BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute

July 10, 2018July 17, 2018

17th World Sanskrit Conference Holds Scholarly Session And Forum On Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar-Purushottam Darshan

Session chairperson, Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami presents a paper in Sanskrit on “Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar Purushottam Darshan: Ontology, Soteriology, and Identity.”

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami presents a paper in Sanskrit on “Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar Purushottam Darshan: Ontology, Soteriology, and Identity.”

Scholars listening to paper presentations in the Akshar Purushottam Darshanam session.

Pujya Paramtattvadas Swami presents a paper on “Deconstructing ‘brahmajignasa’ in the Brahmasutra-Swaminarayan-Bhashya: A Study of Grammar, Hermeneutics, and Theology.”

Pujya Aksharananddas Swami presents a paper on “The Akshar-Purushottam Darshan and the Gita Verse: ‘Brahmabhutah Prasannatma…’”

Prof. Deven Patel of the University of Pennsylvania presents a paper on “The role of the Guru within the Akshar Purushottam Darshan.”

Pujya Aksharvatsaldas Swami presents a paper on “The Tradition of the Shikhara Within Mandir Architecture - A Study Based on Ancient Treatises and the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan.”

Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Vidvat Goshti with the world’s foremost experts on Sanskrit, including Prof. George Cardona (University of Pennsylvania), Prof. Sadananda Das (University of Leipzig), C. Rajendran (University of Calicut), Staneshwar Timalsina (San Diego State University), Shrikant Bahulkar (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute), and Bhadreshdas Swami discussed, among other things, the impact of the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan.

The 17th World Sanskrit Conference, the premier international forum for Sanskrit scholars, held a scholarly session and a forum on the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan in Vancouver, Canada. Continue reading “17th World Sanskrit Conference Holds Scholarly Session And Forum On Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar-Purushottam Darshan”

July 9, 2018November 23, 2018

17th World Sanskrit Conference Recognizes Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar-Purushottam Darshan as a Distinct Vedanta Tradition

Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar-Purushottam Darshan being recognized as distinct Vedanta tradition at the World Sanskrit Conference. Seen from Left to Right - V. Kutumba Shastry (President, International Association of Sanskrit Studies. Head of Organizing Committee of World Sanskrit Conference), Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami, Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami, Prof. Ashok Aklujkar (Member World Sanskrit Conference Secretariat), Prof. George Cardona (University of Pennsylvania)

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami addressing the 17th World Sanskrit Conference

Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami addressing the 17th World Sanskrit Conference

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami speaks about the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan as mentioned in the Bhagvad Gita

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami speaks about his guru, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, who inspired him to write the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan

Prof. Deven Patel (Chair of Department of South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania) introduces the Inaugural Address on Akshar Purushottam Darshan during the 17th World Sanskrit Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

17th World Sanskrit Conference participants

The 17th World Sanskrit Conference participants going through the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan

The 17th World Sanskrit Conference, the premier international forum for Sanskrit scholars, recognized Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar-Purushottam Darshan as the first new independent school of Vedanta since the 16th century. The recently authored ground-breaking Sanskrit works on the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan, the Swaminarayan-Bhashyam and the Swaminarayan-Siddhanta-Sudha by Sadhu Bhadreshdas of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, were also launched in the conference’s inaugural session on July 9, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada.

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November 16, 2017November 23, 2017

Felicitation Ceremony of Mahamahopadhyaya Swami Bhadreshdasji at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India

Venue, Prof. C.C. Mehta Auditorium, MS University of Baroda

BAPS children sing Vedic mantras

MS University students sing a thematic song

Sadhus, university representatives, and invited guests during the felicitation ceremony

Prof. Jayesh Mandanka, master of ceremonies

Dr. Parimal Vyas welcomes Pujya Swayamprakash Swami (Doctor Swami) and senior sadhus with garlands

Vice Chancellor of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Dr. Parimal Vyas, delivers a speech

Pujya Doctor Swami, Pujya Bhaktipriya Swami (Kothari Swami), Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami, Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami, Pujya Viveksagar Swami and Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami during the assembly

Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Dr. Parimal Vyas welcomes vice chancellors on stage

Senior sadhus, vice chancellors and university representatives on stage

Senior sadhus, vice chancellors and university representatives light the inaugural lamps

Bhadresh Swami and dignitaries light the inaugural lamps

Senior sadhus, vice chancellors and university representatives on stage

Vice Chancellor of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Dr. Jatin Soni, felicitates Bhadresh Swami

Pujya Viveksagar Swami addresses the assembly

Invited guests during the felicitation ceremony assembly

Vice Chancellor of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Dr. Parimal Vyas, honors Bhadresh Swami

Chancellor Dr. Balvant Jani of Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (M.P.), honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. H.A. Pandya of Gujarat University, honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Pankaj Jani and representatives of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, honor Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor, Prof. Arknath Chaudhari, Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, addresses the assembly

Vice Chancellor Dr. Murlidhar Sharma of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, addresses the assembly

Vice Chancellor Dr. Murlidhar Sharma of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Mahendra Sharma of Ganpat University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Shivendra Gupta of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Vinod Shastri of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University felicitates Bhadresh Swami

Dr. K. R. Desai and a representative of Uka Tarsadia University honor Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. C. B. Jadeja of Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. J. P. Maiyani of Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Mahendra Padalia of Shri Govind Guru University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Navinbhai Sheth and representatives of Gujarat Technological University honor Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Prof. B.G. Patel of Charotar University of Science & Technology felicitates Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Prof. B.A. Prajapati of Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Shirish Kulkarni of Sardar Patel University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. Shailesh Zala of Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University honors Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Prof. Pratapsinh Chauhan and representatives of Saurashtra University honor Bhadresh Swami

Vice Chancellor Dr. K. S. Likhiya and representative of Children’s University honor Bhadresh Swami

Prof. Alok Gupta of Central University of Gujarat honors Bhadresh Swami

Prof. Ramgopal of Gujarat Vidyapith honors Bhadresh Swami

Dr M.N. Brahmabhatt of Anand Agriculture University honors Bhadresh Swami

Shri Urmil Dave and representative of Nirma University honor Bhadresh Swami

Shri Vallabh Thummar (PO) and representative of Navsari Agriculture University honor Bhadresh Swami

Mr. Narendra Gontia (Dean) of Junagadh Agriculture University honors Bhadresh Swami

Bhadresh Swami addresses the assembly

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami addresses the assembly

Pujya Doctor Swami addresses the assembly

Prof. M.N. Parmar delivers the vote of thanks

Pujya Doctor Swami presents memento to Dr. Parimal Vyas

Senior sadhus, vice chancellors and university representatives stand for the national anthem

The audience stands for the national anthem

Dignitaries and audience stand for the national anthem

It has been nearly 150 years since a bhashya, or commentary, on any of the Upanishads, Brahmasutras, and the Bhagavad Gita – collectively known as the prasthantrayi – has been written. Inspired by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Swami Bhadreshdasji is the latest in the lineage of acharyas to author bhashyas in Sanskrit on the prasthantrayi. The creation of the bhashyas by Swami Bhadreshdasji is considered by many scholars to be this century’s most important work in Vedanta philosophy.

Senior representatives of 27 prestigious universities from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and other states gathered at the C.C. Mehta Auditorium of Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara to honor Mahamahopadhyaya Swami Bhadreshdasji for authoring two contemporary Sanskrit texts: ‘Swaminarayan Bhashyam’ and ‘Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha’.

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October 29, 2017November 23, 2017

Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Conference, Gandhinagar, India

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj lights the inaugural lamp

Scholars meet with HH Mahant Swami Maharaj and senior swamis

Scholars during the meeting with HH Mahant Swami Maharaj and senior swamis

Scholars meet with HH Mahant Swami Maharaj and senior swamis

Scholars with HH Mahant Swami Maharaj

Evening session of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Conference

Vice-chancellor of Ambedkar University, Dr. Shri Pankaj Jani, addresses the assembly

Sadhus, devotees and well-wishers during the evening session

Swamishri blesses department chair of the Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies at JNU University in Delhi, Dr. Shri Upendra Rav

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami honors Shri Ramkishore Tripathi, Honorary Professor, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanskrit Mahavidyalay, Sarangpur, with a garland

Swamishri blesses Prof. Shri Gajendra Panda, Prof. L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami honors Asst. Prof. Shri Jankisharan Sharma, Somnath Sanskrit University, with a garland

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami honors Prof. Shri T. Girishkumar, Dept. of Philosophy, M.S. University of Vadodara, with a garland

Renowned scholar from Vrindavan, Dharmacharya Pujya Shrivatsa Goswami, addresses the evening session

Somnath Sanskrit University gives Mahamohopadhyay Sadhu Bhadresh the award of “Abhinav Bhashyakar”

Somnath Sanskrit University presents a special award for 25 years of AARSH activities

Devotees and well-wishers during the evening session

Vice-Chancellor of Somnath Sanskrit University, Shri Arknath Chaudhary, addresses the assembly

Chairman of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Shri Dr. S.R. Bhatt, addresses the evening session

Educator and principal of Purna Pragna Vidhyapith in Bengaluru, Prof. Shri Haridas Bhatt, addresses the evening session

Former vice-chancellor of Rajasthan Sanskrit University and current scholar of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof. Shri Yugal Kishore Mishra, addresses the evening session

Former dean of Madras Sanskrit College and Chennai academic, Krishnamurti Shastri, addresses the evening sessio

Former vice-chancellor of the Kavi Kulguru Kalidas University in Nagpur, Prof. Shri Pankaj Chande, addresses the evening session

Swamishri inaugurates the 'Journal of BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute'

Swamishri inaugurates the Gujarati translation of the Swaminarayan Bhashyam on the Bhagavad Gita

Swamishri inaugurates a new AARSH publication, 'Harivakyasudhasindhusar

Swamishri blesses the evening session

Senior sadhus and scholars with Thakorji and Swamishri

As a part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, scholars from throughout India took part in a special conference titled “Akshar-Purushottam Darshan: Different Perspectives”.

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September 17, 2017October 19, 2017

Proclamation of Svāminārāyaṇa Vedanta as the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj proclaims Svāminārāyaṇa’s Vedanta as the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana.

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj inaugurates Swaminarayana-Siddhanta-Sudha – a vādagrantha written by Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj sanctifies the Swaminarayana-Siddhanta-Sudha recognition letter given by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad to Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad’s admiration, commendation, and recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by presenting the Pariṣad’s letter of endorsement

Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad’s admiration, commendation, and recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by presenting the Pariṣad’s letter of endorsement (English Translation)

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj sanctifies the Swaminarayana-Siddhanta-Sudha recognition letter given by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad to Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad’s admiration, commendation, and recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by presenting the Pariṣad’s copper-plated letter of declaration

Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad’s admiration, commendation, and recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by presenting the Pariṣad’s copper-plated letter of declaration (English Translation)

In a historic assembly on September 17, 2017 at Robbinsville, NJ, HH. Mahant Swami Maharaj proclaimed Svāminārāyaṇa Vedanta as the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana.

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September 17, 2017October 19, 2017

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj Inaugurates the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā and Announces Parabrahman Svāminārāyaṇa’s Darśana as the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj inaugurates Swaminarayana-Siddhanta-Sudha – a vādagrantha written by Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj sanctifies the Swaminarayana-Siddhanta-Sudha recognition letter given by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad to Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad’s admiration, commendation, and recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by presenting the Pariṣad’s letter of endorsement

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj sanctifies the Swaminarayana-Siddhanta-Sudha recognition letter given by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad to Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad’s admiration, commendation, and recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by presenting the Pariṣad’s copper-plated letter of declaration

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj blesses Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

Distinguished scholars present at the event, from left to right – Professor Sthaneshwar Timalsina, Professor Graham Schweig, Professor Cardona, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcahrandas Swami, Pujya Anandswarupdas Swami, Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami, Paramacharya Sadasivanatha Palaniswami from Hinduism Today, and Professor Deven Patel.

Mahāmahopādyāya Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami addresses the assembly

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj announces Svāminārāyaṇa’s Vedanta as the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana.

Inaguration at at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, NJ

The land of the free and the home of the brave proudly hails once more its twilight’s gleam. With lady liberty’s guiding torch welcoming all to its shores, America has always been the land that has embraced the diversity of cultural expression. September 17, 2017 was witness to such a demonstration.

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August 13, 2017September 20, 2017

Recognition of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad at Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi, India

Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan and Guruparampara at the assembly

Youths perform vedgaan to commence the assembly

Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami, the author of the vādagrantha Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā – Parabrahm Svāminārāyaṇa Prabodhitum Akṣarapuruṣottama Darśanam, at the assembly

Sadhu Munivatsaldas Swami, Head of Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, at the assembly

Mahāmahopādyāya Acharya Shri Ramyatna Shuklaji, Adhyaksha of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad, at the assembly

Acharaya Shri Ramnarayan Dwivedi, Mantri of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad, at the assembly

Acharya Shri Ramesh Kumar Pandeyji, Vice-Chancellor of Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, at the assembly

Mahāmahopādyāya Acharya Shri Vashistha Tripathiji, Upadhyaksha of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad, at the assembly

Distinguished scholars assemble to felicitate Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

Distinguished Pandits of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad at the assembly

Acharya Shri Ramesh Kumar Pandeyji addresses the assembly

Mahāmahopādyāya Acharya Shri Vashistha Tripathiji reads aloud the letter of endorsement

Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami addresses the assembly

Distinguished Pandits of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad present the letter of endorsement and the copper-plated letter of declaration Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

Distinguished Pandits of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad present the letter of endorsement to Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

Distinguished Pandits of Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad present the copper-plated letter of declaration to Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

The copper-plated letter of declaration by Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad

The letter of endorsement by Shri Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad

Devotees engrossed in the assembly

Commemorating Brahmasvarūpa Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s first year of passing on 13 Aug 2017 at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, prominent committee members from the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣad presented letters of declaration and endorsement for Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami’s recently authored Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā – Parabrahman Svāminārāyaṇa Prabodhitam Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana – a vādagrantha that offers an exposition, justification, and defence of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana’s philosophical principles.

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August 1, 2017August 16, 2017

The First Discourse on the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā on the Sacred Banks of Ganga, Varanasi, India

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami and Sadhu Munivatsaldas Swami accompanied by an assembly of esteemed scholars at the holy banks of Ganga in Varanasi, India

Scholars perform manglacharan to commence Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami’s discourse

Sadhu Munivatsaldas Swami introducing the text and the author to the assembly of esteemed scholars

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami delivers a discourse on the uniqueness and importance of the text

Distinguished scholars hail the text by joyous gestures

Shri Yugal Kishor Mishraji introduces distinguished scholars to Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

Shri Sadashiv Kumar Dwivediji shares his valued opinion about the text

Shri Upendra Pandeyji shares his valued opinion about the text

Shri Revaprasad Dwivediji shares his valued opinion about the text

Committee members of Śrī Kāšī Vidvat Parisad acclaim Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami's new text

Shri Bhagwatcharan Shuklaji shares his valued opinion about the text

Shri Shivram Sharmaji shares his valued opinion about the text

A group of distinguished scholars venerate the text at the holy banks of Ganga in Varanasi

Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami recently authored the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā – Parabrahman Svāminārāyaṇa Prabhodhitam Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana – a vādagrantha that offers an exposition, justification, and defense of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana’s philosophical principles. On 1 August 2017, an assembly organized by distinguished pundits of Kāshi was held on the sacred banks of the Ganga in Varanasi to honor Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami’s first discourse on the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā. Continue reading “The First Discourse on the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā on the Sacred Banks of Ganga, Varanasi, India”

July 31, 2017August 16, 2017

Inauguration of The Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Inauguration of the text and Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami’s lecture at the Bharat Adhyayan Kendra, Banaras Hindu University

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami addresses the assembly

Professor Yugal Kishor Mishraji extolling the text authored by Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami, Professor Shri Girish Chandra Tripathiji, Vice Chancellor of BHU and Sadhu Munivatsaldas Swami at the assembly

Professor Sadashivji addresses the assembly

Professor Yugal Kishor Mishraji adresses the assembly

Distinguished scholars gathered for Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami’s lecture on the topic ‘Sanskritasya Samrajyam’ at the Bharat Adhyayan Kendra, BHU

Professor Kamleshdutt Tripathiji addresses the assembly

(Left to Right) Shree Ramesh Kumar Pandeyji, VC of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashriya Sanskrit University; Professor Shree Yadunath Prasad Dubeyji, VC of Sampurnanand University; Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami; Professor Shri Girish Chandra Tripathi, VC of BHU; Professor Kamleshdutt Tripathiji; Sadhu Munivatsaldas Swami; and Professor Yugal Kishor Mishraji inaugurate the text

Professor Shri Girish Chandra Tripathiji addresses the assembly

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swamiji presents the iconic art publication ‘Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan: A Saga in Paintings’ to Professor Shri Girish Chandra Tripathiji

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swamiji along with distinguished scholars

Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swamiji discusses about the text with the eminent scholars of the Banaras Hindu University

Distinguished scholars at the Bharat Adhyayan Kendra – Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi inaugurated and acclaimed Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami’s recently authored Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā – Parabrahma Svāminārāyaṇa Prabodhitam Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśanam – a vādagranth that offers an exposition, justification, and defense of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana’s philosophical principles. This historic vādagranth was inspired by Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj and blessed by Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj.

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July 31, 2017August 16, 2017

‘Swaminarayansiddhantasudha’ Acclamation by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad at Varanasi, India

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad gather for the acclamation of the text ‘Swaminarayansiddhantasudha’ – Parabrahma Svāminārāyaṇa Prabhodhitam Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśanam

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad perform aarti

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad acclaim the text

Vice President of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Shri Vashishta Tripathiji offer respect to Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

Maha-Mantri of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Shri Shivji Upadhyaya offers respects to Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

President of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Ramyatna Shuklaji venerates the text

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad perform aarti

President of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Ramyatna Shuklaji performs aarti

Maha-Mantri of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Shri Shivji Upadhyaya announces the letter of declaration

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad share their valued opinions

Mahamahopadhyaya Acharya Shri Ramyatna Shuklaji highlights the unique features of the text

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad and Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami present the text

Mahamahopadhyaya Acharya Shri Shivji Upadhyaya offers the letter of declaration to Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Committee members of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad offer the letter of declaration to Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami

President of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Shri Ramyatna Shuklaji signs the letter of declaration

Maha-Mantri of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Mahamahopadhyaya Shri Shivji Upadhyaya signs the letter of declaration

Mantri of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad, Shri Ramnarayan Dwivediji signs the letter of declaration

A group of esteemed scholars of Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad with Mahamahopadhyaya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami at the inauguration of the text

Mahāmahopādyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami, the head of the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, was felicitated in Varanasi by Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Pariṣada – an esteemed scholarly council on Vedic studies. Eminent scholars of the council revered Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami for his recent creation of the Svāminārāyaṇasiddhāntasudhā, a vādagrantha that offers an exposition, justification, and defense of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana’s philosophical principles. Continue reading “‘Swaminarayansiddhantasudha’ Acclamation by the Śrī Kāśī Vidvat Parisad at Varanasi, India”