Verse number 59 continued. Proktaste nirguna bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → nirgunasya hareryatah sambandhattatkriyah sarva bhavantyeva hi nirgunah And 'nirguna' means the three qualities of Maya, such as Sattva, etc. Because of the connection with 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 → Bhagwan, who is devoid of those qualities, all the actions of that Atmanivedi devotee become nirguna. For that reason, those Atmanivedi devotees are said to be nirguna. Bhashya. Doubt. The liberation of the jiva occurs when the sensory and motor organs cease from their respective objects, through means such as meditation on Paramatma, and it happens only through the activity of all the organs. Action occurs through the activity of all the organs. There is a printing mistake there. And through the activity of all the organs, action occurs, so why is the prescription of those actions made in the form of a means to liberation? Here in the verse it is said, '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 → -seva pare pritya bhavitavyam tataih sada.' If one is an Atmanivedi devotee, he should remain engrossed in actions related to Bhagwan all day long. By being engrossed in actions related to Bhagwan, one should become engrossed in Bhagwan. So, action is indeed something that causes disturbance in the mind, and meditation is something that brings peace to the mind. So, in the verse, Maharaj needed to say that one should meditate all day, remain engrossed in Bhagwan all day; there was no need to say to sweep the temple, do this, offer thal, bring flowers from the garden. Such a doubt has been raised by the opponent. Now, the commentator provides the resolution to this in this verse. Then, as a resolution to that doubt, Shri Hari Hari An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra. Tap to open in glossary → says, those Atmanivedi devotees, understanding themselves as 'I am a remnant, a servant of Bhagwan,' strive in every way for the worship and adoration of their master, Bhagwan. With extreme love, through the activity of all the organs, they perform actions solely for Bhagwan, as mentioned earlier. For that very reason, they are called nirguna. So, the answer, the resolution that came, as said in the Gita, that in the Gita it is said that if one performs selfless 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 → yoga, his mind becomes pure, and selfless 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 → yoga does not create disturbance in the actions within his mind. On the contrary, it creates peace. Who stirs up obstacles and the mind? Selfishness stirs them up, and attachment stirs them up. It is beautifully written in Gunatitanand Swami's talks, isn't it, that Vyasji was not getting peace. Similarly, even though we have found Maharaj, we still do not get peace. What is the cause of that lack of peace? So, what cause did Gunatitanand Swami write? Just now, Swamiji was speaking about this somewhere in the talks. Attachment to the five sensory objects, not behaving according to Bhagwan's commands, and third, ignorance. Through all these four, lack of peace is created in the mind; through these three, lack of peace is created in the mind. By performing actions related to Bhagwan, on the contrary, peace is created. If one performs actions for Bhagwan, performs actions related to Bhagwan, or performs actions by Bhagwan's command, lack of peace is never created in that. Lack of peace—many times we might be performing actions for Bhagwan, and still we experience lack of peace, what is the reason for that? What is the reason? For one who does it for Bhagwan, lack of peace should not be created at all. Still, we experience lack of peace, what is the reason for that? It means we might have kept at least one of these things mentioned by Gunatitanand Swami. Then, even if we are performing actions for Bhagwan, or related to Bhagwan, or by Bhagwan's command, but if even one of those three enters, it stirs up the mind. If Bhagwan's command has been transgressed, and then we are performing actions related to Bhagwan, still it stirs up the mind. Lack of peace is created in his heart, it certainly is. The lack of peace that is created is not created by the action itself, it is created by attachment, and it is written in Gunatitanand Swami's talks that lack of peace is created by transgressing commands. Maharaj said the same in the Vachanamrut as well. If one obeys Bhagwan's commands, he attains happiness like the happiness of Bhagwan, and whatever lack of peace or disturbance is created, it happens by transgressing Bhagwan's commands. Whether one is an ascetic or a householder, it affects everyone. So, there is no need to fear action. Even for one who wants to meditate on Bhagwan. Even for one who wants solely to meditate on Bhagwan, and only do bhajan bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → of Bhagwan, and please Bhagwan, there is no great need to fear action. One's own attachment should not enter into the action, and while performing actions to please Bhagwan, Bhagwan's commands should not be transgressed, care should be taken of that. That is what affects him. When he sits to meditate, how many actions he performed all day does not affect him. How many commands did he transgress during the day? Then it affects him. So, Gunatitanand Swami said that through attachment to the five sensory objects, by transgressing Bhagwan's commands, and through ignorance. Ignorance means that what is to be grasped is not grasped, and the opposite is grasped, that is ignorance. What did 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 → say? That considering imperfect and true sadhus as equal, that itself is great ignorance. If instead of the true ones, the imperfect ones have been grasped, how can he get peace? No matter how many efforts he makes, still he will not get peace. Similarly, if something other than Bhagwan has been grasped, and he believes so—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 → took a very powerful illustration that one believed a donkey to be a mare. He brings a donkey and says, 'I have bought a fine horse.' It seems to have stopped. If he bought a horse, does he get the happiness of a horse? What does he get? He gets that of a donkey. He does not get the happiness of a horse. So, Gunatitanand Swami called that ignorance. That he believes in Bhagwan, 'I am doing bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → of Bhagwan,' but something else has been grasped, through ignorance something else has been grasped, then also lack of peace is definitely created in him. He does not get peace. It is written in this, isn't it, that the intention is to doubt that lack of peace occurs because of action, and Maharaj gave the command here that '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 → -seva pare pritya bhavitavyam tataih sada.' 'Proktaste nirguna bhakta bhakta Devotee of Bhagvãn. A follower of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → nirgunasya hareryatah sambandhattatkriya sarva 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