There is no being on earth, or again in heaven among the gods, that is liberated from the three qualities born of nature. O Arjuna, there is no being among humans on earth or among the gods in heaven who is free from these three qualities born of nature. By describing Satvik happiness as born of the clarity of one's own intellect... 'Sattvam prakritijair muktam'. That is also from the Gita. So what does that mean? 'Sattvam prakritijair muktam'. What does it mean? What is the meaning of 'Sattva'? What is the meaning of 'Sattva'? A living being. A living being, any living being. Here, 'Sattva' does not mean the quality of Sattva. 'Sattvam prakritijair muktam'. There is no such thing in these three worlds, in the entire universe, in the infinite universes. Since the universe exists, the three qualities exist, like that. By describing Satvik happiness as born of the clarity of one's own intellect, it is shown to be generated. The implication is that the seeker has to transcend the happiness born of qualities. By becoming free from nature and its three qualities, one has to attain the Supreme Divine Element. Maharaj Himself has said in one place in the Vachanamrut that as long as the three qualities exist, the jiva can never be happy. And as long as the three qualities keep coming and going, dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Today there is Sattvaguna, and if Tamoguna comes tomorrow, how would one know? Therefore, one must control it, whoever wants to go to God. This proper... what you call 'mood', that mood is indeed the three qualities. If one performs bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → How can God trust him that he will perform bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → What if such a mood to throw away comes sometime? Therefore, if one performs bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → If one performs bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → So, the goal must be achieved at any cost. Today's goal must be completed today itself. Then there is trust in his bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → And if he performs bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Today he is in a great mood, so he performs more bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → As if God has some need, so he does that much. So, even if there is no need, he performs bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → So, one must separate oneself from that. Maharaj has spoken of a crowd of 51 ghosts, and He has included the three qualities in it too. One must separate oneself from the crowd of 51 ghosts. Maharaj used to say that He does not want you to keep their company. The crowd of 51 ghosts. So, this crowd of 51 ghosts, more than all its roots... the three qualities. And the three qualities. And the three bodies. And the three states. Now, what division is God showing? Huh? Now He has shown all the divisions. Now, what is called sadhutaa (saintliness)? How to bring about sadhutaa? It will come to that fundamental question. Arjuna has asked the question, 'Sannyasasya tattvam veditum icchami', right? 'Tyagasya cha Hrishikesha prithakkeshi nishudana'. Who should be called a tyagi (one who renounces)? And who should be called a sannyasi? That is, who should be called a sadhu? That is what it means. So, God has taken both of these aspects together in this. So, it means that, sadhu and tyagi can also be found in a householder. The renunciation that God has spoken of can also exist in a householder. To remain unattached. God said so at the very beginning, there are three types of tyagis. There is tyagi, and tyag is of three types. So, in that, some renounce through action, some renounce considering it as a form of misery, and some renounce with the feeling that 'I must perform this renunciation'. No human being, while possessing a body, can renounce action. Therefore, the one who renounces its fruits is the true tyagi, as God said. So, even a householder can do that. So, in that, this renunciation might not be about the ashram ashram 1) Stage of life. There are four ãshrams in total, each with their duties and responsibilities – brahm-chãrya, grahastha, vãnprasth, and sannyãs. 2) Hermitage. Place where tyãgis live. Tap to open in glossary → Again, He says to Arjuna. If it were some sannyasi, then there would be no issue, like that. But He says to Arjuna. So, sannyasi means sadhu, it must have come under his dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → How can a householder maintain renunciation? Can he not perform the renunciation as spoken of by God? Renunciation of the fruits. He can certainly perform the renunciation of the fruits then. To run the worldly life is not the fruit of our life, but to please God is the fruit of our life, he can certainly do that. Renunciation of the fruits does not mean that whatever yield comes in a farmer's field, we take it and throw it all in the temple; it does not mean that. Renunciation of the fruits means that worldly life is not his target. The worldly pleasures and luxuries are not his target. If we say that we have renounced everything, then do we not eat? So, is that bodily need God's or ours? Therefore, that is why God said that those who possess a body cannot become complete tyagis. A complete renunciation of the fruits can be performed. The benefit that is obtained from it, that benefit can be offered for the sake of God. That benefit can be offered for the sake of God's devotee. Even then, it does not mean that one should starve oneself to death and offer it for that sake. Just as for us it is only about the body, similarly, for a householder, it is also about the family. To starve the entire family and give everything to the temple, God does not mean that he has renounced the fruits in that sense. According to their needs, it is his first duty to fulfill them. And otherwise, one should not keep selfish motives. One should not keep personal selfish motives. If it is his duty, then he must fulfill it. So, in that way, a tyagi. In Nishkam Karmayogi (one who performs selfless action) and Nishkam Sevayogi (one who performs selfless service), whose examples are given in all of them? Of householders. Only of householders are given. Lord Surya is not a tyagi or a sannyasi. King Janaka and Lord Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → So, they were all householders. King Janaka was indeed a householder. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details