ɔnðə wˈeɪ fɹʌm ɡˈædpʊɹ tə sˈɪdɐpˌʊɹ, æɾə smˈɔːl vˈɪlɪdʒ nˈeɪmd dʒɛɹˈiːɾə, swˈɑːmɪnˌæɹeɪən stˈɑːpt ænd ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd bæɡwˈɑːɾi dˈiːkʃə ɪnˌɪʃɪˈeɪʃən æz sˈædhuː tə lˈɑːduː dˈæn baɪ ɡˈɪvɪŋ sˈeɪnthʊd nˈeɪm ʃɹˈɜːɹɐŋdˌæsdʒi.
On the way from Gadhpur to Siddhapur, at a small village named Gerita, Swaminarayan stopped and administered Bhagwati Deeksha (initiation as sadhu) to Ladu Dan by giving sainthood name 'Shrirangdasji'.