Shikshapatri & Bhashya vs Hadvad Dham

Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj & Adelaide (Australia) are pleased to launch the Shikshapatri app in an effort to make reading this Divine scripture as easy and accessible as possible. Features - Offline reading, allowing it to work without an internet connection - In Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi, English, English Lipi, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swahili, making it accessible to majority of users - Change Text Colour to suit environment and preference - Change Font Size for ease of reading Whats is the Shikshapatri? The Shikshapatri is one of the primary scriptures of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. The Shikshapatri was written in the Hari Mandap, Vadtal, Gujarat, on February 12, 1826 CE (Maha Sud 5, Vikram Samvat Year 1882). Lord Shree Swaminarayan, gifted mankind 212 versed Shikshapatri for the welfare of His disciples and whoever joins the sect. It serves as a fundamental code of conduct encompassing everything from basic civic norms matters of health, hygiene, dress, diet, etiquette, diplomacy, finance, education, friendship, morality, habits, penance, religious duties, celebrations, and other areas. It covers the codes that are applicable to devotees from all stages and walks of life – young or old; man or woman; married, unmarried, or widowed; householder or saints. It is the essence of all the Scriptures including the Vedas. Lord Shree Swaminarayan in Shlok 209 Himself declares that His words within the Shikshapatri are His Divine Form. Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan instructed Nityanand Swami to translate Shikshapatri from the original Sanskrit into Gujarati so that his devotees in Gujarat could recite it and put the teachings of Lord Shree Swaminarayan into practice. It has since been translated into numerous other languages, Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj has been at the forefront of producing translations into various languages to make this divine Scripture accessible to as many people as possible. This Shikshapatri App includes the following languages Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi, English, English Lipi, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swahili; more languages will be added in future versions.

This is a valuable collection of spiritual knowledge about Anadi Mahamuktraj Jatashankar Bapashri, which is gathered to help the seekers on their path of spiritual progress. Anadi MahaMuktraj Bapashri was born in Halvad (a small town in Surendranagar district in Gujarat State of India). In Vikram Samvat (Hindu Almanac) 1953 a series of highly incandescent mystical spiritual experiences happened first at Halvad and then in Dholka (both Towns in Gujarat State). These experiences continued for more than three and half months and comprised of people getting into trance, seeing oceans of divine light, occasional showers of flowers and sandal drops etc. Some of the younger one's became medium through which great souls like Gopalanand and Vasudevanand Swami chanted Vedic rhymes and sometimes recited devotional poems. Shriji Maharaj also appeared and announced that three Anadi MahaMukt’s have assumed human form for the salvation of spiritual seekers. Shriji identified them as Abji Bhagat of Kutch, Swami Haricharandasji of Charadwa and Jatashankarbhai (Jatashankar Bapashri) of Halvad. Shriji Maharaj said that serve them and I will be served, please them and I will be pleased and they are here to give salvation. Once Shriji Maharaj said, "Tomorrow I will come and partake food at the house of all present. On the next day, whosoever offered food-plate (Thal), found that the quantity of every item was reduced to almost half. Thus Bapashri was made known to us by none other than Shriji Maharaj through Samadhi Prakrans. This abridged collection comprises of the selected preaching of Bapashri pains takingly recorded by his devotees and the gleanings from the numerous letters that he wrote to his disciples. May the readers who are seekers get the benefit of Satsang with Bapashri through his words and get his blessings for the moksha.