DHARMIC SINCHAN SABHA

ENGLISH KATHA

શ્રીજી સ્વાંગ પ્રકવશે, વ્મલ પીઠ્રે, મુક્ત મધ્યે વિરવજ,ેShreeji svaanga prakaashe, veemla peetavare, mukta madhye beeraje,

The lustre of Shreeji’s own Murti takes the form of a divine throne, upon which He is seated amongst the assembly of His Mukta (divine liberated souls),

ગવદી તે નવદ્ાંશી, સકલ વ્િુધ જયવાં, દશશને વનત્ય આ્ે;Gaadi te naadavanshi, sakal veeboodha jyan, darshane neetya aave;

That is the throne of the Naad-vansh, where all the deities come daily for darshan;

મવાંગલ્યોને ્હવ્,ે વનજજન સહુને, ભવક્ત ને મુવક્ત આપ,ે Maangalyone vahaave, neejajan sahoone, bhakti ne mukti aape,

This is from where auspiciousness resonates, and those to take its resort attain devotion and salvation,

વ્શ્વે નવ જોડ જનેી, નમન નમન હો ગવદીને પર્શ પ્રીતે…Veeshve naa jod jeni, namana namana ho, Gaadi ne purna preete…

Unequalled throughout the entire world - I bow down with full affection ...

The objectives of the English Katha

These sabha are set to…

✓ Generate a curiosity within us all

✓ Prompt us to ask questions

✓ Challenge our thinking

✓ Learn, find out and instill in us all a

sense of pride and knowledge of our

glorious faith

Ultimate Knowledge – Sarvopari Upasana

✓ Sarvopari & Sarvavatari સ્ોપરી અને સ્વશ્તવરી✓ Saday Divya Sakar Murti સદવ દદવ્ય સવકર મરવતશ✓ Antaryami અાંતયવશમી

✓ Saday Pragat & Pratyaksha સદવય પ્રગટ અને પ્રત્યક્ષ

Ultimate Knowledge – Sarvopari Upasana

Sarvopari & Sarvavatari

સ્ોપરી અને સ્વશ્તવરીWhat do you think these terms mean?

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સ્ોપરી - Sarvopari

સ્શ – Sarva (All)

ઉપરી – Oopari (Superior)

Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan is

‘’Superior to All’’,

He is SupremeEnglish Vachanamrut Part 5: p5.168

(Gadadha First Section Vachanamrut 41, Sarangpur Vachanamrut 17 &

Gadadha Middle Section Vachanamrut 42)

સ્વશ્તવરી - Sarvavatari

સ્શ અ્તવરનવ અ્તવરી – Sarva Avatar na Avatari

સ્શ – Sarva (All)

અ્તવરનવ – Avatarna (Incarnations’)

અ્તવરી – Avatari (Incarnator)

Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan is the ‘Incarnator of All Incarnations’

13 of The Most Significant Demonstrations

1. Reveal the previous incarnations emerging from His own Murti.

2. Reveal the prowess and bliss of Vaikunth and other divine abodes existing within His

own Murti to countless people.

3. Place even ordinary people into a trance in which their minds become focused onto

His Murti.

4. Through just His disciples, confer the same kinds of salvation and control the minds

of people, in the same manner that was done by the previous incarnations.

5. Grant to even ordinary persons, the ability to visualise the Lord presiding in the

divine, lustrous abode Akshardham upon the divine lustrous throne (Shree

Swaminarayan Gadi) with infinitely many Muktas in His humble service all around

Him.

6. Explain the rudiments of Gnan, Vairagya, Bhakti, Dharma, Yog, Sankhya philosophy etc.

which have been mentioned in the previous scriptures through His deeds or through

His disciples, in such an extraordinary manner, which has not been described in the

previous scriptures, so that they are easily understood and the people are able to

experience unsurpassed peace and contentment

7. Merely through His darshan, gain control over thousands of souls, and keep restraint

over infinitely many Mul-akshar categories and infinitely many Muktas.

8. Grant eternal salvation to those who take His resort and appear before them at the

end of their life with His Muktas, seat them on celestial aircraft etc. to take them to

abode.

9. Even in this dire age of Kaliyug, inspire countless people to abide by His commands

and become practitioners of the religious decree, spiritual knowledge, asceticism,

devotion etc.

10. Even without mastering the eight-fold Yoga, enable those who touch or visualise

the clothing, flowers, sceptre etc. that has been associated with Him to fall into a

trance, in which He reveals His prowess, abode and Murti.

11. If any sant or disciple who goes far away and describes the glory of Lord

Swaminarayan’s Murti to others, the listeners become able to visualise Lord

Swaminarayan amongst a mass of divine lustre.

12. Describe the characteristics of all the categories from jeev (soul) to Mul-akshar

and the Muktas beyond, and enable His Muktas to give such explanations, and show

the forms of them all and their prowess to many others.

13. Reveal to countless people the previous incarnations merging into His own divine

lustre, but never Him merging into any other incarnation.

Why is Shree Swaminarayan

Bhagwan Sarvopari and Sarvavatari?

1. Reveal the previous incarnations

emerging from His own Murti.

Shree Swaminarayan Gadi

Chapter 12 – Glory of the

Swaminarayan Name

✓ After God revealed His true name to be Swaminarayan, many were not

prepared to accept Him as being the true, supreme Lord. They believed

Shree Ramanand Swami to be their God.

✓ Vyapkanand Swami and Swaroopanand Swami were two such sants.

✓ They decided that they will leave the next day.

✓ The next day they came to the Sabha where the Lord was presiding.

✓ The all knowing Lord requested Vyapkanand Swami to perform pooja

to Him and leave there after.

✓ The stunned Vyapkanand Swami decided, “Let me perform His pooja

and then I will be free from Him.” He came forward to perform the

pooja.

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As soon as he dipped his finger into the bowl of sandalwood paste,

Lord Shree Swaminarayan placed both His hands on His chest then

stretched them straight out and said, “Swami! Pooja is not performed

like that.This is the way to perform pooja!”

Immediately, the 24 incarnations and Muktas emerged from Lord

Shree Swaminarayan’s Murti. On one side of Him was a line of

incarnations, on the other was a line of Muktas. Shree Ramanand

Swami was first in the line of Muktas. Shree Vyapkanand Swami

became astounded at seeing this spectacle, but he was also pleased to

have the darshan of Shree Ramanand Swami. As he continued with

the pooja, Lord Shree Swaminarayan said, “Vyapkanand Muni! Perform

the pooja to all these incarnations and Muktas simultaneously.”Shre

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Hearing this, Vyapkanand Swami became confused and asked, “How is

that possible?” Lord Shree Swaminarayan gently smiled and replied,

“Utter the name of the one whom you believe to be God and pray to

him, that if he is the supreme Lord, then by his prowess, may you

assume numerable forms.”

Vyapkanand Swami proceeded to utter the name of each and every

incarnation with this thought. But all was in vain. Finally he thought, “If

Shree Ramanand Swami is the supreme Lord then by his prowess may I

assume numerable forms.” But nothing happened. Now, Vyapkanand

Swami became hesitant. He looked towards Lord Shree Swaminarayan’s

gently smiling lotus face. Lord Shree Swaminarayan cast His divine gaze

onVyapkanand Swami and transformed his feelings.Shre

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Vyapkanand Swami questioned, “Are You the supreme Lord?” Lord

Shree Swaminarayan replied, “Utter My name and see for yourself.”

Meanwhile, Swaroopanand Swami, who was sitting amongst the

congregation, decided, “If Vyapkanand Swami now assumes numerable

forms, I will become convinced that Shree Swaminarayan is God. I will

remain here and worship Him. If Vyapkanand wants to leave, he may

go.”

Vyapkanand Swami, who was standing before Lord Shree

Swaminarayan, had the same thought and immediately said, “If Shree

Sahajanand Swami, who is seated before me and who has declared His

name to be Swaminarayan, is the supreme Lord, then by His prowess,

may I assume multiple forms.”Shre

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As soon as Vyapkanand Swami uttered these words, he instantly

assumed multiple forms. In the hands of each form was a bowl of

sandalwood paste, a garland of flowers and an aarti.

As he started to perform pooja, each of his other forms

simultaneously performed pooja to each of the incarnations and

Muktas. Lord Shree Swaminarayan then merged all the incarnations

and Muktas back into Himself. Again Vyapkanand Swami uttered, “If

Shree Sahajanand Swami, who is seated before me and who has

declared His name to be Swaminarayan, is the supreme Lord, then

may my multiple forms all become one.” All his numerable forms were

merged into one. Lord Shree Swaminarayan then said, “Vyapkanand

Swami and Swaroopanand Swami.Shre

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All the gates are open for you. You may now go wherever you

please.”

Both sants immediately prostrated in reverence at Lord Shree

Swaminarayan’s lotus feet and begged for forgiveness, “Oh, Lord

Shree Swaminarayan! We are ignorant. We were not able to

recognise You. Mercifully you gave darshan to us in a dream, but we

thought You had used a spell on us. Forgive us for our sins. Oh Lord!

You are the supreme God. We will chant Your divine name

‘Swaminarayan’. Oh Lord! Keep us underYour shelter.”

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What Happened?

✓ Vyapkanand Swami and Swaroopanand Swami doubted Bhagwan to be

the Supreme Lord

✓ They came to Bhagwan ready to leave when Bhagwan asked them to

do poojan to Him

✓ Whilst doing so 24 Incarnations and Muktas emerged from Bhagwan’s

Murti

✓ Vyapkanand Swami was able to perform poojan to them

simultaneously only after saying the name of the Supreme Lord Shree

Swaminarayan

‘‘The 24 incarnations have manifested from the very same God who

presides within this Satsang; He Himself is the Incarnator (Avatari) of

them all.’’ Vachanamrut Ahmedabad Section 6

Supreme From a Worldly Perspective

✓ 7 year Forest Expedition as

NilkanthVarni from the age of

11

✓ 12,000 km by foot

Shree Swaminarayan Gadi

Chapter 7 – Forest Expedition

Supreme From a Worldly Perspective

‘’He stood on one foot

in the intense cold

during constant

snowfall.’’

Shree Swaminarayan Gadi

Chapter 7 – Forest Expedition

Supreme From a Worldly Perspective

‘’He plunged into a four

mile wide river and let

its current carry Him

away.’’

Shree Swaminarayan Gadi

Chapter 7 – Forest Expedition

Summary

✓ Swaminarayan Bhagwan is Sarvopari (Supreme) - સ્ોપરી✓ Swaminarayan Bhagwan is Sarvavatari

(Incarnator of all Incarnations) - સ્શ અ્તવરનવ અ્તવરી✓ All Incarnations and their Muktas exist as a result of the

power instilled into them by Swaminarayan Bhagwan. That is

why He is able to show them emerging from His Murti

Summary

✓ Other incarnations cannot make a more superior incarnation

appear from their Murti

✓ No incarnation has revealed the Murti of Swaminarayan

Bhagwan from his Murti

1. Reveal the previous incarnations emerging from His own Murti.

Summary

Just as Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan is Sarvopari,

His Swaminarayan Gadi is also Sarvopari.

The Supreme knowledge is ever flowing at the resort of Shree

Swaminarayan Gadi through it’s Acharya

i.e. Acharya Swamishree Maharaj

Chalo Darshan KarieShree Harirasamrut Kavya

‘’There, I saw that only I am

Purushottam; there is no other who is

greater than Me. I realised that the

only one who creates, sustains and

destroys the infinitely many cosmoses

is Me.’’

Lord Swaminarayan

Vachanamrut Ahmedabad Section 7

(English Vachanamrut, Part 4, Page 100)

Divya jivan ni jyot jagāvo,

Āp kartā thai kāryo dipāvo;

Mangal-may sukh nitya denārā...Jay.

Ignite the flame of a divine life,

be the doer of our actions and make them succeed;

You give auspicious bliss everyday… Glory

શ્રી પ શ્રીધરાં સ શ્દે્ે શ્વરમ્Shreepatim Shreedharam SarvadeveshvaramMaster (Swami) of the Anadi-muktas, The One who presides with all types of splendid attires, The Ishwar (God) of all the deities, i.e. the Master of all incarnations (Akshar etc.)

ભવક્ત ધમવશત્મજ ાં ્વસુદે્ાં હદરમ્ Bhakti Dharmaatmajam Vasudevam harimSon of Bhakti and Dharma, From the soul to Akshar categories, He who is indirectly present within all through His omniscient prowess, and within the Muktas, He who is intrinsically present,He who removes the sins, deeds (Karma) and miseries from His disciples

મવધ ા્ં કેશ ા્ં કવમદાં કવર્મ્Madhavam keshavam kaamadam kaaranamSupreme, Controller of Mul-akshar and the other deities, Fulfiller of objects that one desires, Cause of all causes

સ્વવમનવરવય્ાં નીલકાંઠાં ભજ ેSwaminarayanam Neelakantham bhajeMaster (Swami) of all Narayans (Gods), Such is Nilkanthvarni – Lord Shree Swaminarayan, I constantly worship Him

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