know about bhagtji maharaj
· Life Span: 86 years (1865 - 1951 CE). From 31 January
1865 CE (Maha sud 5, 1921 VS) to 10 May 1951 CE
(Vaishakh sud 4, 2007 VS).
· Birth Place: Mahelav, Gujarat.
· As
Guru: 54 years (1897 - 1951 CE).
Born as Pragji Bhakta in
Mahuva, Bhagatji Maharaj was the second spiritual successor of Bhagwan
Swaminarayan. As a young child, he encouraged his friends to engage in devotion
to God and was a role model for others in the village, both young and old. Pragji
Bhakta spent much of his time at the Swaminarayan mandir in Mahuva, where he
met Gopalanand Swami, a senior paramhansa of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. After this
initial meeting, Pragji Bhakta became interested in furthering his
understanding of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and His philosophy. He developed a close
relationship with Gopalanand Swami, who before passing away told Pragji Bhakta
to go to Junagadh and stay with his guru, Gunatitanand Swami.
Pragji Bhakta immediately
recognized Gunatitanand Swami’s greatness as a spiritual leader and as
Aksharbrahma. Pragji Bhakta was extremely devoted to Gunatitanand Swami and
continues to be a leading example of following the agna of a guru. There are
countless incidents of Pragji Bhakta’s willingness to go to great lengths to
serve Gunatitanand Swami and his devotees. In one incident, Gunatitanand Swami
commented that the mango trees of a particular grove were drying up and
withering. Without being explicitly asked, Pragji Bhakta took it upon himself
to water each one of the 300 trees with four pots of water collected from the
local river. This is but one example of the type of commitment Pragji Bhakta
possessed for the wishes his guru, whether implicitly or explicitly expressed.
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