Those words should be accepted as authoritative over other statements. And devotion to 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 → should be performed along with one's respective dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → . This is the essence of all sacred scriptures. Those words should be accepted as primary over other statements. And devotion to 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 → should be performed along with one's respective dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → . In this way, that is the essence of all sacred scriptures. What is the essence of these eight scriptures that I have listed? What is the essence of the Vedas, Vyasa Sutras, and the Shrimad Bhagavatam? What is their core point? Go to God by performing devotion along with dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → . That is its core point. Of all the scriptures combined. Then, if it is the Yajnavalkya Smriti, that too. And if it is the Bhagavad Gita, that too, and if it is the Upanishads, that too. Performing devotion along with dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and attaining God is its core point. All of them combined into one. If any point contradicts this, do not accept it, and accept this. Like that. The statements showing the supremacy of the four mentioned above, over other statements, such as those meant to delude the demons for some purpose... This is a vision that God has given us. That even in dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → , if in one place dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → is said to be secondary and in another place dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → is said to be primary, then accept what is said to be primary. Do not accept what is said to be secondary. Similarly, if vairagya is said to be primary and vairagya is said to be secondary, then accept what is said to be primary. Now, those four were mentioned, right? 'Shrikrishnasya vrishasya cha atyutkarshaparanisyu tatha bhaktiviragayoh'. That is, the form of God, the form of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → , the form 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 → , and the form of vairagya. Among these four, if there is any internal up or down mentioned, accept the one that is up. Based on that, decide on dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → . Based on that, decide on 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 based on that, decide on vairagya and the form of God. The order of the four endeavors... Among these four endeavors, is there an internal order of primary and secondary? Such an order is not mentioned here. Here, a vision is given. In any order, the form of God is always primary in all. And Maharaj said bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → is not mentioned here as a mere endeavor. Which is primary and which is secondary? Within the same subject. On one side is the form of God and on the other side is the form of vairagya; their comparison is not made here. If those two are to be compared, the form of God is considered primary. If a comparison is to be made between vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → , or between dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → , then bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → should be kept primary, as Maharaj has said elsewhere, but that is not the topic here. Here, within the same subject, the same scripture might say different things. Often, we cook up different things on the same subject. Scriptures do not cook up things. We do. So, if it is cooked up, how to decide? After boiling it, just temper it, make a curry, and eat it; do not throw it away after boiling. Keep it usable somehow. So, when the same scripture gives different opinions on the same subject, accept the better and higher opinion on that subject. Do not take its lower opinion. Here, we are not comparing all four. Here, a vision is given as to what kind of vision you should keep regarding these scriptures, and with such a vision, you should accept them. Like that. The statements showing the supremacy of the four mentioned above should be accepted as authoritative over other statements, such as those meant to delude the demons for some purpose, which make 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 → Bhagwan appear inferior. From a worldly perspective, God's decline might appear in them. 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 → Bhagwan fled from Kalyavan, lost to Jarasand, and when Shalva came, God started crying on the battlefield. If there are such descriptions, do not make them primary in understanding, deciding, or judging the form of 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 → . But which ones to make primary? That God went physically and brought back the guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → 's son from Yamaraja. And to keep Arjuna's vow, He went to Bhumapurush and brought back the Brahmin's child. He sent the hunter who had offended Him physically to heaven. He sent him physically where even sages cannot go. With that very body, He said, 'You go. Go away.' The basis of deciding the form of God should be taken from where extraordinary, boundless power has been used. In making any evaluation. If we sit to evaluate dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → , we should take the higher statements in favor of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → . If we sit to evaluate 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 → Bhagwan, we should not take the instance where He fled. We should only take the instance where He marched forward. And based on the boundless power He showed, He should be judged. It is like that. How is Maharaj? If we want to judge that, then based on the extraordinary and supreme power Maharaj showed, Maharaj should be decided upon. If Maharaj fled in fear in Kariyani, or did such things, if He performed such human-like actions, Maharaj should not be decided upon based on that. No avatar should be decided upon based on that. Nothing like that for Maharaj. Based on the extreme works, the most extreme works performed in His life, that avatar should be decided upon. He should be evaluated. That, brother, this God is this much. Similarly, Maharaj should be evaluated based on His extreme works, meaning the extreme works Maharaj performed that no other avatars could do. What a straightforward point Maharaj has made. And in that, Maharaj declared His supreme victory. If you want to evaluate Us, do it this way. If you want to evaluate other avatars, do it the same way. There is no separate measure for others and a separate measure for Us. Do not treat Chagan and Magan as gold and the village children as clay. No different measures. Measure other avatars with the same measure you use to measure Us. Use only one measure. And whoever passes that test should be considered supreme. Who can say such a thing? No one can say it. Maharaj. This is the characteristic of God's avatars. Vyasa Bhagwan was God, so He wrote down His entire history. Even though His history was not something to be told, He told everyone. He did not have any thought in His mind that His blemish would be seen. Not like that. If it were a human, they would feel that way. They would. But He wrote down His history. Similarly, God is... for that very reason, Maharaj said that other sages, deities, or liberated souls cannot be compared to Him. So, in that verse, 'Krishnastadavatarasya dhyeya tatpratimapi cha na tu jiva nridevadya bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → brahmavidopi cha' like that. That is, when it comes to God, He shakes everyone up, showing that no one can ever compare to Him. And even in that, if we are to decide among Gods, when many Gods have gathered. Just as when many of our sadhus gather, they might clash, similarly. So, when many Gods have gathered there, and you want to judge and evaluate them, do it this way and no other way. Do not evaluate Us differently and others differently; He showed only one evaluation. That is Maharaj's bravery. And that is Maharaj's supremacy. 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