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{{short description|Religious text written by Swaminarayan}}
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[[File: Lord Swaminarayan writing the Shikshapatri.jpg|170px|right|thumb|An illustration of [[Swaminarayan]] writing the Shiskhapatri]]
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The '''Shikshapatri''' ({{lang-gu|શિક્ષાપત્રી}}, [[Devanagari]]: (शिक्षापत्री) is a religious text consisting of two hundred and twelve verses, written in [[Sanskrit]] by [[Lord Swaminarayan|Swaminarayan]].<ref>https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/en/shikshapatri Shikshapatri (in English)</ref> The Shikhapatri is believed to have been written in the current form in Sanskrit by Satanand Swami, who incorporated into and compiled the scripture known as [[Satsangi Jivan]]. The Shikshapatri is a key scripture to all followers of the [[Swaminarayan Sampradaya]] and {{Citation needed span|is considered the basis of the sect.|date=July 2021}}
The ({{langx|gu|શિક્ષાપત્રી}}, [[Devanagari]]: शिक्षापत्री) is a religious text consisting of two hundred and twelve verses, written in by [[Swaminarayan]] in about 1826<ref>https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/en/shikshapatri Shikshapatri (in English)</ref> The original text is no longer available, but was translated into Sanskrit by [[Sahajanand Swami]],<ref name="isbn8170247985">{{cite book | author=M. G. Chitkara | title=Hindutva | publisher=APH| year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zqkBNr4U7cwC&q=swaminarayan+ahmedabad |access-date=March 26, 2009| isbn=9788170247982 }} Page 230</ref> who incorporated into and compiled the scripture known as [[Satsangi Jivan]]. Further translations have been made into a number of other languages.<ref>https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/ebooks Swaminarayan's Shikshapatri in Various Languages
</ref>


The Shikshapatri was written in [[Vadtal]] on (Maha Sud 5, 1882 VS) 11 February 1826. It is a [[dharma]] text, providing detailed instructions on how to live a spiritually uplifting life.
[[File: Lord Swaminarayan writing the Shikshapatri.jpg|170px|thumb|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 State|Bombay]]. This copy is now housed at the [[Bodleian Library]] of the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="isbn0754638561">{{cite book | author=Raymond Brady Williams | title=Williams on South Asian religions and immigration | publisher=Ashgate Publishing Group | year=2004 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nkVBOfE1KkAC&q=swaminarayan+mandir+ahmedabad |access-date=March 26, 2009| isbn=9780754638568 }} Page 57</ref><ref>[http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk  Sri Swaminarayan, ''Digital Shikshapatri,'' Bodleian Library, Oxford University]</ref>


==Summary of teaching==
==References==
 
The [[Gazetteer]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]] summarised the teachings of the Shiskshapatri as:
 
<blockquote>
The book of precepts strictly prohibits the destruction of animal life; promiscuous intercourse with the other sex; use of animal food and intoxicant liquors and drugs on any occasion, suicide, theft and robbery; false accusation against a fellow man; blasphemy; company of atheists and heretics, and other practices which might counteract the effect of the founder's teaching.<ref name="isbn8170247985">{{cite book | author=M. G. Chitkara | title=Hindutva | publisher=APH| year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/?id=zqkBNr4U7cwC&printsec=copyright&dq=swaminarayan+ahmedabad#PPP1,M1 |access-date=March 26, 2009| isbn=9788170247982 }} Page 230</ref>
</blockquote>
 
==Governor Sir John Malcolm==
On 26 February 1830 a historic meeting took place between Swaminarayan and Sir [[John Malcolm]], the then [[Governor]] of [[Bombay State|Bombay]]. At this meeting, [[Swaminarayan]] presented a copy of the Shikshapatri to Sir John Malcolm. This copy is now housed at the [[Bodleian Library]] of the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="isbn0754638561">{{cite book | author=Raymond Brady Williams | title=Williams on South Asian religions and immigration | publisher=Ashgate Publishing Group | year=2004 | url=https://books.google.com/?id=nkVBOfE1KkAC&dq=swaminarayan+mandir+ahmedabad |access-date=March 26, 2009| isbn=9780754638568 }} Page 57</ref><ref>[http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk  Sri Swaminarayan, ''Digital Shikshapatri,'' Bodleian Library, Oxford University]</ref>
 
==Languages==
 
Swaminarayan instructed [[Nityanand Swami (Swaminarayan)|Nityanand Swami]] to translate Shikshapatri from Sanskrit into [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. It has since been translated numerous times into other languages. It has been translated to Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Udiya, Urdu, Vraj, Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Modern Hebrew, North Sotho, Portuguese, Russian, South Sotho, Spanish, Swahili, Xhosa and Zulu.<ref>https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/ebooks Swaminarayan's Shikshapatri in Various Languages
</ref>
 
==Notes==
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* [http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk/ 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.
* [http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk/ 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.
* [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/1dfe50c9-dc45-4391-a011-b979dc251c6b MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 72] Images available in Digital Bodleian
* [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/1dfe50c9-dc45-4391-a011-b979dc251c6b MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 72] Images available in Digital Bodleian
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Shikshapatri
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AuthorSwaminarayan
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Periodc. 1826
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The (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., 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[edit | edit source]

  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

External links[edit | edit source]

  • 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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