The power of discrimination exists in all living beings. But in the life forms of animals, birds, etc., there is no opportunity, place, or capability to develop it. Only in the human body is there the opportunity, place, and capability to develop it. In animals, birds, and other creatures, it remains limited only to their bodily sustenance. Whereas in the human body, it can develop up to one's own liberation. One can know how one's spiritual liberation can be achieved, by what kind of activity it happens, and by what kind of activity it does not. Because the human form is a means for spiritual endeavors, whereas those other forms are for experiencing the fruits of past actions. When a human also has a special inclination only towards food, sleep, mating, etc., then the power of discrimination does not develop in him, and despite being human, he remains like an animal. Depending only on that. Food, sleep, fear, mating. If one depends only on that and does not maintain discrimination, then it does not happen for him either. When a human also has a special inclination only towards food, sleep, mating, etc., then the power of discrimination does not develop in him, and despite being human, he remains like an animal. So that means if one is oriented towards those four activities, then it is a demoniac disposition. It is not that having just those four activities is demoniac. Even if one is a devotee of God, as it is said in the subhashita, right? What is said? These are common. They are present in good people as well as in weak people. But they are not oriented towards it. They do not spend their whole life just for that. If they do not make all their efforts just for that, then they are called divine. When a human also has a special inclination only towards food, sleep, mating, etc., then the power of discrimination does not develop in him, and despite being human, he remains like an animal. He enters into the demoniac estate. From 'janaha' to 'naradhaman', in the verses in between, God has nowhere used a word denoting a human. The meaning of this is that humans have the capability to renounce demoniac qualities and to adopt divine qualities; yet, whatever kind of human one may be, if they do not adopt divine qualities and keep holding onto demoniac qualities, they are not worthy of being called human. In this, 'naradhama' must be coming further. And how closely he has watched the language of the Gita. And how much interest one must have for this to happen. We have such interest in the Vachanamrut, like, 'Brother, in the Vachanamrut, Maharaj said this here and that there. He did not say this here, but said that there.' It cannot happen without that interest. He has spent his whole life behind the Gita. These are the words of Ramsukhdasji. So he said that, look, in these many verses, the name '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 → Not human. All the activities described are of 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 → 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 → From 'janaha' in the seventh verse to 'naradhaman' in the nineteenth verse, God has nowhere used a word denoting a human in between. The meaning of this is that humans have the capability to renounce demoniac qualities and to adopt divine qualities, yet, whatever kind of human one may be, if they do not adopt divine qualities and keep holding onto demoniac qualities, they are not worthy of being called human. They are worse than animals and hellish beings, they are inferior. Because animals and hellish beings are moving towards purity by experiencing the fruits of their sins. While today they have received this birth as a result of past merits and as an opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, they are committing sins and moving towards the life forms of animals, birds, and hellish beings. In all the characteristics of demoniac humans that God has shown, He has not allowed a word denoting a human to appear, nor has He given them the adjective of animal, etc., anywhere, but has given only adjectives like 'ashubhan' and 'naradhaman'. The reason is that... look how closely he has watched. He did not even call them like animals. Animals are better, meaning. He did not call them humans, but he did not call them animals either. He gave two titles, 'naradhama', like that. While today they have received this birth as a result of past merits and as an opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, they are committing sins and moving towards the life forms of animals, birds, and hellish beings. In all the characteristics of demoniac humans that God has shown, He has not allowed a word denoting a human to appear, nor has He given them the adjective of animal, etc., anywhere, but has given only adjectives like 'ashubhan' and 'naradhaman'. He did not even say anything like creature. He did not even say beast. Because the reason is that animals, etc., are not that sinful, and one does not incur sin by looking at animals, etc., but it is shown that even looking at a demoniac person brings sin. That is why Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → 'Na shaucham napi chacharo na satyam teshu vidyate.' Since they lack awareness of the main thing—what causes bondage and what brings liberation from the world—they do not even have an understanding of purity and impurity. From the beginning, they have not received that kind of education as to what is called purity and what is called impurity, which food and drink are pure and which are impure. They do have a sense of cleanliness. They do not have a sense of ritual purity and impurity. In terms of cleanliness, they might be better than us. Devotees of God are sometimes a bit dirty. They do not care much about that. But they lack that sense of ritual purity and impurity. Since they lack awareness of the main thing—what causes bondage and what brings liberation from the world—they do not even have an understanding of purity and impurity. From the beginning, they have not received that kind of education as to what is called purity and what is called impurity, which food and drink are pure and which are impure, how one should behave with elders and youngsters and how one should not, what is truth and what is untruth. They do not know all these matters. So, if you eat within the designated sacred kitchen area and eat outside of it, what difference does it make? If you take that bread and go sit and eat in the devotee's sacred kitchen area? What difference does it make? Huh? The commandment is for us. For those others, outsiders, there is nothing like that. If there are outsiders, whether from a Vaishnav Vaishnav Follower of Bhagvãn’s various avatãrs, in particular Shree Krishna Bhagvãn. Relating to Vishnu. Tap to open in glossary → What is the difference other than the commandment? It cannot be called proper conduct. What is it? It cannot be called pure conduct. Shastriji Maharaj was once telling a story that Swami must have been traveling towards Mumbai in a train, and there was a sannyasi, a very great one. He was the mahant of that place, a very large place, it has a name. So he said, 'We were together, then he had brought a tiffin; if they are outside sadhus or sannyasis, they eat from tiffins and all, they do not have such rules. He ate from the tiffin, then went to the tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → And if the conscience becomes pure, then thoughts of God remain. Otherwise, thoughts related to God and related to liberation do not remain. Even if everything else is fine, they do not remain. Therefore, in the Shribhashya, the sevenfold spiritual means are mentioned. Discrimination, freedom from desires, practice, sacrificial action, welfare, cheerfulness—such sevenfold means are mentioned. All those seven must be observed. Then one goes on the path of liberation. Otherwise, not. So discrimination means this: this can be eaten and this cannot be eaten. This can be eaten and this cannot be eaten, that is true, but this can be eaten and this cannot be eaten, that also should be observed. If we have taken our own tiffin and sit in the railway train and start stuffing ourselves, then? So, Maharaj has established such conduct and thoughts. And those sadhus have preserved it. Even in that, especially in the aura of Shastriji Maharaj, it was preserved a bit more. Otherwise, nowadays, nowhere else has even that remained. There is nothing like whose food can be eaten and whose cannot. In our tradition also, some have then completely abandoned it. Whether it can be eaten or not, there is no need for that. 'Na chacharo.' They do not have the dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The meaning of all this is that those who are demoniac men have such a mindset that they just want to eat, drink, and live comfortably. No enjoyment should be left out. To accumulate out of concern for future enjoyments—all this becomes their purpose. In the forty-fourth verse of the second chapter, through 'bhogaishvarya-prasaktanam tayapahruta-chetasam', God has shown that even while remaining within limits according to Vedic Vedic From the Veds. 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