Shloka : 112

अतश्चास्य स्वरु़पेषु भेदो ज्ञेयो न सर्वथा ।

चतुरादिभुजत्वं तु द्विबाहोस्तस्य चैच्छिकम् ॥ 112 ॥

એ હેતુ માટે એ શ્રીકૃષ્ણ ભગવાનનાં જે સ્વરૂપ, તેમને વિષે સર્વપ્રકારે કરીને ભેદ ન જાણવો. અને ચતુર્ભુજપણું, અષ્ટભુજપણું, સહસ્રભુજપણું-ઇત્યાદિક જે ભેદ જણાય છે તે તો, દ્વિભુજ એવા જે તે શ્રીકૃષ્ણ, તેમની ઇચ્છાએ કરીને છે - એમ જાણવું. ॥ 112 ॥

And the variations in the form of Shri Krishna like Chaturbhooja, Ashtabhooja, Sahastrabhooja etc. are manifested by Dwibhooja Shri Krishna through His own will. For that reason all the forms of Shri Krishna Bhagwan should not be discriminated by any means. || 112 ||

Commentary

Shriji Maharaj used to give the experience of Samadhi to the seekers to ascertain them His supremacy. And during the state of Samadhi He used to appear in the form of Radha-Krishna, Nar-Narayan, Laxmi-Narayan etc.

Shriji Maharaj Himself has installed all these forms which are His own forms and have been manifested through His will, in the temples of great importance. Therefore, one should not discriminate by any means between the different forms like Nar-Narayan, Laxmi-Narayan, Gopinath, Radha-Krishna etc. which have been installed in the big temples of Ahmedabad, Vadtal, Gadhada, Mooli etc. places of pilgrimage. But among Radha-Krishna residing in Goloka, Nar-Narayan and Laxmi-Narayan residing in Badrikashram etc. incarnations and Anadi Shri Krishna who is Shri Swaminarayan Mahaprabhu who is the Lord of Akshardham, there is the difference of incarnate - incarnation.

Moreover, when Shriji Maharaj willingly appeared in front of the seekers to ascertain them, like a person in disguise, in the form of Dwibhooja, Chaturbhooja or Sahastrabhooja etc., then there is no difference between these forms and that of Shriji Maharaj; they are the same.

Therefore these forms, which have been installed in our temples, are the forms of Shriji Maharaj in disguise. Therefore, one should not discriminate between these forms and that of Dwibhooja Shri Harikrishna Sahajanand Swami Mahaprabhu while worshipping them, i.e. the idols installed in the temples should not be considered different than that of Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan. But, it should be understood that Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan Himself is residing in those idols.

And Shri Hari has mentioned that "There is no difference between My divine form and My idols manifested through My will on this Earth. I, Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan appear in the form of idols." Therefore, there is not even slightest difference between the forms installed as idols and the divine form of Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan.