Generally, immense affection can also be found in citizens, etc. So, Naradji has defined bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Tad-arpita-akhila-acharata. Tad-vismarane tad-virahe parama vyakulata. That is, this is the meaning. Tad-arpita akhila-acharata means total surrender to Him. Surrender is called bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → There must be some dedication. And that dedication cannot happen without knowing the mahima. The amount of dedication that happens, that much mahima he has known, has understood. And if they sing the mahima a lot but cannot show any dedication, then that mahima is not true; it is false mahima. Generally, immense affection can also be found in citizens, etc., yet it is not called bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Because the object of affection is different from God. The great love for those who are highly venerable and great is indeed bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Mahaniya vishaya priti, that is its shloka. Regarding this, scholars say, love for the venerable and worshipful is bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Considering all this, the definition 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 → With the knowledge of the mahima of His form, attributes, etc., the intense affection for the form of God, who is the most venerable, is called bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → If it is anywhere else, it is called formal bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Even in a Sadhu, the mahima and the affection one has, that is called formal. It is truly to be done towards God. But the Sadhus are the medium for it, so it is said. It is said so 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 → That if he has affection for a Sadhu, if he is a true Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → and if he develops affection for him, then even if he does not have affection for God, it will happen. And it is as good as already done. That is mostly considered complete. They must be true. [inaudible] So the jiva of the world is so clever. He goes to listen to spiritual discourses. Where the folk drama trumpets play, he is ready there too; so it is said, the first seat in the folk drama and the first seat 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 → If he has both traits, it is said so. If he has only one trait, it is called that. [inaudible] That means the fruit is yet to come for him. But the fruit is sure to come. So it is called purnapraya, purnapraya. There is a difference between purnapraya and purna. Purnapraya means almost the end has come. And the result is 100% certain to come, but it has not come yet. What is called the pure result? When love develops for God. Sneho bhaktishcha madhave. But there is no doubt about this. It is 100% certain that affection will definitely develop. There is also that sutra, in God, the supreme... This is its school. To have affection for the truly genuine Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → that is its laboratory, the practical. Practical God—how to love God before meeting Him? That is very distant, and God is very great. Can we love Him or not? And if it happens here, then it is certain to happen there. Because it is easy to love here; they are like us, human beings, having all feelings like ours, so one quickly develops affection for them. But if he is a true Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → then Maharaj Himself said in the Vachanamrut that by serving him, God is served. And by harboring malice towards him, malice is harbored towards God. So that means by loving him, love is directed to God. And by quarreling with him, it is as if one has quarreled with God. If we fight with him, it is as if we fought with God, like Shishupal and others. And if we love him, it means we have loved God; that is what it means. By pleasing whom, God... what is said in that? By serving whom, God... By serving whom, God's seva is performed, and by harboring malice towards whom, malice is harbored towards God, then the same logic applies here: by loving him, love is directed to God. One does not have to do it separately. And by fighting with him, one must assume a fight has occurred with Him, with God. That is, if God fights, He strikes back; this one does not strike back, that is the only difference. God strikes back, He brings heavy blows thoroughly. He has the freedom, whereas the Sadhu is forbidden from having this freedom to retaliate if someone fights. He will do his work. There is also that sutra, supreme love for God is called bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → The reason for developing intense affection for the form of God is the knowledge of His mahatmyam. The reason for developing that affection is the knowledge of His mahatmyam; affection develops. Without the knowledge of His mahatmyam, even the affection that has developed does not become firmer or extremely firm. If by destiny one has met them and affection has developed, but there is no mahima, then that mahima, that affection, does not last a long time. If some issue arises in dealings or in communication, then the enthusiasm fades away. Because there is no mahima in it, only affection. It is only affection, so such affection exists sometimes. So if naturally a connection has formed and there is affection, but there is no mahima, then it does not last a long time; it does not endure fully. Because when friction occurs... If friction occurs and yet it does not fade, that is called true affection. That is called affection born of mahima. Without the knowledge of His mahatmyam, even the affection that has developed does not become firmer or extremely firm, nor does it progressively reach a state of intensity over time. On the contrary, it wears away; as one stays together, when he first comes, there is great mahima, but later he gets completely fed up. He feels, 'It is better if we separate from here now.' The reason for this is that there is no mahima. In the absence of mahima, such a state occurs. If there is knowledge of His mahatmyam, the growth 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 → That the knowledge of God's mahatmyam increases 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 who knows My divine powers and My infinite, redemptive attributes attains pure bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Moreover, in the Gita itself, 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, what is that seventh chapter about? Jnana-Vijnana Yoga. Jnana-Vijnana Yoga. Vijnana means mahima. Through jnana, refuge is taken; through jnana, that ordinary... Ordinary knowledge. And vijnana means mahima. Through mahima, bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → we do not feel attracted towards Him. Such is the nature of the jiva's intellect. And that is good, it is not wrong. He must be made to understand the extraordinary distinctiveness. That God is different. What extraordinary distinctiveness did Maharaj describe? Like gold and other metals. Gold never rusts, it does not become second-hand. On the contrary, even if it lies in mud for millions of years, gold remains gold. Not a single carat is reduced from it. A single carat. Maharaj even said it increases. On the contrary, it may increase, but it does not decrease. That is its distinctiveness. Such is the distinctiveness of God. No matter how many material objects God encounters, or the five sense-objects He contacts, yet no change occurs in God. On the contrary, He makes all of them brahmarup. Whoever came, He made them all brahmarup. It does not even matter what their feelings were. Since they came, since they came near Me, He makes them brahmarup. Such extraordinary mahatmyam of God, belongs to Him and Him alone, to no one else. Knowing this, if affection develops for Him, then it is called bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → And if such mahima has not been understood, then repeatedly doubts arise, like 'Why is this so? He does not understand us at all, He does not understand us.' They sit holding onto their own stubborn views. When will He understand us? Let us find some guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → In the Gita itself, the growth 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 → I am the cause of the origin of the entire world, and by Me alone everything is set in motion. Yad yad vibhutimat sattvam shrimad urjitamev va. Ekamshena sthito jagat. Then whose is the entire shloka? Yad yad vibhutimat sattvam shrimad urjitamev va tat tad evavagachchha tvam. Mama tejo-amsa-sambhavam. From a single fraction of Mine, the entire world functions. And even in that, whatever is good is solely and only due to My grace; otherwise, it belongs to no one else. So if God has given us some virtue, then we should not walk with our heels held too high. We should still keep our hoods raised. So one should not run too fast. If one keeps walking with only his heels raised, then God does not become pleased. 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. 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