One who has attained 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 → even then, that knowledge does not leave his soul. When one attains Bhagwan and has experienced Bhagwan thoroughly, has practiced shravan shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → the bliss of Bhagwan comes through shravan shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Therefore, that shrutavya... what is that 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 → 'Atma va are shrotavyo mantavyo nididhyasitavyo' and 'sakshatkartavya'. It is written, 'Atma va are drashtavya'. 'Drashtavya' does not mean just to have 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 → It means to have a direct experience of Him. 'Aparokshanubhav'. Such a word is written in the scriptures. 'Aparokshanubhav'. Meaning, not just because others say so, but one must feel it within oneself. When we sit down to eat, and the cook asks, "How is the subji?" Then one person says it is spicy, another says it is salty, another says it is bland. How do we find it? One should know for oneself, right? So, this is what is called 'aparokshanubhav'. What 'aparokshanubhav' have we had of how Swaminarayan is? Within the soul, then one has had 'aparokshanubhav'. So, if one has had such an 'aparokshanubhav' even once—it is written in Gopalanand Swami's talks— that as long as circumstances are favorable, one should experience 'aparokshanubhav' of Bhagwan in one's soul at least once. And if one experiences it once, then even if time and place change, one's line or track will not change. What does Maharaj do? If there is a devotee of Bhagwan, and he is an immature devotee, and then He comes to take him, what does He do? First, He takes him straight from here to Akshardham. Then He says, "You have to go here." Why? "Because you are not fit to stay here yet." But He takes him there once. Why does He take him there? If he has seen it, he will desire to come here. Once he gets a taste of it there, then he will not feel at home anywhere else. And becoming detached, he will quickly go to Bhagwan in the next birth. Therefore, Bhagwan takes him to the Dham once. Even the spoiled ones. If perhaps they are not allowed inside, He might say, "Just look from the outside." "See all this assembly." After seeing it, Maharaj sends him wherever he is to be sent. Therefore, as long as times and places are favorable and there are good possibilities, one should experience a good experience of 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 → And Maharaj said that even if one is very wealthy, and due to circumstances, difficult days come, still, the good things he has eaten, he remembers them. Like, "Oh! We used to order and eat such things." Soft dates from Dubai, and those almonds, he has eaten all that. But now, poor people who never had the opportunity, what would they remember? So, wealthy people remember the things they ate before. That was just an illustration Maharaj gave. We do not need to remember those dates, even if we did not get them. But we have to remember whether we experienced Swaminarayan Bhagwan or not. Did He seem blissful in our soul or not? And if He did not, then we should make an effort for it. And the effort he should make is just that he should practice manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → shravan shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → How is He? Concentration has a great influence. When concentration comes, all its power comes into oneself. And we want to talk about the Yogasutras, so it is mentioned in the Yogasutras. Wherever you concentrate the mind, divine powers begin to manifest from there. Even if one concentrates on wrong objects, power comes to him. That is the power of the procedure of concentration. But if one concentrates on Bhagwan, then the power of Bhagwan comes into him. These Gopalanand Swami, Balmukund Swami, Mahapurushdas Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, who had powers like Bhagwan, what was the reason for that? Their soul was completely concentrated and focused on Maharaj, absorbed in Him. Therefore, the power of Maharaj was manifesting in them. That power of Maharaj. Gopalanand Swami and others were there during Maharaj's time, and Maharaj had given it. Balmukund Swami and Mahapurushdas Swami were saints of the later generation. And yet, the power in them was like Maharaj's. They did as Maharaj did. Balmukund Swami would say, "If He takes you this very moment, Maharaj will take you this very moment." Where did such power come from? It does not come from anyone giving it. If He is merciful, He explains the procedure to him. Power comes only from Maharaj. Power does not come from anywhere else. But if such a great saint is merciful, then that procedure becomes very easy for him. Whether it is Gunatitanand Swami or Gopalanand Swami, they make the procedure easy for him. That is all. The power is only Maharaj's. To overturn someone's 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 → These saints did that. So, that power is said to be Maharaj's only. But by their grace, they would show him the procedure of how to concentrate on Maharaj, and they did this. By doing so, power would manifest in them. Therefore, experience it once. Do we ever feel like remembering Maharaj and 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 → Don't we often talk about how a devotee told us—he was our student— that Purani Swami took them on a trip to Dholera. I liked that story very much. That there, along with Purani Swami, we were a few students, doing programs and all that. So then, at that time, all the saints gave a lot of respect, and the mahant of the temple there was very pleased with our boys. And he fed us all laddoos made of Bhaliya wheat churma as prasad of Madanmohanji Maharaj. But he said, "I still remember those laddoos." His age now is 80 years. So, he must have gone when he was 15 years old. 80 years, meaning 65 years ago. So, that taste did not leave his mind. Did we get such a taste of 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 → That, "We heard such a discourse, we did such meditation," 15 years ago, mind you! Or, "Such a 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 → did you ever remember that? And if one remembers, only then is it called a taste. Otherwise, it is not called a taste. It should be remembered afterwards. It should be remembered afterwards, remembered after eating. Then one does not forget for 60 years. And the taste of Bhagwan is divine. We don't remember even after standing up. That now, when we stand up from the discourse, even then we don't remember that we enjoyed the discourse. And when we stand up from meditation, afterwards we don't remember. The reason is that we haven't eaten at all. It means that he hasn't eaten at all. Therefore, in this, it is said that one who has attained 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 → if some deficiency remains in him, to overcome it, Bhagwan makes him take another birth. If there is a deficiency, it must be overcome. Even if he takes birth, that taste does not go away. Bharatji did not lose the taste even in the body of a deer. In the body of a deer, he remembered, that, "Ah! That joy of meditation," "and that joy of bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → he had experienced it, indeed. In meditation and bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → He was not aware of such things. So, he must have got the taste. And he had that taste even in the body of a deer. And then, when he became Jadbharat, it still remained. And he lived remembering that. And he went to Bhagwan. But what happens to one who has never tasted it at all? If one has not tasted it at all, what happens? He remembers nothing. As Maharaj Gunatitanand Swami says, "He is like a tree." Calves, if calves live in our temple's cowshed, do they get 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 → Why, calves... they live with saints, right? And mostly, those who take care of everything are saints. They stroke the calves with their hands. So, do they get 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 → Gunatitanand Swami says that like calves living there, if one has lived in the association of 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 → like calves and cows, if one has lived like them, then 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 → At all. Therefore, one must experience something. If one experiences 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 → And then if one remembers, it happens. 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