Those faithful people who worship and perform sacrifices, abandoning the scriptural injunctions, what is their faith and state like? Is it Satvika, Rajasika, or Tamasika? Ye shastra-vidhim-utsrijya. In the 23rd verse of the 16th chapter, God said that abandoning the scriptural injunctions, men who act according to their own whims do not attain perfection, happiness, or the supreme state. Hearing this, Arjun thought that those who know the scriptural injunctions well are very few. Most are those who do not know the scriptural injunctions, but faithfully worship deities according to their family traditions, ashram ashram 1) Stage of life. There are four ãshrams in total, each with their duties and responsibilities – brahm-chãrya, grahastha, vãnprasth, and sannyãs. 2) Hermitage. Place where tyãgis live. Tap to open in glossary → They make a lot of effort. They do not pay attention to scriptural injunctions. Not paying attention to scriptural injunctions means they hold the belief of following the world, following people. They only do what looks good in the world. They do not perform actions condemned by society. But it is not according to scriptural injunctions. So, what is their state? What state do they attain? 'Ye shastra-vidhim-utsrijya' was mentioned in the 23rd verse, right? That scriptural injunctions 'Yah shastra-vidhim-utsrijya vartate kama-karatah, na sa siddhim-avapnoti na sukham na param gatim.' So, it is said for him that he attains nothing. That means being inspired by people, they do good. What is considered good among people. So, what is their state? What state do they attain? This is very important to know 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 → Leaving Maharaj's principles, they make up such self-willed principles and in that competition, they end up struggling in vain. So, what is their state? Shastra-vidhim-utsrijya. For that, it is said, 'yajante shraddhayanvitah'. Their faith is indeed genuine. What is their faith? If they do it with faith, what should their faith be understood as? Where is their jiva attached? Sattva, rajas, or tamas? What is their state? Actually, God has made only three divisions in the Gita, but the real scriptural view is four divisions. Sattva, rajas, tamas, and nirguna. In the Gita, or rather in the Bhagavat, 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 He spoke the chapter on the division of gunas to Uddhavji, He made four divisions. These 17th and 18th chapters fall under the division of gunas. The 14th is also about the division of gunas. So, the division of gunas is almost what God did when He started this fourth sextet, meaning the third, in which He made the division of gunas. The division of the three gunas. But in reality, instead of three gunas, there should be four divisions. Sattva, rajas, tamas, and nirguna. What pleases God is nirguna. If it is what pleases us, we are triguna, aren't we? So, the three gunas are present. Whichever guna prevails in us, we like that. Like that. What are you saying? 'Shastra-vidhim-utsrijya' means doing what is liked in the world or doing such things in the world. Following the world, following people. They abandon following the scriptures. In reality, a balance of both should be maintained. There should be following of the scriptures, and there should also be a little following of the world. It should be people-oriented. Yes, it should be people-oriented. Because it might be given in the scriptures, but according to the era, following the world might not fit. So, postponing that, one should follow what fits the scriptures and also fits the world. Great souls have followed in this manner. Shastriji Maharaj, suppose it had been 150 or 200 years since Maharaj went to His abode, and Swami took this in 2004. 2004, and Maharaj went to His abode in 1886. 87. He went in '86. So, it was almost, in '86, that is 14 and 4, 18, and 118 years. It was about 118 years. By then, the trends of time would have changed a lot. Then, if we start riding our own whims, there might be no issue in being people-oriented. But it must be scripture-oriented. Swami first made it scripture-oriented, saying that Shriji Maharaj commands, and according to that command, he adapted it to this era. Adapted it to this era. Then God is pleased. But in Maharaj's command, for us, scripture means Maharaj. The meaning of scripture includes those scriptures too, but Maharaj has spoken everything according to the scriptures. So, we should not let our intellect run too wild in a broad sense, and if we find Maharaj's command somewhere, it is enough. So, Swami immediately applied straightforward intellect, otherwise Swami could have applied a different intellect. Whatever Swami did, he did it by looking for the best things. Something that is good in the world. The yajna of 2000 that Swami performed, he saw a yajna on the banks of Narmada, which was someone else's yajna, a goddess's yajna, and Swami modified it a bit and performed the yajna for Maharaj. This Brahmasatra they were doing, even that, Jayadayal Goyandka and Hanumanprasad Poddarji and others were doing on the banks of Ganga. So, Swami did it this way. He also introduced 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 → 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 → 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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