Ahmedabad News: Maninagar Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan Swaminarayan Temple, Maninagar celebrated the 180th birth anniversary of Prabodhi Ekadashi Jeevan Praan Abjibaba with great enthusiasm. Along with this, the 95th Diksha Jayanti of Jeevan Praan Muktjeevan Swami Baba, 225th Bhagwati Mahadiksha Jayanti of Swaminarayan Bhagwan, 224th Pattabhishek Day, 285th Pragatya Jayanti of Dharamdev etc. were celebrated with great enthusiasm. On this auspicious occasion, 24 hours continuous music was also organized.
Srijisvayamurthy Abjibapashree Samvat 1901 Kartik Sud Ekadashi, Monday BC. Published on 20-11-1844. When Lord Swaminarayan last occupied Mandwad, devotees of Kutch went for darshan, they prayed to Lord to come to Kutch, at that time Lord promised, we will give you darshan there and give you various happiness. To fulfill the promise given to him and to fulfill his resolve to remain in this world for 125 years, Shriji Maharaj appeared in the form of Abjibaba. Balamurti Shri Abhijibapashree had the good fortune of getting the company of Shri Achyutdasji Swami, Adi Mahant of Shri Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj.
In Samvat 1916 in Ahmedabad, Acharya Ayodhya Prasadji Maharaj, while explaining the glory of Jeevan Praan Abjibaba to Sadhguru Gunatitananda Swamiji, had said that this Abjibhai is in independent Siddhi Samadhi and extremely powerful and when Shriji Maharaj provides him with supreme worship and firmness of devotion, then Shri Gunatitanand should do this. I salute Swami Bapa with folded hands. In Samvat 1942, by accepting the prayer of Jeevan Praan Shri Abjibapa, Shriji Maharaj kept Dhruvanand Swami, the last saint of Nand Padvi, in this world for two days.
After the end of the story, Jeevanpran Bapa and Sadguru Shri Nirgundas Swami were sitting, it was time for Hare, so Sahu Santo Thokorji went to Jamdawa, at that time Swamiji said to Jeevanpran Bapashree, because your darshan is not happening properly, my Come near and give darshan, he is the living soul Bapashree Swami. When he came closer, Swamiji put on his glasses and said, take off the ring, you can’t see properly right now. As soon as Jeevan Praan Bapashree removed the ring, a beam of shining light emerged all around. Seeing this, Swamiji said: Oh, you are such a divine shining idol!!! This alone is full of glory. Sadguru Shri Nirgundasji SwamiPapa hands over the life force of Sadguru Shri Ishwarcharandasji Swami to Abji Bapashree. Sadhguru Shri Nirgundasji Swamibapa ordered his successor Sadhguru Shri Ishwarcharandasji Swamibapa that you have to come to Kutch for at least one month every year to have intercourse with Jeevan Praan Bapashree. So, following that order, Sadgurubapa used to go for sexual intercourse with JeevanPran Bapashree once a year, until JeevanPran Bapashree passed away independently in Samvat 1984.