ðə swˈɑːmɪnˌæɹeɪən sˈæmpɹɐdˌeɪə bᵻlˈiːvz ðæt ɡˈoʊpɐlˌænænd swˈɑːmi ɪz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə jˈoʊɡɪz hˌuː ɐtˈeɪnd ðə pəzˈɪʃənz ʌv ˈæʃθɐŋɪˌɑːɡ ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈeɪt fˈoʊld pˈæθs ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv sˈeɪkɹɪd jˈɑːɡ.
The Swaminarayan Sampradaya believes that Gopalanand Swami is regarded as one of the yogis who attained the positions of Ashthangyog or the 8 fold paths in the field of sacred yog.