Global development of BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham (Gandhinagar, New Delhi) 1,125 mandirs built Initiated 1,000 swamis
Monastic name
Narayanswarupdas Swami
Organization
Philosophy
Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
Role(s)
Spiritual head of BAPS (1971–2016) President of BAPS (1950–2016)
Part of a series on
Hindu philosophy
Orthodox
Samkhya
Yoga
Nyaya
Vaisheshika
Mīmāṃsā
Vedanta
Heterodox
Charvaka
Ājīvika
Buddhism
Jainism
Ajñana
Sub-schools
Smartist
Advaita
Vaishnavite
Bhedabheda
Vishishtadvaita
Dvaita
Shuddhadvaita
Achintya Bheda Abheda
Dvaitadvaita
Mahanubhava
Ekasarana Dharma
Akshar Purushottam Darshan
Shaivite
Shaiva Siddhanta
Pratyabhijna
Panchartika
Pramanavada
Shakti Vishishtadvaita
Shiva Bhedabeda
Shiva Advaita
Neo-Vedanta
Integral yoga
Teachers (Acharyas)
Nyaya
Akṣapāda Gotama
Jayanta Bhatta
Raghunatha Siromani
Mīmāṃsā
Jaimini
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Prabhākara
Advaita (Mayavada)
Gaudapada
Vāchaspati Misra
Adi Shankara
Vishishtadvaita
Ramanuja
Vedanta Desika
Dvaita (Tattvavada)
Madhvacharya
Jayatirtha
Vyasatirtha
Shuddhadvaita
Vallabha
Achintya Bheda Abheda
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Dvaitadvaita
Nimbarka
Mahanubhava
Chakradhara
Ekasarana Dharma
Sankardev
Akshar Purushottam Darshan
Swaminarayan
Tantra
Shakta
Abhinavagupta
Nigamananda Paramahansa
Ramprasad Sen
Bamakhepa
Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
Anandamayi Ma
Neo-Vedanta
Vivekananda
Aurobindo
Radhakrishnan
Others
Samkhya
Kapila
Yoga
Patanjali
Vaisheshika
Kaṇāda, Prashastapada
Secular
Valluvar
Major texts
Śruti
Smriti
Vedas
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Samaveda
Atharvaveda
Upanishads
Principal Upanishads
Minor Upanishads
Other scriptures
Bhagavad Gita
Agama (Hinduism)
Vachanamrut
Shastras and Sutras
Brahma Sutras
Samkhya Sutras
Mimamsa Sutras
Nyāya Sūtras
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra
Yoga Sutras
Pramana Sutras
Puranas
Dharmaśāstra
Arthashastra
Kama Sutra
Naalayira Divya Prabandham
Tirumurai
Shiva Samhita
Secular ethics
Kural
Hinduism
Other Indian philosophies
v
t
e
Pramukh Swami Maharaj (born Shantilal Patel; ordained Narayanswarupdas Swami; 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) was the guru and Pramukh, or president, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a Hindu denomination. BAPS regards him as the fifth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan, following Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, and Yogiji Maharaj. He was believed by his followers to be in constant communion with Swaminarayan, and ontologically, the manifestation of Akshar, the eternal abode of Swaminarayan.[1]
He received initiation as a Hindu Swami in 1940 from Shastriji Maharaj, the founder of BAPS, who later appointed him as President of BAPS in 1950. Yogiji Maharaj declared Pramukh Swami Maharaj to be his spiritual successor and guru of BAPS, a role he commenced in 1971.
As president of BAPS, he had overseen the growth of BAPS from an organization centered in Gujarat, India, to one spread around the world, maintaining many Hindu mandirs and centers outside of India. He built more than 1,100 Hindu temples, including the Swaminarayan Akshardham temples in New Delhi and Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[2] He had also spearheaded the efforts of BAPS Charities, which is the charitable service organization affiliated with BAPS. He was succeeded as the guru and president of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha by Mahant Swami Maharaj.[3]
^Williams, Raymond Brady (15 March 1984). A new face of Hinduism: The Swaminarayan religion. CUP Archive. ISBN 9780521274739.
^Pathak, Maulik (14 August 2016). "Pramukh Swami, head of Swaminarayan sect, dies at 95". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^"Final darshan and rites of Pramukh Swami Maharaj". BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
and 24 Related for: Pramukh Swami Maharaj information
PramukhSwamiMaharaj (born Shantilal Patel; ordained Narayanswarupdas Swami; 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) was the guru and Pramukh, or president...
Swaminarayan, following Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj, and PramukhSwamiMaharaj.: 60–2 He is believed by his followers...
referred to as PramukhSwami, to ennoble Satsang under the guidance of Yogiji Maharaj. In the last few years of his life, Shastriji Maharaj took steps to...
the foundations of BAPS, he appointed PramukhSwamiMaharaj as its administrative head to serve under Yogiji Maharaj, whom he appointed as his spiritual...
Swaminarayan Sanstha. Inspired by PramukhSwamiMaharaj (1921–2016) and consecrated (transl. prana pratishtha) by Mahant SwamiMaharaj on 14 February 2024, this...
of office through Gunatitanand Swami and back to Swaminarayan himself.": 86 : 634 Together with PramukhSwamiMaharaj, who acted as the administrative...
Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) organisation and was inaugurated in 1995 by PramukhSwamiMaharaj. The temple complex also consists of a permanent exhibition entitled...
equivalent of planting 62,244 trees, over a 25-year period. In 1977, PramukhSwamiMaharaj, the former spiritual leader of BAPS (Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam...
Gunatitanand Swami as first the spiritual successor of Swaminarayan and then by Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj, PramukhSwamiMaharaj and...
Sampradaya. The first BAPS mandir built in Edison was consecrated by PramukhSwamiMaharaj in August 1996. In 2019, a new mandir was built on the same property...
pluralism and spiritual values. On 23 July 2000, in the presence of PramukhSwamiMaharaj, devotees performed the shilanyas, or first stone-laying, ceremony...
by PramukhSwamiMaharaj on October 29, 2000. The mandir was constructed in 16 months and inaugurated on August 7, 2004 by PramukhSwamiMaharaj. Congressman...
include Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj, and PramukhSwamiMaharaj, who in order were successors to Gunatitanand Swami as Guru in the...
music. Bhadreshdas Swami was initiated as a renunciant (swami) of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha by his guru PramukhSwamiMaharaj in 1981 at the age of...
were placed at the foundation of the future temple. PramukhSwamiMaharaj led senior BAPS swamis and several thousand people participated in the ceremony...
Shastriji Maharaj appointed Yogiji Maharaj as the mahant of the temple. On 10 January 1940, Shastri Narayanswarupdas (later PramukhSwamiMaharaj) was given...
Virabrahmendra Swami (c. 17th century) Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990) PramukhSwamiMaharaj (born...
teamwork and to encourage youths to build camaraderie. In 1977, after PramukhSwamiMaharaj's first visit to Houston, a small group of devotees started gathering...
Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)—which manages the temple—PramukhSwamiMaharaj, appealed to maintain peace. The Gujarat government took the stance...
Bhadreshdas Swami, an ordained monk of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, was instructed by PramukhSwamiMaharaj to author Sanskrit...
Others: A Life Sketch of PramukhSwamiMaharaj. Amdavad: Swaminaryan Aksharpith. Dave, Harshad. Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami: Life and Work - Part 1...
September – Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry, actor (died 2007) 7 December – PramukhSwamiMaharaj, leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha 11 September – Subramanya Bharathi...
the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. It was opened on 29 August 1999 by PramukhSwamiMaharaj, the 5th spiritual leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. The Mandir...
Global Information
