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Contents |
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List of plates
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List of figures
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v
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List of tables
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v
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List of major injunctions
by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj cited in this book, regarding current
trends.
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vii
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Publisher's Note
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x
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Preface to the Second
revised edition
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xi
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Bhagwan Swaminarayan
- Life & Work
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xii
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Introduction
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xviii
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Puja (Worship)
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1
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Nitya Puja-I (Daily
Worship)
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11
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Nitya Puja-II (Varied
Aspects & Meanings)
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25
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Arti
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47
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Kanthi
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51
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Mandir (Temple)
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55
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Ghar Mandir (Home
Shrine)
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61
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Satsang Sabha-Ghar
Sabha (Discourses)
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65
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Padharamani (Home
Visits by Sadhus)
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71
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Utsava (Festivals)
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73
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Yagna (Religious
Ritual)
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81
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Dan (Donation)
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87
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Tirth Yatra (Pilgrimage)
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97
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Sixteen Samskaras
(Sacraments)
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111
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Purpose of Samskaras
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112
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Bhagwan Swaminarayan & Samskaras
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113
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Pre-natal Samskaras
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114
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Childhood Samskaras
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115
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Educational Samskaras
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119
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Marriage Samskaras
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122
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- Eight
Types of Marriages |
123
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- Hindu Marriage Sentiments
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125
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- Concept
of Equality |
126
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- Concept
of Atma in Marital Discord |
128
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- The
Marriage Ceremony |
129
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Death Samskaras
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133
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- In Calamities
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135
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- Antyeshti
Samskaras of Ascetics |
138
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Bal Samskaras (Child
Nurturing)
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141
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Ahar Shuddhi (Diet
Purity)
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145
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Upanishadic Ideals of Diet Purity
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145
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Ahimsa
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147
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Pap Karma (Sin)
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147
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Tamsic Diet
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148
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Rajasic Diet
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150
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Sattvic Diet
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150
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Four types of Doshas
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150
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Diet Purity in the Kitchen
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152
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Diet Purity in the Home Shrine
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154
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Personal Diet Purity
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Diet Purity Relative to Time and Seasons
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160
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Appendices: |
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The Story of Ekadashi
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163
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Daily
Rituals of Satsangis (Swaminarayan Followers) |
164
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The Sadhu Tradition in the Swaminarayan
Sampradaya
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165
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20 minute
Veg. Delights for Students |
167
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Glossary
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172
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Source
references |
178
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Index
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184
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Plates |
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Ÿ (Om) Parvat, Himalayas (India)
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xxii
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Guru Parampara Murtis in Nitya Puja
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16
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Panchang Pranam
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39
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London
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Ghar Mandir
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Pramukh
Swami Maharaj visiting Tribals, S. Gujarat.
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Peacock Gate - Cultural Festival of
India, London, 1985
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75
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Vishwa Shanti Yagna, Anand, Gujarat,
Dec. 2000.
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85
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Akshar Deri, Gondal, Saurashtra
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100
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Figures
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Puja Dravya
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10
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Dandvat Pranam
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38
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Hindu Calendar & Seasons
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80
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Map - Major Tirths of Bharat (India)
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103
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Map - Major Tirths of Swaminarayan
Sampradaya
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110
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Marriage Samskaras
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122
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Tables |
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Sthavar Tirths of Bharat
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101
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Yatra Parikramas
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106
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Naming the New-born - Rashis
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117
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Six Veg. Delights for Students
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170
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