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Gunatitanand Swami (28 September 1784 – 11 October 1867), born Mulji Jani, was a prominent paramhansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya who was ordained by Swaminarayan [1][2]: 22 [3]: 16 [4]: 123 and is accepted as the first spiritual successor of Swaminarayan by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS). [3]: 16 [5] Born int...
Gunatitanand Swami was the first spiritual successor of Lord Swaminarayan. He was the incarnation of Aksharbrahman, the choicest devotee of Parabrahman. Named Mulji, as a child he mirrored a divinity that was like a quiet, unwavering flame.
Welcome to Anirdesh Swamini Vato. This site contains the text of all 7 prakarans of Swamini Vato (by Anadi Mul Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami) and the footnotes in Unicode Gujarati and English translation and transliteration. The English translation, with footnotes, is available for the Vato that have been translated and published by BAPS.
Gunatitanand Swami was among the first to reveal and spread the supremacy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan on this earth. Gunatitanand Swami’s life confirmed the fact that Bhagwan Swaminarayan is ever manifest on this earth through Aksharbrahma and has kept the door of redemption for jivas open through a God-realized Sadhu.
Today, a majestic three pinnacled mandir, built in 1934, stands over it. In 1867, on the day Swami Gunatitanand passed away, he was what he had always been; a humble sadhu and an ideal devotee of God.
Born as Mulji Sharma in Bhadra, Gunatitanand Swami met Bhagwan Swaminarayan when he was 15 years old in Piplana. From a young age, Mulji Sharma possessed an intense connection with God that was both rare and uncharacteristic for his age group.
Dec 15, 2012 · Gunatitanand Swami (17 October 1785 – 11 October 1867; born Mulji Jani, or Mulji Sharma) was the first spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and one of the most prominent of the 500 paramhansas who were ordained by Swaminarayan himself.Born into a religious family in Bhadra, a small farming community in the...
Gunatitanand Swami (28 September 1784 – 11 October 1867), born Mulji Jani, was a prominent paramhansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya who was ordained by Swaminarayan [1][2]: 22 [3]: 16 [4]: 123 and is accepted as the first spiritual successor of Swaminarayan by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS). [3]: 16 [5] Born int...
He named him Gunatitanand Swami. On many occasions during His life, Bhagwan Swaminarayan revealed Gunatitanand Swami’s glory to His paramhansas and devotees. One such occasion was during the festival of Fuldol in Sarangpur.
Gunatitanand Swami is the Swami in Swaminarayan and the Akshar in Aksharpurushottam. Hence he is the perfect devotee worshiped along with the Almighty God in the form of Akshar Purushottam Maharaj. He was the first spiritual successor to Shreeji Maharaj.
