Desh Vibhag Lekh
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The Desh Vibhag Lekh is the last and final testament of Sahajanand Swami or Swaminarayan, made in 1826. It has been accepted as such by the Bombay High Court
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The Lekh was written in the Darbar of Khachar Dada
Ebhal at Gadhada
in the year 1826. It was dictated by Sahajanand Swami himself and written by Sadhu Shukmuni. It was translated into English by Geo. P Taylor in 1903.
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, time and again when individuals have challenged the Acharyas’ rightful place as Spiritual Leaders and Trustees of Swaminarayan’s Sampraday
and all its assets. Some organisations have been instructed by the Indian judiciary to remove the word Swaminarayan from their name, because they cannot justify their philosophies to be the same as Sahajanand Swami’s.
To further protect Swaminarayan’s Sampraday, the Indian courts of justice have devised management schemes, appointing the Acharyas as Trustees of their respective Gadi, further recognising the position of the Acharyas, as bonafide successors to Sahajanand Swami.
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court at Mumbai, Maharashtra, is the High Court of India with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra & Goa, and, the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
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The Lekh was written in the Darbar of Khachar Dada
Dada Khachar
Dada Khachar was a well known devotee of Swaminarayan and the Darbar Shri of Gadhada. His father was Ebhel Khachar and mother Somadevi and was named Uttamsinh on birth. He came to be known as Dada Khachar and had four sisters, Jaya, Lalita, Panchali and Nanu...
Ebhal at Gadhada
Gadhada
Gadhada is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghelo.- Geography :Gadhada is located at . It has an average elevation of 104 metres .- Demographics :...
in the year 1826. It was dictated by Sahajanand Swami himself and written by Sadhu Shukmuni. It was translated into English by Geo. P Taylor in 1903.
Purpose
The Lekh has 30 points, which give the following directions:- Demarcation of the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the two Gadis (NarNarayan Dev GadiNarNarayan Dev GadiThe Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī , named after NarNarayan Dev, is one of the two Gadis that together form the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is headquartered at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad and controls the Uttar Vibhag....
and LaxmiNarayan Dev GadiLaxmiNarayan Dev GadiThe Laxminarayan Dev Gadi is one of the two Gadis that together form the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is headquartered at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal and controls the Dakshin Vibhag....
). The Narnarayan Dev gadi controls the Uttar Desh and Laxminarayan Dev gadi the Dakshin Desh. The demarkation is that the Uttar Desh territory runs from BhujBhujBhuj is a city and a municipality in Kachchh district in the state of Gujarat, India.-History:It was established by Rao Hamirji in 1510 and was made the state capital by Rao Khengarji I in 1549. Its foundation stone as state capital laid formally on Vikram Samvat 1604 Maagha 5th...
to Calcutta and above and the Dakshin Desh territory runs below this line as per this Lekh.
- Duties and responsibilities of Acharyas and means of appointing future Acharyas
- Directions of what to do with the incomes of the temples
- Appointment of Sadhus and how they should remain under the commands of the Acharyas faithfully.
- Instruction for Satsangi'sSatsangiA follower of Swaminarayan is referred to as a Satsangi . There are eight important things in the life of a Satsangi.-Kanthi:Lord Swaminarayan instructed his followers to wear a double stranded kanthi to symbolise Krishna and Radha...
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Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, time and again when individuals have challenged the Acharyas’ rightful place as Spiritual Leaders and Trustees of Swaminarayan’s Sampraday
Swaminarayan Sampraday
Swaminarayan Sampraday , known previously as the Uddhav Sampraday, is a Hindu sect established by Swaminarayan...
and all its assets. Some organisations have been instructed by the Indian judiciary to remove the word Swaminarayan from their name, because they cannot justify their philosophies to be the same as Sahajanand Swami’s.
To further protect Swaminarayan’s Sampraday, the Indian courts of justice have devised management schemes, appointing the Acharyas as Trustees of their respective Gadi, further recognising the position of the Acharyas, as bonafide successors to Sahajanand Swami.