• possesses unshakable detachment (from Maya), 

• strictly observes Dharma, 

• is master of hihis sense organs, 

• has a deep attachment to God and His Sadhu and has a deep friendship with Them,

• is never upset or disappointed with Them, 

• who remains joyful in Their company, but never keeps the company of those who denounce God, will remain eternally happy in this world and in the world hereafter.'

7.Nature of the Bliss of God 
The blissful darshan of Paramatma even in the blink of an eye, is more blessed than all the happiness offered by the seductive sense-objects of millions of universes. ( Sarangpur 1) 

8.Moksha 
'The four Vedas, eighteen Puranas and Itihas (Ramayana and Mahabharat) all proclaim that only God and His Sadhu can give moksha.' (Gadhada II.59) 

'When God incarnates in human form on earth to redeem the Jivas, He does so with His divine abode Akshardham, the divine muktas (liberated Jivas) and His full fledged Lordship.' (Gadhada I.71)

'Just as one knows the glory of past incarnations such as Rama and Krishna as well as the glory of past sadhus, such as: Narad, Sanak rishis, Shukdevji, Jadbharat, Hanuman, Uddhav and others, similarly, if one realises the glory of God and His Sadhu present before you, then one has nothing more to realise on the path to moksha..... 

'And if you ask Narad, Sanak rishis, Shukdevji, Brahma, Shiva, they will reveal in infinite ways that only God and His Sadhu can grant moksha. They will reveal the same glory of God and His sadhu manifesting before you, as the glory of past incarnations of God and sadhus. One who has a firm conviction of this, has understood the essence and will never fall from the path of moksha.' (Gadhada II.21) 

9.Endeavours to please God 
'The supreme endeavour that pleases God, out of all the endeavours such as: Ashtang Yoga, Samkhya, tapas, renunciation, pilgrimages, vows, yagnas and charity is Satsang.' 
( Gadhada II.54.) 

10.The Means for attaining Moksha
'The Jiva is redeemed by imbibing the four factors: worshipping God, extolling the episodes of God, chanting His name and observing Dharma.' (Gadhada II.35) <>

'The Ekantik Sadhu of God, who is singularly devoted to God and who possesses the attributes of Swadharma, Jnan, Vairagya and Bhakti, is the upholder of Bhagwata Dharma. The gateway of redemption for the soul is opened only by associating with such a Sadhu.' (Gadhada I.54)

'Profound love for the Satpurush (God-realised Sadhu) leads one to the path of Atma-realisation, and inspires in him the knowledge of the glory and greatness of such a Satpurush and it (love for the Satpurush) is also the only means for attaining God-realisation.' (Vadtal 11) 

'One should offer equal and intensely loving service to God and His Sadhu. Then, despite being a mediocre devotee who may be destined to become a great (Ekantik) devotee after either two births, or four births, or ten births or even a hundred births he can become a great bhakta in this very birth. Such is the fruit of serving equally God, and His Devotee.' (Vadtal 5)

11.The Gunatit Sadhu 
'The scriptures say that nishkam, nirlobh, nirman, niswad and nissneh are the attributes of a Sadhu. The Sadhu in whom one observes such attributes has a constant rapport with God.' (Gadhada III.27) 

'The Sadhu who is venerable enough to be worshipped on par with God lives in a way in which he controls his indriyas and antahkaran, but is not subdued by them. He engages in God-related activities only, strictly observes the Panch Vartamans, realises himself as being Brahman and worships Purushottam. Such a Sadhu can be known neither as a human being nor a demi god, since neither man nor deva possess such attributes. Therefore, such a Sadhu, though he appears to be a human being, deserves to be worshipped on par with God.' (Gadhada III.26) 

12.Interpretation of Scriptures 
b>'The interpretation of the true scriptures should only be heard from the Satpurush.' 
(Loya 11)

'One who understands the nature of God on the basis of the four scriptures, namely: Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta and Panchratra is the accomplished Jnani (wise).' 
(Gadhada I.52) 

13.The Nature of God 
'He is one and unparalleled.' (Gadhada III.39)

'He is the all-doer.' (Gadhada II.21)

'God is eternally with divine form.' (Gadhada III.38)

'He has a human form - with two hands, two feet and has a fascinating charm. 
He does not possess four hands or eight or a thousand. 
He is like a teenager (youthful looking).' (Gadhada II.13)

'He is full of redemptive attributes and devoid of all the inauspicious ephemeral attributes of Maya.' (Gadhada I.66)

'He is the reservoir of all bliss.' (Gadhada I.66) 

14.Lord Swaminarayan 
'Lord Purushottam, seated in His Akshardham accepts the worship offered by the muktas (released souls) out of grace. That Purushottam, having great compassion on the Jivas, has descended on earth to redeem them from Maya. He is visible to you and accepts your offerings. The divine form of Lord Purushottam visible to you and the divine form seated in His divine abode Akshardham are one. There is absolutely no difference in these twin forms. This Purushottam visible here is the controller of all, including Akshar. He is the Lord of all Lords, the ultimate cause of cosmic evolution and transcendentally the supreme one. All incarnations issue from Him, and in Him they finally merge. He is the ultimate God, who alone should be offered implicit devotion with Ekantik bhava.' (Gadhada III.38)

'Millions of universes are evolved, sustained and destroyed only by My power... I am the transcendental highest and I, with My divine power, can move millions of universes only by a mere touch. Millions of suns, moons, receive light only from My divine light. 'Such is the divine power that, I the ultimate God, possess. I shall transport those Jivas who have sought refuge in Me to the divine Brahmadham, which transcends all other regions.' (Amdavad 7) 

In His own words, written during His lifetime in the khardas (old manuscripts) He revealed in Hindi: Doosra avatar hai so karya-karan avatar huwa hai, or mera yaha avatar hai so to jivoku Brahmarup karke atyantik mukti dene ke vaste Aksharatit Purushottam jo Ham vaha manushya jaisa banya hoon.
i.e. 'The earlier avatars incarnated to serve a specific purpose. But My present incarnation is to Brahmanise the Jivas and grant them ultimate salvation. For this mission, I, the Purushottam, transcending Akshar, have assumed human form.'

During His short yet dynamic lifespan of forty-nine years, Lord Swaminarayan adroitly executed the purpose of his incarnation. Along with His phenomenal group of Paramhansas, His unflagging travels throughout the land eradicated ignorance and addiction from the people. He inspired them to live a life suffused with Ekantik Dharma, of Ahimsa and Brahmacharya, of detachment from mundane pursuits and, instead offer unalloyed Bhakti to God and the God-realised Sadhu. This, He ensured, would eradicate their cycles of birth and death, transcending them to the ultimate goal of human birth; God-realisation. He also assured them of His constant manifestation on earth through the Gunatit Sadhu. Fully contented with His mission, He departed for Akshardham on Jeth Sud 10, Samvat 1886 - 1st June 1830. 

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