Hello friends I again come with the Shikshapatri of the Lord Shri Swaminarayan. In further introduction 10 stanzas says many thing to you people. And by the way those should be obay by all the people. But now I giving this stanzas for the people who are disciples of Lord Swaminarayan.
My followers shall never any living creature nor even very small insects like lice,bugs etc knowingly. ||1||
My followers shall never kill animals like goats, rabbits etc even as offerings in the yagya for manes and deities because non-violence is described as the biggest ethic in all the scriptures. ||2||
None shall ever kill any human being in any way even for acquiring woman, wealth or kingdom. ||3||
None shall ever commit suicide even at the place of pilgrimage, out of anger or confusion due to commission of sinful act, by taking poison or by strangulation or by plunging into a well or by jumping from the height of mountain. ||4||
Flesh and meat , even if it is remains of a sacrifice in 'Yagya' should never be eaten even in adverse times and any kind of liquor even if it is offered to deities , should never be drunk. ||5||
None shall mutilate with a weapon etc. any part of his body or that of others , out of anger or punishment of misdeed committed by himself or others. ||6||
One shall not steal anything even for the religious purpose and woods, flowers etc. should not be taken without permission of its owner. ||7||
My followers males and females shall not commit adultery and they shall refrain from indulging in gambling and similar vices. They shall not take intoxicating things like hemp, opium, tobacco, snuff etc. in any way. ||8||
One shall not accept food or water cooked by or served by a person not approved by age-old convention to do so, even if its remains of an offering to Lord Shri Krishna expect at Jagannathpuri where there is nothing wrong in accepting 'Prasada' of Shri jagannathji. ||9||
None shall ever make false accusation against anyone even for the promotion of self interest and one shall never abuse anybody. ||10||
One shall never slander gods, places of pilgrimage, Brahmins, Chaste women, Saints and Vedas nor shall listen such talks. ||11||
None Shall eat ' Prashad' (remains) of offering to the deities to whom liquor and meat are offered and before whom goats and other animals are scarified. ||12||
Whenever my followers happen to pass by the temples of Lord Shiva or other deities , they shall bow down to it and have a vision (Darshan) of that deity respectfully. ||13||
None shall abandon his duties prescribed as per his own 'Varnashram' nor shall he perform duties prescribed for others. One shall not practice pretentious and fictitious faith. ||14||
One shall not listen to even religious discourses from a person whose preachings might lead one to fall from the devotion of Lord Krishna and one's own duty. ||15||
This 15 are for all the disciples of the Lord Swaminarayan. But My friends this only half of them . If you want to more then stay connected with this blog.
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