The story of Bharatji has remained a favorite. So, Maharaj loved the story of Bharatji even more than the story of Puranjan. Maharaj was very attracted to it. As for Maharaj's attraction, as we discussed yesterday, what is the state of an Avadhut? And what are its benefits? When Maharaj remembered the story of Bharatji in Pulahashram, wasn't he doing so with the feeling of an Avadhut? Maharaj has taken a lesson from it. That one should become like an Avadhut. Maharaj likes the Avadhut state very much. Liking Bharatji's story means Maharaj likes the Avadhut state very much. Maharaj has said in many places in the Vachanamrut that we have an inclination towards forests and mountains. We like forests and mountains. What is the difference between going to a forest and mountain to worship, and worshiping at home? What is the difference? Is worship done better at home or by going to a forest? Can't it be done at home? It is done at home. Is it done better when we sit comfortably in an AC room and chant Swaminarayan, Swaminarayan, Swaminarayan, or when rain showers are falling? Then what is the need to go to the forest? If you perform sadhana here, everyone sees it. And it becomes famous. And if you perform sadhana there, no one will mention your name, how much sadhana you did or didn't do. So, the forest is more suitable for keeping things hidden, which is not possible in society. So, Maharaj says our natural inclination is towards the forest. Yet we stay here, that is for another reason. We had a discussion about this the other day in another Vachanamrut, didn't we? That even though we stay here, that is for another reason. But our natural inclination is like that. We love the Avadhut state very much. Showing off to the world is not dear to us. We have a great interest in putting the souls of the world on the path of God. But for ourselves, the Avadhut state is very dear. Maharaj gets absorbed in it. He becomes very happy. He keeps making agreements with Muktanand Swami that if you arrange 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 → And we will keep meditating in the forest. No one will see us, nothing at all. No one will introduce us. No dealings at all. So, it is certain that Maharaj loves this story very much. It is certain that Maharaj has a great attraction to this. What the miracle is does not feature much in this greatness. Maharaj, meaning the word miracle, often used the word miracle, but Maharaj used it in this sense. That happens. It happens in scriptures that words must be interpreted according to the context. The word remains the same. But depending on the context, its meaning should be taken accordingly. Here, the sense of miracle is that this story is highly miraculous and instructive for spiritual seekers. The teachings that a seeker gets from this story cannot be obtained from other stories. Because Bharatji was the direct son of Lord Rishabhdev. Even then, due to affection for a deer calf, he had to take birth as a deer. In Bharatji's story, there are many positive aspects which are rare in the lives of ordinary seekers. Yet, despite so many positive aspects, no one could stop Bharatji from being pushed into the cycle of birth and death. Not only that, even when entering the animal kingdom, no positive aspect could stop him. The miraculous nature in that story is indeed instructive. Firstly, his own father Unbelievable. Miracle means that, doesn't it? Unbelievable. Incredible. Look at Bharatji's sadhana. Everything around Bharatji, like his father Lord Rishabhdev, such a great renunciation of his, and yet he had three births? Unbelievable. So, that kind of miracle. So, Maharaj liked this story very much. For Maharaj, it was extremely dear story. Firstly, even though his own father was God, he had to take the body of a deer. Moreover, he himself was the emperor of the earth. With extreme spiritual seeking and intense vairagya, he renounced the world like waste. The phrase 'renounced like waste' is written. In both Srimad Bhagavatam and Satsangi Satsangi A person who practises satsang. Tap to open in glossary → He renounced it like waste. He had no pride in it. If someone goes to the toilet, do they boast about having renounced so much? It would be laughable, wouldn't it? Similarly, he felt great joy in this renunciation. When he renounced the kingdom of the earth, he felt immense joy. When Maharaj renounced his home, Maharaj was very pleased. That, 'Ah, the desire of a long time has been fulfilled today with joy.' Very much for Maharaj. So, it is Maharaj's natural inclination. Renounced like waste. If there is trouble in the stomach and one goes to relieve oneself, doesn't one get peace? Doesn't one feel happy? Maharaj felt like that in renouncing his home. Bharatji felt the same in renouncing the kingdom of the earth, that 'all this is gone'. Brother, it became a great joy. Such was his vairagya. Unbelievable. With extreme spiritual seeking and intense vairagya, he renounced the world like waste. In other seekers, such a great and forceful renunciation is very rare. So, if he faces obstacles, then how cautious should an ordinary seeker remain, Maharaj says. Maharaj drew that very essence from it, didn't he? In other seekers, such a great and forceful renunciation is very rare. Maharaj means to say that those who have nothing yet and roam around puffed up, what must they be thinking? They haven't gained any wisdom yet, haven't worked even a bit on the path of God, and if they roam around puffed up, what are they puffed up about? Bharatji's story is unbelievable. And even he stumbled. In other seekers, such a great and forceful renunciation is very rare. Yet, if obstacles came, how cautious do ordinary seekers need to be. Moreover, no one has tolerance like Bharatji, and no one has his faith and speed towards God, but no one has renunciation like Bharatji. Renunciation belongs to him alone. Bharatji's. There is no other renunciation like that. Who has renounced so much. Manu Manu Manu is responsible for overseeing the first stages of all life forms in the new cycle of creation and he lives for the entire cycle. Manu and his wife become the first parents for each cycle (Adam and Eve). In one day of Brahmã, fourteen Manus reign and die. The duration of the reign of one Manu is 306,720,000 human years, and is called a manvantar. Fourteen Manus are created and destroyed during one day of Brahmã. Tap to open in glossary → Manu Manu Manu is responsible for overseeing the first stages of all life forms in the new cycle of creation and he lives for the entire cycle. Manu and his wife become the first parents for each cycle (Adam and Eve). In one day of Brahmã, fourteen Manus reign and die. The duration of the reign of one Manu is 306,720,000 human years, and is called a manvantar. Fourteen Manus are created and destroyed during one day of Brahmã. Tap to open in glossary → Upon going to the forest, his state was not like this. That he wouldn't know day from night. That is called 'renounced like waste'. If one keeps remembering 'I have renounced, I have renounced', then it cannot be called 'renounced like waste'. It cannot be said to be renounced like waste. Bharatji had renounced it like waste. Moreover, going to the forest, he was constantly worshiping the Supreme Lord, and in that worship, he forgot day and night, and bodily urges like hunger and thirst. We seekers do not perform such worship of God. Sometimes, after renouncing with force, seekers get involved in other businesses. Mostly they get involved. It may not be the same business. Depending on which business is popular in the market, they get involved in that business. Sometimes, after renouncing with force, seekers get involved in other businesses. So, if obstacles hinder them, sometimes there is market value in wearing white clothes, sometimes in narrating scriptures, they get involved in whatever business it is. Whichever is currently booming in the market, all sadhus go into that business. Sometimes, after renouncing with force, seekers get involved in other businesses. So, there is no wonder if obstacles hinder them. Moreover, Bharatji showing mercy to the deer calf was not a blameworthy act. Indeed, along with devotion, a devotee of God must also have compassion. A devotee's heart should be soft and easily melted like God's heart. Bharatji had done so, yet that compassion in his sadhana and in his life, in his character, absolutely no black spot could be shown. And yet, what did Maya think that it made him stumble. So, Maharaj, it is an unbelievable story. If Maharaj felt extreme attraction, it must be because of something like this, right? Otherwise, Maharaj would say, 'We are not burdened by anyone.' Not burdened by a king, not burdened by that person. But Maharaj felt a great impact from this story. Indeed, along with devotion, a devotee of God must also have compassion. A devotee's heart should be soft and easily melted like God's heart. Bharatji had done so, yet that compassion took the form of Maya. So that in this world, sometimes even virtues become a form of Maya. Therefore, a seeker must remain cautious. Do not remain fearless. Just because we perform sadhana, do not think sadhana cannot become Maya, just because we perform seva, do not think seva cannot become Maya, do not assume so. That is what is called a miracle. What is called unbelievable? Where it cannot be believed, a spear emerges. We performed good and sincere seva. Bharatji was performing tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → yet he got trapped, brother, he got trapped. Right? When leaving, one must leave, and if the reins are taken away and they don't let you enter, then 'he got trapped, brother, he got trapped'. It was like that, even though he was performing tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → So, if we are performing seva sincerely, do not become fearless, Maharaj says. Our seva is indeed sincere. And we do it only to please Maharaj. So now nothing will happen to us, do not assume so. Keep examining oneself. Where am I, Bharatji did not do that. He loved the deer, loved the calf, but then did not examine himself. That now, brother, that kingdom renounced like waste, he was the emperor of the earth, and he had left that. So, where am I getting dragged into this, he did not examine that. That is why Maharaj has told us to examine in connection with the five stories. That examine day and night, constantly, Maharaj says we constantly examine. Connection means to examine. We constantly keep examining. Oneself. Everyone examines others. Where Maharaj has spoken about himself, there are wonderful stories, wonderful actions of Maharaj. Such actions cannot be found anywhere else. He mentioned the connection of the five stories. This is Maharaj's own personal opinion. That 'it is very dear to us'. The story of Bharatji is very dear to us. It is very dear to us. Bharatji had done so, yet that compassion took the form of Maya. So that in this world, sometimes even virtues become a form of Maya. Therefore, a seeker must remain cautious. That does happen. The best of virtues, and those on the path of God virtues that help in walking, sometimes also become Maya. Therefore, a seeker must remain cautious. Compassion is at least not a vice, yet for Bharatji, it became a vice. There are many such good teachings in this story, as many as one wishes to adopt. So, Maharaj likes it very much. For Maharaj, this story is extremely dear. Therefore, there is no other story as miraculously instructive as this. Therefore, Maharaj says that for a devotee of God, to love anywhere other than God is an extremely great sin. So, Bharatji corrected that in his last birth. He corrected it, didn't he? Jadbharat corrected it. He made all the necessary corrections and improvements and released a new edition of Jadbharat. That, 'Here, perfection.' Therefore, Maharaj says that for a devotee of God, to love anywhere other than God is an extremely great sin. So, the way Jadbharat behaved, Maharaj liked that behavior very much. So, it is an extremely dear story. An extremely great mistake. Therefore, Maharaj says that for a devotee of God, to love anywhere other than God is an extremely great sin, an extremely great mistake. If that much connection remains, one can be saved from it. It is unpardonable. What is the meaning of 'extremely great'? Unpardonable. It is unpardonable. No one pardoned Bharatji. All his relations were very great. His connection was very strong, but no one pardoned him, no one intervened. Straight direct link with Lord Rishabhdev. Even then, he was not pardoned. If that much connection remains, one can be saved from it. Otherwise, even a great devotee like Bharatji got entangled and had to take births, then in the life of an ordinary seeker like us, like Bharatji's there is no positive aspect like Bharatji's life, so what is our standing? Therefore, as Maharaj showed, only if extreme caution is maintained can one be saved. 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