When Manu Manu Manu is responsible for overseeing the first stages of all life forms in the new cycle of creation and he lives for the entire cycle. Manu and his wife become the first parents for each cycle (Adam and Eve). In one day of Brahmã, fourteen Manus reign and die. The duration of the reign of one Manu is 306,720,000 human years, and is called a manvantar. Fourteen Manus are created and destroyed during one day of Brahmã. Tap to open in glossary → Not just by saying it, you see. But he had such a resolution in his soul that 'nothing has happened for me.' So who was he? He was the emperor of the entire earth. And there was immense prosperity. Enjoyment, opulence, everything was there. Still, it fell away like a snake's skin. Just by making that resolution. See. That is how strong it is. We were talking about that, right? Tremendous. It shakes everything, it shakes all karmas. But first, we must make sure we don't shake. We need strength. How to do it? We need the strength of renouncing the fruits of all karmas. It doesn't happen just like that. If one is stuck like a tick to oneself, then how can he do this? He cannot do it. 'Mat-priyatvena mad mad Arrogance. Tap to open in glossary → To oneself, all these... as many... God said in the Gita, 'Manushyaanaam sahasreshu kashchid yatati siddhaye, yatataam api siddhaanaam kashchin maam vetti tattvatah.' So what is said in that? Huh? Who has gone astray? Those who have walked on God's path? Huh? Even those wearing saffron robes have gone astray. It's not that they have found something. Otherwise, they wouldn't be struggling like this. Even those wearing saffron robes have gone astray. 'Kashchin maam vetti tattvatah' Only a rare one finds peace. Otherwise, even after wearing it, there is no peace. So would God have said that just like that, 5000 years ago? Back then, not as many would have gone astray as today. He said this 5000 years ago. What? That 'even to those sitting with a mala, I do not come into their hands.' Why doesn't He? Is it because God is rare that He doesn't come? Then? This person has some issue, that's why He doesn't come into hand. Even if he travels the whole world with a mala, He still won't come. Even if he does a walking pilgrimage of the whole of India, like Maharaj did, He still won't come into hand. 'Kashchin maam vetti tattvatah' - that's what is said. 'Yatataam api siddhaanaam' - to those who have become Siddhas. Not to these pretenders and everyone. To those who have become Siddhas, God has spoken of them. So, letting go of that is very difficult. What? 'What is mine?' Letting go of 'what is mine' is very difficult. 'Mat-priyatvena mad mad Arrogance. Tap to open in glossary → 'Because of being extremely dear to Me, or having extreme love for Me...' We did not make this decision. Great Acharyas have made it, saying that this happens. This happens. In the Gita too, God has said that this happens. 'Vyavasayaatmikaa buddhir ekeha kurunandana, bahu-shaakhaa hy-anantaash cha buddhayo 'vyavasayinaam.' Who are called 'avyavasayi'? Huh? He has some... 'vyavasay' means decision, right? Would he not have any decision? Huh? Why did you leave home? Did you make some decision or not? Did you or not? 'We will do this and we will do that, we will do this, I will turn things upside down.' So can he be called 'avyavasayi'? Can he be said to be without any decision? Huh? He didn't make the decision he was supposed to make. He makes so many other decisions. 'If I do this, this will happen, and if I do that, that will happen, if I do this, this will happen, and if I do that, that will happen.' He does a lot of that. 'Buddhayo 'vyavasayinaam.' 'Avyavasayinaam' means... what is the meaning of the prefix 'a-'? Huh? Opposite of 'vyavasayi'. Opposite of 'vyavasayi'. 'Shad-arthah' 'naya-prakirtitah' 'naya-prakirtitah'. So they are all in the opposite sense. 'Avyavasayinaam' means those with opposite resolve. 'Samaadhau na vidheeyate.' The path of God does not even come into his hands. After setting out, mind you. For those who haven't set out, it's a different story. After setting out, which way am I going, is this east and like this? After setting out, that happens. Why? 'Avyavasayinaam.' Opposite resolve. He has decided that 'this is east.' 'This way is east,' he has decided. 'Because of being extremely dear to Me, or causing extreme love for Me, mad mad Arrogance. Tap to open in glossary → 'Pravileeyate' like that. 'Pravileeyate.' It doesn't show itself again. Otherwise, it would have just said 'vileeyate', but it said 'pravileeyate'. It becomes such that no trace of it remains. Therefore, strengthening the purpose of attaining Me, Nishkam Karmayog, service of God's devotees done with a selfless attitude, which we will call Nishkam Sevayog... Maharaj, instead of Nishkam Karmayog and renouncing the fruits of all karmas, called it Nishkam Sevayog. Not Nishkam Karmayog. Serving God and God's devotees with a selfless attitude. There is no other sadhana like it. It is said so in the Gita too, and Maharaj also said so. If one has the capability, one should do it. 'Atah ashakto 'si' - was it said like that? If one has the capability, one should do those too. Then it is very enjoyable. Huh? All sadhanas are said to be one. Alike. It is not said that 'this is superior.' 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