Moreover, the touch of the Lord is supremely pure. Whoever, whether saint or sinner, received it, They all became blessed, blessed. What means can compare to this? What can poor means do? What fruit can they give? The touch of the great Lord gives unwavering happiness. Pootana, having received the touch, took 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 → By the touch of Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → By Govind's touch, all the Gopis became like the Vedas. Kubja, by touching 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 → Such a touch is pure and supreme. It is the ultimate giver of attainment. It is the ultimate giver of attainment. A sinful being's a touch is such that be compared comes how its end. Such a touch whoever became they is called is called is Others who do millions means does but be compared to it. They cannot be compared to it. happens is How is the touch of God, the word, all of that? Pratyanik to the world. What does 'Pratyanik to the world' mean? It is extremely distinct from the world. So how can a person imagine it? A person's imagination cannot go beyond this world. Like, what would God's touch be like? A frog from a well and a frog from the ocean met. So the well frog asked, "They say the ocean is very big, but how big is it?" He said, "It's very big." So the frog went to one bank and jumped, "Is it this big?" It's bigger than that. The frog jumped a little higher. So, is it this big? He said, "It's bigger than that." So he climbed very high and jumped, reaching the opposite bank, and asked, "Is it this big now?" He said, "It's bigger than that." So he said, "Go on, go on, it's like that." The ocean is bigger than this, he said. So our imagination is like this. One who experiences it understands its greatness. So, refuge is called when one has faith in it and trusts only it, not others. One should have faith in what is related to God's 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 → Then that is refuge. Its story, its touch, whatever it may be, all those means, if one keeps more strength in them, that is called the strength of God. Swami said in this, "What can other means do?" So, whose should I not keep and whose should I keep? What should I understand from that? Keep your own strength. When performing other spiritual practices, one should not rely on one's own strength, but on those practices related to God. The touch of God, the darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → It is said the same in the Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → It is also said the same in the Brahma Stuti. That the glory of God's stories is greater. Because it has a connection with God. Maharaj gave eight rules for Chaturmas. Listening to Vishnu Vishnu The dev of sustenance. Part of the trimurti. He lives in Vaikunth with his wife Lakshmi. Tap to open in glossary → Mantra Mantra 1) A repeated word or phrase. 2) A sacred verbal phrase repeated in prayer, or meditation, such as ‘Swãminãrãyan’. Wicked people use mantras to cast evil curses. Tap to open in glossary → Mahapuja Mantra Mantra 1) A repeated word or phrase. 2) A sacred verbal phrase repeated in prayer, or meditation, such as ‘Swãminãrãyan’. Wicked people use mantras to cast evil curses. Tap to open in glossary → Japa Yes Mahapuja, mantra mantra 1) A repeated word or phrase. 2) A sacred verbal phrase repeated in prayer, or meditation, such as ‘Swãminãrãyan’. Wicked people use mantras to cast evil curses. Tap to open in glossary → Prostrations, these are considered the best rules. Tell me if there was no penance in it. Tell me if there was any mention of fasting. So what did Maharaj write at the end? Uttama Mata. These are considered the best. We consider them the best. Its connection is supreme. In comparison to other means, it is not superior. Whether penance is great, or renunciation is great, or detachment is great, or knowledge is great, like that. To whom is it related? That is great. Swami wrote that Shankhini became blessed. What did he write? That Pootana, by touching God, attained liberation. Whoever did something, they did it. When the Yadav princes went to wander in the forest, there was a very large well, a dried-up pond, and in it lay a huge drum-shaped worm that could fill the entire well. So everyone was surprised, "What is this?" He came and told the story. So God went there. God went there and just touched it with his thumb. When he touched it with his thumb, the body of the drum-shaped worm fell off. And King Nruga, having attained the body of a celestial being, went to God's abode. So, that is just the touch of God. He just touches it like this. Ahalya was there, and God just touched her like this. So it happened. Now, what other means can be called like that? If one performs penance, one can become like that from a stone. If one performs a lot of penance, one can become a human from a stone. If it's not right, a person can turn into a stone. If it's right, then there's no problem. Otherwise, mostly they become like stones. So, such a touch belongs to God. One who understands the glory of God's touch, one who understands the glory of 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 → Otherwise, they won't understand. One who understands the glory of ego understands the glory of other means. Who can do more and who can do less. Swami, if one serves by the command of a great saint, but has no other significant thoughts and serves with the strength of God alone, then what is the difference between the two? that means is that, suppose, by trusting God or by trusting God's saint, and the service we do is called a means. So its fruit will definitely come. Its fruit will come. If one does it knowingly, it yields more. If one does it unknowingly, then samskaras are formed. If one does it knowing the glory, knowing that this thing exists. If one does it knowingly, it means that even if one is told to stop, one will not stop. Prahlad was doing God's bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → If one does it unknowingly, or just casually, then if someone takes them this way, they run there, and if someone takes them that way, they run there. They don't have the understanding of what they are doing and what the glory of this thing is. They don't have that self-awareness. If one has self-awareness, then one will not give it up. So then, no matter what happens. Maharaj was sitting in Kariyani, and Joita Khachar came and put on his utari. Someone, a devotee, came and placed a mango before Maharaj. So, a small child, sitting on his father's lap, pointed with his finger and said, "Maharaj has a mango." Maharaj said, "Come here, come here." He called him. He was a prince, wasn't he? He said, "Here, Maharaj took the mango and gave it." He became happy. But Maharaj took it back. He said, "If you take off that necklace from your neck, then I will give you the mango." So he immediately started taking off the necklace. Maharaj said, "Wait, wait, let me take it off like this." Vasta Khachar's heart would race. Then Maharaj would give it back or not. So Maharaj gave him two mangoes and took the necklace. Maharaj said, "Look, this is called a child." He is wearing the utari, but he doesn't know its value. If he were a young man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → If he gives a bribe, will he give it? He says, "Take it out, brother." He won't give it. He is not tempted by greed. And he doesn't get scared, then it is said that he has recognized it. Otherwise, it is not called recognition. If he gets scared, then he doesn't have recognition. And if he gets tempted by greed and goes elsewhere, then he doesn't have recognition either. So, recognition is called recognition then. Example Huh? All the examples are given. These are all examples of God's touch. In those examples, it doesn't seem like any of them had a touch that came from recognition or glory. That is the answer Swami gave. God's touch is when God comes and touches, so that is His Maharaj said that even if jaggery is eaten in the dark, it tastes sweet. So that is the glory of God. God has such glory, understanding that glory, one should adopt such means. If one understands such glory of God and adopts such means, then it is called taking refuge. Those people did not have refuge. Why did Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → Just for the glory of touch. God They are given for those who want to take refuge to understand. Pootana did not have God's refuge, nor did Shishupal or Kansa have God's refuge. All these courtesans and Kubja. Kubja Huh? Kubja and all of them did not have God's refuge. But it brought results. So God's touch is such that it brings results. Now, if one wants to perform spiritual practices, where should they be performed? They should be performed in a way that brings results. If one understands such glory and acts accordingly. He didn't understand the glory, so that was the result. So if one understands the glory and acts accordingly, what's the problem? What's lacking? Such is God. There are no other such means. Therefore, understanding its glory, one should take refuge in it and act accordingly. That is the meaning of Haribal Gita. When God is not manifest, what is God's touch called? Otherwise, there are stories, aren't there? There is no touch. But there are many other means. Related to God. If we are serving, it is God's service. So that service is there. Just because there is no touch, it doesn't mean that all other things have run out. Darshan Darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. 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 → And if one understands the glory of God's 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 → And God sometimes gives results if there is a touch of 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 → So God is there for him. So what should we understand? That remains. Even if God is present, we remain the same. We don't change, thinking that it's gone from our share, so what can we do now? Even if God is present, they remain the same. And if you want to change, it's not changing now. If you want to change, is the chance greater now or then? More now. What's more now? Doubt does not go away. Human nature Human nature does not come. It's a proven fact that this is what happens from this. Such a result comes. And then, if God is on earth, the result comes later. Pootana didn't know that if she did this, it would happen like that. It happened based on the result. When God is present, the result comes first. The action comes first, and then the result. Now, we have the result in front of us, and then we have to act. All the previous results, all the evidence, are already there. And from that, to have faith in it, that is it. So, if one thing is not there, it doesn't mean that all others are not there. One who wants to attain salvation for their soul. They should do whatever suits them. But one should do it understanding such glory. Then it is called taking refuge. Otherwise, it is not called taking refuge. 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