Courtesy of Gnan Baug Vadtal (Shree Swaminarayan Kalakendra Trust)
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Shloks 1 - 15
(Shik 1) I (Sahajanand Swami) meditate in my heart upon Lord Krishna, on whose left stands Radha, on whose bosom resides Laxmiji and who plays (with his Bhaktas) in Vrindavan
(Shik 2) I, Sahajanand Swami, write this Shikshapatri - Gospel of Life Divine - from Vadtal to all my followers, residing in various part of country
(Shik 3) Ayodhyaprasad and Raghuvir who have been installed by Me as Acharya at Ahmedabad and Vadtal respectively, sons of my brothers, Rampratapji and Ichharamji, born of Shri Dharmadev.
(Shik 4) All Naishtic Brahmacharis, Mukundanand and other saints and all house-holders, Mayaram Bhatt and others, all who have become My followers
(Shik 5) All female, married (including virgins also) and widows and all Sadhus, Muktanand Swami and others, all who have become My followers
(Shik 6) All mentioned above, shall accept My Blessings Divine, Blessings which protect their Dharmas, which carry with them the Divine memory of SrimanNarayan and which are endorsed by the Shastra
(Shik 7) All the above shall ponder deeply in their mind My object in writing this Shikshapatri - which is to ensure ultimate good for all living beings
(Shik 8) All those who follow the rules of good conduct as prescribed by the Shastras (Such as Srimad Bhagavat etc.) do indeed attain happiness both in this world and the world beyond
(Shik 9) And all those who disregard them and behave according to their own whims are indeed evil-minded and shall verily meet with great miseries in this life and the life beyond
(Shik 10) Therefore, you all, My followers, shall always follow the precepts of this Shikshapatri with care and caution, and with love and sincerity
(Shik 11) My followers shall never kill any living being under any circumstances. Knowingly, not even small insects like lice, bugs, etc
(Shik 12) (My followers) shall never kill goats and/or other living beings in sacrifice performed for the propitiation of deities and Pitris (ancestors), for non-violence is declared (by the Shastras) as the highest Dharma of all the Dharmas
(Shik 13) None shall ever kill a human being for obtaining women, wealth or even sovereignty
(Shik 14) None shall ever commit suicide even in a place of pilgrimage or through anger or on account of some untoward action by taking poison or by hanging or by falling into a well or from a hill-top or by any other means
(Shik 15) None shall ever eat meat, even if it be an offering in a sacrifice or shall ever drink liquor or wine even if it be offered to a deity