His Abode

Lord Swaminarayan taught the philosophy of worshiping God together with His ideal devotee. In unequivocal terms He revealed, "Gunatitanand Swami represents My Heavenly abode, Akshardham, in which I dwell and he is the incarnation of Aksharbrahman, My ideal devotee."
When Lord Swaminarayan left this mortal world in 1830, Gunatitanand Swami became His first spiritual successor. He spread the glory of Lord Swaminarayan and continued His philanthropic mission. Through his impeccable saintliness he groomed spiritual aspirants into ideal disciples and fostered the Satsang Fellowship for four decades. He was succeeded by Pragji Bhakta who then spread the lofty doctrines of Akshar and Purushottam.