Swaminarayan Hare, Swaminarayan Hare. On the day of Mahavadi Ekadashi of 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 → And he was wearing a white shawl and a crimson-colored turban with zari borders. And he had tied a sky-blue colored zari silk turban on his head. And in front of his lotus-like face, an assembly of munis and devotees from various countries was gathered and seated. Then Muktanand Swami asked a question, "O Maharaj, In the eleventh canto of Shrimad Bhagavatam, the Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Then Shriji Maharaj said, "The Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → And moreover, the door to moksha for the jiva also opens through the association of such sadhus. Kapildev Bhagwan has said to Devahuti, 'The wise know that attachment is an unbreakable bond for the self; the same attachment, when directed towards sadhus, opens the door to moksha.' Just as a jiva has strong attachment to their relatives, if they develop the same attachment towards the ekantik sadhus of God, then the door to moksha opens for that jiva. Then Sukhmuni asked, "By what characteristic is one recognized who, no matter what calamity befalls them, does not deviate from their dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Then Shriji Maharaj said, "One who constantly remembers the words of God and cannot transgress any small or big command, such a person, no matter what calamity befalls them, will not fall from their dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Therefore, one who has firmness in their word, their dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → 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 → Thus ends Vachanamrut Gadhada First Section, Chapter 54. What did you remember, Swamiji? The nourishment of Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → God's devotee, Swami, is one. In the dialogue between King Janak and the nine Yogeshwars, how is Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The sadhus who possess dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Shukmuni asked another question, that It is said to Brahmaswami. Muktanand Swami has asked. Hey Muktanand Swami asked that of the four shastras, How is God worshipped through the four shastras? Otherwise, you brought it from somewhere else, didn't you? Four Shastra The Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Where did you get the four shastras? What is Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → What is the meaning of Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → What is the meaning of 'prasang'? The meaning of 'prasang'? Extreme attachment Bondage Attachment means bondage. Attachment is bondage. The wise know that attachment is an unbreakable bond for the self. So All the great acharyas have also said that the affection for the relatives of this body is very difficult to break. It is a bondage. It is bondage. For a worldly person, their family is a bondage. They cannot leave it. No. That's a lot. God has written, 'Durjar greh greh greh shrinkhala ya samvrasya' (a difficult-to-break chain of household attachments). You have done your work today. God tells the gopis that even if I praise the work you have done today for 100 years of the gods, it would not be enough to fully describe it. You have done such work. Ya samvrasya durjar geh shrinkhala (a difficult-to-break chain of household attachments). Here it is called 'ajar' and there it is called 'durjar', both are the same. What does 'jar' mean? Jar means Jar means old. It has become 'jar' from 'jara'. It got a prefix, didn't it? Nirjar Jara means the prefix 'ni'. Durjar and Nirjar, like that. In the context of 'majar', here 'ajar'. But the original word is 'jara'. 'Jara' means to become old. To become old. What is the meaning of becoming old? To become weak at the knees. To become weak, weak. Old people are weak, aren't they? So, to become weak. And it never becomes weak. It is called 'ajar'. It never weakens. The bondage of family never weakens. Does one slowly get tired of family? One might get tired of family, but not from the bondage of family. People might be together, but if they are at loggerheads, it ends for them, but the bondage of family does not go away. The bondage of family does not loosen. So Such a bond What did the sadhu do? Such a bond is formed, isn't it? The sadhu's bond is formed. Here, if a child's mother doesn't give him milk for two or three days after he's born, how much he cries. If such a sadhu is seen and not looked at, he cries. Did you ever cry? That goal, Swami, I Then it's called a bond, isn't it? Who makes him cry? Bondage It causes bondage. What did the sadhu do? The door to moksha is opened. If such a sadhu cries without a sadhu, then the door to moksha opens for him. Otherwise, it won't open. How is it called bondage? How is it said that there is bondage in a sadhu? How does it happen to him? There isn't any procedure for that, but he has gone through some procedure. Look at all these children, there are a thousand children, and when they come here, aren't they all new and crying? All of them have also cried. Have you cried at home or not? So, those cries are cries. We had cried, brother. He has it by karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → He has it by karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → It is out of love. He cries out of love. It's not about blood relation; it's about the affection that has developed for him. That's why he cries. So, when affection becomes very strong and intense, it becomes so strong that it cannot be broken. So then he cries. And such deep affection does not happen. In this, God has said so. And in Sanskrit, it is said even more than this. That if such a bond is broken from here and formed there, then if it is here and there is justice. Then the door to moksha opens one way, not the other. For a thin person Thin people get out. Then thin people have no problem. But fat people have a problem. So look. One door opens and one doesn't. Break from here Breaking the bondage of family and forming a bond with a sadhu The door to moksha opens for him. And the nourishment of Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → That is, the virtues to attain God. That is called Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj, where in this Vachanamrut is Bhagavata Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, 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. 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