Vibhutitvam nama tatkaryatve 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 → Specifically, in the sense of tadabhinnatvam, not niyamiyatvam. If there is abhinnatva, then niyamiyatva cannot exist. If it is one's own part, why would God control it? So, Ramanujacharya Maharaj still gave a definition in that, that for the purpose of extreme support, sva atisaya adhanartham, sva-niyantrita dravyam, sva-niyantavya dravyam vibhuti. That is how vibhuti was defined. That means if it is one's extreme support, then God called it His vibhuti. 'Pandavanam Dhananjayah' God said so. 'Pandavanam Dhananjayah' among the Pandavas, Dhananjaya, is My vibhuti. Why did He not say 'Kauravanam Bhishmoham'? Was Dhananjaya greater or was Bhishma greater? And in valor? One who has no match, only he can be God's vibhuti. If there are seventeen like us, it is not considered a vibhuti. Match means comparison, his competitor. If he has no competitor, his comparison, there is no other like him. Matchless. So, is Arjun called matchless or is Bhishma called matchless? Bhishma is. So, has He listed Bhishma as His vibhuti anywhere or not? In Vaishnavism, He has not. God listed all the vibhutis in this, but He did not include Bhishma anywhere as a vibhuti. And He included Arjun. Matchless indeed was Bhishma. One who has no competitor. Otherwise, shouldn't God have said 'Kauravanam Bhishmoham, Pandavanam Dhananjayah'? Why did He not say so? He did not make Him his extreme support. He did not do anything for 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 → If Bhishma is to be called a vibhuti, he is called the vibhuti of the throne of Hastinapur. Even him, my God did not call him a vibhuti. In vibhuti, there must be matchlessness. Along with matchlessness, there must be abhinnatva. Along with abhinnatva, there must be extreme support. If anyone relies extremely on God in any area, then by knowing him, devotion to the other, devotion to God, happens. If one knows Arjun, does devotion to Lord Ramachandra happen or not? To Lord 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 Arjun, it was said 'Pandavanam Dhananjayah', so if one knows Dhananjaya, does devotion to Ram happen or not? It does not. Why? He did not become the extreme support of Lord Ram. Lord Ram's extreme. So, by knowing the vibhuti, devotion to God happens, but what is to be understood in that? Of one's Ishtadev. By knowing whose vibhuti it is, devotion to God happens. Devotion to that Supreme Soul happens to him. If one knows the vibhuti of Lord Swaminarayan, then he recognizes who are the vibhutis of Lord Swaminarayan? Then he develops devotion to Swaminarayan. If one knows the vibhuti of Lord Ramachandra, like Hanumanji, if someone recognizes Hanumanji, then in whom does he develop devotion? In Lord Ram. He develops devotion to Lord Ram. If someone knows the matchless qualities of Bharatji, or if someone knows the matchless qualities of Lakshmanji, then? Of Lord Ram. He develops devotion to Lord Ramachandra. That is how it is to be understood. By knowing the vibhuti, devotion does not shift from here to there. By knowing whose vibhuti it is, one develops extreme faith and extreme vibhuti in God, extreme devotion. By knowing Gopalanand Swami, who has the matchless qualities of Lord Swaminarayan, one develops devotion to Lord Swaminarayan. By knowing Gunatitanand Swami or by knowing 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 → 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 → Pandavanam, so which case-ending is used in that? 'Pandavanam Dhananjayah' Nirdharane shashthi. Nirdharane shashthi. In determining that among so many, this is the one. Among so many, these five, not like that. If there are five, it is not considered a vibhuti. Only if there is one, it is considered a vibhuti. If two get equal marks, the government might give them the first rank, but God does not give the first rank. God wants only one. That is why they are called matchless. They are called vibhuti. Why was Bhishma not mentioned? That is to be seen. Matchless indeed was he. Dronacharya's, if we consider the vibhuti of Lord Swaminarayan, then Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, 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 → they were matchless in each of their areas. They were matchless in their respective areas. No other match like them can be found. And if one recognizes him well, recognizes his matchlessness, then devotion happens. To whom? To Lord Swaminarayan. He develops devotion to Swaminarayan. The matchlessness will be of this person, but one recognizes it. That is why it is said abhinnatvam. Tatkaryatve 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 → if it is so, then only niyantavya dravya. Of niyantavya dravya, the inner meaning seems to be that to attain the state of being a vibhuti, does not happen by one's own effort. If one makes an effort and becomes a vibhuti, 'come on, I want to become God's vibhuti', then was Karna's effort greater or was Arjun's effort greater? God is impartial. He does not think that because this person was on my side, I made him a vibhuti. If Karna had true qualities, God would value them too. If Karna had true qualities, God would show them Himself even if no one else knew. He would highlight them. Karna was lying in the battlefield, defeated by Arjun, Arjun had pierced him, so to ensure Arjun did not get too arrogant, God showed him. God took the guise of a Brahmin and went to Karna. that 'I had heard that Karna is very charitable, so I have come here with the desire for charity. Give me some charity.' Karna said, 'I have nothing with me right now, what can I give you?' Then he remembered. 'One of my teeth is of gold.' So he said, 'Bring a stone from nearby.' He was not in a position to walk. God said, 'If I give you the stone, then that becomes labor.' 'And if you give me the tooth, it becomes labor.' So Karna, dragging himself, went near the stone, hit the stone on his tooth, took out the gold tooth and gave it to Him. God wanted to show Arjun, He wanted to show him too that look, such a quality exists. Such a quality exists. It is not that you are the only one like this. That such a quality exists. So he had a matchless quality, but still God's, how great was his effort. The state of being a vibhuti does not come by effort alone. The state of being a vibhuti by effort, that is why it is said tadabhinnatvam tatkaryatve. The state of being a vibhuti that came in Arjun, by whom did it come? By God's grace. By 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 → 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