About this app

Swamini Vato, Mul Aksharmurti Gunatitanand Swami’s divine discourses, is an ocean of knowledge for spiritual seekers all over the world. This scripture, filled with teachings based on the eternal Vedic Akshar Purushottam Siddhant, is read regularly by thousands of devotees seeking worldly advice and spiritual wisdom.

With the inspiration and guidance of Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj, and over 25,000 hours of effort by the learned sadhus and experienced volunteers of BAPS, Swamini Vato is being made available in ‘app’ format – delivering the same spiritual wisdom in a modern accessible medium.

Through short-and-simple definitions and easy-to-understand explanations, this app provides a study platform for spiritual seekers looking to better understand the subtleties of Gunatitanand Swami’s talks and apply his teachings to their lives. Utilising current technology, this app meets the needs of today’s spiritual generation by giving them access to ancient wisdom in a modern format – making the study of Swamini Vato a truly enjoyable experience.

The ‘Swamini Vato Study App’ contains easy-to-use features such as:
Simple definitions of vernacular and colloquial words
Clear explanations of phrases and analogies
Compilation of quotations by Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara, clarifying subtle concepts in Swami’s talks
Interesting introductions to various people, places and scriptures
Historical accounts, Puranic incidents and moral stories referred to in Swami’s talks
Additional information through maps and images

- Other helpful options include:
- English translation and transliteration to complement the Gujarati text
- Audio feature to enhance the reading experience
- Recommended reading lists
- Subject-wise reading option
- Note-taking function
- Search option

New features

- Now bookmark a specific position in a Vat and access it directly from the Home Page.
- Access the Vat that you last visited from the Home Page.
- View the history of all the Vatos you have visited.
- Tapping on the “Read” button will automatically take you to the next Vat
without having to swipe. This can be enabled from within settings.
- Progress bars have been added to the Sections tab.
- Explore the explanations alphabetically by type in the appendix.
- Performance and speed improvements.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows access to the vibrator.