In that Vachanamrut, Maharaj says, "What is the divine form of God residing in His own abode like?" It is not visible to the eyes. The form of God is not like any form that is visible to some extent, but it is extremely extraordinary, divine, blissful, and beyond imagination. The sound, touch, form, taste, and smell perceived through whichever senses are just like that and only that much in the murti murti 1) 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 are all the five sensory objects in God like? They are the result of bliss. All these five sensory objects of the world are the result of impurity or the result of defilement. If you see some form in the world, and if it has an effect, what happens? Defilement occurs. And if it is something to be put into the body, it becomes waste, and if it is not something to be put into the body, it causes defilement. And the five sensory objects in the murti murti 1) 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 → They are not the result of defilement or waste. On the contrary, defilements are destroyed by them. The Gopis said 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 → So that attribute of God entered into them. It is called 'heya-pratibhata'. God is 'heya-pratibhata' (opposed to all that is fit to be discarded), and that attribute entered into the Gopis. That God... this gold, gold itself does not get distorted, does not undergo change, but it cannot make anyone else like gold. It is said of sandalwood that if it is Bavana sandalwood, the sandalwood itself is sandalwood, but it also imparts fragrance to the neighboring trees. So God is like a parasmani (philosopher's stone); if it touches others, they turn into gold, but it cannot make anyone else a parasmani. And the touch of God is such that He makes others a parasmani too, to turn others into gold. The sound, touch, form, taste, and smell perceived through those respective senses are not just like that and only that much in relation to the murti murti 1) 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 → The quality is like that and the quantity is like that. The quantity is endless and the quality is endless. Because of the five sensory objects in the murti murti 1) 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 → But God possesses sound, touch, form, taste, and smell that are extremely extraordinary, extremely extraordinary, and extremely blissful beyond imagination. Also, the form of God is infinitely beyond the reach of the mind. Moreover, nothing in this universe can be compared to God, to say that God is beautiful like this, etc. Similarly, the bliss in the abode of God cannot be compared to anything either. Such is the bliss of God's abode. The form of God, His attire, or His beautiful features are unmatched in infinite millions of universes, such that nothing can be compared to the murti murti 1) 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 → murti murti 1) 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 is the definition of beauty? 'That which attains newness at every moment'—that is charm. The definition of beauty is matching. Mutual suitability. Eh? Loveliness is another thing. There is a slight difference between loveliness, beauty, form, and charm. A slight difference. The definition of each is different. Beauty is that which is mutually suitable or matching. For example, someone might have nice eyes, but then the nose might not be proper. But the limbs of God are so mutually suitable to each other that if a devotee focuses his mind on one limb of God, he cannot move to another limb. And yet, another limb pulls him. The other limb pulls his mind so much that it uproots it from the first one, and he cannot leave the first one because there is great mutual suitability in them. In a human body, there is not so much suitability in every aspect. If someone's eyes are proper, their nose might not be proper; if the nose is proper, the ears might be small; and if the ears are proper, it might be like that. And the matching of each and every limb of God is the best of all. Even other muktas do not match Him. The forms of God's muktas are all like that, but not compared to this. His beauty, His loveliness, His gentleness, softness—all these are called 'swarup gunas' (inherent attributes of His form) for us. For us. Because our belief in Maharaj is that the murti murti 1) 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 → murti murti 1) 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 → murti murti 1) 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 → Attributes, murti murti 1) 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 → murti murti 1) 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 → One should know what the definition of all those attributes is and what they consist of. What is called loveliness? What is the definition of loveliness from the perspective of the scriptures? What is the definition of form? What is the definition of beauty? What is called charm? What is called gentleness? Even among those of the same species, there is not so much resemblance between one human and another that it can be said, "This one is just like that one." Because there is bound to be some difference between the two. As Maharaj says, "This Bhago and Mulo both look alike, but if we stay with them for a few days, the difference is detected." So to whom can the extremely extraordinary Supreme Soul be compared? And how can the material and the spiritual be called equal? They certainly cannot. Such is the form of God residing in His abode. It is the sovereign form. He is surrounded by infinite divine prosperity. Just as the prosperity of a great emperor cannot be calculated, what to say of the prosperity and power of God? Before whom deities like Brahma constantly pray—such is the form of God. The Gopis realized this in their hearts. The one to whom Maharaj gave the illustration also realized it in his heart. Maharaj gave the illustration of Shankaracharyaji Maharaj, didn't He, that the king's queen was clever, so she realized that the actions of her husband were not the actions in this soul. Though the body was the same, there was a difference. And the Gopis also drew a similar conclusion. That "this humble Shamaliya for the weak women..." The loving devotee understands that secret and does not keep pride before Hari Hari An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra. Tap to open in glossary → Even if they are true devotees of God, single-minded saints, yet in their self-interest or sense of mine-and-thine... Shastriji Maharaj used to get angry, didn't he? So even if Swami got angry, we would feel good. A seeker would feel good. Even if he got angry and scolded, it felt good. And a person would realize that there is a big difference between Swami getting angry and others getting angry. Getting angry would be according to its procedure, yet there is a big difference between his getting angry and others getting angry. So a seeker perceives it that way. In the actions of God, he perceives that there is a difference between His defilements and the defilements of others. Their glimpse appears different. Even if they are true devotees of God, single-minded saints, yet in their self-interest or sense of mine-and-thine, there is an extraordinariness compared to the world. If that is experienced by a seeker, then what to say of experiencing that extraordinariness in God? It is certainly experienced. Therefore, Maharaj says, "The knowledge and vairagya of the Supreme Soul are extraordinary compared to the knowledge and vairagya of the souls of the world. They are beneficial to many. Similarly, if seen in God, the human traits and the flaws seen in Him by others are also not like those of others, but are extraordinary." Knowledge and vairagya are attributes, those belong to God, but even the defilements of God are extraordinary. As the Gopis said, the lust in God is different. Just as the wife of the king in Shankaracharya's case said that the actions in him are different. We might experience that there is a difference between Shastriji Maharaj getting angry and others getting angry. We enjoy it. It feels good to the soul that he got angry with us. Right. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. 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