Sadhguru Shri Gopalanand Swami's discourses, chapter one, talk number 147. Swaminarayan Hare Swaminarayan Hare. Swami has spoken, and what is the form of firm upasana? The answer to that question is, firstly, one recognizes the place. The place where Shriji Maharaj made His own and resided for many years, if anyone speaks ill of it, one cannot tolerate it, and gives a fitting reply as it is. And even if one lives elsewhere by command, one still keeps more affection there and remembers it. And Shriji Maharaj is the doer of all, and the controller of all, and all-blissful, and all-knowing. Such Shriji, if some great disturbance has arisen in the 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 → Just as Shukji spoke in the form of all trees, which is believed to be true, so should one believe. And He is Yogeshwar and the repository of all arts and all knowledge. Therefore, there is no doubt about His divine powers. And one cannot meditate on the possessor of divine powers; meditation is only of the manifest 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 → Thus, one understands Shriji truly with His mahima, and recognizes His ekantik bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → By the extreme firmness of these three types of understanding, by the extreme firmness of these three types of understanding, upasana becomes mature. What do you remember? You tell me, what do you remember? If one wants to make upasana firm, first of all, one must understand the place. That where Maharaj used to reside, if anyone speaks ill of it, one cannot tolerate it. Second? You tell me, what do you remember? Second, to recognize Maharaj's mahima and to behave accordingly through mind, action, and speech, and to associate with devotees and saints. Sadhguru Swami, what do you remember? To recognize the ekantik bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → Then one's upasana becomes firm. Three things were mentioned, right? Swami said so at the end, right? These three things, did something like that come up? Yes. By the extreme firmness of these three types of understanding, upasana becomes mature. So, what is the firmness of the three types of understanding? What is the firmness of the three types of understanding? What was said in this? Which ones were mentioned? God's ekantik bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → One, God's ekantik bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → Places associated with Shriji Maharaj. Shriji Maharaj's... associated places. Associated places, two. And Maharaj's mahima. Maharaj's mahima is included in that, isn't it? That was mentioned, Maharaj's mahima. Maharaj's mahima, then association with the ekantik bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → and... third? Did you find the question or what? The question is found. In the exam, the question is found from the book. What? You tell me, what do you remember? In the place, if there is... then... one resolves it. Then that... If something goes wrong in that place, one resolves it, that is the third. Is that so? Did it come like that? So, what did you understand from that? What is firm upasana and how does it happen, both are there. At the end, it is written that if one does this, upasana becomes firm, and what is firm upasana, both things are written. Yes. So, what did you understand from that? First, recognition of the place, first, recognition of Maharaj, and recognition of the Satpurush. Mukund Swami has not spoken yet. If there is a worshiper of 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 → then he, in this it was said, right, that regarding the place where Maharaj resided, then... if upasana is firm, what is it called? One keeps attachment to it. Keeps keeping it. And even if one lives elsewhere, one keeps affection there. One point is that. If one wants to understand Maharaj's mahima, that is common. And the second point is that if some difficulty arises there, one resolves it. And third, with the ekantik Satpurush, one keeps affection. So, if someone is a worshiper of 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 → then does he keep affection in Dwarka or currently in Vrindavan, Gokul, Mathura, it means that. Then is he called a worshiper? Or not? He keeps a lot of attachment to Gokul, Mathura, then is he a worshiper... if he keeps a lot of attachment to Mathura, is he called a worshiper or not? Huh? Then is he called a worshiper of 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 → He is called. He is called. Huh? And if there is a problem in Mathura, that mosque one and all, then he resolves it. Or if there is a lot of dirt on Bhai Dooj in Mathura, he cleans it. Then, is it called upasana or not? If there is a problem in Dwarka, he does it for Dwarka. Only then is it called upasana or something else? And he keeps keeping affection in the Satpurush. So, Saral Swami, what has been said? Saral Swami is just feeling dizzy. So, what do you say? It might not be like that. In this talk, it came like that. That, first, where Maharaj resided, one keeps keeping affection for that place. Even if he lives elsewhere, he keeps remembering it and keeps affection there, that is one point. What? Where Maharaj is recognized, where Maharaj's work is being done, one keeps attachment to such a place. Where is that said in this? Did it come like that in the talk? It did not come like that in the talk. You are arranging it in your own way, like everyone throws a coconut towards their own house, saying, 'Let's say we live here, so the upasana is established right here.' Everyone defines it like that, don't they? There should have been some connection with what was said in this. Brother Krishnacharan Swamiji, you establish some connection. Mukund Swami has arrived, you keep ready to establish the connection. Have you heard the question or not? You might not have heard. You haven't heard the talk, right? There you go. Alright, we will talk later. Krishnacharan Swami, then you tell. The mention of the place here means, it appears that, whatever God's wish is and whichever 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 → which they, mission or upasana propagated, one has extreme attachment to that. 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 → Who is called a firm worshiper? What have you believed? You are a firm worshiper, right? Or not? 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 → Swami, it seems that if it is Maharaj's place, it has great mahima, but if there are currently some problems in that place, then one resolves it mentally oneself, but does not let the place be disrespected. Does not let the place be disrespected. Does not let it be disrespected. That is true. There is no disrespect of the place; it is the fault of the people, the people doing things there, how can it be the fault of the place. But in this, it was said that whose upasana is called firm, and whose upasana becomes firm, both things Swami has mentioned. That if one does this, his upasana is called firm. That is why we did not take Gadhada, Vadtal, Chhapaiya, so that the local people might feel bad, then we took this indirect example. That, whether one is a worshiper of 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 → then he cannot do without going to Ayodhya. Gunatitanand Swami said that just as joining with the Sadhu and joining with God. So, if one is joined with God, he cannot do without listening to His divine actions and natural behaviors. Thus, if he is a worshiper of Lord Ram, then currently he reaches Ayodhya. And if he does not visit Ayodhya frequently, two or three times a year, he does not get peace, and only then is he called His worshiper or not? Lord Ram did not have many other places, whereas 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 → we have to say Mathura and Dwarka and, one keeps keeping affection there. So, what do you say? Swami, the place that one has received, suppose the place where one has received the opportunity to do God's work, His mission, one keeps affection there, it seems. The talk is, it is indeed like that. That, where God resided and carried out His mission, that is indeed called a pilgrimage place, no doubt about it. And, Maharaj said so, that Vrindavan and Kashi, they are never destroyed. So Vaishnav Vaishnav Follower of Bhagvãn’s various avatãrs, in particular Shree Krishna Bhagvãn. Relating to Vishnu. Tap to open in glossary → and Shiv Shiv The dev of destruction. Part of the trimurti. He lives in Kailas with his wife Pãrvati. Tap to open in glossary → Shiv Shiv The dev of destruction. Part of the trimurti. He lives in Kailas with his wife Pãrvati. Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj raised a big question in that, that brother, bring the book of Bhagavat. Speak of the three types of pralaya. Where in that were Kashi and Vrindavan excluded? When the three types of pralaya occur, everything is destroyed. So where would Kashi and Vrindavan remain, Maharaj questioned. Then what is the mahima of Kashi and Vrindavan? Should they be considered pilgrimage places or not? Why should they be considered? And why do we go? Alright, that is fine, if it belongs to someone else, we say it shouldn't be considered. But if it is ours, how to consider it? Should Gadhada and Vadtal be considered pilgrimage places or not? Then how to consider them? Brother Krishnacharan Swamiji, you tell. Mukund Swami, you tell, his turn has not come yet. It seems to me that if it is Vadtal, Gadhada, we go there and do bhajan bhajan Worship. 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 → Brother Krishnacharan... Krishnacharan Swami, what do you say? Its pilgrimage... how is its status as a pilgrimage place preserved? Vrindavan, Ayodhya, Gadhada, all those are indeed called pilgrimage places, do you believe it or not? Personally. Are all those called pilgrimage places or not? Then how is it? By association with Maharaj, they are called pilgrimage places. Association with Maharaj is fine, but what is Maharaj's association? Maharaj's work is Maharaj's association. That is, where God 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 → that resolve is floating as it is in the atmosphere. No time can destroy God's resolve. God initiated great works there, and made great resolves for the liberation of jivas, those resolves are still there in the atmosphere. Who can destroy them? Even time cannot destroy them. As long as the universe remains, they remain. After pralaya occurs, it is a different matter. So, whoever connects with its frequency, it has a frequency, right, only if the frequency is caught do the radio and TV catch it, otherwise if the frequency is not caught, otherwise just that buzzing... static. Only static comes. If the frequency is not caught, only static comes. That is, residing there, God performed great works. So is it that place that boosts the upasana, or do His works boost it? Who boosts the upasana? Boosting the upasana... boosting the upasana is that work-related resolve of God, that boosts it. Currently, if we go to Gokul, Mathura, does that boost the upasana of 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 → Or does the eleventh canto of Bhagavat do it? Or for Ramayana, does the seventh canto of Ramcharitmanas boost the upasana of Lord Ram, or which one does? So, it is about boosting the upasana of God in this. That, how is Maharaj's upasana boosted? So, what is Maharaj's upasana first of all? One has to understand that, right. That is, where Maharaj resided, Swami said so in this, but in those times, that was correct. That it is still fresh, Maharaj's footprints are not yet erased, and we understand His mahima, then, then that is indeed correct, no doubt about it. And even now, if we understand His mahima, that is indeed correct, no one can say no to that. But the boosting of upasana, does it happen by us, suppose, visiting Gokul, Mathura frequently, or visiting Ayodhya frequently, or currently visiting Gadhada, Vadtal, or whichever places like Chhapaiya, and what is Maharaj's work, or what great resolves has Maharaj made coming here on earth? Coming on earth, meaning residing in Gadhada, residing in Vadtal, when He took birth in Chhapaiya, what great resolves Maharaj has made, to be in tune with that is indeed upasana. Where Maharaj resided, we can bring a sack full of soil from there, but does that soil boost us in any way? If there is nothing inside us, what will it boost? And if we don't know anything, what will it boost? So, how is Maharaj's upasana boosted? First, keeping attachment to that place means keeping attachment to the resolves Maharaj made while residing there. Great resolves were made, Maharaj in Vadtal, we have talked many times, right, that Maharaj, regarding Vadtal, the history of Vadtal temple is described in great detail in Harililamrut, the whole chapter. Maharaj built the Vadtal temple, so He performed the ground-breaking ceremony of Vadtal temple. When He performed the ground-breaking ceremony, all the Brahmins of Umreth were conducting the worship for Maharaj. They were conducting the worship, then they said to Maharaj, 'Speak, make your resolves now, why are you doing this?' Why? Why are you building the temple? Are you doing it to generate income or what? Why are you making this resolve? Then Maharaj said He must have done what was in His mind. That must be mentioned in Harililamrut. So, that resolve which Maharaj made, is present in Vadtal even now. No one can destroy it. Who can destroy Maharaj's resolve? Time cannot, maya cannot, no one else can. Similarly, everyone's resolves of God. Even though many years have passed since Lord Ramchandra, the resolves He made for the welfare of jivas, are still right there. They are floating in the atmosphere. If someone goes there, and makes a resolve in accordance with that, then he catches the frequency and gets boosted. He gets boosted, his upasana gets boosted. The resolve must be in accordance with that. So, one has to keep attachment to that. 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