I said that if one has a good inclination, it helps at the end of life. Therefore, keep your inclination good. In Shriji Maharaj's childhood pastimes, there is one pastime where Maharaj was young, 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 → Lord Ghanshyam Maharaj was still crawling in Chhapaiya. So, on a small wooden stool, they placed a golden peacock. They placed another weapon. They placed a book. And far away, 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 she signaled to Maharaj. Like this, in front. So Maharaj, while crawling, placed his hand on the book. So Dharmadev was very pleased. Dharmadev was a scholar and had an interest in the scriptures. So he was very pleased. He tested the child's inclination, but actually, it should be done for adults. But if you do it for adults, it won't come out right. Because they know how to act, and a child doesn't know how to act. So, they place their hand where they want and where their inclination lies. And if we had tested adults, even God would be confused about what their inclination is; they wouldn't know. Regarding the test of inclination, Swami wrote in his discourses that one should maintain a good inclination. Then it helps at the end of time. If there is desire and a good inclination. Then ultimately, inclination helps. Even if there is desire, it makes one give it up and takes them to God. And perhaps, Maharaj Swami said that even if desire is strong, ultimately, it takes one where their inclination lies. So, Swami interpreted the meaning of inclination as our good disposition. If there is a person, and we develop affection for a good person. Then it helps a lot at the end of time. The war between the Pandavas and Kauravas was going on. At that time, there were still two divisions. On one side were the Pandavas, and on the other side were the Kauravas, and the entire country was divided into two parts. Whoever wished went to help wherever they wanted. Among them, Yudhishthira Maharaj's maternal uncle was Shalya. Who was Madri's own brother. King Pandu had two wives, Kuntaji and Madriji. Madri had Sahadev and Nakula. And Kuntaji had Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna, so they were considered the five Pandavas. They were sons of one father, but their mothers were different. Among them, Shalya is Yudhishthira's maternal uncle. Madri's own brother. So he came with one Akshauhini army to help Yudhishthira Maharaj. So he was coming with a very large Akshauhini army. Then on the way, Duryodhana found out. So he arranged some facilities and conveniences on the way. In today's language, he set up stalls. And he kept Pepsi-Cola. He arranged all such facilities. So King Shalya was very pleased. And he thought to himself that his nephew Yudhishthira had served him very well. So they must have been talking. So the people who were at the stall said that your nephew doesn't know anything. This was done by King Duryodhana. We are Duryodhana's men, and he has made the arrangements. So King Shalya decided in his mind, "Let's go and help Duryodhana." And he took one Akshauhini army and went to Duryodhana's side. This is called inclination. If one has a good inclination, it helps them greatly at the end of time. During the Mahabharata, both sides had started the war. And then King Yudhishthira descended from his chariot and came to the middle. And coming to the middle, he announced that both these armies are fighting, everyone knows. If anyone still wants to go back and forth from here, they are free to go. Then one person emerged from there. Duryodhana's brother Vikarna left Duryodhana's army and joined Yudhishthira's army. So, people have different inclinations. If one has an inclination towards a good person. If it is bound, then Gunatitanand Swami says that it helps them greatly at the end of time. He himself might not have become free from desires. And he might have developed affection for a good person. Even then, Maharaj said, Swami said, that it drags him to God, takes him to God's abode. And if the person themselves is good. And their choice is wrong. In the Mahabharata, all such examples are found. It is said that whatever is in the Mahabharata is present now, and whatever is not in the Mahabharata is not present now. The characters of the Mahabharata can still be found today. So Karna was Kuntaji's son. And he was a great warrior. And he had many virtues. But he developed an inclination towards Duryodhana. Everyone had explained to him, especially Lord 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 still, Duryodhana tempted him and gave him a country, gave him a district. So, based on the district, he was sold out and could not do anything. There were great characters, but everyone knew. Eighteen Akshauhini armies had gathered on that field. That means, if you calculate it, about 4 million people had gathered. 4 million people. Everyone knew that Lord 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 → Even then, one doesn't know where their inclination takes them. People don't care that much about their salvation. In this world, everyone got swept away by Pepsi and Coca-Cola. We think that if we get Pepsi and Coca-Cola, then we too will go to Duryodhana, leaving Yudhishthira aside. Ultimately, salvation is achieved based on a good person. Based on weak individuals, our respect and honor are established. Everyone wishes to go there. Where we gain some worldly benefit, we get drawn there. Our inner self gets drawn there. But a person does not think about how their soul's salvation will happen. And where it will happen. One should have an inclination for the salvation of their soul. So Gunatitanand Swami says that if there are good devotees of God, who are ekantik, have affection for them. And through that affection, the soul attains salvation. The soul's salvation does not happen through means. But through affection, the soul attains salvation. If there is affection for a good person, then their soul attains salvation. And if there is affection for a weak person, then there is misfortune. How many means a person has acquired, and how many virtues they possess, those virtues are of no use. During the Mahabharata, there were Bhishmapita, Dronacharya, Karna, all of them were great warriors and abodes of virtues. But still, we often say that no one came to help Lord 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 → No one was of any use to Lord 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 → No one could support Lord 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 → The reason for that is that it must have happened because they had no inclination towards God. Even if there is a God like God, no one could show affection towards him. And they could show affection towards Duryodhana. So, whatever kind of person we have affection for, we get the fruit accordingly. No matter how much effort one puts in, they don't get the desired result. Many times, people put in a lot of effort. But even then, they don't get the fruit according to their effort. To whom one surrenders, they get the fruit accordingly. So Gunatitanand Swami says that one should maintain a good inclination. And if there are devotees of God, one should cultivate an inclination towards them. Even if our inclination doesn't match, we should try to match it, control our nature a bit, and develop an inclination towards them. If one wants to go to Maharaj in this very birth and wants to go to God's abode. If one wants to be freed from the cycle of birth and death, then these words of Gunatitanand Swami are like a principle. So Swami said that one should maintain a good inclination. Swami also said another thing. That one who is lax in dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So Swami said very well. That if it is a divine soul, it gets suppressed. If it is demonic, it does not get suppressed. If it is a demonic soul, then it says that if you are great, then you are great in your own home, what do we care? That's what he says. And if it is a divine soul, it gets suppressed. He thinks that this is a great person, so let's do as he says. But a demonic soul has no shame or respect for great personalities. So it doesn't get suppressed by them. Secondly, Swami said a very good thing that the Pandavas sacrificed a hundred thousand and kept only Lord 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 → When the war was about to happen, Arjuna and Duryodhana both went to seek help from Lord 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 → Everyone thought they were somewhat related, so both of them went to seek help. God was sleeping. Arjuna went and sat sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → Duryodhana sat sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → Arrogant people cannot even sit down, they cannot bend. So both sat sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → God woke up. Now, when he wakes up, he first sits up, and his attention goes to where his feet are. So God said, "Oh, Arjuna, when did you arrive?" Then Duryodhana said, "Maharaj, I am also sitting here." And he said that we have come for this reason, we have come to seek your help. So God spoke. That the first turn is said to be Arjuna's. Firstly, I saw him first, and he is younger. So it's his turn. God said that on one side is my Narayani Akshauhini army, and on the other side, I am alone. I have made two such divisions: on one side I will stay, and on the other side, the army will go. But I will never take up arms, and the army will fight. So it was Arjuna's turn first. Duryodhana was confused. If he asks for the army, then what will I do with 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 → He won't become a pickle. So Arjuna asked, "I want Lord 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 → God again questioned him a bit, saying, "I will not take up arms, and I am empty-handed." Arjuna said, "Alright, I know that you are empty-handed and without weapons, but still, I want 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 Duryodhana was very pleased, saying, "Good, good, what I wanted, I got, and what you wanted, you got." So, by sacrificing a hundred thousand and keeping one, by keeping Maharaj, his work was done. Similarly, dear devotees, in our lives too, we should definitely decide in that way. During Shriji Maharaj's time, Dinanath Bhatt came to Maharaj. So Dinanath Bhatt was a great scholar, and he had memorized the entire Bhagavat, all 18,000 verses, by heart. So Maharaj asked him. Maharaj asked, "Bhattji, we have heard that you have memorized all 18,000 verses of the Bhagavat." So Bhattji said, "Yes, Maharaj, it is your grace, and when narrating the Bhagavat, I didn't have to refer to the Bhagavat." And at that time, they used to read the verses and translate them into Gujarati, but still, they didn't have to take a book. So Maharaj asked another question. Bhattji, among your 18,000 verses, which verse is for your salvation? So Bhattji said, "Maharaj, what's so special about that? All 18,000 are for our salvation." Maharaj said, "It's not like that, one should decide." Then Bhattji said, "Maharaj, I don't know that, I haven't decided." Don't know means haven't decided. Maharaj said, "Alright, we will tell you." Then Maharaj recited two verses. He recited one verse, "Prasangamajaram pasham atmanah kavayo viduh." And he recited another verse, "Yasyatma buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → We know that Maharaj and Bhattji didn't know, but we also have to decide that. That when we read the Vachanamrut. When we read other religious books. But if we haven't yet decided which chapter is for our salvation or what is for our salvation. Then time passes, and then we don't know what is ours. So Maharaj said that whoever wants to go to Maharaj must decide what is for their own salvation. Swami said that the Pandavas sacrificed a hundred thousand and kept one. Who is that one? In our lives. The Pandavas had already decided that they would sacrifice a hundred thousand and keep only Maharaj 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 if we want to achieve salvation for our soul, then we all, all of us. It means all our saints are ours, and all devotees are ours. That's a good thing, no problem. One should have affection for everyone. But for our salvation, we should specifically decide that through this, my salvation will happen. This Vachanamrut is useful for my salvation. In every matter, one should decide what leads to their salvation. To love this person, to love in a person. For example, during Shriji Maharaj's time, the Nand saints were all good. Who to keep and who to take. But if one maintains equal affection for everyone and does not specifically connect with any one person. Then it becomes difficult to go to God's abode. All these storytellers tell stories that if one wants to dig a well for water and it is 100 feet deep, and water comes at 100 feet. Then if you dig ten 10-foot wells, water won't come. They make ten carts of 10-10 feet. So it became 100 feet, but no water was found. Similarly, even if everyone is equal, to connect with Maharaj, Gunatitanand Swami said to specifically connect with one. It doesn't mean to abandon anyone else or find fault in them. Maharaj taught discretion in the Vachanamrut, saying that whatever matches one's own nature, one should accept it. And what is left is of another's nature, that is good. But it is of another's nature, that's how you should know. But one should decide for themselves which one is for their salvation. So, in that way, Gunatitanand Swami says that the Pandavas sacrificed a hundred thousand and chose one Lord 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 → Similarly, we also have millions of people in 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 → Then we should definitely make a selection. Without selection, one cannot properly connect with Maharaj, and one cannot properly join Maharaj. So, if one wants to connect with Maharaj, Maharaj himself said in the Vachanamrut that one should first connect with a devotee of God. Gunatitanand Swami explained the method of connecting with Maharaj, saying that first, one should connect with an ekantik devotee of God, and that devotee should be connected with Maharaj. And then, through them, our connection with Maharaj happens. Therefore, it is very important for us to decide this for our own salvation. So Gunatitanand Swami wrote in his discourses that one should have an inclination towards good. And if that inclination is connected with good, and they have an inclination towards God, then through them, we also develop affection for God. 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