Ghanshyam Bal Charitra - English

It is a great pleasure for us to publish Shri Ghanshyam Balcharitra translated in English, by the grace of Supreme Godhead Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan.

The Supreme Godhead Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan is the God of the Gode. He is the cause of all incarnations. He took birth in a small village named Chhapaiya near Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state, India on the pious day of Ramnavmi of Vikram Samvat Year 1837i.e. Monday, 2nd April 1781 AD.

His father Pande Dharmadev and mother Bhaktidevi named Him Ghanshyam as a pot name. Ghanshyam passed early three years of His childhood in Chhapatya and later eight years in Ayodhya. During this childhood perlod Changhyam displayed His divine as well as human herolc deeds. Some of these are described in this booklet.

By the upasana - devotion of God Le. narrating and Listening to His divine as well as human deede, chanting His holy name and by observing one's dharma - duty, it is an easy path to attain liberation like crossing the ocean by sitting in a ship. For anyone God's heroic deeds are easy to digest like milk. Narrating and listening to His divine heroic deeds give us peace of mind.

I am glad to note that computerized type-setting has been done by Shri Manish J. Changela. Shri Harikrishna J. Changela has given valuable suggestions. Here I take the special note of Our Gurudev Swami Shri Devkrushnadasji for his blessings. I cannot forget Shri B. A. Kotak and Shri R. B. Ganatta who have helped me in proof checking as well as Swami Vishvswarupdasji and Swami Rasikvallabhdaaji for his page setting work and Piyush V. Changala for page correction.

I hope this booklet will be useful to the students who are studying in English medium.