| |
Primary school: Vedavadar Prathmic Shala |
| |
His student life was brilliant, well-rounded, and renouned by all who knew him. |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
Left Home: Vikram samvat 2030 Vaishakh sud 15 – at the age of 16 |
| |
|
| |
Renounce life: Samvat 2030 to 2033 stayed at Junagadh Mandir .Samvat 2033 went to Vadtal Shri Swaminarayan Mandir to stay under Guru: P.P. Kothari shri Nandkishordasji swami |
| |
|
| |
Studies: He first studied Primary Sanskrit in Vadodara. While staying at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir he attended MS University “Sanskrit Mahavidyalay”. Next he went to Kashi to study at “Sampurnanand Vishvavidyalay Yagna”- University. He always came in first throughout the school and received scholarship for his outstanding effort. His Guruji became very pleased upon him. |
| |
|
| |
Katha-Pravachan: On Vikram Samvat 2037 at the youthful age of 23 he preached his first Katha. His first Katha made such an impact that at the age of 28 he preached 28th katha in the village of Padra, dis: Vadodara |
| |
|
| |
Traveling to foreign country: In 1982 he travelled with the acharya of vadtal Gadi to Africa for the benefit of various devotees. As a highly profiled in scholarly he traveled with saints at a tender age and went in his first foreign expedition. Among staunch devotees his words became profound and mesmrisiming. |
| |
|
| |
In Mumbai on 21-02-1982 CE he was given the title “Sadguru” by Acharya shri Narendraprasadji maharaj. |
| |
|
| |
Moving on, for 8 tiredless years he constantly travelled through small villages and big cities to enlighten the seekers of true knowledge. In his traved he helped convince people to stop their bad habits and to walk on the path of God. |
| |
|
| |
On 24-11-1988 CE (Samvat 2044) Shri Harikrushna Maharaj Kelavani Trust P.T.R-No –E 14026 was established by Shri Swaminarayan Gurukul Kandari. |
| |
|
| |
On 10-05-1989 CE Wednesday (Samvat 2045 Vaishakh sud 5) land Ceremony was performed for Shri Swaminarayan Gurukul Kandari. |
| |
|
| |
On 10-5-1994 CE (Samvat 2050 Vaishakh sud 9) Kandari Gurukul started its first year teaching. -150 students attended the first year of SGK. |
| |
|
| |
On 1-02-1998 CE (Vasant Panchami) land ceremonies were performed at Vadodara Gurukul. |
| |
|
| |
After the well known places of pilgrimage (Gadhpur and Vadtal) Loyadham became the third according to the scriptures and was established in 1999 (Ashadh sud 3). |
| |
|
| |
On 13-02-2005 CE (Vasant Panchami) Navli Gurukul was adopted as a branch of Kandari Gurukul. |
| |
|
| |
P.Shastriji Swami has made over 14 trips to various foreign countries like: London, America, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzaniya, Ugonda,etc. and has taught Indian morals along with Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s morals in a righteous and convincing manner. |
| |
|
| |
On 08-04-2010 CE Shastri Swami became the Chariman of Shri Swaminarayan Sansthan Vadtal Gadi. |
| |
|
| |
On 13-02-2005 CE (Vasant Panchami) Navli Gurukul was adopted as a branch of Kandari Gurukul. |
| |
|
| |
P.Shastriji Swami has made over 14 trips to various foreign countries like: London, America, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzaniya, Ugonda,etc. and has taught Indian morals along with Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s morals in a righteous and convincing manner. |
| |
|
| |
On 08-04-2010 CE Shastri Swami became the Chariman of Shri Swaminarayan Sansthan Vadtal Gadi. |
| |
|
| |
Currently he is travelling vigourously through villages and cities to improve the image and status of Shri Swaminarayan Sansthan Vadtal Gadi. |
