10. Gunatitanand Swami
 

Samvat 1841 appeared with an extraordinary significance. Devils on one hand were insulting religious rituals, saints were bravely facing them on other. Moon with full shining in the month of Asho was staring at a small village named Bhadara. The wicked hearts were instinctively afraid of any unknown spirit. Krishna's Rasa-lila was being contemplating by sages. Today's Sharad Purnima traced remarkable moment in the world history by giving birth to an uncommon personality. Since his very infant age he was esteemed with reverence.

Named as Mulji, he habituated to play with divinity. To sing transcendental glory of God was his natural crying. His father known as Bholanath and mother as Sakarba felt their very beings as beatific and sublimed to have such scion. None can restrain from his impact if once comes in touch with him. People with a glance at his divine fun, exceedingly be bewildered about his glorious and competent allure. Not only human being but Indra (The king of heaven) Brahma (The creator God) and such others demigods were too included in his seers. They often stiffened to have his spiritual vision. We know very well that it is arduous for us to talk or to take appointment to meet Prime Minister, actors and dancers. Then you can infer stiffness felt in divine vision.

   

After he got initiation from lord Swaminarayan once it so happened. He was an executive president of Junagadh Temple. In early morning Bhagvandas, a saint came to Junagadh from ''Maliya'' a village. As he swiftly entered the dormitory of saints, swamiji engrossed in the meditation of Shrihari magnetized his inclination. Bhagvandas swami courteously prostrated to swami and got his seat nearby him. After a few hours swami opened his eyes when he had received sufficient bliss by meditation and asked Bhagvandas swami with sweetheart the purpose of arrival in that unexpected time.

Little hesitated Bhagvandasji appealed however in interrupted yet in moderate speech to swami , Oh!swami No article causes me to come here. Always I feel myself happy since when I have sheltered to Lord Swaminarayan, yet certain urge led me here forcefully. Even having asserted still, he rendered speechless, so swamiji enjoined to tell problem whatever might be. Eventually he intermittently expressed the situation. "Last night Brahma came to me " after having repose he continued "and urged with unassuming phonation". Further on he added to get permission from you since he wants to see you, said swami. When I advised him to go straight to you he described his inability in doing so. I am sorry! Swamiji ! told Brahma for this and entreated me to provide it. On his behalf I am politely pleading you "Please you should content his eye-eager". For so long swamiji absorbed in contemplation just as he was referring to Supreme God on this case. Swami then asked Bhagavandas where he is. Indicating with his finger he mentioned the place outside the temple where he was awaiting. Melt hearted Swami kindly consented to let him to come to him. Swamiji himself came out and graced Brahma with his simple but sublime vision. As soon as Brahma saw swami, he experienced abnormal and ineffable gladness. He began to pray swami with unpretentious terms as a poet describes the King. That every moment of his life, He felt, is succeeded at that time. Shower your grace and mercy upon us O! Swami! Said Brahma and disappeared soon. After his departure swami rebuked Bhagvan das with scolding voice not to let such impious people visit me thenceforth. Such a pity soul doesn't deserve to meet us. Again you should not bring such man to me. Because the people, like Brahma, Indra and so on are indecent and irreverent ascertained Swami. Secret of this incident is very tangled and intractable. Gunatitanand swami reluctantly agreed to give darshan to the Brahma because of the appeal of Bhagavandas. Supposing Brahma himself had been urged swami directly, swami would have been prohibited him.

Such great personality he was!! Mere his name was so meaningful that it has a boundless significance epistemologically. Guna means the three types of product of nature namely 1 Satva 2 Rajas 3 Tamas. The term Atit signifies the aloofness from that early-mentioned earthly virtues of Maya.The rest means the bliss. Thus these three terms merged together constitute the meaning of word Gunatitanand. At a conclusion simply a person who feels joy to be beyond these three qualities of Maya is called Gunatitanand.

In Dabhan during the great sacrificial charity he was initiated by lord and given with this unique name of Gunatitanand swami. After words he was also appointed at the president ship of Junagadh temple where he spent about forty years and extremely propagated satsang in that region. In the samvat 1923 swamiji desired to leave this mundane world, in Gondal. And there he left his corporeal body. Before this however swamiji intended to his body for divine abode. Shriji Maharaj ordained to distribute spirituality in society. Of course by the grace of god he was bestowed with age of many years when his age was really finished. His work is very very remarkable in the spreading of satsang.

   
 
 
 
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