BAPS Purna mukhpath = Mahant 64

Satsang Diksha Shloka 1

Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān eṭale ke sākṣhāt Akṣhar-Puruṣhottam Mahārāj sarvane param shānti, ānand ane sukh arpe.

May Swaminarayan Bhagwan, who is Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj himself, bestow ultimate peace, bliss and happiness on all.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 2

Ā deh muktinu sādhan chhe, kevaḷ bhognu sādhan nathī. Durlabh ane nāshvant evo ā deh vāramvār maḷato nathī.

This body is a means for moksha, not merely a means for indulgence [in sense pleasures]. Rare and perishable, this body is not repeatedly attained.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 3

Laukik vyavahār to dehnā nirvāh māṭe chhe. Te ā manuṣhya janmanu param lakṣhya nathī.

Personal and family activities are [only] for the sustenance of the body. They are not the ultimate objective of this human birth.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 4-5

Sarva doṣhone ṭāḷavā, brahma-sthitine pāmavā ane Bhagwānnī bhakti karavā ā deh maḷyo chhe. Ā badhu satsang karavāthī avashya prāpta thāya chhe. Āthī mumukṣhuoe sadāya satsang karavo.

This body has been received to eradicate all flaws, attain the brāhmic state and offer devotion to Bhagwan. All this is certainly attained by practising satsang. Therefore, mumukshus should always practise satsang.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 6

Tethī Parabrahma Swāminārāyaṇe ā lokmā sākṣhāt avatarīne ā divya satsangnī sthāpanā karī.

For this reason, Parabrahman Swaminarayan himself manifested in this world and established this divine Satsang.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 7

Ā satsangnu gnān mumukṣhuone thāya evā shubh āshayathī ‘Satsang-Dīkṣhā’ e nāmnu shāstra rachavāmā āve chhe.

The shastra titled ‘Satsang Diksha’ has been composed with the pure intent that mumukshus acquire the knowledge of this satsang.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 8-9

Satya evā ātmāno sang karavo, satya evā Paramātmāno sang karavo, satya evā guruno sang karavo ane sachchhāstrano sang karavo e satsangnu sāchu lakṣhaṇ jāṇavu. Āvo divya satsang karanār manuṣhya sukhī thāy chhe.

One should know that the true meaning of satsang is to associate with the ātmā, which is true; to associate with Paramatma, who is true; to associate with the guru, who is true; and to associate with true shastras. One who practises this divine satsang becomes blissful.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 10

Dīkṣhā eṭale dṛuḍh sankalp, shraddhāe sahit evo achaḷ nishchay, samyak samarpaṇ, prīti-pūrvak niṣhṭhā, vrat ane dṛuḍh āsharo.

‘Diksha’ means firm resolve, unwavering conviction coupled with faith, absolute dedication, loving faith, observances, and firm refuge.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 18

Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwānne viṣhe ananya, dṛuḍh ane param bhakti māṭe āshraya-dīkṣhā-mantra grahaṇ karī satsang prāpta karavo.

To offer singular, resolute, and supreme devotion to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, one should receive the Ashray Diksha Mantra and affiliate with the Satsang.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 19

Āshraya-dīkṣhā mantra ā pramāṇe chhe: Dhanyosmi pūrṇakāmosmi niṣhpāpo nirbhayah sukhī । Akṣhara-guru-yogena Swāminārāyaṇ-āshrayāt ॥

The meaning of this mantra is as follows: “Having taken refuge in Swaminarayan Bhagwan through the association of the Aksharbrahman guru, I am blessed, I am fulfilled, I am without sins, I am fearless and I am blissful.”

Satsang Diksha Shloka 22

Ā sansārmā brahmaswarūp guru vinā jīvanmā brahma-vidyāno tattve karīne sākṣhātkār na thaī shake.

In this world, brahmavidyā cannot be fully realized in life without the Brahmaswarup guru.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 23

Akṣharbrahma guru vinā Paramātmāno uttam nirvikalp nishchay na thaī shake tathā potānā ātmāne viṣhe brahmabhāv paṇ prāpta na thaī shake.

Without the Aksharbrahman guru, supreme, unwavering conviction (nishchay) in Paramatma cannot be attained and one’s ātmā also cannot acquire brahmabhāv.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 24

Brahmaswarūp guru vinā yathārth bhakti paṇ na thaī shake, param ānandnī prāpti na thāy ane trividh tāpano nāsh paṇ na thāy.

Without the Brahmaswarup guru, perfect devotion also cannot be offered, ultimate bliss cannot be attained and the three types of misery also cannot be eradicated.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 25

Āthī sarva arthnī siddhi kare tathā Paramātmāno anubhav karāve tevā pratyakṣh Akṣharbrahma guruno āsharo sadāy karavo.

Therefore, one should always take the refuge of the manifest Aksharbrahman guru, who enables one to attain all objectives and experience Paramatma.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 64-65

Āhvān mantra ā pramāṇe chhe: Uttiṣhṭha Sahajānanda Shrī-Hare Puruṣhottama । Guṇātītākṣhara brahmann-uttiṣhṭha kṛupayā guro ॥ Āgamyatām hi pūjārtham āgamyatām mad-ātmatah । Sānnidhyād darshanād divyāt saubhāgyam vardhate mama ॥

The meaning of this mantra is as follows: “O Sahajanand Shri Hari! O Purushottam! O Aksharbrahman Gunatit gurus! Please shower compassion [upon me] and awaken. Please come forth from my ātmā, to accept my puja. I become more blessed due to your divine presence and darshan.”

Satsang Diksha Shloka 73

Punarāgaman mantra ā pramāṇe chhe: Bhaktyaiva divy-abhāvena pūjā te sam-anuṣhṭhitā । Gachchhātha tvam madātmānam Akṣhara-Puruṣhottama ॥

The meaning of this mantra is as follows: “O Purushottam Narayan together with Aksharbrahman! I have performed your puja with devotion and divyabhāv. Now, please reside within my ātmā.”

Satsang Diksha Shloka 96

Akṣharādhipati Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān sākṣhāt Paramātmā Parabrahma Puruṣhottam Hari chhe.

Swaminarayan Bhagwan, the sovereign of Akshar, is the manifest form of Paramatma Parabrahman Purushottam Hari

Satsang Diksha Shloka 97

E ek ja āpaṇā sadā param upāsya iṣhṭadev chhe. Temanī ja ananya bhāve sadā bhakti karavī.

He alone is forever our ishtadev worthy of supreme upāsanā. One should always offer singular devotion to him only.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 98

Guṇātītānand Swāmī sākṣhāt sanātan Akṣharbrahma chhe. E Akṣharbrahmanī paramparā āje paṇ virājamān chhe.

Gunatitanand Swami is the manifest form of the eternal Aksharbrahman. This Aksharbrahman paramparā is manifest even today.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 99

Sampradāymā Guṇātītānand Swāmīthī ārambhāyel guru-paramparāmā āvel pragaṭ Akṣharbrahma e ek ja āpaṇā guru chhe.

In the Sampraday’s tradition of gurus that began with Gunatitanand Swami, only the present form of Aksharbrahman is our guru.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 100

Āpaṇā iṣhṭadev ek ja chhe, guru ek ja chhe ane siddhānt paṇ ek ja chhe em āpaṇī sadā ekatā chhe.

Our ishtadev is the same, our guru is the same and our siddhānt is also the same – thus, we are always united.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 102-103

Jīv, īshwar, māyā, Akṣharbrahma tathā Parabrahma e pānch tattvo sadāy bhinna chhe, nitya chhe, satya chhe em mumukṣhuoe jāṇavu - em swayam Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwāne spaṣhṭa siddhānt karyo chhe.

Mumukshus should realize that the five entities – jiva, ishwar, māyā, Aksharbrahman and Parabrahman – are forever distinct, eternal, and true. Swaminarayan Bhagwan himself established this clear siddhānt.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 104

Temā Akṣhar ane Puruṣhottam e be sadāy māyāthī par chhe ane jīvo tathā īshwaronī mukti temanā yogthī thāy chhe.

Among these entities, Akshar and Purushottam are the two who are eternally beyond māyā. Jivas and ishwars attain moksha by associating with them.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 105

Paramātmā Parabrahma sadā Akṣharbrahmathī par chhe ane Akṣharbrahma paṇ te Paramātmānī nitya dāsbhāve sevā kare chhe.

Paramatma Parabrahman is forever superior to Aksharbrahman. Furthermore, even Aksharbrahman eternally serves Paramatma with dāsbhāv.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 106

Bhagwān sadāy sarva-kartā, sākār, sarvoparī chhe ane mumukṣhuonī mukti māṭe hammeshā pragaṭ rahe chhe.

Bhagwan is eternally the all-doer, with form and supreme; he always remains manifest for the moksha of mumukshus.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 107

Akṣharbrahma-swarūp guru dvārā Bhagwān potānā sakaḷ aishvaryo sahit, paramānand arpatā thakā sadāy pragaṭ rahe chhe.

Through the Aksharbrahman guru, Bhagwan always remains present with all of his divinity and bestows utmost bliss.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 108

Akṣharbrahma gurune viṣhe dṛuḍh prīti ane ātmabuddhi karavī. Temane viṣhe pratyakṣh Bhagwānno bhāv lāvīne bhaktie karīne temanī sevā tathā dhyān karavā.

One should foster intense love and ātmabuddhi for the Aksharbrahman guru. Believing the guru as the manifest form of Bhagwan, one should serve him and meditate on him with devotion.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 109-110

Swāminārāyaṇ mantra divya, alaukik ane shubh mantra chhe. Swayam Shrīharie ā mantra āpyo chhe. Sarva bhaktoe teno jap karavo. Ā mantramā ‘Swāmi’ shabdathī Akṣharbrahmane samajavā ane ‘Nārāyaṇ’ shabdathī te Akṣharbrahmathī par evā Puruṣhottamne samajavā.

The ‘Swaminarayan’ mantra is divine, beyond this world and auspicious. Shri Hari himself bestowed this mantra. All devotees should chant it. In this mantra, understand that ‘Swami’ refers to Aksharbrahman, and ‘Narayan’ refers to Purushottam, who is superior to Aksharbrahman.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 111-114

Ā siddhānt Bhagwān Swāminārāyaṇe ā lokmā prabodhyo. Guṇātīt guruoe tenu digantmā pravartan karyu. Shāstrījī Mahārāje tene mūrtimān karyo. Guruonā jīvan-charitra-granthomā tenī punah dṛuḍhatā karāvavāmā āvī. Ā siddhāntne guruhari Pramukh Swāmī Mahārāje potānā hastākṣharthī lakhī sthir karyo. Sākṣhāt guruharinā prasangthī ā siddhānt jīvanmā prāpt karī shakāy chhe. Te ā satya sanātan muktiprad siddhāntne ja divya ‘Akṣhar-Puruṣhottam Darshan’ kahevāmā āve chhe.

Ā Bhagwan Swaminarayan revealed this siddhānt in this world. The Gunatit gurus spread it throughout the world. Shastriji Maharaj enshrined it in the form of murtis. It was reaffirmed in the jivancharitra texts of the gurus. This siddhānt was securely established by guruhari Pramukh Swami Maharaj in his own handwriting. This siddhānt may be imbibed in one’s life through the association of the manifest guruhari. It is this eternal and moksha-bestowing siddhānt that is known as the divine ‘Akshar- Purushottam Darshan’.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 115

Āvā param divya siddhāntnu chintavan karatā karatā niṣhṭhāthī ane ānand-utsāh-pūrvak satsang karavo.

While reflecting on such a supremely divine siddhānt, one should engage in satsang with conviction, joy and enthusiasm.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 116

Traṇ dehthī vilakṣhaṇ evā potānā ātmāne viṣhe brahmarūpnī vibhāvanā karī sadaiv Parabrahmanī upāsanā karavī.

Identify one’s ātmā, which is distinct from the three bodies, as brahmarup and always offer upāsanā to Parabrahman.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 131

Bhagwān tathā gurune viṣhe manuṣhyabhāv na jovo. Kāraṇ ke Aṣhar ane Puruṣhottam banne māyāthī par chhe, divya chhe.

One should not perceive human traits in Bhagwan or the guru, since both Akshar and Purushottam are beyond māyā and divine.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 132

Bhagwān tathā gurune viṣhe vishvās dṛuḍh karavo, nirbaḷtāno tyāg karavo, dhīraj rākhavī tathā Bhagwānnu baḷ rākhavu.

One should develop firm faith in Bhagwan and the guru, renounce feebleness, have patience and derive strength from Bhagwan.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 134

Mumukṣhuoe pratyakṣh Akṣharbrahma guruno prasang sadā param prīti ane divyabhāvthī karavo.

Mumukshus should always associate with the manifest Aksharbrahman guru with supreme love and divyabhāv

Satsang Diksha Shloka 135

Akṣharbrahma-swarūp gurune viṣhe dṛuḍh prīti e ja brāhmī sthiti tathā Bhagwānnā sākṣhātkārne pāmavānu sādhan chhe.

Intense affection for the Aksharbrahman guru is the only means to attaining the brāhmic state and realizing Bhagwan.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 139

Preme karīne tathā ādar thakī Brahma ane Parabrahmanā mahimānī tathā temanā sambandh-vāḷānā mahimānī vāto nirantar karavī.

With affection and reverence, one should continuously speak of the glory of Brahman and Parabrahman and the greatness of those who are associated with them.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 140

Mumukṣhue satsangīone viṣhe suhṛudbhāv, divyabhāv tathā brahmabhāv rākhavā.

Mumukshus should keep suhradbhāv, divyabhāv and brahmabhāv toward satsangis.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 141-142

Paramātmā Parabrahma Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān, Akṣharbrahma-swarūp guṇātīt guru, temaṇe āpel divya siddhānt tathā temanā āshrit bhaktono viveke karīne sadāy pakṣh rākhavo.

With discretion, one should always keep the paksh of Paramatma Parabrahman Swaminarayan Bhagwan, the Aksharbrahman Gunatit guru, the divine siddhānt they have imparted and the devotees who have sought their refuge.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 145

Pratidin sthir chitte antardṛuṣhṭi karavī ke hu ā lokmā shu karavā āvyo chhu? Ane shu karī rahyo chhu?

With a composed mind, one should introspect every day: “What have I come to accomplish in this world and what am I doing?”

Satsang Diksha Shloka 146

‘Akṣharrūp thaīne hu Puruṣhottamnī bhakti karu’ em potānā lakṣhyanu chintan āḷas rākhyā vagar roj karavu.

“Having attained oneness with Akshar, I offer devotion to Purushottam.” In this manner, one should reflect on one’s goal each day without laziness.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 147-148

Ā Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān sarva-kartā-hartā chhe, sarvoparī chhe, niyāmak chhe. Teo mane ahī pratyakṣh maḷyā chhe. Āthī ja hu dhanya chhu, param bhāgyashāḷī chhu, kṛutārth chhu, nihshank chhu, nishchint chhu ane sadā sukhī chhu.

Swaminarayan Bhagwan is the all-doer, supreme entity and controller. I have his association here in person. For this very reason, I am joyous, greatly fortunate, fulfilled, without doubts and worries, and forever blissful.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 149

Ā rīte Paramātmānī divya prāptinu, mahimānu tathā temanī prasannatānu chintan dar-roj sthir chitte karavu.

In this way, with a composed mind, one should reflect daily on one’s divine attainment of Paramatma, his greatness and [attaining] his pleasure.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 150

Potānā ātmāne traṇ deh, traṇ avasthā tathā traṇ guṇthī judo samajī tenī Akṣharbrahma sāthe ekatānī vibhāvanā pratidin karavī.

Realizing one’s ātmā to be distinct from the three bodies, the three states, and the three qualities, one should every day believe oneself as being one with Aksharbrahman.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 151

Dar-roj jagatnā nāshavant-paṇānu anusandhān karavu ane potānā ātmānī nityatā tathā sachchidānand-paṇānu chintavan karavu.

Daily, one should reflect on the impermanent nature of the world and on one’s ātmā as eternal and sachchidānand.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 152

Je thaī gayu chhe, thaī rahyu chhe ane je kānī āgaḷ thashe te badhu ja Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwānnī ichchhāthī mārā hit māṭe ja thayu chhe em mānavu.

One should understand that all which has happened, which is happening, and which will happen is solely due to Swaminarayan Bhagwan’s will and only for my benefit.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 164

Asatya kyārey na bolavu. Hit kare tevu satya bolavu. Anyanu ahit kare tevu satya paṇ na bolavu.

One should never speak untruth. One should express truth that is beneficial, but not utter even truth that may harm others.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 209

Nānā bāḷako tathā bālikāoe bāḷpaṇthī ja vidyā prāpt karavī. Durāchār, kusang ane vyasanono tyāg karavo.

Young boys and girls should acquire education from childhood. They should avoid inappropriate behaviour, bad company and addictions.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 210

Vidyārthīe potāno abhyās sthir chitte, utsāhthī ane ādar thakī karavo. Samayne vyarth karmomā bagāḍavo nahī.

Students should study with concentration, enthusiasm and respect. They should not waste their time in useless activities.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 212

Bāḷpaṇthī ja satsang, bhakti ane prārthanā karavā. Pratidin pūjā karavī tathā mātā-pitāne panchāng praṇām karavā.

From childhood, one should practice satsang, offer devotion and pray. One should daily perform puja and offer panchāng pranāms to one’s mother and father.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 213

Kumār tathā yuvān avasthāmā visheṣh sanyam pāḷavo. Shaktino nāsh kare evā ayogya sparsh, dṛushya vagereno tyāg karavo.

During adolescence and early adulthood, one should exercise greater self-control and refrain from improper physical contact, sights and other activities that destroy one’s energies [physical, mental and spiritual].

Satsang Diksha Shloka 225

Je manuṣhya pratyakṣh Bhagwānmā ane gurumā manuṣhyabhāv joto hoy ane niyam pāḷavāmā shithil hoy teno sang na karavo.

One should avoid the company of those who are lax in observing niyams or see human traits in the manifest form of Bhagwan or the guru.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 256

Ekādashīnu vrat sadāy param ādar thakī karavu. Te divase niṣhiddha vastu kyārey na jamavī.

One should always observe the ekādashi fast with utmost reverence. On this day, prohibited items should never be consumed.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 274

Dharma-niyam pāḷavāthī jīvan unnat thāy chhe ane anyane paṇ sadāchār pāḷavānī preraṇā maḷe chhe.

Observing dharma and niyams elevates the quality of one’s life and also inspires others to live righteously.

Satsang Diksha Shloka 291

Akṣharbrahmanu sādharmya prāpt karī Puruṣhottamnī dāsbhāve bhakti karavī e mukti mānavāmā āvī chhe.

Attaining oneness with Aksharbrahman and offering humble devotion to Purushottam is considered to be mukti.