Childhood & Early Life
What was Yogiji Maharaj’s childhood name?
What did Yogiji Maharaj always sing while doing seva?
He sang bhajans and recited mukhpath.
How did Yogiji Maharaj react when scolded unfairly by Vignandas Swami?
He said nothing and quietly accepted it.
On what date did Yogiji Maharaj give diksha to 51 educated youths, creating a historic moment in our sanstha?
May 11, 1961
Which two regions outside India did Yogiji Maharaj help spread Satsang to?
Africa and England
What did Jinabhai do during school breaks?
He did dhyan under a tree.
How many rotlas would Yogiji Maharaj cook every day?
300 rotlas
What was Yogiji Maharaj’s response to why he stayed quiet when he was scolded?
A guru scolds us to help us improve.
What important construction project on the Yamuna River fulfilled Yogiji Maharaj’s wish?
Delhi Akshardham
What were the two key ways Yogiji Maharaj stayed connected with devotees overseas?
Writing letters and doing vicharan
What did Jinabhai tell his teachers he would become?
A sadhu
What did Yogiji Maharaj think while helping build mandirs?
“What a great chance to serve Maharaj!”
Why was Yogiji Maharaj always the last to eat during seva?
He wanted to serve everyone first with love and humility.
Why was the initiation of 51 educated sadhus by Yogiji Maharaj a historic moment?
It was the first time since Bhagwan Swaminarayan that so many educated youths were initiated.
How did Yogiji Maharaj treat sabha attendance when only a few people came?
He gave sabha with full enthusiasm as if 100 people were present.
Why did Jinabhai start doing pujari seva at the mandir when he was young?
His uncle couldn’t do it
What did Yogiji Maharaj do when there was no water nearby to offer to Harikrishna Maharaj?
He lovingly waited and prayed for forgiveness.
What was Yogiji Maharaj’s focus while offering thaal?
On the murtis and nothing else.
Which educational and social institutions did Yogiji Maharaj help establish for the betterment of society?
A student hostel in Vidyanagar, a gurukul in Gondal, and a railway station in Bhadra.
What two mandals did Yogiji Maharaj start to engage youth and children in satsang?
Bal Mandal and Yuvak Mandal
When and where did Jinabhai receive parshadi diksha?
November 8, 1908 in Junagadh
What miracle happened when Yogiji Maharaj offered thaal in Bhavnagar?
Maharaj accepted and ate the thaal.
What lesson can we learn from Yogiji Maharaj's tolerance?
Tolerance is a form of bhakti and humility brings us closer to Maharaj.
Which prasang from 1956 involving Mahant Swami Maharaj showed Yogiji Maharaj’s love and Mahant Swami’s obedience?
Pichoti prasang
What was Yogiji Maharaj’s statement about choosing between profit and attending sabha?
“One should attend sabha even if one has to forego a profit of Rs. 25,000.”