Dates/Places/Time
On what date was Swaminarayan Bhagwan born?
Chaitra Sud nom, 1837 OR 2nd April, 1781
Who founded our sampraday?
Ramanand Swami
What were the names of Bhagvan's brothers?
Older - Rampratapbhai
Younger - Ichchharambhai
Whom did Lord Swaminarayan happen to meet first in Loj? Hint: It's a swami who helped write the Vachanamrut!!
Sukhanand Swami
How many subdivisions/gadis did Lord Swaminarayan make? Name them
2 divisions - Vadtal and Ahmedabad
Where was Ramanand Swami born?
Ayodhya
Which sage named Lord Swaminarayan as Shree Harikrishna?
Markandey Muni
What was Swaminarayan Bhagvan's caste? Extra 300 points for whole caste name!!!
Caste - Brahmin
Whole caste - Sarvariya Brahmin
In which village did Nilkanth Varni meet Ramanand Swami?
Options: Ayodhya, Jetpur, Mangrol, or Piplana?
Piplana
Raghuvirji Maharaj - Vadtal
Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj - Ahmedabad
On what date was Bhaktimata born?
Punam of Kartik, 1798
What were the names of Dharmadev's parents?
Balsharma and Bhagyavati
What is Lord Swaminarayan's Ved? Samved, Yajurved, Rugved, Atharvaved?
Samved
What name was Nilkanth Varni given when he became head of the Sampraday?
Sahajanand Swami
Gopalanand Swami
On what date was Dharmadev born?
Ekadashi of Kartik, 1796
What were the names of Bhakimata's parents?
Krishna Sharma and Bhavani
How old was Ghanshyam Maharaj when Dharmadev and Bhaktimata moved to Ayodhya?
How old was Sahajanand swami when he became the head of the sampraday?
21 years old
How many years did Bhagvan stay in this satsang? Extra 200 points if name exact time!!
30 years
Exact time: 30 years, 9 months, 19 days
How many years did Swaminarayan Bhagwan stay in exile(vanvicharan)?
Who is Ramanand Swami's guru?
Ramanujacharya
How many years did Shree Lord Swaminarayan stay at home? Extra 300 points if exact time with months/days
11 years
Exact - 11 years, 3 months, 1 day
When Lord Swaminarayan came to Loj and met Muktanand Swami, which five questions did he ask him?
What is Jiva?
What is Ishwar?
What is Maya?
Describe Brahm
Describe Parabrahm
How many mandirs did Lord Swaminarayan construct himself? Extra 200 points if name all of them! Extra 100 points if can name them in the sequence they were built
6 mandirs : Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Vadtal, Dholera, Junagadh, and Gadhpur