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September 2006, New Delhi
Swamishri welcomed the
vice-president of India, H.E. Shri Bhaironsingh Shekhawat,
with a garland. He expressed his appreciations and praises
for the creation of Akshar-dham.
Thereafter the chairman of Metro Train, Shridharan, received
Swamishri’s blessings.
The former Prime Minister of India Shri Deve Gowda was also
welcomed and blessed by Swamishri.
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September 2006, New Delhi
In the evening the Chief
Minister of Haryana Shri Bhupendrasinh Hooda came for Swamishri’s
darshan with some of his cabinet ministers. He was appreciative
of Swaminarayan Akshardham and requested Swamishri to build
one in Kurukshetra.
Thereafter the Finance Minister of India, Shri Chidambaram,
came to Swamishri after seeing Akshardham. He, too, expressed
his appreciation for the cultural complex.
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September 2006, New Delhi
From 11.30 pm to 1.10 am
Swamishri observed the lunar eclipse rituals with sadhus and
devotees by attending the assembly of bhajans and discourses.
In conclusion Swamishri blessed the congregation, “It
is great to sing the glory of God. All our lives we have been
singing the glory of the world and maya. When we praise God
we experience inner peace. By listening to spiritual discourses,
engaging in bhajan and kirtan one receives the blessings of
God and experiences inner happiness. When God showers his
grace then one becomes fulfilled. We, too, look upon others
but with mundane purposes. So no inner transformation takes
place. However, God’s divine grace and also that of
his true sadhus and devotees are divine.”
The lunar eclipse ended at 1.10 am. Thereafter Swamishri and
sadhus took a bath and performed puja. Swamishri retired at
2.00 am.
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September 2006, New Delhi
At 6.45 pm Pujya Chinna
Jeer Swami, Head of Ramanujacharya Sect, Andhra Pradesh, met
Swamishri after seeing Akshardham. Swamishri welcomed him
with a garland. Pujya Chinna Jeer Swami praised Akshardham
and said, “You are transforming the inner selves of
people. It is wonderful.”
Swamishri: All that happens is through the grace of
Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
Jeer Swami: It is through your grace. There is a lot
to see in this world, but it does not give peace of mind.
What you have shown here is not shown by anyone. A doctor
gives medicine in a capsule form, similarly, you have used
technology to show God.
Swamishri: These sadhus are educated and they have
done it.
Jeer Swami: The soul is indispensable for the survival
of body; you are the soul of the sadhus.
Swamishri: God is the soul. Guru is the soul. It was
the wish of our guru Yogiji Maharaj.
Jeer Swami: An acharya (guru) may wish but one requires
someone to translate it into reality. You have been making
the guru’s wishes into reality. Through your sadhus
you are inspiring thousands of people. Whenever I come to
you I am inspired. I feel that I can do this and I am inspired
further.”
Finally Swamishri honoured Pujya Chinna Jeer Swami with a
shawl.
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September 2006, New Delhi
Swamishri celebrated the
shraddh of Shastriji Maharaj in the presence of over 200 sadhus.
In the shraddh assembly sadhus sang the glory of Shastriji
Maharaj. The Yuvak Mandal of Delhi performed a cultural dance.
Finally, Swamishri blessed the congregation. “Through
the wish of Shastriji Maharaj and Yogiji Maharaj this divine
Akshardham has come up on the banks of the river Yamuna. We
are all sitting here in this divine place. The knowledge of
Akshar and Purushottam is true, endorsed by the shastras,
experiential, and propagated by Bhagwan Swaminarayan. Shastriji
Maharaj had firmly understood this knowledge. He was very
intelligent. He became a sadhu at a young age and had come
to do God’s work. He was divine and full of bhakti in
his life. Even while playing he built sand-mandirs and performed
arti. He is eternal, and wedded to dharma, gnan, vairagya
and bhakti.”
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September 2006, New Delhi
At 6.15 pm the President
of India Shri APJ Abdul Kalam arrived at Akshardham. He was
welcomed by senior sadhus at the complex and by children donned
in traditional clothes. Thereafter he saw the Gajendra Peeth,
musical fountain and large format film Neelkanth Yatra. At
9.25 pm the President arrived at Swamishri’s quarters
where he was welcomed with the singing of the Shanti Paath
by 200 sadhus. He was garlanded by Swamishri. The president
praised the large format film. A dialogue between Swamishri
and the President took place.
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September 2006, New Delhi
In the evening, the former
Prime Minister of India, Shri Atalbihari Vajpayee arrived
at Akshardham. He saw the monument, musical fountain and Neelkanth
Yatra large format film. He was welcomed by Swamishri with
a garland. Shri Vajpayee said, “Akshardham is indescribable.”
After a brief dialogue Swami-shri blessed him.
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