Thursday 1 June 2023 | Jeth Sud 12, Samvat 2079
Thu 1 Jun 2023
Smruti Mandir Patosav celebrations
Today is the tenth anniversary of the auspicious day that His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree installed the divine murtis of Lord SwaminarayanBapa and the unique Guruparampara of Karan Satsang in the Smruti Mandir. This monumental commemoration of the divine leela of Jeevanpran Swamibapa was opened for the general public exactly 10 years ago today.
In the morning, His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree performed the shanghar aarti at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Maninagar. A grand procession was held from Maninagar Mandir to Smruti Mandir, Godasar. Acharya Swamishree performed the patotsav ceremony according to the ancient Hindu rituals. Jeevanpran Swamibapa's sants arranged and offered various thaal to the supreme Lord, in the form of the ankot.
In the evening, the video darshan was shown of the Suvurna Tula of Lord Swaminarayan, Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree, and Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa, performed by His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree, using 780 kg of gold, at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Secaucus, New Jersey last month.
Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj is the current spiritual leader of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. He is the heir to Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, and sixth in the lineage of ascetic Acharyas, which descends directly from Lord Shree Swaminarayan.