So, that is very deep. So, that happens through surrender. Naradji has said so. Tadarpita akhilāchāratā tadvirahe parama vyākulatā. So, offering is the means to love. Anyone. If you feel that you want to love God, then offer something. Surrender something. Do some dedication. So, love happens. If you do it completely, it becomes complete. It is as simple as one plus one equals two. In that, what? Yes, then that much love. As much as one surrenders. All these Nand saints had surrendered their lives to Maharaj, so. They had become ready to die. So, they had nothing else except Maharaj. When one surrenders, then. As much as one surrenders, it is one plus one equals two. Surrender means even if we offer a small thing, it is said to be the beginning of love. Surrender happens in two or three things. One is called the surrender of material objects. So, when we are doing darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → Puts it in the donation box, so he is said to have surrendered five rupees to God. If we don't have a rupee, what do we surrender? Then there is also surrender of action. I perform actions in His favor. I come and sweep the temple. So, I performed an action, but for what? Not to clean my house, I swept the temple to clean God's house. So, that was surrender through action. There was no money, there was no material object. And surrender happened through action. If we are doing seva, then that is surrender through action. And surrender also happens through devotion. Through devotion. Bhishma Pitamah was lying on the bed of arrows. 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 → With the Pandavas. To make Yudhishthira listen to the discourse. Of Shanti Parva. So, Bhishma Pitamah was lying in such a way that others would bow to his feet, but when 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 → 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 → He prayed while dying. That was a prayer of 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, he had nothing at all to surrender or do. He wanted to do it. So, he just surrendered through devotion. He must have smiled at God. Like, "Oh Maharaj, you have come." And with me. His goosebumps must have risen. So, he is said to have surrendered his devotion. And surrendering devotion is very difficult. Surrendering devotion is very difficult. It comes and devotion happens. We often say, right, that when Shastriji Maharaj was there, if the topic of Narayandas Swami came up. Then Swami's devotion would change. While talking, while speaking. Then devotion would change. Even a common man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → Something has changed. Like that. So, devotion changes. That is called surrender of devotion. That is said to be highly supreme. There is devotion, often a person does not have material objects. And there is no chance to perform actions either. Then what does he surrender to God? He has it. He is said to have it to surrender. God told Bali Raja, Vaman Bhagwan said, "Bring all three steps of land." At that time, nothing. Like devotion or anything, he had respect for God that since He is God, I must give. So, Bali Raja. Gave everything. God measured everything. The third step remained, so He said, "Now bring it." He said, "Now I have nothing, Maharaj." So, this body of yours is yours. Your body is said to be bigger than what you hold. The owner is said to be bigger than the ownership, right? So, since you are there. God placed His foot on him and sent him to the underworld. Still, his devotion did not change. He then later offered devotion. What did he offer? The hair on my head. Yes, my spindle-like hair, Maharaj, must have pricked you. So, he started licking the feet with his tongue. With the tongue. He started licking the feet of Vaman Bhagwan. So, God was not won over by what He had taken. He licked His feet, and in that, God was won over, "Now I will stay at your door." Now I will stay permanently at your door. So, such devotion, call it faith or call it devotion. Or whatever you call it. That also has to be offered. Even if we offer actions and offer our life, devotion may not come. Does such devotion come easily? Such devotion does not come, right? So, devotion is also offered. Gross material, action, and devotion. These are its stages, one above the other. Stages. And once that is offered, it is done. So, its flow speaks. If there is only a little devotion, material is offered. If there is more devotion, we become completely dedicated. But after we become dedicated, devotion. Bali Raja gave everything and also gave his own body. Still, something was remaining. And he gave that to God. Then Bali Raja, then Vaman Bhagwan, now God was won over by him. That, "You offered me so much devotion, so now I am yours." I will do as you say. Your right over me, not mine over you. Yathāvarundhe, so it is said in satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Yathāvarundhe. Namāma yogo, yoga, yajna, charity, vows, penance cannot bind me like that. Who binds me? Satsang Satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Satsang Satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → If one develops atmabuddhi in God's Satpurush. Then God says, "He binds me." He keeps me bound. Then my hands and feet get tied, I get bound by him, like that. That much. So, then its flow. 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