ĭharmadev teaching Ghanshyam from the scriptures Swaminarayan is also remembered within the sect for undertaking reforms for women and the poor, and performing non-violent yajñas (fire sacrifices) on a large scale. Before his death, Swaminarayan appointed his adopted nephews as acharyas to head the two dioceses of Swaminarayan Sampradaya. He died on 1 June 1830 and was cremated according to Hindu rites in Gadhada, Gujarat. In 1826, Swaminarayan wrote the Shikshapatri, a book of social principles. He built six temples in his lifetime and appointed 500 paramahamsas to spread his philosophy. He had followers not only from Hindu denominations but also from Islam and Zoroastrianism. Swaminarayan developed a good relationship with the British Raj. The Uddhav Sampraday became known as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.
From this point onwards, he was known as Swaminarayan. Sahajanand Swami held a gathering and taught the Swaminarayan Mantra. In 1802, his guru handed over the leadership of the Uddhav Sampraday to him before his death. In 1800, he was initiated into the Uddhav sampradaya by his guru, Swami Ramanand, and was given the name Sahajanand Swami. During this journey, he did welfare activities and after 9 years and 11 months of this journey, he settled in the modern-day Indian state of Gujarat around 1799. In 1792, he began a 7-year pilgrimage across India at the age of 11 years, adopting the name Nilkanth Varni. Swaminarayan was born Ghanshyam Pande in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1781. He is believed by followers to be a manifestation of God. Swaminarayan ( IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa, 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed, and whose life and teachings brought a revival of central Hindu practices of dharma, ahimsa and brahmacarya. Birth of Swaminarayan: Swaminarayan and his mother Bhaktimata.