Mahatmya means comparative knowledge. For example, 'this is rice' is general knowledge. But 'this is Basmati rice' is special knowledge. Therefore, that is its specialty, and that itself is considered its mahima. Similarly, compared to others, the specialties of Bhagwan that comparative, that comparative intellect, what is it called? Comparative intellect, vision, that is called mahima. All are called currency. The rupee is called currency. In Africa, the shilling is called currency. The American dollar is called currency. The pound is called currency. But are they all equal? They are not all equal. If one wants to go shopping with African shillings, one has to go with a bag full of them. Shillings have no value. If there is a rupee and a dollar, what is its value? If there is a rupee and a pound? It used to be 90 or 100. It reached up to 105. If it is one, then it is 105. That means, one cannot be obtained even by giving lakhs, and the other is worth thirteen copper coins. So that is called mahima. Comparative angle, vision. What is the value of this, and what is the value of that? In currency, what is the power of currency? What is called the capacity of currency? Purchasing power. That is its mahima. Purchasing power is called its mahima. So that is the mahima of purchasing power, of the pound and the dollar. Here, purchasing power is not what is looked at. Here, how much is His salvific power? Shukadevji said, "I can grant liberation to Parikshit in the sixth part of a ghadhi." Then seven days would be too much. And they had all come to him, other sages and seers were all present. Vyas Bhagwan Himself was there. So some of them said, "I will do it in six months," some said, "It will take me five years," some said, "At least..." no one said less than fifteen days. He had only seven days of time. So that is called mahima. Double than the fifteen-day ones, four times than a month, compared to six months, that much is Shukadevji's mahima. "I can do it in the sixth part of a ghadhi." He had not asked for seven days of time; Shukadevji had not asked. Parikshit said, "I have seven days of time with me." "That is no problem, you sit and I will grant you liberation." The sixth part of a ghadhi is only then; a ghadhi is 24 minutes. And the sixth part of 24 minutes is four minutes. "I will do it in four minutes." Shukadevji said so. "I will start, and one or two minutes of mine will go in the invocation. In the remaining two minutes, I will do yours." So that is called His mahima. Comparative talk. Similarly, compared to others, the specialties of Bhagwan are indeed considered Bhagwan's mahima. 'Sāmānya-jñāna-rahitatve sati sati A widow who, out of her total dedication and commitment to her husband, voluntary kills herself by throwing herself on her dead husband’s burning funeral pyre. Tap to open in glossary → sati sati A widow who, out of her total dedication and commitment to her husband, voluntary kills herself by throwing herself on her dead husband’s burning funeral pyre. Tap to open in glossary → is His mahima. General qualities are present in everyone. Now, in the previous discourse, there was something nice written there, in an article I read. That in the liberation of a jiva, what kind of cause is Bhagwan? He is a general cause. And the Sadhu is an extraordinary cause. So how much extraordinariness is there in him? What percentage? That itself is his mahima. If general qualities are present in everyone, then how can it be called his mahima? In comparison, in a comparative sense, if it is general and common, then what is comparative about it? Even in one rupee, there is purchasing power. And it is in one dollar too, and in one pound too. And it is in one shilling too; purchasing power is in all of them. So that is general. How much it is, is its mahima. And how much it is, is its specialty. How much purchasing power is in it? All the sages were indeed salvific; that one had said, "I will do it in six months, in five years." Another said, "It will take me twelve years." And this Shukadevji says, "I will not even take twelve minutes, come on. I will do it in twelve minutes, I will do it in the sixth part of a ghadhi." So what are the percentages of his specialty? How much is the extraordinariness? That is indeed called his mahima. Common qualities were possessed by all. Then all are equal; in common qualities, all are considered equal. In scriptures like the Upanishads or Brahma Sutras, Bhagwan's mahima has been sung through this perspective. 'Satyaṁ jñānaṁ anantam.' In that, infinity is the mahima, which is not in others. Moreover, 'Janmādyasya yataḥ.' The creation, etc., of this world is not under the control of others, therefore that is the mahima of Paramatma. It is said keeping in mind the comparison with others. 'Janmādyasya yataḥ.' This Bhagwan does the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the world. As for others, it is said, 'jagat-vyāpāra-varjyam.' If they speak of another's mahima, they say, "Not this, he does not have it." So, what is not in others and is in Him, that much is called His mahima. But mahima is, like, in different subjects. In this salvific subject, in granting liberation, if no one else can do it and He can do it, then he is a true 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 → Or in how much time can others do it, and in how much time can He do it? In how many means, how many means do others need for it to happen, and how many means does He need for it to happen? Shukadevji did not ask for any means at all. Just listening means liberation. But that one had been listening to everything for a long time. But listening to Shukadevji means liberation. Just listening, and he grants you liberation. Moreover, that which differs from other species is called general knowledge. But within the same species, distinguishing from other species is called general knowledge. "This is a human and this is an animal." So, having knowledge of a human is called general knowledge. But "how is this human and how is that human?" is called its special knowledge. When they are similar and there is a difference, identifying it is its specialty, and that is called mahima. Distinguishing from the similar. There are 25 types of rice. Out of those, "this is Basmati and this is that other one, for khichdi." So, if one distinguishes and identifies from them, it is called its mahima, that "this is Basmati." One compares. Similarly, who is Shreeji Maharaj and who are the other avatars? If that difference is seen, then it is called Maharaj's mahima. Moreover, that which differs from other species is called general knowledge. But even within the same species, if there is extraordinariness, that is called mahima. For example, if we distinguish from other grains that "this is not wheat, this is rice," then that is called general knowledge of it. When there are many types of rice, and one says, "this is Basmati," then even from the species of rice, if one distinguished it and knows that it is of a high quality, then that is considered its mahima. Similarly, in Vachanamrut Loya 39, the points for understanding Bhagwan's mahima are shown. That in comparison to happiness, prosperity, power, art, strength, etc., Bhagwan has extraordinariness over all. If that is seen, experienced, then Bhagwan's mahima is considered known. And if such mahima is known, then it is a very great means to eradicate vasana. Then Muktanand Swami asked a question, "Is the mahima of Bhagwan's 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 → 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 → 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. 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