When it is Maharaj's form, and in that, there is 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 → should we only have devotion, or something else? One should establish a connection in the intellect. In the chitta, one should meditate only on what is visible here. In the chitta, meditation should be on this very place. Do we see light in Maharaj'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 → We don't, right? It is a simple 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 → 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 → One should establish that connection, a connection in the intellect. That is called conviction. Meditating on this while keeping that connection is called conviction, upasana, and all of that. And his attainment will also be of that nature. The way one meditates here, with whatever connection one meditates, such is the attainment. Attainment does not happen merely by meditating. But it depends on the connection with which one meditates. If one meditates on Maharaj with a connection to Vaikunth Vaikunth The dhãm of Vishnu, and Rãm Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → Vaikunth Vaikunth The dhãm of Vishnu, and Rãm Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → If one meditates on Maharaj'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 → 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 → In upasana, all these disputes existed, right? So, if one meditates with a connection 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 → 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 → So, Gunatitanand Swami called that upasana. One must understand upasana correctly. So, this is his upasana. With what connection should one meditate on Maharaj'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 → Meditate on Maharaj'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 he attains Akshardham. And if one meditates with the connection that Maharaj is the Lord of 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 → 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 → Suppose someone does not keep any connection, but simply meditates because he likes Maharaj, then what does he attain? Then he attains Maharaj. But if he establishes that other connection, then he won't. If he establishes another connection, then he won't. If he does nothing, then he will. Maharaj has said the same in the 14th Vachanamrut of Gadhada I, right? "Ante ya mati sa gati." "Yam Yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → smaran smaran Remembrance. To remember. Tap to open in glossary → At the end of life, if one says nothing, and leaves the body in whatever state, then? But if he has offered bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → if he has offered bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → If he has offered bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → attainment. But if, at the end of life, he leaves the body while remembering something else, then? Even if he has offered bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → From the perspective of upasana, even if he progressed at the end, does he go elsewhere? His whole life, from the perspective of upasana, he understood Him as the Lord of Akshardham and offered upasana in that way. And at the end of life, like Bharatji, if he leaves the body while remembering a deer, then? Then it happens accordingly. If he does not establish any other connection with Maharaj and meditates on Maharaj'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 does not connect with other abodes, but has a connection to Akshardham when he worships, and meditates keeping the connection to Akshardham, and continues to worship, then he goes to Akshardham only. Then suppose he meditated with a connection to Akshardham for some time, offered worship, meditation, and bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → and then forgets the connection but continues to meditate on 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 → even then, he does not go elsewhere. He goes to Akshardham only. What is the reason for going elsewhere? If a connection has been established elsewhere, then even if he meditates on Maharaj'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 → he goes there. Maharaj leaves him there. Maharaj does come to take him, but Maharaj leaves him there. He had set it up that way from the beginning. That's why they used to say, right, can we make anyone else understand? He has decided that this way alone is correct. Moksha is considered only in this manner. So, even if Maharaj goes to explain, he won't understand. Ultimately, Maharaj Himself comes to take him. No one else enters this field. This is Bhagwan Swaminarayan's field, so no one else can enter it. If someone's cattle wanders in here, the owner comes and drives it out. No one can come here to take them. So, where have any deities been seen? Has anyone in this 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 → Dev Dev A demi-god who is given powers and responsibilities in the universe, and who lives in a higher lok. Devs are bhaktas of Bhagvãn and follow His ãgnã. Tap to open in glossary → Narnarayan Bhagwan come to take anyone? Sadhus come. Those deities do not come. Otherwise, if they worship them and serve them, they should come, right? Still, they don't come. They tell Maharaj, "Maharaj, this jiva is ours, so please give it to us." So Maharaj comes, extracts it from the body, and delivers it there. "Here, since it is yours, you take it, no problem." Maharaj does hand them over. Maharaj does not say, "No, since it came into our field, I will lock it up, we will keep it, milk it, but we won't give it to you." He does not do that. So, no one else enters Maharaj's field. Maharaj Himself comes to take them, or sadhus come. That is how it is. Sadhus may 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 → Even then, Maharaj said, "No, do not go, even if sadhus come." What if they have come from some other place? So, insist on Maharaj, "Maharaj, You come Yourself." What if sadhus whom we know come? Even if you know them, do not go. The problem arises only where you know them, right? They are the ones who will come to do matchmaking. God sends only them. If we want to persuade Yogiji Maharaj, we look for whom he has affection for. If Ram Swami says so, then he comes. So, why hold Yogiji Maharaj's ear? We hold Ram Swami's ear instead, saying, "Send him." So, they send only those whom we know. Then we go. Not like that, none other than Maharaj. No one else. No one has seen Maharaj in person, so earlier while singing Niyam Niyam 1) Moral and spiritual disciplines and religious codes of conduct prescribed by Bhagvãn or the shãstras, to protect a bhakta on the path to Bhagvãn. Niyams may relate to either dharma or bhakti. Niyams keep the bhakta fit to travel closer to Bhagvãn and ultimately earn the grace of Bhagvãn. Disobeying niyams causes the bhakta to fall from the path of Bhagvãn. Basic niyams for bhaktas are outlined in the Shikshãpatri. 2) The second step of ashtãng-yog, which involves the observance of religious practices and code of dharma for the control and refinement of the mind. Tap to open in glossary → No, there is no such deficiency. It does happen through words. The word is Brahman, and that alone is declared as primary in the Brahma Sutras. Yogis meditate, but that is not it. What the Vedas say, and the image that arises in you from that, is the real one. That alone is correct. So, Maharaj said in the Vachanamrut, and the conception of Maharaj that arises from the words of the Vachanamrut is indeed correct. The intellect does not need anything else. The intellect has eyes everywhere. More than three dimensions, the intellect has a thousand dimensions. So, when a word enters the intellect, it immediately shows its picture as well. It shows the picture. And one should meditate on Maharaj in that manner. Meditate on that. These people show whatever they want. Now suppose, this is fine, there isn't much in our Sampraday, but such things will happen in this Sampraday too. In Ramayan, there are actors and actresses who perform the entire Ramayan, so who is remembered? If there is the character of Ram, who is remembered? Only the actors and actresses are remembered. Not like that. So, even more than the physical presence, the word is primary. In matters of God, the word is primary. The word must be given a form, right? To give it a form, like... As soon as one hears, it takes form, right? "Vedaham etam purusham mahantam aditya-varnam tamasah parastat." "Vedaham etam purusham mahantam aditya-varnam tamasah parastat." So, when you hear that, does something happen in the mind or not? Now suppose you hear the Shruti Shruti That which is revealed and heard. Philosophical and spiritual wisdom – as revealed to the rushis after strict tap and deep dhyãn. The four Veds are Shruti shãstras. Tap to open in glossary → So, meditate on that. Whatever comes to you from yoga, by practicing Ashtanga Yoga, the Brahma Sutras forbid meditating on that. Yoga has been rejected. But the form that is built in the intellect through the word, fixing that very form in Maharaj'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 → Meditate keeping that connection. In meditation, Maharaj said that one should meditate exactly as one has seen. One should establish that other connection. That who is this? This is He, He, He. Maharaj said so in the 4th Vachanamrut of Panchala. Here, the relation to other avatars is explained. What is the relation between other avatars and the original form? Even if one meditates on other avatars, he attains the original. But in this, it is not said that if he establishes a connection, he attains, otherwise he does not. If he establishes that other connection, now if someone is meditating on Ramchandraji Bhagwan, then how can he connect with 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 → He cannot. And in case someone does, let's say, even then, he does not attain. He does not attain because if he worships Ramchandraji Bhagwan, he goes only to Vaikunth Vaikunth The dhãm of Vishnu, and Rãm Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → if he had established such a connection. Afterwards, he attains 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 → Whatever is the capacity of those avatars, it does not exceed that. If one meditates on Narnarayan Bhagwan, he does not go to Shvetdvip. Even if he meditates with a connection to Shvetdvip, he does not go. Then how does he go? He goes there, and after his lifespan in Badrikashram ends, if he has kept that connection active, then he goes to Shvetdvip. Gradual liberation. That is called gradual liberation, right? If one meditates on the form of some other avatar but keeps a connection to Maharaj, to Akshardham, to the original form, then first he goes to that other place, and from there, he departs. Because he meditated on that avatar, that's why. First he goes to that other place, to whichever abode, whichever deity, whichever avatar, like if he meditated with a connection to Narnarayan Bhagwan in Badrikashram, even if he did so considering Him as the cause of all avatars, but meditated on Narnarayan Bhagwan. Then first he goes to Narnarayan Bhagwan. He goes to Badrikashram, and from there he departs, departing when his lifespan there ends. If he has kept the connection. Such is the connection. So, the connection is called upasana. By Gunatitanand Swami. Whom did the Brahma Sutras call upasana? Remembering 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 → remembering Him. But that remembrance must be of this nature. With such a connection. If one remembers without this connection, it is not called upasana, it is called remembrance bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → And remembrance bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → "And those who serve Him are Radhika, Lakshmi Lakshmi A devi (goddess) who is the wife of Vishnu. She is the devi of wealth. Therefore, money and gold is also called Lakshmi. She eternally remains in the sevã of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → So, Maharaj wrote the words, "with supreme devotion." What is visible here is not the supreme state. What is visible here is the human state. Bringing supreme devotion into the human state, one should meditate. Whatever is visible here—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 → Or it is called the material state. 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 → But in that, one must connect with supreme devotion. And which supreme devotion you connect with, based on that, the attainment occurs. So, this is what is called conviction. But there are many aspects to it, right? This should be only one, but because there are many, everything gets scattered. What Maharaj said is that this original form is indeed this. The one seated in Akshardham is indeed this. If one does so, he attains accordingly. And this is the essence of the Vachanamrut. That one should establish such a connection. In meditating on Maharaj'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 those who serve Him are Radhika, Lakshmi Lakshmi A devi (goddess) who is the wife of Vishnu. She is the devi of wealth. Therefore, money and gold is also called Lakshmi. She eternally remains in the sevã of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → And if he establishes the connection but does not meditate, then he does not go. He goes late, very late. Only when the meditation becomes firm. He establishes the connection that this God has come from here, but does nothing further. He does not make his life green (spiritually fruitful). He only looks after his own worldly life. Then he does not go there either. "And those who serve Him are Radhika, Lakshmi Lakshmi A devi (goddess) who is the wife of Vishnu. She is the devi of wealth. Therefore, money and gold is also called Lakshmi. She eternally remains in the sevã of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → What should we do? Those who serve Him are Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, 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 → Establish such a connection. All of those are indeed there. All those abodes, to whom do they belong? They belong to Maharaj alone. It is His glory. We are sitting here, but all our institutions belong to us from here, right? In that way, even though God is seated in Akshardham, even if He has given those abodes, like if we, right, have given it to Atma Swami and Atma Swami becomes the owner, even then, it remains a part of Hyderabad, right? It cannot be otherwise. It cannot be anything else. So, that is called His glory. That is called His manifestation. And that is called His greatness. So, God never does any transfers, like, "Brother, since you are stuck here, you Shvetdvip residents go over there." He has not kept a rotation system there. You want to have a rotation system, right? So, actually, all people of this opinion and that opinion agree that there should be no rotation. Where is there rotation in Akshardham? But to go to Akshardham, rotation is needed. There is no rotation in Akshardham, but if you want to go to Akshardham, rotation is needed. That's why we will do rotation. If one follows the rotation plan, he goes to Akshardham. If he follows the rotation, he becomes free from bondage, so he goes to Akshardham only. "Beholds God with such supreme devotion; and he who is foolish beholds Him like a human." So, that connection is not there, he who does not connect the supreme state with the one manifest here is foolish, as Maharaj said. He lacks intellect. "And he who is foolish beholds Him like a human," as 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 → In this, it is written very beautifully, "param bhav" (supreme state) and "avar bhav" (human state). "Param bhav" and "avar bhav." So, the connection or worship and bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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 → should be done with supreme devotion. When we do 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 → but there are many other murtis as well, so, should we have such devotion everywhere? It is said to bow down to Maharaj. It is said, right? Bow down to Him. And show devotion. When guests come here, don't we show them respect? "No, no, I am from Anand, and at our home, we do not respect others, we respect only one." Do we ever do that? So, that is called devotion. That is the only difference between upasana and bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → One can offer bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: 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. 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