Nishkulanand Swami wrote the Bhaktachintamani Granth which traces the divine leela of Shreeji Maharaj. The Bhaktachintamani also records the history of Maharaj's life so that Maharaj would not disappear from history. Most importantly, the vivid verses allow one to imagine Maharaj's character and visualize his form.

Swami Bapa says that reading the Bhaktachintamani and recalling God's leela brings the mind at peace. We will probably never see the Bhaktachintamani, but fortunately, there there two small versions of Bhaktachintamani in Gujarati. These two parts are a fifth the size of the Shikshapatri and contain the most important and memorable parts of the Bhaktachintamani. The verses in these two small booklet are also sung in the audio cassetts Bhaktachintamani Part I and II. We can read these two books or listen to the audio tapes to get an idea of what the whole Bkaktachintamani is about.

My favorite part of the Bhaktachintamani is the ending where Nityanand Swami sings the mahima of Pragat Bhagwan. Here are the words to the ending verses.


Prakaran 164
Granth Samaaptimaa Varnavel Pragatno Mahimaa
Chopaai

Pragat vaato Pragat vratmaan re, Pragat Bhakta Pragat Bhagavaan re |
Nathi udhaaraani eke vaat re, je je joi e te te saakshaat re || (6)

Bijaa kahe muvaa pacchi moksha re, vali Prabhu bataave chhe proksha re |
Koi kahe chhe karme kalyaan re, evaa pan bahu chhe ajaan re || (7)

Koi kahe Prabhu niraakaar re, evaa pana ajaan apaar re |
Koi kahe chhe Vaidik karme re, kalyaan chhe jaano ek Brahma re || (8)

Koi kahe chhe devi ne dev re, koi kahe mokshanaa Mahaadev re |
E to sarve vaarataa chhe saari re, pana janane jovu vichaari re || (9)

Jyaare em ja artha to sare re, tyaare Haritan shid dhare re |
Gnaan vinaa to moksha na thaay re, em shrutismruti sahu gaay re || (10)

Maate Pragat joiye Bhagvant re, evu sarave granthanu siddhanta re |
Jem Pragat ravi hoy tyaare, jaay tam brahmaandanu tyaare re || (11)

Jem Pragat jalane paami re, jaaya pyaasi ni pyaas te vaami re |
Jem Pragat annane jame re, antar jattharaazaal virame re || (12)

Tem Pragat male Bhagavaan re, tyaare jananu kalyaan nidaan re |
Maate Pragat charitra saambhalavu re, hoy Pragat tyaa aavi malavu re || (13)

Jyaa hoy Prabhu Pragat pramaana re, tiyaa jananu saheje kalyaan re |
Kaan pavitra thaay te vaare re, sune Pragatna jash jyaare re || (14)

Jem saagar taravaa naav re, te vina bijo nathis upaaya re |
Maate kahevaa Pragatnaa charitra re, teha vina na thaay pavitra re || (20)

Maate pratyakshanaa je charitra re, te ja nirguna param pavitra re |
Je je ritye pratyakshano jog re, te ja nirvidhan nirog re || (38)

Maate aa kathaa saambhalavaa jevi re, nathi biji kathaao aa tevi re |
Chhe aa Bhaktachintaamani naam re, je je chintave te thaay kaam re || (39)

Hete gaays sune je aa grantha re, teno Prabhu pure manorath re |
Sukh sampatti paame te jan re, raakhe aa grantha kari jatan re || (40)

Ganga oonmat tire chhe gaam re, pur pavitra Gadhadu naam re |
Tiyaa bhaaveshu kathaa aa bhani re, Bhaktapriya Bhaktachintamani re || (51)

Sanvat adhar varsh satyaashi re, aasho sudi sundar terashi re |
Guruvaare kathaa puri kidhi re, Haribhaktane chhe sukhnidhi re || (52)

Biji kathaa to bahu saambhale re, pan aa vaat kyaa thaki male re |
Jem Charne Charne chhe anand re, paame jan te Niskulanand re ||

Paame jan te Niskulanand re, Paame jan te Niskulanand re || (53)


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