SKS Swaminarayan Shikshapatri Slok 1 Part B

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SKS Swaminarayan Shikshapatri Slok 1 - Part B
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Shikshapatri Shlok 1
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Shikshapatri Shlok 1
I meditate, in My heart upon Lord Shree Krishna,
on
whose left stands Radhikaji, in whose heart
resides Laxmiji and who
plays with His Bhaktas in Vrindavan.
( Shlok 1 )
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Shikshapatri Shlok 1

• The Shikshapatri was written in the Hari Mandap
  in Vadtal by Lord Swaminarayan on Vasant Panchmi
  Maha Sud 5, (VS 1882) or 11 February (AD 1826)
  Shlok 211
• The first ten Shlokas, provides a introduction
  to the Shikshapatri and therefore is the very
  essence of what the Shikshapatri is and its
  objective.
• Lord Swaminarayan, in his first Shloka performs
  Manglacharan of Lord Shree Krishna. He meditates
  on the very form of Shree Krishna.  Thus, Lord
  Swaminarayan extols his deep devotion, faith and
  worship for Lord Shree Krishna.

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Shikshapatri Shlok 1

• Lord Shree Krishna - Incarnation of Lord
  Vishnu.
• Birth place Mathura - 19th July (3228 BC)
• Father Vasudeva , mother Devki, adopted mother
  Jasodha Yasoda and adopted farther Nanda
• The term Krishna in Sanskrit has the literal
  meaning of "black" or "dark", and is used as a
  name to describe someone with a dark skin
  complexion. The Brahma Samhita describes
  Krishna's complexion as being "tinged with the
  hue of blue clouds",
• Radhikaji - One of Lord Shree Krishna many
  gopis but favourite eternal consort.
• The Padma Purana describes 18,000 cowherd-girls
  (gopis) among whom it says 108 are the most
  important. Among those 108, eight are considered
  more important still, and among the eight, two
  have a special position - Candravali and
  Radharani. Between the two, the Padma Purana
  tells us that Sri Radha is the foremost and
  without Her presence no one of the other gopis
  can really satisfy Krishna. In the Bhagavata
  Purana, Candravali herself admits this truth

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Shikshapatri Shlok 1

• Laxmiji - Demi God represents wealth and money.
  
• Lakshmi or Laxmi (Sanskrit ??????? lak?mi) is
  the Hindu goddess of wealth, light, wisdom,the
  lotus flower and fortune, and secondarily of
  luck, beauty, courage and fertility.
  Representations of Lakshmi (or Shri) are found in
  Jain and Buddhist monuments, in addition to Hindu
  temples. She is also kind to children and gives
  presents.
• In Puranic Hinduism Lakshmi is the Mother of the
  Universe and Vishnu's Shakti. Lakshmi is consort
  to Vishnu, and also married his incarnations Rama
  (in her incarnation as Sita), Krishna (as
  Rukmini) and Venkateshwara (as Alamelu).
• Vrindavan - The sacred ancient forest / Indian
  village associated with Lord Shree Krishna's
  pastimes as a youth, a very holy place of
  pilgrimage, situated on the banks of the Yamuna
  River near Govardhan mountain in the Mathura
  district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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