Ghanshyam
Where was Ghanshyam Maharaj born?
Chhapaiya
How old was Ghanshyam when he left home?
11
Where did Shriji Maharaj live for 30 years?
Extra 100 Points: Who was the darbar of that place?
Gadhada
Extra 100 Points: Dada Khachar
Extra 200 Points: tell the story
Ladudanji
Extra 200 Points: story
What is the name of the scripture written by Bhagwan Swaminarayan?
Shikshapatri
When was Ghanshyam Maharaj born?
April 3, 1781
What river did Ghanshyam jump into the night that he left?
Saryu River
1. scorpion
2. begging bowl
**answers will vary
What were Ghanshyam Maharaj's brothers' names?
Extra 100 Points: What was the name of his bhabhi?
Rampratapbhai and Ichchharambhai
Extra 100 Points: Suvasini Bhabhi
Who named Ghanshyam Maharaj?
Extra 100 Points: What was another name given to him by this person?
Markandey Muni
Extra 100 Points: Harikrishna
How long was his journey?
7 years, 1 month, 11 days
Where was the Shikshapatri written?
Vartal
Who wrote the old arti?
Extra 200 Points: Tell the story
Muktanand Swami
Extra 200 Points: story
What are the four pillars of Ekantik Dharma?
Extra 100 points: What do each of them mean?
dharma, gnan, vairagya, bhakti
Extra 100 points: righteousness, knowledge, detachment, devotion
Who was the person who wanted to kill Ghanshyam?
Extra 100 Points: How was he related to Ghanshyam?
Extra 200 Points: Tell the story of how Ghanshyam defeated him.
Kalidatt
Extra 100 Points: Bhakti Mata's brother
Extra 200 Points: **story
Where did the story of Nilkanth and the lion take place?
Extra 200 points: Tell the story.
Shripur
Extra 200 points: **story
What were the six mandirs he made?
Dholera, Gadhada, Junagadh, Vartal, Ahmedabad, Bhuj
Who were the four Paramhansas who wrote the Vachanamrut?
Gopalanand Swami, Nityananad Swami, Muktanand Swami, Shukanand Swami
What are the four pillars of upasana?
sarvopari, sakar, sarva karta, pragat
Where did he move to? Tell a story of one of Ghanshyam's miracles there.
Ayodhya
**answers will vary
Where did Nilkanth Varni meet Ramanand Swami for the first time?
Extra 200 points: What questions did Nilkanth Varni ask Muktanand Swami to determine whether he should end his journey and stay with them?
Loj
Extra 200 points: What is jiva? What is ishwar? What is maya? What is brahma? What is parabrahma?
Tell a prasang of his sarvoparipanu.
**answers will vary
Who is the mukta from "dham, dhami, and mukta"?
Gopalanand Swami
How much older is Swaminarayan Bhagwan than Gunatitanand Swami?
4 years