Vachanamrut

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Vachanamrut is the principal collection of spiritual discourses and teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, regarded as the foundational scripture of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.

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Vachanamrut canonical 4
Vachanamrut of Swaminarayan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Swaminarayan scripture
audience householders
sadhus
author Bhagwan Swaminarayan
centralFigure Bhagwan Swaminarayan
compiledBy Brahmanand Swami
Gopalanand Swami
Muktanand Swami
Nityanand Swami
Shukanand Swami
contains spiritual discourses
teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
describedAs nectar-like words of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
focusesOn bhakti
devotion to God
dharma
ethical living
gnan (spiritual knowledge)
liberation (moksha)
vairagya (detachment)
genre philosophical text
spiritual discourse
influences Swaminarayan devotional practice
Swaminarayan theology
language Gujarati
philosophicalOrientation Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
placeOfComposition Amdavad
linked to: Sarkhej

Ashlali
Gadhada
Jetalpur
Kariyani
Loya
Loya region of Gujarat
Panchala
Sarangpur
Vartal
regardedAs foundational scripture of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya
religion Hinduism
scriptureOf Swaminarayan Sampradaya
setting assemblies of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
status most authoritative text in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya
structure question-and-answer format
timeOfComposition early 19th century
titleEtymology derived from Sanskrit words "vachana" (speech) and "amrut" (nectar)
tradition Swaminarayan Sampradaya
usedFor daily reading by followers of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya
theological study in Swaminarayan institutions

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Gunatit Samaj scripturalBasis Vachanamrut of Swaminarayan
linked to: Vachanamrut