Aarti
What is the first stanza of the aarti?
Jay Swāminārāyan, Jay Akshar-Purushottam,
Akshar-Purushottam jay, darshan sarvottam… Jay Swāminārāyan…
Satsang Diksha Shlok 1 in Gujarati
Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān eṭale ke sākṣhāt Akṣhar-Puruṣhottam Mahārāj sarvane param shānti, ānand ane sukh arpe. (1)
What does Satsang Diksha Shlok 1 says?
May Swaminarayan Bhagwan, that is, Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj himself,1 bestow ultimate peace, bliss and happiness on all. (1)
Who is our Guru?
Mahant Swami Maharaj
Jay Swāminārāyan, Jay Akshar-Purushottam...
Jay Swāminārāyan, Jay Akshar-Purushottam,
Akshar-Purushottam jay, darshan sarvottam… Jay Swāminārāyan…
What is the third stanza of the aarti?
Purushottam Parabrahma, Shri Hari Sahajānand,
Aksharbrahma anādi, Gunātitānand… Jay Swāminārāyan… 2
Satsang Diksha Shlok 3 in Gujarati
Laukik vyavahār to dehnā nirvāh māṭe chhe. Te ā manuṣhya janmanu param lakṣhya nathī. (3)
What does Satsang Diksha Shlok 3 says?
Personal and family activities are [only] for the sustenance of the body. They are not the ultimate objective of this human birth. (3)
Flushing, New York
Lagnī lāgī mane ....
Lagnī lāgī mane Swāminārāyaṇ nāmn,
Swāminārāyaṇ nāmnī ne Shrī Ghanshyāmnī...
What is the firth stanza of the aarti?
Dāsbhāv divyatā saha, brahmarupe priti,
Suhradbhāv alaukik, sthāpit shubh riti… Jay Swāminārāyan… 4
Satsang Diksha Shlok 2 in Gujarati
Ā deh muktinu sādhan chhe, kevaḷ bhognu sādhan nathī. Durlabh ane nāshvant evo ā deh vāramvār maḷato nathī. (2)
What does Satsang Diksha Shlok 2 says?
This body is a means for moksha, not merely a means for indulgence [in sense pleasures]. Rare and perishable, this body is not repeatedly attained. (2)
What is the full form of BAPS?
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
He Parameshwar mangaldātā....
He Parameshwar mangaldātā, chhīe ame sau tārā bāḷ;
De darshan tuj divya manohar, vandan karīe vāramvār...
What is the ashtak for Gunantitanad Swami?
Sākshād Aksharadhāma divya paramam, sevāratam murtimān,
Sarvādhāra sadā sva-roma vivare, brahmānda-koti-dharam |
Bhakti dhyāna kathā sadaiva karanam, brahma-sthiti-dāyakam,
Vande Aksharabrahma pāda-kamalam, Gunātitānandanam ||
Satsang Diksha Shlok 6 in Gujarati
Tethī Parabrahma Swāminārāyaṇe ā lokmā sākṣhāt avatarīne ā divya satsangnī sthāpanā karī. (6)
What does Satsang Diksha Shlok 6 says?
For this reason, Parabrahman Swaminarayan himself manifested in this world and established this divine Satsang. (6)
What is the Childhood name of Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Mahant Swami Maharaj?
Pragji Bhakta, Dungar Bhakta, Jinabhai, Shantilal,Vinu Bhakta
He Akṣhar-Puruṣhottam pyārā....
He Akṣhar-Puruṣhottam pyārā, mangal karanārā;
Pāye paḍīne vandan karatā, bāḷak sau tārā...
What is the ashtak for Pramukh Swami Maharaj?
Vishve vaidika dharma marma mahimā, satsanga vistārakam,
Vātsalyam karunā aho jana-jane, ākarshanam adbhutam |
Dāsatvam guru-bhakti nitya bhajanam, samvāditā sādhutā,
Nārāyanaswarupa Swāmi Pramukham, vande gurum muktidam ||
Satsang Diksha Shlok 4-5 in Gujarati
Sarva doṣhone ṭāḷavā, brahma-sthitine pāmavā ane Bhagwānnī bhakti karavā ā deh maḷyo chhe. Ā badhu satsang karavāthī avashya prāpta thāya chhe. Āthī mumukṣhuoe sadāya satsang karavo. (4-5)
What does Satsang Diksha Shlok 4-5 says?
This body has been received to eradicate all flaws, attain the brāhmic state and offer devotion to Bhagwan. All this is certainly attained by practicing satsang.2 Therefore, mumukshus should always practice satsang. (4–5)
What is the year BAPS was established?
1907
Ghanaśyāma ghanaśyāma....
Ghanaśyāma ghanaśyāma mārē sāthe rāmavā āvasō kē nī? āvasō kē nī?