Swaminarayan Hare Swaminarayan Hare. On the day of Magshar Vad Vad Dark half of a Hindu lunar month in which the moon is in its waning phase. The days falling between the day after Punam up to and including Amãs. Also called krishna paksh. Tap to open in glossary → Samvat Samvat The calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his victory 56 BCE. It is a lunar calendar based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar. The calendar most commonly used is the Kãrtiki Samvat, which begins on the first day of Kãrtik. However, the Vachanãmrut is written using the Ashãdhi Samvat, which begins on the first day of Ãshãdh. Tap to open in glossary → Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj was at the residence of the paramhansas in Dada Khachar's darbar in Gadhada, having arrived there at sunrise. Then, having come there, He sat sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → nor did He look at anyone. And the white feto feto Long piece of cloth that can be twisted and tied around the head, or placed over the shoulder and tied around the waist. Tap to open in glossary → In this way, He remained sitting in an extremely sad mood for about twenty-four minutes. And tears began to flow from His eyes. Then Shriji Maharaj spoke to the paramhansas, "In order to know the opinion of the dry Vedantins, We listened to their scriptures. Merely by listening to them, such distress has arisen in Our heart. Because, by listening to the dry Vedantic scriptures, the upasana of God is refuted from the intellect of the jiva. And a sense of equality arises in the heart. Consequently, the upasana of other deities also occurs. And whoever listens to the words of those dry Vedantins, their intellect becomes extremely corrupt. And even though We must have listened to the talk of dry Vedantism for some purpose, because of that, We now feel great grief." Saying this, Shriji Maharaj became completely sad. Then, after being sorrowful for a long time, He wiped the tears from His eyes with His own hand and spoke thus, "The Ramanuja Bhashya on the Bhagavad Gita, We had listened to its discourse and then slept tonight. Then We had a dream in which We went to Golok Golok 1) The dhãm of Shree Krishna Bhagvãn. 2) Also means Akshardhãm. The prefix ‘go’ means light; therefore, meaning the ‘lok of light’ – Akshardhãm. Tap to open in glossary → [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] "The Ramanuja Bhashya on the Bhagavad Gita, We had listened to its discourse and then slept tonight. Then We had a dream in which We went to Golok Golok 1) The dhãm of Shree Krishna Bhagvãn. 2) Also means Akshardhãm. The prefix ‘go’ means light; therefore, meaning the ‘lok of light’ – Akshardhãm. Tap to open in glossary → There, We saw infinite parshads of God. Among them, some who were engaged in the service of God appeared steady. And some were singing kirtans of God. Those kirtans were also those composed by Muktanand Swami and Brahmanand Swami. And as they sang sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → Just as those intoxicated with an addiction sway and sing, they sang sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → Then We also went and joined those who were singing and began to sing kirtans. While singing, such a thought arose, 'Renouncing such loving devotion to God and such upasana of God, whoever becomes a false jnani and believes, "I myself am God," is extremely wicked.' Saying this, Shriji Maharaj then spoke, "In such a way that one does not fall back from dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and one's intellect does not waver in any way from one's Ishtadev, 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 → Written by Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj, to all paramhansas and all satsangis, brothers, read Narayan. Secondly, Our command is that the avatar 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 → 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 → occurs for the establishment of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and devotion coupled with atmanishta, vairagya, and mahima—His ekantik bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → to give 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 → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → In that avatar, one should maintain exclusive faith like that of a pativrata. Just as Sitaji had flawless faith in Shri Ramachandraji, one should maintain such faith. And such God, one should perform His mansi puja with love, and perform nine-fold devotion with the body. And if that avatar of 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 → then His 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 → tulsi tulsi 1) Basil. Variety of plant in the mint family, native to warm regions. Its aromatic leaves have inherent healing qualities and also is often used as seasoning. Used as a fragrant offering to Bhagvãn. The wood of the plant is also used in the making beads for mãlãs and kanthis. 2) Bhagvãn made a pati-vratã named Vrundã break her pati-vratã vow. So, she cursed Bhagvãn and turned Him into shãligrãm (stone), and He in turn cursed Tap to open in glossary → But one should not perform the upasana of any deity other than God. And if we perform the upasana of other deities, a great flaw is incurred, pativratapana is lost, and the devotion becomes like that of a prostitute. Therefore, one should offer devotion to God like that of Sita and Rukmini. And one should meditate only on that God. And apart from Him, one should not meditate on any other deity. Secondly, even if a sadhu has attained the state of a siddha and is absorbed in samadhi, one should not meditate on him either. And everyone should behave firmly in their respective varnashrama dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Secondly, the 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 → will develop firm devotion toward 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 → And the woman who obeys this command of Ours will develop devotion toward 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 → And whoever does not obey these words of Ours, their devotion will become like that of a prostitute. Written on the day of Magshar Vad Vad Dark half of a Hindu lunar month in which the moon is in its waning phase. The days falling between the day after Punam up to and including Amãs. Also called krishna paksh. Tap to open in glossary → Samvat Samvat The calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his victory 56 BCE. It is a lunar calendar based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar. The calendar most commonly used is the Kãrtiki Samvat, which begins on the first day of Kãrtik. However, the Vachanãmrut is written using the Ashãdhi Samvat, which begins on the first day of Ãshãdh. Tap to open in glossary → In this way, having written the letter, He had it sent to the satsangis of various regions. Thus Vachanamrut, in this way, the 19th Vachanamrut of the Gadhada Middle Section is concluded. [inaudible] Expounded subject: By listening to the scriptures and opinions of dry Vedantins, upasana is destroyed from the heart of the jiva. Main point: One should listen to and associate with such scriptures that foster pativrata-like devotion toward God. In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj is extremely sad. [inaudible] 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