Jai Swaminarayan (also spelled Jay Swaminarayan; Devnagari: जय स्वमिनारायन, Jaya Svaminārāyan; Gujarati:જય સ્વામિનારાયણ, Jaya Svāmīnārāyaṇ) is a notable religious term used in the Swaminarayan Sampraday religious sect for both ritual and social purposes, literally meaning "Hail Swaminarayan". Within the Swaminarayan Sampraday, the term is used as a greeting.[1] However, the phrase doubles in meaning, being used as a greeting but also as a farewell. It is reflective of the idea anything one says or begins should start with God's name. People from this sect of Swaminarayan use it to start and end conversations, phone calls, and religious congregations. Followers of other faiths use similar terms, pertaining to their own deities (fr example: Jai Sri Krishna or Jai Ganesha). Presently this term is used in daily puja rituals worldwide amongst the Swaminarayan Sampraday.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Jay Swaminarayan Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Swaminarayan Satsang
- ^ A New Face of Hinduism: The Swaminarayan Religion, by Raymond Brady Williams Cambridge University Press
- ^ Shastriji Maharaj, by Kishore Mahipatram Dave, Kiśora Mahipatarāma Dave Bochasanvasi Shri Akshapurushottam Sanstha
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