This content details the life, spiritual journey, scholarly achievements, and contributions of Sadguru Nityanand Swami, a prominent saint and scholar in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. It covers his early life, pilgrimage, discipleship under Bhagwan Swaminarayan, debates with scholars, literary works, and lasting legacy.
In the village of Datiya, near Lucknow, lived a Brahmin called Vishnu Sharma. His wife’s name was Virjadevi. This pious couple led a pure life and worshipped God. They enjoyed great respect for leading their lives in accordance with the principles of dharma. Due to merits earned in their previous bi...
For some time, Dinmani travelled with Maharaj. Soon, Maharaj gave him bhagvati diksha in Meghpur and named him Nityanand Swami. True to his name, Nityanand always beamed with the satisfaction of the bliss of God. He had already mastered the Vedas and other scriptures. However, to attain expertise in...
Once, Shriji Maharaj travelled to Junagadh along with Nityanand Swami and other sadhus. He was accorded a warm welcome with great fanfare by the nawab. The nawab received Maharaj in his palace and performed puja with great love. A foolish pandit called Narsinh Pandya came there to defeat Maharaj in ...
Nityanand Swami had unshakeable faith in the supremacy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. While the Satsangijivan scripture was being written in Vartal, the question of how to describe Maharaj’s swarup or form was raised. Most of the sadhus likened him to past incarnations. At that time, however, Nityanand Sw...
Although Nityanand Swami was quiet and serious by nature, he wasn’t without a sense of humour. When celebrating the Fuldol festival, spraying colours or playing raas, Shriji Maharaj often appointed him as leader of one of the groups. Swami also enthusiastically participated. Once, Shriji Maharaj wa...
After Shriji Maharaj’s departure to Dham an incident took place in Ahmedabad. Pundits belonging to various sects gathered together in Ahmedabad and resolved to defeat the Swaminarayan scholars in a debate. At that time, Nityanand Swami was in Vadodara. The pundits of the royal court went to Maharaj...
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