Swaminarayan Hare Swaminarayan Hare On the day of Bhadarva Vadi Choth 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 → Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj was in the court of Dada Khachar in Gadhada, seated on the veranda of the room with a west-facing door, and was wearing all white garments. And tassels of white flowers were hanging from His turban, and garlands of white flowers were adorning His neck. And in front of His lotus-like face, an assembly of Paramhansas and devotees from various regions was seated. And the Paramhansas, with dukad dukad Pair of traditional Indian drums used to provide rhythm during the singing of kirtans. Similar to present-day tablã. Tap to open in glossary → Vishnupad Vishnupad A kirtan written by the great Vaishnav bhakta Narsinh Mehtã, which narrates the charitras of Krishna Bhagvãn. Can also refer to a general kirtan of Bhagvãn or His avatãrs. Tap to open in glossary → At that time, Shriji Maharaj was seated with His gaze turned inward. [inaudible] Then Shriji Maharaj said, "The nature of a devotee described in this kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. 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 → 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → [inaudible] Then Muktanand Swami asked, "Narsinh Mehta worshipped 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 Shriji Maharaj said, "There are no two types in the devotion of Narsinh Mehta, the Gopis, and Narad, Sanakadik, and others." It is of only one type. And the body, whether of a male or a female, is both illusory and perishable. And the jivatma who performs worship is neither male nor female; it is pure consciousness. Leaving the body, it goes to the abode of God. Then, whatever is God's will, its form is shaped accordingly. Or rather, there is no sakhabhav or gopibhav here. Going to the abode of God, and here, there is no such thing as sakhabhav and gopibhav. Prem-lakshana, Maharaj, read two or four lines ahead. In Prem-lakshana bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → what is called Prem-lakshana bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Then Shriji Maharaj said, "The nature of a devotee described in this kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. 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 → 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 → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → [inaudible] What is called Prem-lakshana? Maharaj says it is not to be called becoming madly in love. Becoming madly in love does not mean Prem-lakshana. What is the characteristic of Prem-lakshana bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → An aversion to sensory objects develops. An aversion to sensory objects develops. While loving God, if one develops an aversion to other things, to other sensory objects, to worldly objects, then that is true Prem-lakshana. One may love a lot, but if one later becomes lustful, then that is not Prem-lakshana 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 → This matter is also very complex. And one who attains the nature of Prem-lakshana bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → All worldly desires subside. If the nature of Prem-lakshana 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 → And one who attains the nature of Prem-lakshana bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Affection for the five sensory objects is the very basis of all desires. When that is eradicated, all desires are eradicated. Only then can it be said that the nature of Prem-lakshana 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