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The Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī), named after the two forms of supreme lord Nara-Narayana, is one of the two Gadis (seats) that together form the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Its headquarter is at the Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad and controls the Uttar Vibhag (North division).
Naranarayana (Sanskrit: नरनारायण, romanized: Naranārāyaṇa), also rendered Nara-Narayana, is a Hindu duo of sage-brothers. Generally regarded to be the partial-incarnation (aṃśa-avatara) [1] of the preserver deity, Vishnu, on earth, [2] Nara-Narayana are described to be the sons of Dharma and Ahimsa.
In 1826, through a legal document titled the Lekh, Swaminarayan created two dioceses, the Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal Gadi) and Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad Gadi), with a hereditary leadership of acharyas and their wives from his own extended family, [web 1] who were authorized to install statues of deities in temples and to initiate ...
This definition is used throughout post-Vedic literature such as the Mahabharata and the Vishnu Purana. [7] [9] 'Narayana' is also defined as the 'son of the primeval man', [10] and 'Supreme Being who is the foundation of all men'. [11] 'Nara' (Sanskrit नार) means 'water' and 'man' [12]
A Satsangi must show reverence for God, the Shastras, the Acharya of the Gadi the Satsangi comes under (Nar Narayan Dev Gadi or Lakshmi Narayan Dev Gadi), festivals, elders and be of overall good conduct. [26] Upon initiation, Satsangi make 11 vows, called Niyams (Rules): [27] [28] Be non-violent
Naranarayan is a Sanskrit term, nara means human being and Narayana is another name for Vishnu. Nara-Narayana are sages in Hinduism who were the twin brother incarnation of Vishnu. In the Mahabharata, Arjuna has been identified with Nara and Krishna with Narayana. Naranarayan may also refer to: Nara Narayan, the second and the last Koch dynasty ...
Vaishnavas depict him as a pure, elevated soul who glorifies Vishnu through his devotional songs, singing the names Hari and Narayana, and therein demonstrating bhakti yoga. The Narada Bhakti Sutra is attributed to him. He would usually make his presence known by vocally chanting "Narayana, Narayana" before appearing in a scene.
Bhuj Swaminarayan Temple Logo The temple, part destroyed by the earthquake Main gate of the temple. This mandir comes under the Narnarayan Dev Gadi.Senior devotees Gangarambhai jethi Sundarjibhai, Jigneshwarbhai and others from the Bhuj region of Kutch went to Gadhada where God Swaminarayan was attending a Fuldol festival.