Kuraji Dave of Pipalana was present in this assembly. Maharaj addressed him, and said, "When Ramanand Swami had arrived at Pipalana from Bhuj, you had come to Loj to convey his message to Muktanand Swami.

"At that time, as a reward for the good news you had brought, Muktanand Swami had given you a kerchief. Then I had told you, "Right now I don't have anything to give you, but go, I shall give you in gift My Akshardham. Do you remember this? Kuraji replied, "Yes, Maharaj." He was overwhelmed and felt that Maharaj would give him something. Maharaj then began to laugh and said, "Take it. This Gunatitanand Swami, who is My Akshardham, is gifted to you. I have not been able to grant My adequate happiness to satsangis of Sorath region and therefore, I dedicate this Sadhu to you. He is My Akshardham and he is My everything. So your work will be done if you'll serve him properly and remain in his company."

Thereafter, Maharaj looked at Swami and gave him blessings, "Whoever comes to Junagadh and renders his service to you according to your needs, we'll relieve him of his lapses of hundreds and thousands of births in this very birth only." In this way Maharaj gave the Mahantship of Junagadh to Swami on the Chaitri Poonam day in the Samvat Year 1883, expressed His infinite happiness and blessed him.

The work of Junagadh temple was on the verge of completion. Nagars had tried to hurl many obstacles but by the grace of Maharaj the work of the temple was well completed. On third day of Vaishakh Vad in the S. Y. 1884 the idols of Radha-Raman Dev were installed ceremoniously. Thereafter, Maharaj instructed all the devotees and said, "I will relieve any person of his lapses of his innumerable births within one birth only, if he comes here to remain in the company of Swami for one month every year." Then he advised Gopalanand Swami, "You should come here every year and remain here for one month. In case you are not able to come here during one year, come the next year and stay for two months According to this order, Gopalanand Swami, Atmanand Swami (senior) and Nityanand Swami came to Junagadh every year to stay in the company of Swami.

On this occasion the Nawab of Junagadh came to Maharaj for the darshan and requested Him, "When the documents of the temple-land were being prepared You had promised that You would stay here, so please stay here forever." Then Maharaj asked him, "Should I stay Myself or anyone like Me should stay ?"


The Nawab folded his hands and replied, 'Only God is like God Himself." Then Maharaj looked at Swami and told the Nawab, "This sadhu is like Me. He is capable enough to do things which I can do. I will keep him here as the Mahant." The Nawab was pleased and said, "Then it is alright."
On the occasion of samaiya of Janmashtami in the year 1885, Swami came to Gadhada. Maharaj was putting up in the Akshar Ordi. Swami came there and prostrated himself before Maharaj. Shuk Muni was sitting near Maharaj and was writing a letter. When Swami came in, he got up to find something. So Maharaj asked him the reason for his getting up. He replied that he was trying to find an asana for the Mahant of Junagadh. On hearing this, Maharaj laughed and said, "His greatness does not lie either in the Mahantship or in the asana; he is great since eternity." Shuk Muni was awed to hear about the greatness of Swami from the very lips of Maharaj