Rath Yatra and uttarayan
what does Rath Yatra mean
Procession or pilgrimage of chariots
what was yogiji maharajs child hood name
Jinabhai
Atah samāshrayen-nityam (25)
Atah samāshrayen-nityam
pratyaksham Aksharam gurum;
Sarva-siddhi-karam divyam
Paramātmā’nubhāvakam. 25
when was baps founded
1907
at what age was pramukh swami Maharaj appointed as the head of the sumpradhy
21
what does UTTARAYAN mean
movement towards north
when and where did he get parshidi diksha
November 8th 1908 in junagadh
Aksharabrahma rūpatvam (58)
Aksharabrahma rūpatvam
svasyā’tmani vibhāvayet;
Kuryāch-cha mānasīm pūjām
shānta ekāgra chetasā. 58
what does baps stand for
Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
how many mandirs did pramukh swami Maharaj build
1000+
what does uttarayan mark
the changing of the sun's pattern and the end of winter in india
when did he get his bhagwati diksha
April 11th 1911
Harir Brahma-gurush-chaiva (59)
Harir Brahma-gurush-chaiva
bhavato moksha-dāyakau;
Tayor eva hi kartavyam
dhyānam mānasa-pūjanam. 59
who started baps
Shastriji Maharaj
how many villages did pramukh swami Maharaj visit
17000
what is Dan
the act of donating
what was his sadhu name
sadhu jnanjivandasji
Satsangā’dhikrutah sarve (12)
Satsangā’dhikrutah sarve
sarve sukhā’dhi-kāriṇaha;
Sarve’rhā brahmavidyāyām
nāryash-chaiva narās-tathā. 12
when was bhagwan swaminarayan born
April 3, 1781 or Chaitra Sud Nom, Vikram Samvat Year 1837
how many sadhus did pramukh swami Maharaj initiate
950+
where did Rath Yatra originate
Jagannath
when did Yogiji Maharaj initiant 51 sadhu
may 11th 1961
Āhvāna-mantrash-chaivam vidhaha:
Uttishṭha Sahajānanda (64- 65)
Āhvāna-mantrash-chaivam vidhaha:
Uttishṭha Sahajānanda
Shrī-Hare Purushottama;
Guṇātītā’kshara Brahmannuttishṭha krupayā guro. 64
Āgamyatām hi pūjārtham
āgamyatām mad-ātmataha;
Sānnidhyād darshanād divyāt
saubhāgyam vardhate mama. 65
what are the 5 mandirs shastriji maharaj built
Bochasan, Sarangpur, Gondal, Atladra, and Gadhada
how many letters did pramukh swami Maharaj read
700000