- Bhagwan Swaminarayan was known by the name of Ghanshyam in his childhood.
- Ghanshyam renounced home at the age of 11 to embark on a 7-year,
7,000-mile spiritual journey across the length and breadth of India.
Walking alone, barefoot, and with almost no possessions, he sanctified
places of pilgrimage and inspired thousands to lead a life rooted in
morality and spirituality.
- Ending his trek in the state of Gujarat, he built six majestic
mandirs and inspired the creation of scores of scriptural texts by his
sadhus.
- Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s spiritual teachings were recorded in the
Vachanamrut – a collection of his discourses encapsulating Vedic wisdom
and methods for implementing it in daily life.
- Gopalanand Swami was a senior sadhu-disciple of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
- As a child, he mastered Ashtanga Yoga, the crowning glory of Yoga.
- He was an outstanding scholar and devoted himself to propagating the teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
- As a liberated soul, he is an inspiration to other devotees to follow in his exemplary devotion to and service of God.
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