Haribal Gita, second canto, the great glory of Narayan's name, I have heard in all scriptures, there is nothing like it for the benefit of the jiva, the wise understand and always remember it. The wise understand and remember Narayan's name day and night, remembering it with every breath, not pausing for a moment. Sheshji, understanding its mahima, continuously chants the name, with a thousand mouths and two tongues, he recites the Creator's name. Pruthu Pruthu An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a king as it was the wish of the rushis. The earth had concealed all vegetation within herself and as a result the whole land had become barren. Pruthu returned all the vegetation to earth, and made the world beautiful and attractive again. Tap to open in glossary → To hear Narayan's name, there was an intense desire in his heart. Hiranyakashipu heard the sound of Narayan's name. He conquered penance and became a devotee of Prahlad. Prahlad manifested with love and devotion for Shri Bhagwan. He became a bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → Nishkulanand says the mahima of Narayan's name is extremely great. Chanting the name is a symbol of ashray, and one who has faith in chanting the name is said to have taken ashray. Swami says that the name of Narayan has a very great mahima. In Harililamrut, Maharaj Himself, explaining the mahima of the name, says that whoever takes the name Swaminarayan, all their sins will be burnt. My name is considered supreme among many in the shrutis today. The six-syllable 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 → Just as water cleanses the body, this name purifies the inner self. The name Shri Swaminarayan is the essence; it burns away sins. There is nothing else like it for the benefit of the jiva. Therefore, great bhaktas and muktas also, with exclusive devotion, surrender and remember Maharaj's name day and night. They chant the name with every breath, without pausing for even a moment. Shesh Shesh A dev with the svarup of a cobra. He lives in Pãtãl where he acts as the bed of Vishnu. This gives Bhagvãn the name of Shesh-Shãyi-Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Pruthu Pruthu An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a king as it was the wish of the rushis. The earth had concealed all vegetation within herself and as a result the whole land had become barren. Pruthu returned all the vegetation to earth, and made the world beautiful and attractive again. Tap to open in glossary → Then, the great asura considered it an ill omen, and understanding this, he abandoned his penance and returned home. But because of his opposition to Bhagwan, that name resonated within him. And during that time, Prahlad came into his mother's womb. And by the power of Bhagwan's name, he became an unparalleled bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → So now, penance should not be started. If started during an ill omen, it will not be fruitful. So... So, so he came back home. And then Prahlad came into his mother's womb. So Prahlad's cause was the name Narayan. Hiranyakashipu had hatred for Narayan in his mind. So he became absorbed in the name Narayan. But is it clinging like a monkey's baby or like a tick? And its effect was not on Hiranyakashipu, but on Prahlad. That... It is for a divine jiva. That needs to be investigated. Ashray is fruitful for a divine jiva. Just because everyone clings, it doesn't mean it's ashray. Ashray is not fruitful for an asuri jiva. There is some method to clinging. Because according to ashray, who is actually called ashray? There is some method to clinging, and if one clings according to that method, then it is called ashray. One must have faith in Bhagwan's name. Then it is called the ashray of a sadhu and also of Bhagwan. Here, the ashray of Bhagwan is spoken of. As if we have taken the ashray of a sadhu. So if we have taken the ashray of great purushas, then it is called their ashray. But if we have gone and clung like a tick, then it is not called ashray. A tick is insignificant in its effort and only drinks blood. So why is a monkey's baby, drinking its mother's milk, considered ashray? What? The monkey wanted it to drink. Oh, that's true. That they find an opportunity and cling, and then they don't come off. Dogs don't know how to remove them. We know how to remove a jiva, but we can't remove it, and dogs don't know how. Both things happen together. Dogs don't know how to remove it, and we can't remove it. So dogs don't have any need, but we do have a need. If the disciple were a tick, then we would have to take work from the disciples. They prepare the thal, and then we offer the thal. So it becomes difficult. The disciple falls. A monkey's baby, by suckling, becomes like a monkey. Ticks, by clinging to a dog, do not become like a dog. So the ashrit, by clinging to him, should become like him in return. This... Has the ashray been taken like a tick or like a monkey's baby? The cat's kitten and the monkey's baby are symbols of ashray, it is said in the scriptures. That one should take ashray either like a cat's kitten or like a monkey's baby. But one should not take it like a tick. These three mostly cling to their mother. Ticks do not cling to their mother; they cling wherever they find an opportunity. But they do cling, that's true. 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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