Actions performed with the intention of benefiting others, or for the benefit of God and His devotees, are considered yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → By this, you shall prosper, and it shall fulfill your desires. Brahmaji tells humans that by fulfilling your duties, you will all prosper and progress. By doing so, you will continue to receive the necessary resources for performing your duties. You will all develop greatly. Great development. If you renounce selfishness and perform your duty, then. If you don't perform your duty, we've said it many times, haven't we? The atmosphere has changed a bit now, but in America, you won't find beggars on the streets. When Shastriji Maharaj went for the first time, or the second time, he used to say that once our devotee forgot his pen. He went to the post office somewhere and forgot his pen. He went the next day and the pen was still lying there. If it had been in our sight, it would have gone somewhere, Vyas, the pair would have gone. What should we contemplate more about in this discourse? Whether the shoes will be safe or not? So they understand their duty and do not shirk work, which is why there is prosperity there. We just perform puja and pray to Maharaj to give us prosperity, but he doesn't give us much nectar. Because we pay a little attention to the shoes and such. So, he performs his duty; he is not a shirker. Where there is no shirking, prosperity comes naturally. Lakshmi Lakshmi A devi (goddess) who is the wife of Vishnu. She is the devi of wealth. Therefore, money and gold is also called Lakshmi. She eternally remains in the sevã of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → Lazy. Brahmaji tells humans that you should all strive for the growth and progress of everyone by fulfilling your duties. By doing so, you will continue to receive useful materials for performing your duties. Kamdhuk. God has said that it is 'Ishtakam Dhuk'. Ishtakam Dhuk does not mean what one desires in their mind; Brahma will provide all the necessary materials for the yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → By doing so, you will continue to receive useful materials for performing your duties. There will never be any shortage of it. Here, the meaning of the word 'Ishtakam' is to be taken as 'useful material for performing duty,' but not as 'desired objects'. The word 'Ishta' is formed by adding the suffix 'ka' to the root 'yaj' in the past participle. It refers to yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → There is no renunciation at all. Otherwise, only selfishness plays, then no matter what kind of 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 → yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → In the previous verse, God says that actions other than yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → Yagnarthat karmano anyatra. So, 'anyatra' does not mean 'elsewhere' in the sense of another place. 'Yagnarthat karmano anyatra' means that there is no surrender, no renunciation, no great center. Then that 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 → That does not liberate him. If there are three of these. Then, any act of duty, any prescribed action, will lead to liberation. In the previous verse, God says that a person engaged in actions other than yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → Those who eat the remnants of the yagna yagna Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → In the 13th verse, it is also said that those who perform actions for themselves, that is, with a desire for results, are sinful people who consume sin. Thus, looking at the preceding and succeeding verses, the renunciation of desire-driven actions is mentioned in both places. Therefore, it is appropriate that the renunciation of desire-driven actions is also mentioned in verses 10, 11, and 12 in between. If here If we take the meaning of the word 'Ishtakam' as 'desired objects', then it is a fault because it is against the current topic. Because actions performed to obtain desired objects are binding according to God. Therefore, the meaning of the word 'Ishtakam' is only the necessary material for duty. Arjuna had no interest in performing actions. To remove this, God says that you should learn to perform your duties even from the words of Prajapati Brahmaji. By performing your duties for the benefit of others, your worldly and otherworldly progress can be achieved. A Nishkam Karmayogi or one who serves God and His devotees with a selfless attitude is always ready to serve or benefit others. Therefore, according to the injunctions of Prajapati Brahmaji, or rather, by the will of the Supreme Being, such a person never lacks the means, ability, and necessary provisions for the maintenance of their body. They continue to receive useful things easily. God is Vishwambhar, who sustains even sinners and those who oppose Him. Those who follow His path will surely be sustained, and they need not worry about it. When Brahmaji ordained the performance of duty, the responsibility of providing enough resources to fulfill that duty also fell upon him. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. 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