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for her with a cart. She sat in the cart and arrived at Gadhada.
Maharaj was very pleased to see Kadvibai. He gave her a
new name, Rambai. Rambai stayed with Jivuba at Gadhada and
strengthened the satsang of many women.
Sadguru Premanand Swami composed a kirtan to commemorate
this episode. He sang,
“Mero kangan nikãri gayo re...” – “My bangles have been
removed.” When Maharaj heard this he scolded Premanand
Swami and asked him, “When have I done such a thing?”
At that time Motiba pointed towards Rambai. Maharaj started
smiling when he saw her.
Throughout her life Rambai stayed with Motiba in Gadhada
and worshipped God.
10. MANDIRS
Shriji Maharaj has stated in Vachanamrut Gadhada II-27, “For
the sake of preserving upasana, I have relaxed the emphasis on
renunciation and have built mandirs of God. Thereby, even if only a
little renunciation remains, upasana will at least be preserved, and
through it, many jivas will attain liberation.” One of the six aims
behind Shriji Maharaj’s manifestation on the earth was to establish
the worship of his supreme form along with that of his ideal devotee,
Aksharbrahman, and preach the spiritual path of supreme wisdom.
To realize this aim and for the spread of the Sampraday, Maharaj
built mandirs in Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Vartal, Dholera, Junagadh,
Gadhada and consecrated the murtis of Lakshmi-Narayan and other
deities. He thus, established the path of devotion for his devotees.
AHMEDABAD
The first mandir Shriji Maharaj built was in Ahmedabad. After the
fall of the Peshwa dynasty, the British ruled over Ahmedabad. Many
jealous opponents of the Swaminarayan Sampraday wanted to see