BAPS - Bhagatji Maharaj Janmasthan - Mahuva

Brahamaswarup Bhagatji Maharaj's Birth Place. Jai Swaminarayan

It is historical place of BAPS sanstha .

This is the actual birth place of Bhagatji Maharaj located in the old town that has been preserved. Bhagatji lived in the Mahuva for long. There is a new Bhagatji Smrith Mandir that is being built in the town on the banks of River Malan. Bhagatji Maharaj (20 March 1829 – 7 November 1897), born as Pragji Bhakta, was a householder devotee in the Swaminarayan Sampraday. He is regarded as the second spiritual successor of Swaminarayan in the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and in the Pragat Purushottam Sanstha, both sects created after his death. Through his discourses he was instrumental in propagating the belief that Swaminarayan was Purushottam, the Supreme Being, and that his own guru, Gunatitanand Swami, was Akshar, the divine abode of God. His spiritual realization and practice as a low-caste (Sat Shudra) householder set new precedents and acted as a bulwark against the idea that spiritual elevation was confined to upper castes. For BAPS devotees, he is best known for passing on the philosophy of the Akshar Purushottam Upasana to his closest disciple,Shastriji Maharaj, who later founded BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in 1907 after leaving the Swaminarayan Sampraday. His inclusion is the BAPS lineage is remarkable as he was in a lower caste and was not a saffron-clad sadhu demonstrating that status does not limit spiritual realization. The extraordinary spiritual service and unflinching devotion towards his guru elevated him to an exalted standing among devotees of the Swaminarayan sect both past and present.

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. Throughout Gunatitanand Swami’s lifetime, Pragji Bhakta became known as one of his most devout followers. Gunatitanand Swami also frequently referred to Pragji Bhakta as containing the qualities that made him Akshar, the embodiment of Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s ideal devotee. After Gunatitanand Swami passed away, Pragji Bhakta became the second spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and spent his life spreading the philosophy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan amid the insults and abuses hurled upon him by misguided and envious detractors.

Baps Swaminarayan Mandir Mahuva is good place and garden of this temple is very beautiful and this is birth place of bhagatji Maharaj who is one of the saint of Swaminarayan sect.

Very very divine peaceful spiritual place...

A very chamatkari place n holy experience... BHAGATJI MAHARAJ BIRTHPLACE

Beautifully maintained temple with superb interior design,peace fully place to stay