The prasangs in this section are classified as easy to read and aimed to get you started in reading sentences with words and vowels.
For each line of the prasang in Gujarati, a literal translation has been given with the corrected English translation to assist in your learning and uptake.
Supreme Mans Sign
Recognising the Supreme Being
Bhagwan Swaminarayan childhood name was - Ghanshyam
Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s childhood name was Ghanshyam.
Once his father Dharmadev thought came that child Ghanshyam big when what will be? King will be?
Once his father, Dharmadev thought, I wonder what Ghanshyam will be when he is older? Will he be a king?
Rich boss will be or scholar? Give, exam do! Ghanshyam’s exam one stool on 3 thing put: 1. Small
Will he be a business man or will be a scholar? Let me test him to see. He placed three items on a small stool. 1 Small
Sword; 2. Gold coin 3. Book.
Sword; 2. Gold coin 3. Book.
Sword is king sign. Gold coin is rich man sign. Book is scholar sign.
The sword represented a king, the gold coin a businessman and the book a scholar.
House play small Ghanshyam Dharmadev exam for called. Ghanshyam crawling running running
Ghanshyam was playing in his house when Dharmadev called him for his test. Ghanshyam came crawling quickly
came and stool on put book took and reading like that open and sit! Dharmadev was
to the stool and immediately picked up the book. He opened it and sat as if he were reading it. Dharmadev could not
Ghanshyam straight looking stayed. He thought that this son something simple is not but special man is. Big
Stop staring at Ghanshyam. He thought that his son is not an ordinary person but is something special. When he is older
Become definitely world righteousness establish will.
He will definitely establish righteousness in the world.
Fisherman mustard sweet
Fisherman’s comeuppance
One day Ghanshyam, Veni, Madhav all Meen lake bath went. Lake in one fat and black
One day Ghanshyam, Veni and Madhav all went to Meen lake to swim. At the lake there was large, dark skinned fisherman.
fisherman was. He fishes catch was. Fishes water outside come and straight away dyeing. Ghanshyam this
The fisherman was catching lots of fish. The fish were dying as soon as they were taken out of the water. Ghanshyam saw
saw. He sorry felt. Ghanshyam all fishes alive make. Fishes jump jump
what was happening. Ghanshyam felt sorry for the fish. He made all the fish come back alive. The fish jumped
water in going went. Fisherman very angry become. Ghanshyam went hitting run. Then so Ghanshyam Yamraj lookalike become
back into the water. The fisherman became very angry. He ran to hit Ghanshyam. Ghanshyam took the form of Yamraj
fisherman near went. Big big eyes, big big teeth. Hand in sword had fisherman hit started. Too much
and went to the fisherman. He had big eyes and big teeth. He beat the fisherman with a sword that he held in his hand.
hit hitting. Fisherman did Ghanshyam forgiveness ask. “me forgive do. Now I fish not kill. My sins forgive do”. Like that
The fisherman begged Ghanshyam for forgiveness. “please forgive me” said the fisherman. “I will never kill any fish ever again”. “please forgive my sins” pleaded the fisherman
Crying crying Ghanshyam feet touch. Ghanshyam said that “we no one kill not”
Crying as he fell at Ghanshyam’s feet. Ghanshyam said “ we cannot kill anyone or thing”.
Hymns doing age
From what age should we start to do Bhakti
Once father Mulji to said: “son! now your age playing is. Hymns singing not”
Once Mulji’s father said to Mulji “son! At this age you should be playing, not doing so much bhakti.”
Mulji asked: “then hymn doing age what?”
So Mulji asked: “what is the right age to do bhakti?”
Father said: “old age come then.”
Father said: “during old age.”
Mulji nothing said without outside went. Father happy became that child playing went. But Mulji to town
Without saying anything Mulji went out of the house and into town. Mulji’s father became happy thinking Mulji went out to play. However Mulji actually went
Old people what doing is that looking gone had. Town back coming Mulji to father said:
Into town to see what the old people were doing. When he came back from town Mulji said to his father:
Town in old people together get gossip making is. So childhood from god pray should.”
“in town all of the old people are sitting together and gossiping. So childhood is the right time to start doing bhakti.”
This Mulji so our Gunatitanand Swami.
This Mulji is our very own Gunatitanand Swami.