Shikshapatri

Shikshapatri
verse of the Shikshapatri
Information
ReligionHinduism (Swaminarayan Sampradaya)
AuthorSwaminarayan
LanguageClassical Sanskrit
Periodc. 1826

The (Gujarati: શિક્ષાપત્રી, Devanagari: शिक्षापत्री) is a religious text consisting of two hundred and twelve verses, written in by Swaminarayan in about 1826[1] The original text is no longer available, but was translated into Sanskrit by Sahajanand Swami,[2] who incorporated into and compiled the scripture known as Satsangi Jivan. Further translations have been made into a number of other languages.[3]

On 26 February 1830, at Rajkot, Swaminarayan presented a copy of the Shikshapatri to Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay. This copy is now housed at the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/en/shikshapatri Shikshapatri (in English)
  2. ^ M. G. Chitkara (1997). Hindutva. APH. ISBN 9788170247982. Retrieved March 26, 2009. Page 230
  3. ^ https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/ebooks Swaminarayan's Shikshapatri in Various Languages
  4. ^ Raymond Brady Williams (2004). Williams on South Asian religions and immigration. Ashgate Publishing Group. ISBN 9780754638568. Retrieved March 26, 2009. Page 57
  5. ^ Sri Swaminarayan, Digital Shikshapatri, Bodleian Library, Oxford University
  • Digital Shikshapatri Provides a wide variety of online resources which set the Shikshapatri in its historical, cultural and religious context - The oldest copy of the Shikshapatri in the world today is shown, in digital form.
  • MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 72 Images available in Digital Bodleian
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