Therefore, the devotee who discards the worldly limitations, becomes Brahman-realized, and worships God is the best. Why? Because the daily dissolution is deep sleep, and the occasional dissolution is Brahma's deep sleep, and the elemental dissolution is when all the effects of Prakriti merge back into Prakriti, And the ultimate dissolution is the dissolution of knowledge, in which everything up to Prakriti merges into the light of Brahman. That is, merging into the light of Brahman means that in his vision, Prakriti no longer exists. In his vision, worldly enjoyments, worldly power, or honor do not remain. So, in his vision, it merges in that way. Maharaj has used the word 'merge' here, but it means it is destroyed. It is destroyed; it is severed. The limitation of Prakriti is severed in such a way that it never clings to him again. In Sankhya, it is called severance, isn't it? Severing the nature of Prakriti. The body-consciousness is severed. And the ultimate dissolution is the dissolution of knowledge, in which everything up to Prakriti merges into the light of Brahman. And in the daily dissolution, the limitations of the jiva merge, and in the occasional dissolution, the limitations of Ishwar merge. And in the elemental dissolution, all the limitations of 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 → Maharaj said this, speaking of the three dissolutions, that in the three dissolutions, these limitations merge. For the fourth dissolution, He did not say that in this dissolution, this limitation merges. In that, there is no limitation of anyone at all. And yet, when creation is created, those three are clung to by their respective limitations, and through the ultimate dissolution, which is the dissolution of knowledge, one who has discarded worldly limitations is never clung to by worldly limitations again at any time. And if he ever assumes a body, just as God assumes a body while remaining independent, so does he also assume a body while remaining independent. But he does not assume a body by being subject to time, karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → Therefore, he who becomes Brahman-realized and worships God is indeed the best. And this discourse is understood only by one who is an exclusive devotee of God and possesses the characteristics of an ekantik devotee. Thus ends the Vachanamrut, in this way, the second Vachanamrut of Ahmedabad was concluded. In that, the third one, there is a printing mistake in the text. In that, it is the second one. The commentary on the second is in the third, and the commentary on the third is in the second. Expounded topic: To worship God by transcending the three gunas and the three states. Main points: Compared to other virtues like self-realization, bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. 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He may work hard all day, but if he lacks the right vision, then compared to him, the one who works a little but has the right vision is superior, so says Maharaj. In this Vachanamrut, Shriji Maharaj has asked a question: One devotee of God worships God by transcending the three states of waking, dream, and deep sleep, and the three gunas of sattva, rajas, and tamas. And the second devotee behaves under the influence of the three gunas, yet is filled with intense love for God. Of these two devotees, which devotee is superior? Then the sadhus replied that the one with love for God is superior. Then, to make everyone realize that this answer was not correct, Maharaj asked the very first question again, changing the words but keeping the exact same essence of the first question. He asked it in another form. Maharaj kept the essence of the question the same but changed the form. Like, worshiping after bathing and washing, versus worshiping while filled with feces and urine. Worshiping with body-consciousness versus worshiping after becoming Brahman-realized. Then, to make everyone realize that this answer was not correct, Maharaj asked the very first question again, changing the words but keeping the exact same essence of the first question. So, it means that worshiping with body-consciousness is inferior. It is like worshiping while filled with feces and urine. Body-consciousness is fit to be discarded, like feces. It is a factory of feces. One worships God after bathing, washing, and becoming pure, and the other worships God while filled with feces and urine. Of these two, which one is superior? Then the sadhus said that the one who worships after becoming pure is superior. Here, for the same question, the answers of the sadhus turned out to be different and contradictory. In the first question, the one with bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Here, for the same question, the answers of the sadhus turned out to be different and contradictory. Examining it deeply, the reason appears to be that when the first question was asked naturally, in the vision of the sadhus also, love 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 → So, it is not that the sadhus did not know anything or were ignorant, and therefore gave such an answer to Maharaj. But since Maharaj asked the question naturally, the sadhus had in mind that compared to dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Here, for the same question, the answers of the sadhus turned out to be different and contradictory. Examining it deeply, the reason appears to be that when the first question was asked naturally, in the vision of the sadhus also, love 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → He is comparing two types 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 → One devotee worships Maharaj by transcending the three gunas and the three states. While the other devotee worships by being subject to the three gunas and the three states. Then, even if he performs abundant worship or appears to be filled with intense love, his worship remains subject to the three gunas and states. Whereas the first devotee worships with pure feelings by transcending the gunas and states. In his worship, there is subjection only to the one God. If we are asleep, can we perform worship? Why? Worship while sleeping. If you are snoring, can you perform worship? All this was said. These are called the three states, aren't they? It came under those states, didn't it? So, he worships by being subject to the states. When the state of deep sleep comes, worship stops. Even if one is in the midst of puja, it stops. Does deep sleep come during puja or not? What happens at that time? It certainly comes during spiritual discourses, and it even comes during puja. It may not come during puja because we perform puja by speaking aloud. It comes during discourses. 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