Shikshapatri

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Shikshapatri
verse of the Shikshapatri
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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]

An illustration of Swaminarayan writing the Shiskhapatri

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