SKS Swaminarayan Nand Santos Part 1

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SKS Swaminarayan Nand Santos Part 1
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Nand Santos

• What is meant by the term nand Santos?
• 'Nand Santos' are the saints of the Swaminarayan
  Sampraday who were initiated Paramhans by Lord
  Shree Swaminarayan, and came to know His true
  divinity.

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Nand santos

• Gopalanand Swami
• Muktanand Swami
• Brahmanand Swami
• Nishkulanand Swami

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Gopalanand Swami

• Birth Place Village - Todala
• Father Motiram Bhatt
• Mother Kushalbaa
• First Name Khushal Bhatt
• Date of Birth The 8th day of the bright half of
  Maha in V.S. 1837.

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Gopalanand Swami

• Learnt scriptures at his schooling age.
• Possessed equal powers as Shriji Maharaj did.
• Spiritual powers.
• Shriji Maharaj declared him as the leader of the
  sect
• Many saints likened Shreeji Maharaj and
  gopalanand swami to Rama and Laxman

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Muktanand Swami

• Birth Place Amareli
• Date of Birth The 7th day of the bright half of
  Pausha, V.S. 1814.
• Father Anandram
• Mother Radhabai
• First Name Mukund Das.

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Muktanand Swami

• Named 'Mukund Das.
• Parents arranged his marriage
• Left home
• Muktanand Swami held main seat as principal
  disciple of Ramanand Swami.
• Shri Hari called him 'The mother of Satsang'
• He represented swaminarayan sect in the
  varodhrani sabha.
• Lord Swaminarayan regarded Muktanand Swami as His
  Guru.

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Brahmanand Swami

• Birth Place Village Khan
• Father Gadhavi Shambhudanji
• Mother Lalba Devi
• Date of Birth Vasant Panchami, the fifth day of
  the bright half of Maha, V.S. 1828.
• First Name ladudanji

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Brahmanand Swami

• Encounter with Ramanand Swami before his birth.
• Praised for his poetic genius
• Great architect
• He was true genius, practical and unique in every
  sense and very popular because of humour.

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Nishkulanand Swami

• Birth Place Shekhpat
• Father Rambhai Suthar
• Mother Amritbai
• Date of Birth V.S. 1822 (date unknown)
• Childhood Name Laljibhai

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Nishkulanand Swami

• Was married with two children.
• He was a carpenter by trade.
• Saved from death by Shreeji Mahraj
• Shriji Maharaj took Laljibhai as his guide in His
  religious tour of Kutch.
• Nishkulanand Swami was an idol of asceticism and
  detachment.
• Author of Yamadanda the first scripture of the
  sampradaya

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Groupwork
First Name Khushal Bhatt
Gopalanand Swami
Father Motiram Bhatt
Birth Place Village - Todala
Possessed equal powers as Shriji Maharaj did.
Shriji Maharaj declared him as the leader of the
sect
First Name Mukund Das
Muktanand Swami
Shri Hari called him 'The mother of Satsang'
He represented swaminarayan sect in the
varodhrani sabha.
Was asked five questions by mahraj
Lord Swaminarayan regarded ________ Swami as His
Guru.
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Groupwork
Encounter with Ramanand Swami before his birth.
Great architect
Brahmanand Swami
Mother Lalba Devi
Same birthday as day shikshapatri was written
First Name ladudanji
Childhood Name Laljibhai
Mother Amritbai
Nishkulanand Swami
Father Rambhai Suthar
His son became a sadhu
He was a carpenter by trade.
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