And Shukji had the understanding of gnanansh. So, he did not have any doubt about the character 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 → And in the birth chart of King Parikshit, it is said that he is a great husband. But he had doubts about the character 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 → And Brahma and Narada also experienced the same as him. Therefore, by associating with an ekantik, one should firmly establish the understanding of gnanansh. And after the conviction of God is established in the senses, mind, intellect, and jiva, the jiva attains great growth by the association of the Satpurush. On that, he gave the example of a creeper and spoke a lot. What is it? Shukji had gnanansh, so he did not have any doubt in God. And in the birth chart of Maharaj Parikshit, greatness was written, but he had doubts because he did not have gnanansh, so he had doubts. What greatness was written in the birth chart? What greatness did Shukdevji write in Parikshit's birth chart? Kishorebhai, tell me, he says that every day. What greatness was written in Parikshit's birth chart? Is it not mentioned in the Bhagavat? Maharaja Yudhishthira performed the coronation of Parikshit, and when he was born, the sages like Dhaumya told Maharaja Yudhishthira that a grandson was born in his house. So you see the birth chart. He becomes like this. He becomes a generous donor like Bali. He becomes an Indrajit like this. All that was written in the birth chart. So there were many virtues. Then why did he have doubts about God? The virtues were like God's. Parikshit's birth chart was like that 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 → So many virtues were described. Maharaja Yudhishthira became very happy. And he distributed all the sweets. Did you get it or not? He had distributed all the sweets. Such a wonderful birth chart. When there are grandsons, grandfathers have a lot of affection for them. So, a grandson was born, and he was so brave and would enhance his grandfather's honor. Such greatness was in his birth chart. Still, he had doubts about God. In him, devotion and all those ornaments are described. It is said that such devotion will happen. He will be such a generous donor. He will be so brave. He will be as radiant as the sun. 32 qualities. Huh? 32. 32 qualities are written. 32 qualities were written. He becomes like that. He becomes such that he can defeat Arjuna in valor. So, such qualities are written. Still, he had doubts about God. So, what should we understand from this? He did not have the company of a Satpurush. He did not have the company of a Satpurush, that's why. And he did not have the understanding of gnanansh. He did not have the understanding of gnanansh. He did not have gnanansh. And Shukdevji had gnanansh. So, what is the meaning of gnanansh? What should be the meaning of gnanansh in it? Firmness. Huh? Firmness. That it is like this. Maharaj recently gave the 26th Vachanamrut, the Vachanamrut of gnanansh. Who should be called gnanansh? Who should be called gnanansh, that was mentioned in it. With glory. He. One who has knowledge with glory is called gnanansh. In today's language, it's called characteristic. What is it called? Characteristics. Characteristics. That means its characteristic. What is the characteristic? So, what is the characteristic of God? Gnanansh is called that. God is like this. Prakriti Purush Purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → Pradhan Purush Purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → Indra Indra The king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok. Tap to open in glossary → Rishis are like this. And we are like this. We should also keep it, right? So, one should know the characteristics of gnanansh and all of them. That is called gnanansh. So then he won't have any problem. Shukdevji knew the characteristics of God. What is the characteristic of God? What is the characteristic of God? Kalyanekta and hey Pratibhat. Hey Pratibhat. Prapanch Pratyanikta. That is the characteristic of God. Not characters. Its characteristics are found in its characters. Even if you are doing something or walking, you will be recognized. Shastriji Maharaj used to say that. Swami used to study in Vadtal, right? So, on the fair, Swami said, "I was sitting below, and when someone came, the wooden ladder would make a thumping sound." So, if there is a wooden ladder, one should be able to identify who is coming, that it is this person, and if they show their face, it is them. What to do? It has its own characteristic way of walking. Many times, we realize that if we are sitting with our heads down and someone is walking, we can tell it's them by their footsteps. If they look at us, we know, otherwise, we wouldn't know everyone by their footsteps. What kind of feet this person has and what kind of feet that person has. But from the way he lifts his feet, one should know that these are his footsteps. All our sadhus are of one brand. And when the thirteenth day comes, everyone has dyed clothes sometimes, then it's one brand, even if you haven't seen their face. One should be able to tell from his walk. From his sitting and standing, if he is sitting and stands up, one should know that it is him, even if he is sitting with his face turned away. That is called a characteristic. Similarly, God has characteristics. Rishis and munis have characteristics. Deities have characteristics. He knows that characteristic. Humans also have it. So, especially, one needs to know about humans. That without being told, he says 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 → When such a situation arises, the mantra mantra 1) A repeated word or phrase. 2) A sacred verbal phrase repeated in prayer, or meditation, such as ‘Swãminãrãyan’. Wicked people use mantras to cast evil curses. Tap to open in glossary → His decision is always like this. So, that is called its characteristic. If he has kept that in mind. Then, if Parikshit did not know his own characteristics, that's fine, but he did not know God's characteristics. That God always acts like this. Prapanch Pratyanikta. He uproots the roots of Maya. If Maya has joined him, then Prapanch Pratyanikta means what? It is the removal of faults. Such. Parikshit forgot that. And Shukdevji knew that he is Prapanch Pratyanik. Rud Rog Rujam. What are these characters of God like? They are the destroyers of lust. So, that is called Prapanch, which means this work. Thus, the fault of this world is Prapanch, which means work. So, Pratyanik means to uproot it from its very root. That is its characteristic, then let it do whatever it wants. Let the mantra mantra 1) A repeated word or phrase. 2) A sacred verbal phrase repeated in prayer, or meditation, such as ‘Swãminãrãyan’. Wicked people use mantras to cast evil curses. Tap to open in glossary → But we know that when such a time comes, he will do this. Talking won't make him go away. One has to catch him by his characteristics, his characteristics. Similarly, if one has grasped the characteristics of Rishis, humans, Sadhus, and Haribhaktas, then. He won't have any problem. Then it is called gnanansh. It is said that one who has gnanansh grows. Otherwise, it will not grow. He thinks that these look good, these look like this, these look dull. But he may not have known its characteristics. What are the characteristics of God? And what are the characteristics of God's devotee? What do modern devotees have? All those characteristics need to be identified. Then he won't make mistakes. And then it keeps increasing. How does it increase? He keeps the company of a Satpurush. Like a neem tree comes in hand and a creeper grows. It is said that the creeper grows, right? Just as a creeper depends on a tree. If these gourd creepers are grown on a fence. Then if you look in the evening and then in the morning, it would have grown by a span. If it just walks on the ground, it won't grow. So, it gives gnanansh on the fence. If it's low, gnanansh doesn't come. So, if there is gnanansh, it keeps increasing day by day. If one has truly recognized the characteristics of a person. We recognize the symptoms, but from the symptoms, we recognize the characteristics. We recognize the symptoms. What are the symptoms? That the characteristics of a sadhu are like this, the characteristics of God are like this, truth, purity, compassion, peace, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness. All those are the characteristics of God. But. Which characteristic has circulated in his blood? That is called a characteristic. That is called a characteristic. Our doctor sahib was there, and if some boy was coming after stealing, he would know that he was coming after stealing. Yesterday I heard a very good story. That there is a dog, a dog. Its owner comes from outside. The dog becomes very happy. It starts making faces like this. It starts lifting all its legs. It starts wagging its tail. It eats two or three mouthfuls. It does that. Then the owner gives it bread. So, the dog gives it a lot of rhythm. The owner also plays with it a little. It makes a tree. It does that. He gives it bread. Then the dog eats that bread, eating happily. It looks at the owner. It presses the bread with one paw and eats, wagging its tail and eating. It eats like that. But if that same dog has run away with a piece of bread from someone else's house, then. It wags its tail. And it runs away, making a lot of noise. And then it looks around and eats where no one is. Then that tail of his doesn't wag like that, he presses it down. The dog knows that much. That when it's like this, you do this, and when it's like that, you do that. He knows that this bread is not mine. Still, I eat it. So, there is no need to wag the tail. He should just tuck his tail in properly and eat it. Why? The dog knows that this bread cannot be called mine, this bread belongs to someone else. We have picked it up. We have picked it up. And that one eats with such joy when its owner gives it to the dog, it is in a joyful mood and eats. And it also looks at its owner. It wags its tail. And it gets happy. The dog knows whether this bread is mine or not. Huh? Is it or isn't it? It is. It has a characteristic, it knows, it understands that this bread is mine and this bread is not mine. It knows that much. Humans don't know if these are my people or not my people. These are God's or not God's. He doesn't know if this will be good for me or not. He wanders. He stumbles. He wanders everywhere. So, knowing and maintaining characteristics is called gnanansh. The dog knows. The dog's owner, if it's a pet dog, and the owner is there. And he is in his morning puja dress. He is in his office dress. He is in his night dress. If he comes wearing only a towel, does the dog recognize him or not? Huh? The dog recognizes him just by his characteristics, even if he is just walking. And if the dog is sitting with its eyes closed and smells something, it still recognizes it. That this is my owner's scent. Not anyone else's, no matter what dress he is wearing. Joban. Joban Pagi stole Sayajirao's mare. He had challenged, saying, "Joban, show your art." Maharaj had come as a devotee then. Then he said, "Show your art." So, there was a horse of Sayajirao Sarkar. And a smelly horse, he said. Only the owner's scent comes, and it doesn't let anyone else touch it except the owner. So, Joban Pagi was challenged to show his art. So, Joban Pagi showed that art. What art did he show? He would know all that, right? How to climb the palace? Maharaja was sleeping. And in this palace, he put a little bit of sleep somewhere. So, Maharaj fell asleep soundly in meditation. Then, taking Maharaj's dress, he descended the path he came from, wearing that dress, Maharaj's turban, Sayajirao Maharaj's turban. And he went to the horse at night, so the horse was very strong. So, he properly called out 'Bapo Bapo' and mounted it. The horse might have seen and smelled it a little, but the scent of sweat was that of Sayajirao. He wore clothes. He wore his. He took it and tied the horse. That way, deep in the ravine. And then he came back, fixed everything, and left. In the morning, he saw no horse. And that was Sayajirao's special horse. No one else could touch it. Only its servant could touch it, and no one else could sit on it. It was such a horse. And it was stolen. Then he searched for the horse everywhere, but couldn't find it. He couldn't find it anywhere. He told him. Joban Pagi said, "Show me, Maharaj, take another horse." And they took him and went to where the horse was tied, and when the king, Sayajirao, saw him, he started to cry. So, even a horse has characteristics, a dog has characteristics, but a human does not. Humans don't recognize who the owner is and who the other person is. Who does good for my soul and who does not. That where my nature decreases and where it does not decrease. If there is God, what is he like, if there is a sadhu, what is he like, and if there is an asadhu, what is he like? He doesn't know its characteristics. And if characteristics come, then gnanansh is said to have come. If he memorizes the symptoms, if he memorizes the symptoms, then gnanansh does not come. 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