Satsangi

A follower of Swaminarayan is referred to as a Satsangi (Devnagari: सत्सन्गी). There are eight important things in the life of a Satsangi.

Swaminarayan instructed his followers of the Swaminarayan Sampraday to wear a double stranded Kanthi to symbolise Krishna and Radha. The length at which a person should wear a kanthi is also standardised to the level of the heart, the place in which god is said to reside.

The Kanthi is a double stranded necklace made of Tulsi. This is a significant symbol of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, and has been directly referred to by Swaminarayan in the Shikshapatri, where he states in Slokh 41-44 that all his disciples that have been initiated by the Acharya, must wear the Kanthi and a Tilak Chandlo. Female satsangis are initiated by the wife of the acharya, who is the leader of women in the Swaminarayan Sampraday. Female members of BAPS are generally initiated by senior women followers and males are initiated at the hands of a sadhu or senior male devotees.

The Tilak is the name of the ‘U’ shape and the Chandlo is the circular dot between the tilak. The tilak is said to be Urdhva Pundra. Urdhva Pundra represents the shape of the lotus feet of Swaminarayan.

The chandlo is made from red powder (kum kum or saffron), which symbolises Laxmiji (Goddess of Prosperity) living in the heart of Swaminarayan.

The tilak is adorned by male satsangis on four parts of their body using Gopichandan (a yellow paste sanctified by the Gopis, which is found on the banks of the Lake Gopi in Dwarka). It is impressed on the forehead, chest and both the upper arms.

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