Incident of yogiji mahraj

One day, Sadhu Krishnacharandas, a sadhu initiated by Gunatitanand Swami, visited Dhari. When he met Jinabhai, he was impressed by his devotion to Bhagwan Swaminarayan and invited him to become a sadhu. Jinabhai quickly agreed and left Dhari soon thereafter. He then remained at Junagadh mandir and performed seva there. In 1911, he was given sadhu diksha and named Sadhu Gnanjivandas. He then joined Shastriji Maharaj to spread the Akshar Purushottam philosophy.

Shastriji Maharaj and his sadhus experienced many hardships as they continued to build Akshar Purushottam mandirs, deliver discourses, and travel. Despite this, Sadhu Gnanjivandas stayed at the side of his guru and tirelessly continued to help build mandirs and spread the Akshar Purushottam philosophy. He patiently tolerated the incessant beatings, name-calling, and hostility.

By now, Sadhu Gnanjivandas was affectionately known as Yogjii Maharaj. Yogiji Maharaj, despite his growing role in  in the sanstha, never lost his original passion to serve others. Each day, he would wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning and make over 300 rotlas to serve the other sadhus and devotees. He would then spend the remainder of the day building mandirs, delivering lectures, or serving in other ways.
Yogiji Maharaj always put his guru, Shastriji Maharaj, and Bhagwan Swaminarayan before anything else.