About Temple Khambhat

In vikram samvat 1886 Shreeji Maharaj lived in the village Gadhpur. When ilness was captured, the brahmin devotees Sadashivbhai, Narbherambhai etc, had gone to Ghadpur to the 'Darshan' of Shree Hari. There they are made proptrate bow to shree Hari, worshiped Shree Hari and offered a silver plate and asked for an idle from Shree hari. This occasion was described in Harililamrut - 1 'Kalash' 20 'Vishram' by shri Viharilalji maharaj.


Devotees requested Shree Hari hearlily, O Loard! While going to Gadhpur when you had arrived at Khambhat(Cambay) from surat, you told us (the devotees) to make Shree Hari's temple there. It is our hearliest desire to construct a temple on that above.

Please give us your idol for deification of diety in that temple, Shree Hari was so much pleased to hear this peous request and gave the devotees of khambhat the blackish idol of loard Shree Ramachandra and told to diefy and serve this idol considering my shape, Shree harikrushna Maharaj, you shall invariably be happy, thus gave the idol. Commanding preceptor, Shree Nityanand Swami to deify the IDOL, the devotees of khambhat brought the IDOL to khambhat in samvat 1886 and began to worship it.

In a course of time the year, Samvat 1907 came. Still the work of temple was not completed. Hence in samvat 1907 on the occasion of 'Samaiya' the devotees of khambhat went to Vadtal and met Acharya Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj and making prostrate bow, requested Maharaj that the work of khambhat temple is still incomplete. So it will be good if you send some saints. Hence Shree Acharya maharaj called preceptor Shri Nityananad Swami and told the Swami, "Do you remember when Shreeji Maharaj had gathered as all in Gadhpur and what he had ordered you?"

Thus Maharaj has ordered you so Nityanand Swami, you prepare an excellent temple in khambhat, Thereafter we will come to diefy the idol, No sooner did Acharya Maharaj order than preceptor Shri Nityananad Swami arrived at khambhat with there associates, Soon a very beautiful and fascinating bunglows type three roomed temple was constructe. The date of ceremonious Deification of the idol given by Shreeji Maharaj was fixed 'Falgun sud' 2 of Vikram Samvat 1908 and Swamiji returned to Vadtal with his associates.

Swami came to Vadtal and very soon in the month of 'Magsar' became ill. Then preceptor Nityanandswami called 'Yogiraj' preceptor Shri Gopalanand swami and told him, Swami, maharaj will send for me to heaven and in the khambhat temple the ceremonious work of deification of Diely is still incomplete. As soon as Nityanandswami talked this, Gopalanandswami assured Nityanandswami not to worry at all to complete his incomplete work. You merriely go to heaven thus preceptor Nityanandswami expired (went to heaven) on 'Magsar sud' 10, Viram Samvat 1908.

Then by the command of Achary Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj preceptor Yogiraj Gopalanand Swami with his associates arrived at khambhat and complete the entire work deification of diety and called Achary Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj and on 'Falgun Sud' 2 of Vikram Samvat 1908, preceptor Gopalanandswami and Raghuvirji Maharaj did the deification of the idol of Shri Hari Krishna Maharaj very megnificently and offered a prayer with sacred lamps.

Thereafter in the assembly the devotees of khambhat prayed to preceptor Gopalanandswami, "Swamiji, our condition is not good, have mercy on us." Then preceptor Gopalanandswami addressed the idol of Shri Harikrishn Maharaj "He! Maharaj, you are very great and the condition of the devotees of Khambhat is too tender, They are very poor. Hence be jabreshwar! and make the devotees happy." Thus offered the prayer to Shri Harikrishn Maharaj and told the devotees of Khambhat, "Devotees, this deity is very great, all of you consider this harikrishn Maharaj 'Jabreshwar' and serve him." Whatever you eat-'Dal Roti', Let him eat the same food first and then you eat, You will definately be happy and then this deity Jabreshwar will bring the plate of 'Laddus' daily for them.

Thus the Khambhat deity Jabreshwar made preceptor Goplanandswami's words true. Even today the khambhat deity Jabreshwar is offered the plate of Churma's laddu along with the plate with fifty six types-sweets, thus the name diety Jabreshwar was given to Shri Harikrishn Maharaj.

Such the gift-type Shri Jabreshwar harikrushn Maharaj even today makes what so ever difficult work of the devotees with pious hearts easy and complete the desire of the devotees and makes happy, The devotees all over the world desired to have 'Darshan' of Gift-type Shri Jbreshwar Harikrushn Maharaj and feel peace and happiness and consider them fortunate.