Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Shloka number 11. Devan Bhavayatanena Te Deva Bhavayantu Vah Parasparam Bhavayantah Shreyah Paramavapsyatha. Even the gods can do good to others by sacrificing their self-interest. That is why Naradji and other great benevolent sages were born there. There is no prohibition from God for anyone, yet 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 → Here a doubt may arise that we do good to others and also wish for it; but if others do not do good to us and try to harm us, then how will mutual well-being be possible? Gods have discretion. Just as God has given discretion to humans in their intellect, so too has God given discretion to the gods. Even then, the karmayoni is the human yoni. That deity is the bhogayoni. Even with discretion, it is a bhogayoni. Therefore, the right to salvation primarily belongs to humans. So we often hear in stories that deities cannot directly go to God's abode. If deities want to go to God's abode, they have to take human birth and then through human birth. Because God created this universe and placed the authority in humans. With the power of discrimination, everyone can know that God's enjoyments are superior and better than the enjoyments of deities. Yet, they cannot go directly. Here a doubt may arise that we do good to others and also wish for it; but if others do not do good to us and try to harm us, then how will mutual well-being be possible? God has written in the Gita, 'Parasparam Bhavayantah Devan Bhavayatanena Te Deva Bhavayantu Vah Parasparam Bhavayantah Shreyah Param Avapsyatha.' They would desire each other. We often say, what is the fruit of 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 → Remembering the Katha is not to be called 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 → Among them, gradually, five good devotees and two good sadhus should be loved with self-realization. That is the fruit of 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 → Performing only Navadha Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 → Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 there is a 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 → Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → But Swami says, don't consider that alone sufficient. If our whole day passes by doing Navadha Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Thus, as he progresses, if he has developed self-realization in a true devotee of God or not, then Maharaj says that is considered the fruit of 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 → He has called it 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 → Now, in the Gita, it is a common scripture. So God has written, 'Parasparam Bhavayantah Shreyah Param Avapsyatha.' If you have feelings for each other, you will attain ultimate salvation. How can mutual feelings remain? So God said that. He should focus on his duty and give up his rights. Maharaj has often said in this, and God has said that, The rights of others and one's own duty are intertwined. When we perform our duty, someone else's right is fulfilled, and sometimes when they perform their duty, our right is also fulfilled. So, if we perform our duty and no one's right is fulfilled, then it is considered a proper 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 → Someone should benefit, and that benefit is called the love of self-realization. If we keep doing our own thing and no one else benefits, then we will not attain mutual well-being. You will attain ultimate salvation. In this, it is said to connect with the deities, but Maharaj said that 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 we have developed self-realization in two or five devotees or not, then that is called 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 → Swami, does self-realization happen while doing devotion and service? Does self-realization happen first, and then this, or does one strive for self-realization? It happens only by doing, not by sitting idle. While doing it. It was mentioned in the previous verse. In the previous verse, 'Na Karmanam' Anarambhavat Naishkarmyam Purusho Smrite. Nach Sanyasana Deva Siddhim Samadhi Gachhati. One cannot even practice self-knowledge by renouncing any action. He cannot do it while sitting. He realizes how much self-devotion he has or not, only by performing actions. Only by renouncing one's rights does one realize how much self-realization one has achieved with them. If they keep giving to us and our needs are always met, then we won't know if we have self-realization or not. While performing our duties and fulfilling the rights of others, we realize how much self-realization we have achieved in God's devotee. Swami, people do a lot of service and devotion. Many do it, but self-realization seems to happen to very few. What is the reason for that? Because of body-consciousness. If there is body-consciousness and self-interest, then even if one performs a lot of devotion, self-realization will not occur in others. Self-realization comes from renunciation. Self-realization is broken by selfishness. If there are two brothers and they are very close. But when it comes to selling property and everyone's self-interest awakens, then there is no harmony. Then there will never be harmony. If one thinks of one's own self-interest, then there will never be harmony. So, if one gives up one's self-interest and one's ego, then one attains mutual self-realization. If there is no selfishness and there is ego, then self-realization will not occur. I am not like him; I am of a much higher quality than him. Then he does not attain self-realization with him. When God gives up His quality and becomes like us, then He attains self-realization. Here a doubt may arise that we do good to others and also wish for it; but if others do not do good to us and try to harm us, then how will mutual well-being be possible? 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