The manifestation of all avatars, Lord Swaminarayan, the presiding deity Ghanshyam Maharaj consecrated in the temple, Radhakrishna Dev Dev A demi-god who is given powers and responsibilities in the universe, and who lives in a higher lok. Devs are bhaktas of Bhagvãn and follow His ãgnã. Tap to open in glossary → The occasion we had been waiting for for a long time has arrived, and the hard work you all have put in—our Dhirubhai Babariya does not praise anyone easily—he has praised us, and indeed you all are worthy of praise, and you have worked very hard for this Ghanshyam Maharaj. I had reminded you earlier as well that whatever happens in this institution is not for any individual. In this institution, the respect, honor, or grandeur—our 275 saints, and Guru Guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → So, dear devotees, whatever we do, whether in public or sitting far away, is done for Lord Swaminarayan and for the spread of Lord Swaminarayan's mission. Lord Swaminarayan came to this earth, and for His mission, Maharaj did not care much even for His own body. To spread that mission, Bhagwan traveled barefoot in this satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Only for one reason: Bhagwan had come here with a mission, and to propagate that mission, Bhagwan worked so hard. Solely within this Gurukul, Shastriji Maharaj did not keep his name anywhere in this Gurukul, nor did he ever create any special facility for himself as long as Swami was there, and Guru Guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → Dear devotees, today our 275 sadhus eat only once a day and provide 24-hour service for Maharaj. And seeing them, you too are providing service in that manner right now for Maharaj, and this collective effort of ours is solely for the work of Shreeji Maharaj, and there is no other personal interest of anyone in it. So, dear devotees, knowingly or unknowingly, whatever contribution you have made, that contribution reaches Maharaj. Secondly, dear devotees, I want to give you all a gentle reminder; since everyone is gathered, I must say it. I want to make an appeal to you all that this haveli is not Swaminarayan Gurukul. Even if we did a spectacular firework display, that is not Gurukul. Gurukul is about how much of Lord Swaminarayan's work gets done. We have all gathered for the work of Lord Swaminarayan. We have not gathered to make noise and play loud drums. When Lord Swaminarayan's work is done, the drums will play in the entire universe. We won't have to play them here. So, dear devotees, with honesty—our Guru Guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → And dear devotees, what Swami started with seven students, today 45,000 students are benefiting from it, and countless devotees are benefiting. The proof of this is that Lord Swaminarayan likes this work, and Lord Swaminarayan says that they are doing this for Me, not for themselves. So, dear devotees, since you all are also connected with the Gurukul, there is an appeal to you all that this Gurukul is not for festivals, but we run the Gurukul for the work of Lord Swaminarayan. You all should certainly celebrate, as this is Bhagwan's birthday and the day of consecration. Lord Swaminarayan is by no means lesser than anyone else, so the celebration should be superior to all others, but that should not be our target. Our target is the work of Lord Swaminarayan. Our target is the mission of Lord Swaminarayan, for which you all have sacrificed yourselves. Indeed, you have left nothing wanting. In your sacrifice, there is not even a single person's selfish interest, and we have established these centers so that this sacrifice remains long-lasting and Lord Swaminarayan's work continues. If there is no space, where to spread Bhagwan's work becomes a big question. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details