One meaning of 'daan' is also considered to be sacrifice. In people of divine wealth, their For householders, 'daan' means donation, and for sadhus, 'daan' means sacrifice. That is a quality of divine wealth. Therefore, they like to sacrifice. If there is some sacrifice somewhere, they feel joy in their mind. And if sacrifice does not happen, they feel depression, sadness in their mind. So, that means that a divine feeling has arisen in their soul. Maharaj, it is written in Gunatitanand Swami's talks, isn't it, that they feel a burning sensation. If indulgence increases, they feel a burning sensation in their mind. And if sacrifice increases, they feel joy in their mind. So, that means there is a divine feeling. If one sacrifices a lot but likes indulgence within, it cannot be called a divine feeling. Two meanings of 'daan' are made. One meaning of 'daan' is also considered to be sacrifice. In people of divine wealth, the feeling of sacrificing their selfishness or feelings that are given importance in the world is natural. In another sense, 'daan' means distributing things, which are considered one's own from a worldly perspective, to worthy recipients according to their needs, considering their worthiness. When one becomes detached, that itself is called 'daan'. In the Gita, God said, "Na mam karmani limpanti na me karmaphale sprha." If one is a householder, and lives like a householder in the householder stage of life, then they too should sacrifice. If one sacrifices attachment, possessiveness, and the attachment associated with it, then they have indeed made a donation. In any case, when one is to die, they have to leave after donating to others. Giving up one's possessiveness and placing it under another's authority, sacrificing one's ownership right and giving the ownership right to another is called 'daan'. Even if it is the fruit of one's own effort, transferring it to another, putting it in another's account. Then that is called 'daan'. The fruit of 'daan' depends on the worthiness of the recipient. Among us saints, it is said that donating fame, donating credit, is considered a very big donation. That if we have made some effort and give credit for it to someone, then one is called a very great donor. But they would not do that. Right? They would grab someone else's. Credit lover, so to speak. The love for credit, the extraordinary love that should be directed towards God, is directed towards credit. One is supposed to have extraordinary love for God, right? So, they direct it towards credit. May I get the credit. They won't tell anyone, but in their mind, may I get the credit. The fruit of 'daan' depends on the worthiness of the recipient. 'Daan' to an unworthy recipient goes in vain and can sometimes make one a partner in sin. Therefore, Devanand Swami has said, "A wise man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → So, that means that one who has an interest in donating to a worthy recipient, that is called a divine feeling. Its meaning is divine. Just donating haphazardly They are a credit lover. That cannot be called love for 'daan', they cannot be called a lover of 'daan'. They are a credit lover. Karna's donation was that of a credit lover. The donation was extraordinary. It was such that no one else could do it. But Bali Raja's donation was more than a credit lover, thinking, 'Since such a worthy recipient has come, how can I let Him go?' Since a recipient like Vaman Bhagwan has come, how can I let Him go? And 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 → So, that means that no matter how the recipient is, they cannot do it. And yet, they do more than everyone else, which means they are called a credit lover. They are very much into credit. Therefore, rather than how valuable a thing is given in 'daan', to whom or to what kind of worthy recipient it is given is important. In divine souls, there is a charitable disposition to give something or other. That is a disposition, they like it. To give what is ours to someone somewhere. There are many divine souls in the world. They have such a feeling in their mind that I want to give somewhere. There are many types of 'daan'. Land donation, cow donation, gold donation, food donation, clothes donation, etc. Among all these, food donation is considered chief because it protects life and nourishes life. 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