General Satsang Knowledge
BAPS History
Saral and Nirmani
Nirlobh
Presentation questions
100

This virtue is like teamwork on the field—without it, the game (and life) falls apart.

What is SAMP?

100

This spiritual founder built six mandirs as centers of bhakti and dharma, much like Bill Belichick and Tom Brady celebrated six championships with the Patriots.

Bhagwan Swaminarayan

100

The meaning of these two words are simplicity and egolessness.

What are Saralta and Nirmanipanu?

100

Satsang Diksha shlok 195 instructs householders to give this much of their income in Bhagwan's service according to their means.

What is one-tenth or one-twentieth?

100

Shastriji Maharaj wrote that this devotee 'awakened the entire country of Africa and made 800 people satsangis' despite having no scholarship or preaching techniques."

Who is Harmanbhai?

200

This is the spiritual “coach” who shows us how to live according to dharma and bhakti.

Who is the Guru?

200

This spiritual pioneer built five shikharbaddha mandirs and spread the Aksharpurushottam upasana, while San Francisco and Dallas built Super Bowl dynasties with five wins each.

Who is Shastriji Maharaj

200

Gunatitanand Swami lived simply because he knew with absolute clarity that everything happens because of Bhagwan Swaminarayan will also known as this principle.

What is sarva karta (the all-doer)?

200

In 2023, during the opening of Akshardham, Mahant Swami questioned why there were so many of these things everywhere and why they were always on. He said, “We should be judicious with using our resources and not be wasteful.

What are heaters?

200

Shastriji Maharaj said this devotee deserved credit for 14 out of 16 annas of the Satsang that had blossomed

Who is Nirgundas Swami?

300

Instead of scoring touchdowns, this action scores spiritual points by helping in mandir activities.

What is seva?

300

This NFL team’s city is closest to the first shikharbaddha BAPS mandir in North America.

Who are Houston Texas

300

When a Nagar devotee followed Gunatitanand Swami expecting a luxurious meal, he was shocked to see Swami eating these simple items mixed with water, buttermilk, and spices.

What are crumbs of rotla (and buttermilk)?

300

On his deathbed, Alexander the Great wanted his hands to hang outside the coffin to show we enter and leave this world in this way.

What is empty handed?

300

On a nine-day steamer voyage, this devotee single-handedly conducted katha-varta for 12 hours daily — from morning through the afternoon and late into the night

Who is Maganbhai

400

Just like a quarterback studies the playbook, devotees study this to understand Mahant Swāmi Maharaj's teachings.

What is Satsang Diksha?

400

Pramukh Swāmi Maharaj and Bill Clinton met near this NFL city, also the only team to have a complete undefeated season and win the Super Bowl.

Who are the Miami dolphins 

400

The mahant of Tarnetar saw Gunatitanand swami sweeping the floors of Junagadh mandir and questioned if he truly was the mahant. Swami instantly replied with this.

What is “Seva kare te mahant. (one who serves is mahant)”?

400

As Gunatitnanad Swami says in Swamini Vaat 1/34: We should also think, “What is the benefit of getting ___ rupees or ____ rupees or ____ rupees? Since we cannot eat more than a limited amount of food. Think thus and learn to step back from indulgence.

What is 100 rupees or 100,000 rupees or 10 million rupees?

400

In this Ugandan town, Maganbhai walked into a bar to do Satsang, eventually converting the entire town — including the bar owner — and shutting the bar down

What is Tororo?

500

Super Bowl halftime shows feature famous performers, while this BAPS event features assemblies, kirtans, and spiritual talks.

What is a Mahotsav?

500

Known for lifting Lombardi Trophies, these 2 cities also lifted devotees’ spirits when Mahant Swāmi Maharaj visited in 2017 (Shikarbadh Mandirs)

Who are Chicago bears and LA Rams

500

After nursing this sant back to health in Surat, Gunatitanand Swami declined his offer of a dagli sanctified by Maharaj himself and music lessons, saying he served only to earn rajipo, not for personal gain.

Who is Devanand Swami?

500

In this prasang, Harkha Shah borrowed money and bought groceries for Shriji Maharaj's lunch, then followed Maharaj's agna to buy this food item, which multiplied 16x during a famine.

What is toor-daal?

500

Yogiji Maharaj prescribed this unconventional remedy when Nirgundas Swami had a 102-degree fever in Mumbai — and it worked, making the fever vanish completely

What is bringing ten devotees to ask him about Akshar-Purushottam upasana?