭha Sahajānanda Shrīhare Puruṣhottam।
Guṇātītākṣhar Brahman uttiṣhṭha kṛupayā guro॥
Āgamyatām hi pūjārtham āgamyatām madātmatah।
Sānnidhyād darshanād divyāt saubhāgyam vardhate mam
Where and when was Bhagatji Maharaj born
Mahuva, March 20 1829
300 Trees and 4 Buckets per tree
How may Avatars are there?
10
Satsangasyā’sya vignānam mumukṣhūṇām
Ā satsangnu gnān
The shastra titled
bhaved iti । Shāstram Satsanga-Dīkṣheti shubhā’shayād virachyate ॥7॥
mumukṣhuone thāya evā shubh āshayathī ‘Satsang-Dīkṣhā’ e nāmnu shāstra rachavāmā āve chhe.
‘Satsang Diksha’ has been composed with the pure intent that mumukshus acquire the knowledge of this satsang.
Divyam saumya-mukhāravinda saralam, netre amī-varṣhaṇam,
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Nirdoṣham mahimā-mayam su-hṛudayam, shāntam samam nishchalam;
Nirmānam mṛudu divyabhāva satatam, vāṇī shubhā nirmalā,
Vande Keshavajīvanam mama gurum, Swāmī Mahantam sadā.
What was Shastriji Maharaj Parents' name
Dhoribhai and Hetba
When Mahant swami was presented with a Haribhakta's problems in Godra prior to his nap, what did he tell the sant to tell the Haribhakta to do.
11 Mala's with faith
Which god is the preserver or the sustainer of the universe
Vishnu Bhagwan