Swaminarayan Hare, Swaminarayan Hare. On the day of Mahasudi Teras of Samvat Samvat The calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his victory 56 BCE. It is a lunar calendar based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar. The calendar most commonly used is the Kãrtiki Samvat, which begins on the first day of Kãrtik. However, the Vachanãmrut is written using the Ashãdhi Samvat, which begins on the first day of Ãshãdh. Tap to open in glossary → And all were wearing white clothes, and in front of his lotus-like face, a gathering of munis and devotees from various countries was seated. And in front of his lotus-like face, two torches were burning. And the evening aarti of Shri Vasudev Narayan and Narayan Dhun Dhun Form of jap often to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Tap to open in glossary → Then Shriji Maharaj said, "All of you listen carefully, I am going to tell a story." Then all the munis and devotees said, "O Maharaj, please tell us." Then Shriji Maharaj said, "A devotee of God should daily worship God and praise Him, and ask God, 'O Maharaj, O Swamin, O ocean of mercy, O protector of those who surrender, please protect me from bad company.' Then Shriji Maharaj said, "A devotee of God should daily worship God and praise Him, and ask God, 'O Maharaj, O Swamin, O ocean of mercy, O protector of those who surrender, please protect me from bad company.' There are four types of bad company. One is Kulapanthi, the second is Shaktipanathi, the third is Shushka Vedanti, and the fourth is Nastik. These are the four types of bad company. If one associates with a Kulapanthi, they will deviate from their current path and become corrupt. And if one associates with a Shaktipanathi, they will be made to eat meat and drink alcohol, and thus be corrupted from their own dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → And if one associates with a Shushka Vedanti, they will be corrupted from the devotion and worship of God by making false all the abodes of God, the eternally divine form of God, and the forms of the idols of God's incarnations. And if one associates with an atheist, they will be corrupted from the path of the eternal true scriptures by making 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 → 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 → Therefore, one should ask God, "May I never associate with these four types of people." And furthermore, one should pray like this. O Maharaj, protect me from lust, anger, greed, delusion, ego, jealousy, and attachment to the body, and always grant me the company of your devotees. In this way, one should daily pray to God and constantly fear bad company and internal enemies. Thus, the 48th Vachanamrut of Gadhada First Chapter was completed. Subject matter explained Description of the four types of bad company and their abandonment. Main points External bad company nourishes internal bad company. Maharaj has said that, right? External bad company nourishes internal bad company. It is said in the 70th Vachanamrut. External bad company nourishes internal bad company. Internal bad company does not succeed without the cooperation of external bad company. One should abandon the bad company mentioned above. To avoid that, all the karmas of eternity are bad company, lying within. But It is written in that Yoga Sutra, right? If there are no five kleshas, then 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 → And the five kleshas happen, all of them happen from outside. Ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion, fear of death. That is outside. To avoid that, one should daily pray to Maharaj. In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj has mercifully said that a devotee of God should daily worship and praise God, and ask God, "O Maharaj, protect me from bad company." There are four types of bad company. One is Kulapanthi, the second is Shushka Vedanti, the third is Shaktipanathi, and the fourth is Nastik. These are the four types of bad company. In the path of salvation, bad company is as much an obstacle as the flaws within oneself cannot become an obstacle. That is the essence of all scriptures. That one's weakness is within oneself, everyone has weaknesses. Weakness is present in all living beings. But how much bad company he keeps, then all the weaknesses within him become active. If he does not keep bad company, then if his weakness is there, it remains there. If he does satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → So Maharaj established a principle, and it is extraordinary. In the 70th Vachanamrut of the first chapter, Maharaj said, That one, the worldly pleasures, agrees to God's worldly pleasures and also refuses them. Who is that? So Maharaj said in that, the one who agrees is bad company, and the one who refuses is satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → That thought is worth pondering. Seekers and aspirants should ponder that thought deeply. It's not that the senses and inner faculties are like this. One should learn to see the bad company that lies within. And one should learn to watch its demands. Bad company. And if one watches, then there is the justice of the thief and the rich 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 → If one watches, then that bad company flees. And if one watches satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → That's it. So, internal bad company and external bad company. In this, Maharaj mentioned four types of bad company, which are external bad company. And what was said about internal bad company in this? Lust, anger, greed, lust, anger, greed, delusion, body-consciousness, jealousy, ego. Lust, anger, greed, delusion, body-consciousness, jealousy, ego, all these are internal bad company. When there is contact with external bad company, then the internal ones burn. If external bad company is not allowed to touch at all, Then those inside remain inside and go away. So, one has to think, and Maharaj kept that principle of bad company. In the last part, in that affection and compassion and affection, it was said, right? Even if one becomes brahmarup, bad company still hinders afterwards. And if one is in the form of the body and does satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Bad company hinders. He Then bad company does not hinder. Then bad company does not hinder. So, how far does the power of bad company extend, and how far does the power of satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → So Maharaj considered satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → In the path of liberation, satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Even if there are no samskaras, samskaras are formed through satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → And if that aspirant, even if he is an aspirant, keeps bad company, then he goes away. The aspirant keeps aspiring and goes to Yamapuri. So, satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj said here again, No matter how great one is, one has to leave certain things to God and pray. Otherwise, one's own efforts alone will not work. One should make as much effort as one can, and then pray to Maharaj, and Maharaj will protect. He does bad company Bad company is inside It may not be visible even if it is so much. It must be inside. And if he only keeps more satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → So, internal bad company is not a big problem, but if one does satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → So, that result does not come. Internal bad company does not bother him that much. But if both external bad company and satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → If he doesn't see the internal bad company, then it's fine. If he keeps external satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → If he only keeps external satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → it gradually decreases. It is more dependent on the outside. It is not more dependent on the inside. Internal nourishment happens through external nourishment. Maharaj said that. If there is external bad company, and it provides nourishment, then the internal bad company is nourished. And if there is external satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → So, more emphasis on the external. Inside, bad company is already filled. But if one keeps satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → But if external bad company is allowed to happen, then even if there is a lot of satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Even if one is a liberated soul, Gunatitanand Swami says that all those kafiriyas remain and stay. If a liberated soul from Akshardham comes here and keeps bad company. Gopalanand Swami wrote that. If one enjoys good things, keeps bad company, maintains pride, then even a liberated soul from Akshardham gets trapped here. That is bad company. And if there is a lowly jiva and he gets satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → It has to be from the lowly. And if he gets satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → If he came from Akshardham, he would be sitting here. Maharaj placed a lot of emphasis on bad company and satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Satsang Satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → And even if he is like a lowly person, he goes to God's abode. If he pays attention this time. And whether he is a liberated soul from Akshardham or an aspirant, no matter what. But if he doesn't pay attention and keeps bad company, then all his aspiration flies away. If even liberation flies away, then what is there to say about aspiration? In the path of salvation, bad company is as much an obstacle as the flaws within oneself cannot become an obstacle. In the path of salvation, bad company is as much an obstacle as the flaws within oneself cannot become an obstacle. So, a flaw is internal bad company. And what Maharaj said is external bad company. Compared to that, Maharaj then mentioned these four names. Otherwise, there are many types of bad company now, and even more terrible activities than that. If he doesn't keep bad company, then it happens. If it disconnects one from God, then all that is bad company. Then, if these four people are there, that's fine, and if all the current instruments are there, that's fine. But if it disconnects one from God, then all that is called bad company. And if he keeps bad company, then even God cannot save him. Others cannot save him, but even God cannot save him. If he keeps bad company, how can God save him? 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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