What is choko patlo? | P. Mahant Swami | Satsang Chintan

When time destroys something, it is called kshaya (decay).

Time destroys it, it decays.

All of us, our bodies, they decay slowly, slowly, slowly, they wear out.

And then it gets old and then it dies.

So, that is called decay.

So, there is no such thing that does not have decay.

Anything obtained through means, anything obtained through Yoga Sutras, even that has decay.

It gets destroyed.

So, but the followers of Sankhya say that there is no decay in us.

They say that.

I am not the body, so where did decay come from?

I am separate from the body.

I am separate from relatives.

Janak Raja said that even if Mithila is burning, nothing of mine is burning.

Nothing of mine is going from it.

And what is mine, no time can destroy it.

That is the opinion of Sankhya.

That nothing of mine is lost.

But such understanding is very difficult to maintain.

Gunatitanand Swami said that without Sankhya, a jiva cannot be happy.

Without Sankhya, even if we understand all these as sorrowful, we still stay a little away from them, right?

We don't understand it as sorrowful, and we understand it as blissful, that's why we are struggling with it, right?

And that happens.

But to understand it as sorrowful, that is the opinion of Sankhya.

But Maharaj has spoken about Sankhya-nishtha and Yoga-nishtha in this Vachanamrut, and this Vachanamrut has another distinct name.

Of Choka Patla.

The old saints called this Vachanamrut 'Choka Patla'.

After eating, they make a choko, right?

They sweep and clean all the dirt and make it like a mirror.

Choko, that is Choka Patla.

So, this is about making a choko, we have to make a choko in our antahkaran.

What?

So, according to Sankhya, all impurities must be removed from the antahkaran.

So, the last paragraph in it, Bhagwan has called it Choka Patla.

Maharaj said that Bhagwan's Akshardham and the murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary → of Bhagwan that resides in that dham.

And the devotees of Bhagwan who reside in that dham.

Without them, whatever loks there are.

And the devas who reside in those loks.

And the opulence of those devas.

All of them are perishable.

So, the choko is done.

This Vachanamrut is called Choka Patla.

So, tell me what you understood from it.

Harikrishna bhai, what did you understand from it?

Swami, I was thinking of asking a question, whether in this statement that Maharaj made, both Sankhya and Yoga are included, or just one.

But as you said, Swami, as you said.

It seems that Maharaj's murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary →.

What choko did he make after eating and drinking?

So, when the ultimate dissolution occurs, everything except Maharaj, Akshardham, and Maharaj's murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary → becomes perishable.

What do you say? What choko did you make?

It is mentioned in Gunatitanand Swami's discourses that this Choka Patla is such that it leads to a certain state, Swami has said that.

Choko means that all the loks, including the devatas, except for Bhagwan, Bhagwan's murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary →, Bhagwan's parshads, and Bhagwan's dham, everything else is perishable, so all of them leave the jiva.

So, its meaning is that one should not have faith anywhere else; one should break faith from everywhere else by sweeping and cleaning the body.

And have faith in only one place.

Then it is said that he has made a choko.

So, Gunatitanand Swami said that in each and every brahmand, there are ten murtis.

How many in each brahmand? Ten murtis.

Four nirgunnirgun1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8].Tap to open in glossary → and six sagunsagunWith gun. Possessing divine qualities and kalyãn-kãri gun. Also means great, when referring to the svarup of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary →.

How many brahmands?

So how many murtis are there?

And the brahmand, does it have an end or not?

Huh? Does it come or not?

Say it with a challenge.

Does the brahmand have an end or not?

It comes.

Look, if you say that, you'll be ruined.

So, Gunatitanand Swami has said that it gets ruined.

So, making a choko patlo is very difficult.

To make a choko patlo means to remove all ten murtis of the brahmand, that is called making a choko patlo.

And to keep only one murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary →.

That is called making a choko patlo.

So, that choko patlo does not happen without Sankhya.

Maharaj has mentioned both things, that when both Sankhya and Yoga are present, then by combining them, a choko patlo is made.

In Choko Patlo, everything else except one is swept and cleaned.

All ten murtis are swept and cleaned.

The Sankhya followers have written that 'avishuddhi kshayatishayat' (excessive impurity and decay).

Impurity and decay.

So, we, for it, there is no impurity, but there is decay.

The entire brahmand is destroyed.

Then all those dhams and opulence, they will surely go, right?

Where would they reside? Maharaj said, without the support of the brahmand, where would they reside?

When the ultimate dissolution occurs, then the infinite crores of brahmands are destroyed.

Then where would all this opulence reside?

Where would the car and all that be?

The bungalow and all.

So, in the ultimate dissolution, who survives and who does not?

If one thinks like that, then one makes a choko patlo.

We have to make a choko patlo in our own house, we don't have to go anywhere else.

In one's own home, to take our faith and apply it to one place, and wash and clean other faiths.

Swami and the old saints have called that 'choko patlo'.

This is the Vachanamrut of Choka Patla.

Sankhya and Yoga are fine, but everyone has called this Choka Patla.

Not of Sankhya and Yoga.

Sankhya and Yoga are like a broom and a bucket.

If you want to make a choko, you need a broom and a bucket, or a pipe in one of them.

Now the broom and bucket are gone, and wipers and pipes have come.

Clean with a wiper.

Where we used to live, the old ones, they used to wash the choko with a broom and a bucket.

Now it's not like that.

Just put on a wiper.

So it becomes like a mirror.

So, what is a wiper and what is a bucket?

What is that pipe?

So, attach a wiper and a pipe and make a choko patlo.

In our antahkaran, we have to make a choko patlo of everything except Akshardham.

So, the old saints changed its name from Sankhya Yoga.

They changed the name from Sankhya Yoga, saying that this should be called the Vachanamrut of Choka Patla.

Except for Akshardham and the murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary → of Bhagwan, everything else should be made into a choko patlo.

Wherever our beliefs are attached, little by little, we have to wash and clean them completely from there.

That is this.

And Sankhya helps in that.

What does Sankhya help with?

That there is nothing anywhere without excessive decay except Akshardham.

There is nothing without impurity and excessive decay.

If we go to analyze it too much, it becomes a bit difficult, and now we have to be very careful.

So, now the analysis should be understood in the mind.

Everyone should understand its analysis in their mind.

Gunatitanand Swami spoke.

That in each brahmand there are ten murtis, and there are infinite crores of such brahmands.

Is that true? Is it according to the scriptures or outside the scriptures?

From the scriptures.

Is it according to the scriptures or not? Is it according to the Bhagavat, Mahabharat, or something else?

Then it is correct, it is according to that.

So, if Mahabharat says this, or Bhagavat says this, and Gita says this, then who would have an objection?

Even then, everyone has an objection.

Even then, everyone has an objection.

They all have an objection, that's true, but we have an objection.

The family members object that choko should not be done.

Let a little bit of food remain as it is.

Don't make it completely clean.

Even the inner ones believe that.

The outsiders believe.

That outsiders believe that there is no need to make a choko.

One should just eat there.

And not make a choko.

But even the inner ones say that if there is a shortage of water, just sweep it with a broom, don't wash it.

Monotheism.

Monotheism.

Whatever it is.

Maharaj spoke of monotheism, that when ultimate salvation, when ultimate dissolution occurs.

The opinion of Sankhya is that one should believe in what survives the ultimate dissolution.

One should not believe in what does not survive the ultimate dissolution.

What does not survive the ultimate dissolution is called perishable; time consumes it.

Time consumes it.

So, what do we do by believing in that?

When there is a full flood.

And if you want to cross the river, if someone catches the tail of a buffalo or an elephant, they will cross to the other side, but if they catch the tail of a goat, then.

Lost.

They all search and get lost.

So, what does not perish in the ultimate dissolution of time.

That is what you should hold on to, that is called nishtha.

Maharaj has actually spoken about nishtha.

That which time cannot do anything to.

Even Mahakal cannot do anything to it.

What is that thing in the infinite crores of brahmands?

Then Maharaj showed it.

That which is Bhagwan's Akshardham.

And the murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary → of Bhagwan that resides in that dham.

And the parshads of Bhagwan who reside in that dham.

Regarding that, without that, whatever other loks there are.

Whatever other loks there are.

And the devas who reside in the loks.

And the opulence of those devas.

What is said in this?

Everything.

That's why it's called Choko Patlo.

What is the meaning of Deva?

Not IndraIndraThe king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok.Tap to open in glossary → and other deities.

The presiding deities of those devatas.

Of those loks.

The whole and souls, those are the presiding deities.

Even then, when the dham is there, and the ultimate dissolution occurs, and the entire brahmand ceases to exist, and no object of the brahmand remains, then a person trembles a little.

Gunatitanand Swami said about the horse's leg, that.

A horse had a dream.

So he stood up breaking his leg.

So, he showed it to the vaidya, saying that there must have been a horse doctor, and he said that the horse had a dream and there is no other problem with it.

There is no need to bandage it.

So what?

So, prepare two hundred horses.

And everyone started throwing brooms like this.

And then burst firecrackers, not just firecrackers, but bombs.

And the horse will jump, and this one will also jump, so it will go everywhere.

The devatas, AniruddhaAniruddhaOne of the four forms of Bhagvãn’s Vishvarup svarup. His role is to teach dharma, and to cause the creation of the brahmãnd (Virãt-Purush). During the state of creation, Virãt-Purush worships Aniruddha.Tap to open in glossary →, SankarshanSankarshanOne of the four forms of Bhagvãn’s Vishvarup svarup. HisTap to open in glossary →, PradyumnaPradyumnaOne of the four forms of Bhagvãn’s Vishvarup svarup. His role is to explain the tattvas, and to cause the sustenance of the brahmãnd (Virãt-Purush). During the state of sustenance, Virãt-Purush worships Pradyumna.Tap to open in glossary →, or NirgunNirgun1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8].Tap to open in glossary →, they also go to Akshardham later, and they jump in one place. Their father is capable, so they recognize Bhagwan.

They are called SagunSagunWith gun. Possessing divine qualities and kalyãn-kãri gun. Also means great, when referring to the svarup of Bhagvãn.Tap to open in glossary → devatas.

His father is capable, so he recognizes Bhagwan.

That is called kram muktimuktiTo become free. Kalyãn. Moksh. Those who are bhaktas of Bhagvãn do not desire any of the four types of mukti: to reside in the dhãm of Bhagvãn; to stay near Bhagvãn; to assume a svarup similar to Bhagvãn; and to attain powers similar to Bhagvãn. A nishkãm bhakta of Bhagvãn does not wish for any of these. Instead, he only wishes for Bhagvãn’s sevã. [Gadhadã I – 43].Tap to open in glossary → (gradual liberation).

It is called kram muktimuktiTo become free. Kalyãn. Moksh. Those who are bhaktas of Bhagvãn do not desire any of the four types of mukti: to reside in the dhãm of Bhagvãn; to stay near Bhagvãn; to assume a svarup similar to Bhagvãn; and to attain powers similar to Bhagvãn. A nishkãm bhakta of Bhagvãn does not wish for any of these. Instead, he only wishes for Bhagvãn’s sevã. [Gadhadã I – 43].Tap to open in glossary →.

So then, all of them, this is very important to understand.

If all of them are destroyed, are they all like us?

So, he says that a middle path should be found.

It should be saved, not called exactly like us.

Monotheism says, where does it go?

So, they cannot be called exactly like us, and their salvation should be found according to the scriptures.

But make a choko by keeping the scriptures together.

Do not make a choko without keeping the scriptures together, otherwise what happens is that the tiles come off.

Many people make a choko by removing the tiles.

They say that all these tiles have become dirty, so remove them.

And they bring that breaker and remove the tiles.

Then you won't even be able to sit there and eat, what about that?

So, one should be a little careful while making a choko.

That the tiles should not be removed.

Don't remove the tiles.

Otherwise, many people go to make a choko and remove the tiles.

That this choko is to be made, what do you say?

Swami, you were talking about the horse.

The tiles are to be removed.

No, no.

You were talking about the horse.

So, Swami, it felt a bit like, if everyone wants to do it at once, what is the solution for that?

To him.

You said that the horse had a leg, and then there was a bang, so.

Gunatitanand Swami says that if you keep talking loudly about Maharaj like this, then the illusion will be removed.

He said that.

Keep making loud noises and cracking sounds for the horse, just with words, okay?

Keep making loud noises and cracking sounds, so the illusion is removed.

Again, from the beginning.

We don't believe it from the beginning.

But then if one starts talking a lot, it becomes believable.

So, Maharaj called this the Vachanamrut of Choka Patla.

So, one should be a little careful while making a choko.

Maharaj showed the choko, and the great saint.

What Maharaj has shown, he has shown it in the language of the scriptures and in a subtle way.

He has shown it in seed form.

Gunatitanand Swami takes that and directly strikes with an open stick, so not everyone can tolerate it.

Maharaj has all.

There is no such talk of Gunatitanand Swami that its seed is not found in the Vachanamrut.

But it is such that we cannot grasp it.

From this, do we get the choko patlo in our hands, whether to remove the tiles or make a choko?

So, what do we usually do when we go to make a choko?

Then they don't just take a pipe and a wiper, they also take a breaker with them.

Or they take a shovel and a pickaxe, and they even remove a tile.

If something dirty falls on that tile, is the whole tile considered dirty or not?

Even then, no.

So, that also needs to be removed.

So then, if all these destroy the ten murtis, then they completely destroy the ten murtis and remove the tiles.

So, don't remove the tiles.

But make a choko.

Without making a choko, don't just roll around in the dirt every day.

So, Maharaj said, what should be done to make a choko?

So, to make a choko, one must understand Sankhya.

What does Sankhya say?

Sankhya drishti (perspective) says what it is told to make a choko.

So, Sankhya says that there is no such thing that is without sorrow, that is not destroyed by time, there is no such thing that is not destroyed, time reaches everything.

Time reaches everything.

So, one should do such a remedy.

Now, in every country, one should find such a remedy that someone saves me from time.

What about us?

If we get five years of stability, then everything is done for us.

That, well, this business has become good, and now we have accumulated some money, and there will be no problem for ten years, so we are done.

Problem for ten years.

We are striving for stability here.

Where one never has to come from, there is no worry about it, and where one never has to stay, one lays foundations in the netherworld.

We are concerned about stability, but we are concerned about here, that here we.

If we ourselves become stable, then our children will not have any problem.

If the child's situation is good, then they say that the child and the child's child will not have any problem, and they keep doing that.

And we keep doing that alone, and then there is nothing left for him to do.

He does it for seven generations.

He keeps doing it for seven generations.

So, we desire stability here.

Nishtha means stability.

The nishtha of Sankhya and the nishtha of Yoga and the nishtha of Choka Patla.

This nishtha is said to be the Vachanamrut of Choka Patla, it is very good.

And it is worth keeping the Vachanamrut in our heart, like a treasure.

We should check every day whether the choko patlo has been done or not.

Our nishtha, our faith, nishtha.

Even if we respect everyone, honor them, and praise them, we still have to make a choko patlo, right?

But one has to make a choko patlo, right?

Without making a choko patlo, where will we sit there?

So, Maharaj said that by Sankhya and Yoga, this choko patlo should be done.

Maharaj said that in it, everyone said that.

Maharaj said that in one place.

That we like Badrikashram and Shvet DvipDvipIsland, or a landmass resembling an island.Tap to open in glossary → very much.

Badrikashram and Shvet DvipDvipIsland, or a landmass resembling an island.Tap to open in glossary →.

They do not like to go to other dhams and enjoy their opulence.

So, Maharaj has said that in a subtle language.

In subtle language.

So, whoever understands.

If you don't understand, it's okay; if you believe Gunatitanand Swami's words, it will still be fine.

But it is not believed, and he does not understand it.

So, choko patlo does not happen.

So, in this, Maharaj's language is subtle, and in that subtle language, a choko patlo has been made.

A choko patlo has been made in subtle language.

So, a prayer to Maharaj.