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 Uttishtha Sahajānanda, Shrīhare Purushottama.....

Gunātītākshara brahman, uttishtha krupayā guro ||

Āgamyatāmhi pūjārtham, āgamyatām madātmataha |

Sānnidhyād darshanād divyāt, saubhāgyam vardhate mama

100

Who is the current guru of BAPS

Mahant swami maharaj 

100

Which guru established BAPS

Shastriji maharaj

100

what festival celebrates the birth of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Hari/swaminarayan jayanti

100

Whats mahant swamis favorite food

Patra

200

 Divyam saumya-mukhāravinda saralam, netre amī-varṣhaṇam...

Nirdoṣham mahimā-mayam su-hṛudayam, shāntam samam nishchalam;

Nirmānam mṛudu divyabhāva satatam, vāṇī shubhā nirmalā,

Vande Keshavajīvanam mama gurum, Swāmī Mahantam sadā.

200

What does "BAPS" stand for?

What is Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha?

200

How many and which mandirs did Maharaj build?

6 - Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Vadtal, Gadhada, Dholera, and Junagadh 

200

This nine-night festival honors different forms of Shakti.

Navratri

200

Where's the first underground subway in North America?

In Boston on Tremont St.

300

Vandu Sahajānand rasrūp, anupam sārne re lol

ene bhajtā chhuṭe fand, kare bhav pārne re lol.

300

Name the five eternal entities described by Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the Vachanamrut.

Jiva, Ishwar, Maya, Brahma, and Parabrahma

300

When and where was Gunatitanand Swami given diksha

January 20, 1810 in Dabhan

300

This festival is also known as uttrayan and what other word?

Makar sankranti

300

What are the Panch Vartman for Haribhakto

1. NO CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICANTS

2. NO CONSUMPTION OF MEAT 

3. NOT TO STEAL 

4. NOT TO COMMIT ADULTERY (STRI-PURUSH MARYADA) 

5. PURITY OF ALL FORMS  

400

Satsangā’dhikṛutah sarve... ॥12॥

sarve sukhā’dhi-kāriṇaha ।

Sarve’rhā brahmavidyāyām nāryash-chaiva narās-tathā ॥12॥


400

Who wrote the Bhaktachintamani

Sadguru Nishkulanand Swam

400

How many mandirs did Pramukh Swami Maharaj build?

over 1,100 mandirs worldwide

400

What is the significance of Guru Purnima in the BAPS tradition

It is a day to honor and express gratitude to the guru for spiritual guidance

400

What color was Thakorji's vaaghaa today?

Green, Pink, & Yellow

500

Kāju kamodnā bhāt karyā, me to dāl kari bahu sāri;

Limbu kākdinā lejo athānā, kadhi kari chhe Kāthiyāvādi...Māre…

500

When and where did Shastriji Maharaj appoint Pramukh Swami Maharaj as President (Pramukh) of our sanstha?

May 21, 1950 in Ambli Vali Pol

500

What was Gunatitanand Swami's original name after being given diksha?

500

What's the importance of Fuldol (Pushpadolotsav)

The sentiment behind the festival is to ask God to color one’s life with bhakti and to symbolically bring God closer to one’s heart by continuously striving to offer bhakti.

500

When was Boston Mandir's Murti Pratishtha?

September 21, 2002