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- 21 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh sud 11) Friday, Mumbai, Pune
At 9.20 am Swamishri
departed from Mumbai and arrived at Chhotubhai Ajmera’s
family bungalow in Pune. Swamishri last visited the Pune Satsang
mandal in 1991. The devotees honored Swamishri in the evening
assembly.
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- 23 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh sud 13) Sunday, Pune, Surat
- Swamishri flew
in a small passenger plane from Pune to Surat, arriving
at 11.45 am. After Thakorji’s darshan Swamishri had
lunch at 12.55 pm.
- In the evening
satsang assembly 30,000 devotees and well-wishers welcomed
Swamishri and listened to his blessings.
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- 24 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh sud 14) Monday, Surat
In the evening assembly
a wonderful drama on ‘Nilkanth’s Redemptory Journey’
was enacted by the youths of BAPS Surat Satsang Mandal. The
dialogues in Hindi included incidents about the fight between
evil bawas in Jagannathpuri, the service to Sevakram, Pibek’s
defeat, etc. Finally, Swamishri blessed the assembly.
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- 25 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh sud 15) Thursday, Surat; Gunatit Diksha
Din, Nilkanth Varni Murti-Pratishtha
At 10.30 am Swamishri
performed the pratishtha rituals of Nilkanth Varni in the Rang
Mandap beneath the mandir. During the Vedic pratishtha rituals
174 devotees participated. After the consecration rituals, Swamishri
performed arti and pujan of Nilkanth Varni. Thereafter Swamishri
performed the abhishek rituals of Nilkanth Varni and Harikrishna
Maharaj with panchamrut, saffron-scented water and plain water.
During the pratishtha assembly Swamishri said, “The city
of Surat is very privileged and blessed because its people have
had the spiritual benefit of the entire Swaminarayan hierarchy.
Bhagwan Swaminarayan has visited Surat and given happiness to
the people of Surat. Ardeshar, a Parsi, served Maharaj immensely
and that was why Maharaj gave him his own pagh... Today, Nilkanth
Varni has been ritually consecrated here. Nilkanth Varni will
fulfil your wishes. When you pray with a pure heart all your
wishes will be fulfilled. As our devotion to Him we must behold
Him in all divinity. And above all our wishes we pray that Maharaj
fulfils our wishes to make us brahmarup, take us to Akshardham,
realise His glory, that Satsang increases and our inner ignorance
dissolves...”
About 8,000 devotees were present during the assembly.
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- 26 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh vad 1) Wednesday, Surat; Republic Day,
Youth Day
- The deities in
the mandir were adorned for the Republic Day celebrations.
The devotees waved Indian flags as Swamishri walked by for
Thakorji’s darshan. Swamishri unfurled the Indian
flag before the murti of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj.
- The evening satsang
assembly commenced with Pujya Viveksagar Swami’s discourse.
Thereafter a drama was performed by BAPS youths ‘Hoist
the Victory Flag...’ before Swamishri. Finally Swamishri
blessed the assembly.
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- 27 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh vad 2) Thursday, Surat
- At 10.00 am Swamishri
presided over an assembly in which 8,000 devotees had arrived
from the rural areas outside Surat. Their stories of moral
transformations due to satsang were related to the assembly.
Thereafter the rural devotees honored Shri Harikrishna Maharaj.
And finally Swamishri blessed the assembly.
- In the evening
assembly the women devotees honored Shri Harikrishna Maharaj.
On this day a total of 1,238 women devotees had observed
a waterless fast.
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January 2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh vad 3) Friday, Surat
At 10.00 am Swamishri
arrived at the BAPS Pramukh Swami Hospital and performed pujan
of the entrance and inaugurated the hospital by untying the
nadachhadi. Swamishri sanctified the entire hospital with
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj, briefly blessed the press conference
and an assembly of staff members. Swamishri said, “By
the wish and blessings of Shriji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj
and Yogiji Maharaj this hospital has been built. All facilities
are provided in the hospital. The equipment is good and the
doctors are service-oriented and full of faith. It is by God’s
grace that such elements become conducive and it is God’s
wish that a good hospital be made for the service of all.
We pray to God that good work is done here. The diseases of
body will be cured but we should be aware that there are diseases
of the mind. The doctor treats the physical ailments but they
cannot cure the disease of mind. For that we have satsang.
They are cured when one finds the refuge of God and His Sadhu.”
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- 30 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh vad 5) Sunday, Surat
At 9.00 am the Chief
Minister of Gujarat inaugurated the BAPS Pramukh Swami Hospital
in the presence of senior sadhus, Pujya Dr. Swami, Kothari Swami,
Ishwarcharan Swami and Viveksagar Swami. After a tour of the
hospital the Chief Minister arrived at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan
Mandir for the assembly. In his speech The Chief Minister said,
“A hospital has been declared open today in Surat for
the service of society. There are many hospitals, good hospitals,
modern hospitals, but there is a difference here. It is ultramodern
in the medical field, but it is spiritually blessed and graced
by Pramukh Swami Maharaj... Our land has been blessed by great
people. It is because of them that we are forging ahead. If
you have not seen them then come here. He (Swamishri) is the
living form. There is no dearth of Sampradays, ashrams, acharyas,
religious heads. But Pramukh Swami’s leadership carves
a new trail of service that is people – oriented, modern
and spiritual. And the effect of his work is not in the Akshar
Purushottam Sanstha alone but in all directions…”
Then the Chief Minister inaugurated a book in English, Yugpurush
Pramukh Swami Maharaj, written by Kiritbhai Shelat (IAS officer)
which describes Swamishri’s multifaceted personality.
Thereafter Pujya Doctor Swami and MP Shri Kashiram Rana addressed
the assembly. At 11.00 am a two minute silent prayer was offered
as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary. Finally
Swamishri blessed the assembly, “We thank all of you who
have come to honour the occasion. Whatever that is accomplished
is done by the wish of God. God inspires all and that is why
everything is accomplished. Such a huge project is done through
the effort and cooperation of sadhus, devotees, volunteers,
businessmen, government and the local municipality officials.
Through the help of all the hospital has been made well... This
hospital has been made in Surat to cure people of physical ailments
and diseases. And to cure one of mental diseases we have this
mandir. To still the mind we have this mandir. If you want to
be free of diseases of the mind then come here. We pray to God
that He grants peace and health to all.”
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- 31 January
2005 (V.S. 2061; Posh vad 6) Monday, Surat
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Swamishri
performed the murti-pratishtha rituals of pujan and arti
of murtis for the villages of Dungri and Khanjan.
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In the
evening assembly students of BAPS Chhatralay presented
a drama ‘Sanskar Saurabh’ and also honored
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj.
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