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Shikshapatri Katha - Shlok 62(02) To 64 || 06 Oct, 2020 || Mahant Swami Shri Devprasaddasji Swami

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Jag ga ma ma ga re re ka sa ga re Jag ga ma ma ga re re ka sa ga re

Om Avtarine Shri Swaminarayanaya Namo Namah

Shri Harikrishnaya Namo Namah

Shri Purna Purushottamaya Namo Namah

Shikshapatri verse number 62 continue

Acharyenaiva Dattamya Yachchatenapratishthitam Krishna Swarupam Tatsevyam Vandyamvetarat Tuya

And the form of Shri Krishna which the Acharya of the Dharma Vansh has given for one's own worship, or the form which that Acharya has consecrated, that very form should be worshipped.

And without that, any other form of Shri Krishna is worthy of salutation but not worthy of worship.

Commentary

The murti of Shri Krishna is endowed with all auspicious qualities and is supreme.

Is there any specialty in saying so?

There is some specialty in saying so.

Shri Hari explains it as 'Acharya ene ev iti'.

The Acharya of the Dharma Vansh has all the murtis for daily worship.

Even then, the specialty in it is that the Acharya has consecrated it.

It is the same form of Shri Krishna Bhagwan, the form of Maharaj.

But the specialty in it is that if the Acharya has consecrated it, then there is a specialty in it, otherwise not.

So Maharaj wants to say that in this verse, that's it.

The murti of Shri Krishna is endowed with all auspicious qualities and is supreme.

There is some specialty in saying so.

Shri Hari explains it as 'Acharya ene veti'.

The murti that the Dharma Vamshi Acharya has given for daily worship, and the murti that he has consecrated for everyone for puja, darshan, etc., these two types of murtis should be worshipped, served, and accepted as the form of the auspicious Paramatma.

Just as the mantra given by Acharya Shri becomes a means of support in meditation, similarly, the form of Paramatma that he has described and shown can also become a means of support in meditation.

Just as the study of the Vedas is a samskara, what did he say?

If it is a consecrated murti,

He didn't say.

If it is a consecrated murti, then it is suitable for meditation.

Maharaj said this verse in the Shikshapatri, and in its commentary, what specialty did he mention further?

Again, the talk.

The murti that the Dharma Vamshi Acharya has given for daily worship, and the murti that he has consecrated for everyone for puja, darshan, etc., these two types of murtis should be worshipped, served, and accepted as the form of the auspicious Paramatma.

Just as the mantra given by Acharya Shri becomes a means of support in meditation, similarly, the form of Paramatma that he has described and shown can also become a means of support in meditation.

What did he say?

Where did the difference occur?

Sadguru Swami said.

The form that the Acharya has consecrated, one should have the feeling of God in that form and serve Him.

You have repeated it, but you have to comment on it.

Not repetition, but commentary.

What are you commenting on, Swamiji?

Just as the mantra given by Acharya Maharaj bears fruit, similarly, that form is shown to worship God, but it is not to be worshipped as that form.

So, if there are other mantras, and one reads them from the scriptures on their own, then in the scriptures, it is forbidden to even mention that mantra.

But if one has heard it from somewhere and accepted the mantra on their own, and one has been given by the Acharya.

Then, in the attainment of mantra, the mantra given by the Acharya has more divine power.

The same applies to the murti.

Here, the definition of the Acharya was done first.

If there is such a qualification and such persons give a murti, and there is another murti, it is the murti of the same form of God.

For example, if it is Lord Shri Krishna, it is the murti of Lord Shri Krishna, and if it is Maharaj, it is the murti of Maharaj.

It is one and the same.

It's the same pose.

Even then, if the Acharya has consecrated it, there is more divinity in it.

This is called a samskara of a murti.

It's not the whole and sole; there are other samskaras as well.

But this also has a role in it.

This also shows a contribution.

So, if it is a murti with such samskaras, then the mumukshu quickly

attains siddhi in their spiritual practice.

It becomes more divine.

Just as the mantra given by Acharya Shri becomes a means of support in meditation, similarly, the form of the Supreme Being is the goal.

Even in chanting, the Guru mantra bears fruit.

The Guru mantra bears more fruit.

For us, Swaminarayan is the whole and sole; even if one accepts it on their own, it is considered a Guru mantra.

For example, if the Guru has not yet met, and one has taken the mantra that the Guru was supposed to give, then it becomes like that.

The Swaminarayan mantra is like that.

So, there is not much need for the Guru mantra to be specifically given by the Guru.

It is very famous and accepted by the entire sampraday, and Maharaj has already given the command to do it, so it has become like a Guru mantra.

But generally, if there are other mantras, and the Guru gives the mantra, it quickly bears fruit.

That's it.

The same applies to the murti.

The murti and mantra are all parts of initiation.

It was mentioned earlier in the initiation ritual that there are five things.

Kanthi, tilak, and mantra, this dress.

All of those are a part of the initiation.

So how does it become more divine and more fruitful?

So, in this way, its samskaras are such that the more auspicious samskaras are imbued in it.

Then they quickly become fruitful.

If inauspicious samskaras, such inauspicious samskaras, have mingled.

Then it will not yield results quickly.

During the time of Maharaj Shastriji Maharaj, something similar happened in a yagna.

That arani manthan was happening, and the sadhus worked hard for a long time.

Swami was also present.

And they worked hard for a long time, but Agni Dev did not manifest.

Then Agni Dev gave darshan to Yogi Swami.

And he said that if you remove that particular person from there, then I will manifest.

So, he made some excuse for work and called that person outside.

It becomes divine.

This is a saintly person.

But he called him out, so Agni Dev immediately appeared.

Just as, in that way, these are, so to speak, reverse samskaras.

In the same way, there are also positive samskaras.

And they are many.

So, when such samskaras are received, they quickly yield results.

That is the meaning of Maharaj's pratishtha, that it is a type of samskara.

So, as we said, even if there is no samskara sometimes, we have to consider it a samskara.

That pratishtha of Thakorji should not have been done against the sampradaya or by a relative of the sampradaya.

The pratishtha should not have been done with a special target against Acharya Maharaj.

Even if the Acharya did not do it, it is still considered traditional.

All these samskaras are mixed in this.

God comes into the murti and is ready to fulfill the devotees' wishes; He sits ready.

In the murti, the pratishtha of the murti takes place, the prana pratishtha.

So what is God's work?

It's not just about accepting the thal.

Accepting the thal is for salvation.

But God's work is to fulfill the desires of God's devotees.

God sits ready to do that.

Now, that readiness is subject to all these samskaras.

The pratishtha, the men who perform the pratishtha, and then, as it was said, from what factors divinity comes into the murti, all those are called its samskaras.

This is also one of those samskaras.

Just as the mantra given by Acharya Shri himself becomes a means of support in meditation.

Similarly, the form of God that he has described and shown can become the object of meditation.

So, the sadhak is ready and has started, thinking that he wants to attain the murti.

Then, if he performs all the samskaras mentioned in the scriptures, he will quickly achieve siddhi.

And if the samskaras are fewer or dim, then he has to put in a little more effort.

Just as the study of the Vedas is a samskara.

Just as the mantra instruction received from the guru is a samskara, so too the pratishtha of the murti performed by the Acharya is a type of samskara of that murti.

When studying the Vedas, the guru recites them, and then the disciples repeat them.

That's how one learns the Vedas, or learns them from a computer.

Then there is a slight difference in that.

If one has learned directly from the guru, then it is

All these are the samskaras of different spiritual activities.

Similarly, there are samskaras for consecrating the murti.

Just as the study of the Vedas is a samskara.

Just as the mantra instruction received from the guru is a samskara, so too the pratishtha of the murti performed by the Acharya is a type of samskara of that murti.

Ramanand Swami seated Maharaj on the throne.

And then performed arati.

In Jetpur, the throne is pleased.

Performed arati.

Then he gave Maharaj a command, gave him instruction, a guru should give instruction, right?

The guru, in fact, Ramanand Swami is considered the one who performed Maharaj's pratishtha, isn't he?

Maharaj's, Maharaj's pratishtha was not by status, but by pratishtha, it was not like a helicopter landing.

But he was also by status.

But still, Maharaj Ramanand Swami gave the command.

That now you must protect the mumukshus' resolutions, the mumukshus.

Protect them so that the stain of Kali-mala does not affect them, those who are surrendered to you, protect them so that the stain of Kali-mala does not affect them.

And protect the surrendered.

And do your avatar work.

Maharaj ordered Ramanand Swami.

Thus, when the Acharya consecrates the idol of the temple, he makes a small recommendation.

And if we go straight to him and have a recommendation from a senior, we pray to Maharaj.

And if there are people like Gunatitanand Swami or Gopalanand Swami sitting next to him, they recommend to Maharaj that Maharaj should do something for him.

So, wouldn't it make a difference?

Then it makes a difference, that's not how the idol is.

He would have made a common recommendation that Maharaj, you should do everyone's work.

Ramanand Swami said, he didn't specifically say to do anyone's work.

But if someone is surrendered to you, you should not let any obstacle come to them.

Protect him completely.

Maharaj says, 'Baadham'.

It's called Baadham.

Maharaj says, 'Baadham'.

Maharaj said that, and Maharaj Ramanand Swami bowed down.

And he said, 'You are a boon'.

Ramanand Swami said, 'Ask for a boon from us, today you have done what we desired'.

And you have done our work and fulfilled our long-cherished resolve, ask for a boon from you.

So Maharaj asked for the same thing.

What you said will happen.

If your devotee has the pain of one scorpion, I should have the pain of a crore scorpions.

Maharaj asked for a little more.

And to your devotee,

If 'Ram Patra' is written on the forehead, then it should come to me.

But your devotees should remain happy.

Be happy by wearing clothes.

Maharaj would have asked for that and would have done it.

Maharaj has been doing that until now.

So, does Ramanand Swami's recommendation work or not?

Maharaj is working, so does Ramanand Swami's recommendation work or not?

Maharaj thinks that my guru has said it.

I had to do it anyway.

But the guru has said it.

Similarly, when Maharaj's idol is consecrated, the recommendation of the consecrator is somewhat useful.

And if the consecration has not been done, and no one has made a recommendation, then we have to deal with it directly.

So then, he gives work according to how capable we are.

Just as studying the Vedas is a samskara, and the mantra initiation received from the guru is a samskara.

Similarly, the consecration of an idol by an Acharya is a type of samskara for that idol.

If the Acharya has not performed that consecration samskara.

That means that recommendation is made according to his status.

If the personality is less, then it becomes less.

If there is not much personality, then it doesn't happen.

Whatever influence Maharaj has placed on the throne, that influence comes into it.

The divinity placed by Maharaj certainly comes.

But that personal personality also gets a plus.

That's how it is.

If the devotees are true.

Then his status will be good or bad.

Then Maharaj manifests from a blade of grass.

Maharaj has said.

If there is nothing, no support, then if there is a green blade of grass, bow down to it and pray, I will manifest from there.

That happens by the devotee's status.

But if all these means are more convenient, and then if the devotee has the status.

It gets one more star.

Work gets done quickly.

This is all said generally, it is not said to any special devotee.

So, the more resources one gathers from all these general means, the better the work and the result will be.

Just as studying the Vedas is a samskara, and the mantra initiation received from the guru is a samskara.

Similarly, the consecration of an idol by an Acharya is a type of samskara for that idol.

If the Acharya has not performed that consecration samskara.

Then that idol form of God, becoming visible to the devotee in meditation.

It does not do any favor or grace.

It doesn't do that much.

That's why it is said that one should worship it.

It should be worshipped.

The form established by the Acharya has this much specialty.

Otherwise, other murtis of Shri Krishna are of God.

All these things that have been said, if they are regularly followed according to the rituals.

Then it's done.

And if it's not regularly followed.

Then it remains a little incomplete.

Then it doesn't come in the whole world.

The form established by the Acharya has this much specialty.

Otherwise, other murtis of Shri Krishna are worthy of worship because they are the form of God.

Verse number 63.

All should go to the temple of God in the evening. There, the chanting of the names of Radhika's husband, Shri Krishna, should be done loudly.

And all our satsangis should go to the temple of God every evening and in that temple, they should chant the name of Shri Krishna Bhagwan, who is the husband of Shri Radhikaji, in a loud voice.

All devotees should go to the temple of God, whether it is a fixed murti or a moving murti, every evening to have darshan.

There, the qualities, character, and names of Radhika's husband, Shri Krishna Bhagwan, should be chanted loudly with a concentrated mind for one muhurat.

At 48 minutes.

At least.

Don't just run away after doing arti and darshan.

We too.

Even saintly persons.

So, what happens is that it settles in the mind a little.

In the conclusion of the meaning, there are introduction and conclusion.

Introduction and conclusion.

Based on that, the meaning is arranged.

So Maharaj said that every day you should awaken with compassion, and then remember Krishna and perform all rituals.

All human beings should go to the temple of God in the evening.

So Maharaj combined both the introduction and the conclusion.

When you wake up, before opening your eyes, remember God.

And do it before closing your eyes.

So when the introduction and conclusion come together, it also fits into our meaning.

In our heart, the meaning, that is, the jiva, is also arranged in our jiva.

It is first arranged in action, and then if we wish, it is also arranged in the heart.

So it is also arranged in our jiva.

So in the evening and morning, when you wake up, remember God properly, a little to your heart's content.

And in the evening too, remember Him to your heart's content, so that there is peace in your mind.

Then it is arranged in our heart for the whole day.

That is the meaning.

Introduction and conclusion.

Those are the two points of the conclusion of the meaning.

So if a person wants to remember God throughout the day, they should strengthen this introduction and conclusion properly.

So in between, I should also be joined.

All devotees should go to the temple of God, whether it is a fixed murti or a moving murti, every evening to have darshan. There, the qualities, character, and names of Radhika's husband, Shri Krishna Bhagwan, should be chanted loudly with a concentrated mind for one muhurat.

In Kaliyuga, chanting the name of God is said to be the best means of moksha.

In Kaliyuga, Hari Kirtan.

In Kaliyuga, one should do kirtan bhakti.

Kirtan bhakti means chanting the name of God loudly.

Recite stotras.

Chant kirtans.

All of that.

We are Sadgun Swami Hari.

They used to do it, but now that thing

They don't write the scoreboard, do they?

It's going on.

The score is going on like that, they don't write the board.

It's lost.

And someone else will be singing.

Kandu believes that and it's a story of cutting.

In Kaliyuga, of God

For us, more than the scoreboard, if one gets into the habit in their soul

Then many saints have already developed such a habit of performing bhajan in their soul from now on.

Then that is very useful for his soul.

That's why we do the scoreboard.

But all these people just do it to get their names written on the scoreboard.

And if they don't put it in their soul, it doesn't make much difference.

It should come into his soul.

Let's do bhajan while walking.

There's a scoreboard for walking, isn't there?

The chanting of God's name is said to be the best means of moksha.

In Shrimad Bhagavatam, it is said, 'O King, Kaliyuga is a treasure trove of faults, but it also contains one great virtue.'

By chanting the virtues, character, and names of Lord Shri Krishna, a person is freed from the bondage of this world and reaches the feet of God.

The fruit that one who meditates in Satya Yuga receives, the fruit that one who worships God by performing yagnas in Treta Yuga receives.

In Krita, by meditating

The shloka is written, isn't it?

In Krita, by meditating

Vishnu, in Treta, by performing yagnas, in Dwapara, by worship, in Kali, by chanting Hari's name.

In Satya Yuga, they meditated.

And in Treta Yuga, they performed big yagnas.

So they perform yagnas and do kirtan.

They sing two or three kirtans for God.

So, it is said in the Bhagavatam that he gets as much merit as performing a yagna.

That, in Krita, by meditating on Vishnu, in Treta, by performing yagnas.

In Dwapara, by worship, in Kali, by chanting Hari's name.

In Kaliyuga, by this kirtan bhakti, one gets so much benefit from God.

That much of that

One performs only one yagna in their entire life.

And this is done daily, so it's like a daily yagna.

Even if he speaks with love.

Not just to write on the scoreboard.

Speaks from the soul.

If he keeps speaking from his soul, then he gets the fruit of performing yagnas in Treta Yuga.

And in Dwapara, by worship.

Kaliyuga is called that.

Hey

Kaliyuga is considered the lowest age.

Even then, in it, the great treasure of faults of Kali.

In Kaliyuga, which is a treasure trove of faults, there is one great virtue.

That this

The merit of a good resolve is attained.

And through kirtan bhakti, the merit of yagna is attained.

If one makes good resolutions, those resolutions bear fruit.

And if they are weak, they don't bear fruit.

God has made such an arrangement in Kaliyuga.

Because the people of Kaliyuga are all of little strength and little intellect, so God has to make some arrangement to take them to His abode, right?

So, in Kaliyuga, God has made it easy like this.

That if one performs kirtan bhakti, they get the fruit of yagna.

If one makes a good resolution, they also get a very great reward.

What is a good resolution called?

The resolve to please.

I will do this.

What is a good resolve called?

To please God

Eh

The resolve to please God.

What is a good resolve called?

To satisfy God

Eh

To please God and to satisfy God.

I will do some dhana pana (rituals).

He doesn't do that, he just makes a resolution.

So

It said that in this.

Does it really mean that?

Then Swamiji, what do you say?

Makes a good commitment.

Eh

Makes a good commitment.

But then he doesn't do it.

So

Then it bears fruit.

That's how it works.

It is said that Kali Yuga is a Kali Yuga full of faults.

But it has one great quality.

In it, by resolve, merit is gained and fruit is borne.

So how to do it?

During Chaturmas, we should make two or three resolutions, like, "I will do Chandrayan for four months," and then not do it.

And I will eat grains and water for four months.

Why not do both Chandrayan and Daana Paani in the resolution?

Poverty in words.

Give a commitment to Maharaj. Commitment means a promise, right?

Poverty in words.

If there is some fault or something in doing it, then Maharaj considers it to bear fruit in the resolution.

Resolution means making a good resolution in a worthy person.

Gunatitanand Swami did not say that.

What did Gunatitanand Swami say?

That in a Satpurush

What is the desire for Akshardham in this world?

And what is the suffering of hell in this world?

So what did he say?

Good resolutions are made.

Then there is no need to perform rituals.

That is, good resolutions are made in a Satpurush.

Such a person makes a good resolution.

Muktanand Swami, what would he be eating? He would see a jewel.

And when Gunatitanand Swami was eating, that Nagar thought in his mind, "Oh, such a great person eats such tasteless food, so his taste is gone."

So where did he perform the ritual?

The fruit of making a resolution about a great person and about God is obtained in Kali Yuga.

This is the meaning of a good resolution.

Otherwise, keep the good ones.

Like Satsang Swami, then do nothing.

Not like that.

It has to be done.

Perform the ritual, but the meaning of a good resolution is this.

Make a good resolution in a worthy person.

Make a good resolution in the character of God, in the form of God.

So, God made such an arrangement in Kali Yuga that merit is gained by his resolution.

Otherwise, everyone would just sit with resolutions and do nothing.

It doesn't mean that good resolutions bear fruit everywhere.

In Kali Yuga, the fruit of resolution is obtained.

There is a great quality in the Kali Yuga, which is a treasure trove of faults.

In such a Kali Yuga, which is a treasure trove of faults, this is a great quality.

If there are great saints of God, and we have made a good resolution in them, then the work is done without any means.

And whatever is not happening, it means the selection was wrong.

If the selection is correct, it will happen.

If he makes a resolution, it happens.

Even if he doesn't make a resolution, it happens.

The Gopis had not made such a resolution that if we become desireless and worship God, then it will happen.

She hadn't made a resolution and was walking backwards, yet.

So he cleansed his heart.

That is the importance of the center.

In the same way, this Kali Yuga is a great treasure trove of faults.

It has one very great quality.

Actually, two qualities are mentioned, but one is a very great quality and the other is a smaller one.

A little short.

What is a little short? That a great quality is that by making a resolution in him, fruit is obtained.

Then there is no need to do any means.

And what is the other smaller quality? Then in Kali Yuga, it is by Hari Kirtan.

Just do Hari Kirtan.

And he performs a great sacrifice, a yajna, in the Treta Yuga.

When Lord Ramachandra released the horse, Lav and Kush tied it up.

How much difficulty arises.

When King Dilip performed a yajna, Indra stole it.

So all these people face difficulties.

If you don't want to suffer all these troubles, then just sing a kirtan.

In the square of Gokul village,

If one does it, it's like a yagna has been performed.

But do it properly, don't do it haphazardly, don't do it for a score.

Do it for the jiva.

Maharaj said, do it for the salvation of your own jiva.

So this is the quality of Kaliyuga, the greatest quality of Kaliyuga.

If one does it this way, they get such a fruit.

In Satya Yuga, one meditates on Vishnu; in Treta Yuga, one performs yagnas; in Dwapar Yuga, one performs service; in Kali Yuga, one performs Hari kirtan.

In Kaliyuga, if one sings kirtan of God, chants His name, performs dhun, then they get the fruit of a yagna.

We were told to do 48 minutes of what we used to do for 10 minutes, right?

Do a little more.

The whole assembly is counted, right?

Huh? The whole assembly is counted, everything.

The whole assembly is counted, and the discourse.

If one does it properly, it happens.

Otherwise, they just pass the time.

And they say, from 60, from that point beyond, and from 60, huh?

Beyond the point.

Far from 60, as it were.

He was somewhere, you know, eating beads.

Where did we get stuck? We sit on the computer every day, and today we came to the assembly and got stuck.

Now what will happen?

What will happen to the computer, and what will happen to me?

Don't keep it like that.

And properly engage your jiva and do bhajan.

Maharaj has said that.

It is said in the Vachanamrut.

If one performs worldly activities all day and makes small or big mistakes because of them.

And if one performs bhajan of God for one moment, will the sins of the whole day burn or not?

This is the question of Acharya Maharaj.

Maharaj says, even then it burns away.

If one engages their jiva, mind, and body in it for even a moment, then all the good and bad of the entire day will be reduced to ashes.

And for one moment.

So, do it with your jiva engaged.

If one engages their jiva in this assembly, it will happen, no problem.

But now, if one sits here and has also engaged their jiva elsewhere.

Then it won't happen.

Engages here and engages there, the jiva.

That's why.

This is like, when can I escape? When I get a chance, if everyone closes their eyes, I'll stand up.

Only then do you get a chance to stand up, right?

Otherwise, everyone would be watching, and if there's someone like me, a Khapra Kotiya, everyone would look and see who hasn't come.

When do they stand up?

So, only when they close their eyes does he get a chance to stand up.

Mostly, the assembly happens when half of them close their eyes.

We have an ongoing assembly, in the evening, mind you.

And they say, when do we get a chance to leave?

So, do they make everyone close their eyes or not?

Then they stand up.

In Kaliyuga, the fruit of good resolutions was mentioned, the fruit of good resolutions in Kaliyuga.

And Maharaj said in the Vachanamrut that one should not take faults.

Is there a difference between those two, one or two?

Not taking faults, that applies to common devotees, one should not take their faults either.

Those who have generally walked on Maharaj's path.

And have exceeded 50%.

So, what is the calculation for good and bad?

Round off.

If it exceeds 50%.

No one is completely free from faults.

And no one is completely full of virtues.

But if it exceeds 50%, then it is called such.

If bad qualities exceed 50%, then they are called bad-natured.

And if good qualities exceed 50%, then they are called good-natured.

So, if it's more than 50%, don't take their faults.

If bad qualities are more than 50%, then stay away from them.

Even then, it's better not to take them.

Then, if it's too much and you have to tell someone, you say, 'Okay, stay away from this person.'

Someone who is very close to you.

Don't take anyone's flaws.

And if you want to take virtues, then you get as much fruit as you have the capacity for.

If you have the capacity like Gopalanand Swami, or Muktanand Swami, or Gunatitanand Swami, then you get that much fruit, otherwise you get what you are.

It will be good.

That's it.

But if there is a minus in that, then some people's minus also happens to this.

If the quality of the weak has come, then

Weakness comes.

Nishkulanand Swami said that if his quality enters the body, then it becomes difficult.

Then weakness comes.

That's it.

So, one has to be careful.

One desires to do bhajan, resolves to do it, but why can't one do it?

What?

One has resolved to do bhajan, but many times one does not do it, why?

Nature.

Gunatitanand Swami has said that the resolutions of worldly pleasures are called vasana.

And if we have a resolve to do bhajan but cannot do it, that is called our nature.

Because when we sit down to do bhajan, our nature comes in the way.

Nature is very clever, if we are not doing any bhajan, it doesn't show itself to us.

When we sit down to do bhajan, then nature comes in the way.

So, if one wants to do bhajan while walking, then the habit of showing off on all four sides stops, and when showing off stops, we can't tolerate it, so bhajan stops.

That's it.

Showing off and bhajan are contradictory, aren't they?

So, if you are doing bhajan, you can't show off on all sides.

That's it.

So it stops.

So, what hinders bhajan is called nature.

And the resolutions of worldly pleasures are called vasana, that's what Swami has said.

So, if one is doing bhajan and it doesn't happen, it means that our nature is a bit more dominant.

That's it.

So, the more dominant the nature, the less it allows bhajan to happen.

That's it.

The fruit that those who meditate in Satya Yuga receive, the fruit that those who worship God by performing yagnas in Treta Yuga receive, the fruit that is obtained by serving God in Dwapar Yuga, all those fruits are obtained by humans in Kali Yuga by performing Sankirtan Bhakti of Shri Hari.

So, Maharaj gave the fruit of yagna every day.

That God, that God's temple, everyone should go in the evening.

There, victory to Radhika Krishna.

To do bhajan of God.

The form of God is of dark complexion, yet it appears bright with radiant splendor. The Lord resides, adorned with the Kaustubha gem and other ornaments, weapons like the Sudarshan Chakra, and accompanied by attendants like Sunanda, with His heart and other limbs.

The most intelligent great souls worship the Lord in Kali Yuga through the yagnas of Sankirtan, which consist of the divine qualities and names of the Lord mentioned above.

That yagna, yagna.

They worship in Kali Yuga through the yagna of Sankirtan.

It is said in the eleventh canto of the Bhagavata that the worship of different yugas is different.

That's what Yogeshwar said just now.

It was a dialogue of Yogeshwar.

How do the devotees of God worship God in different yugas?

So, they worship in this way in Kali Yuga.

They perform the yagna of Sankirtan.

That's it.

In Kali Yuga, only by chanting the name of God, all selfish and selfless desires are fulfilled.

That is why the best people who know the yugas praise Kali Yuga.

Whoever has known the core point of the yuga, everyone praises Kali Yuga.

All those sages knew the core point, didn't they?

That it's short and sweet.

No other expenses.

If you want to perform a yagna, how much does it cost?

If it results in.

And there is no expense in performing yagna in this.

He adds two or three more kirtans.

Pay close attention.

Not to mix.

First

If one listens to kirtan, will they get that much fruit or not?

It must be happening a little bit.

If you go to a yagna, you get shiro, you get prasad.

If you've been to a yagna, you don't just come back empty-handed.

So you get at least a little bit.

Those who listen still get the benefit.

Those who speak get so much, and those who make others listen get their share.

Therefore, the best people who know the qualities of the yuga

Haridarshan Swami, pay close attention to kirtan bhakti.

Vishvadarshan Swami

Hey

Vishvadarshan Swami

Vishvadarshan Swami, Haridarshan Swami, what?

One must perform kirtan bhakti completely.

And Akshar Bhagat has to do half and half.

We don't have the whole thing.

It's like moving your ears while filling.

Therefore, the best people who know the qualities of the yuga

praise Kaliyuga.

It's called doing it, isn't it?

It is said in the Vishnu Purana that the fruit that a mumukshu obtains by meditating in Satya Yuga, by performing yagnas and worship in Treta Yuga, and by performing archana and puja in Dwapar Yuga, that fruit is obtained in Kali Yuga through the sankirtan bhakti of Lord Keshav.

It is also said in the Varaha Purana that

Then all the Puranas have completed it.

It has been witnessed.

Those who perform sankirtan of my qualities, character, and names in Kali Yuga are blessed.

Only those people have a pure mind.

We made a concession for them, didn't we?

If one recites a chapter, how many kirtans' worth of fruit do you give them?

On the scoreboard

If there are ten verses, then one kirtan.

One kirtan of ten verses.

So he

Sadgun Swamiji will make arrangements that

Go, you will get the fruit of one kirtan.

Because there are many verses in the chapter.

Then what other arrangements have been made?

Of shlokas

Arrangements for shlokas have also been made.

Those who in Kali Yuga, my qualities, character, and

But for the shlokas of Raghuvansh, it should be kept temporary, not permanent, right?

Otherwise, when they get old, Maharaj has said that they should study only until they are able to understand the meaning of the words.

Those who perform sankirtan of my qualities, character, and names in Kali Yuga are blessed. Only those people have a pure mind. They have performed virtuous deeds.

Maharaj says that kirtan bhakti is not possible without a pure mind.

If the mind is not pure.

If it's struggling with worldly desires.

Then how can that poor soul perform kirtan bhakti?

Only those people have a pure mind, they have performed virtuous deeds, and they have achieved the accomplishment of being born and attaining it.

It is said in the Skanda Purana that there is no fear of the sharp fangs of the terrible serpent in the form of Kali Yuga, because it will be burnt in the forest fire of the name sankirtan of Lord Govinda.

It is said in the Brihannaradiya Purana that in this terrible Kali Yuga, those humans who chant the names of Lord Shri Hari in sankirtan

they are indeed blessed, and the influence of Kali Yuga does not affect them.

Chanting mantras, all of that is called sankirtan.

Chants mantras

If anyone performs such chanting, it is all called sankirtan.

It is said in the Padma Purana that the person who constantly chants, "O Hare, O Keshav, O Govind, O Vasudev, O Jagat Prabhu," Kali Yuga cannot harm them.

It is said in the Vishnu Dharmottara that those humans who daily perform kirtan bhakti of Lord Vasudeva, the sustainer of the world, then, O Naravyaghra, Kali Yuga cannot torment them.

It is said in Virinchi Sarvasva that by performing sankirtan of the names of Lord Shri Hari,

A person who is freed from the heaps of sins crosses the ocean of the world.

So it can truly be said that what is surprising in that he quickly destroys the sins caused by the faults of Kaliyuga?

It is said in the Garuda Purana that if a person gives up laziness and performs kirtan bhakti of Lord Narayan for one muhurat, which is 48 minutes, then he can attain siddhi in life.

Then what to say about the one who always continuously chants the name of Narayan and achieves success in life?

What was said about chanting the Lord's name aloud, women and men should not do it together in one place.

It is said in Narada Pancharatra that women should sit in separate assemblies.

Not doing it together doesn't mean not doing it in one temple.

Even if they gather in one temple, the men should keep their assembly separate. It is said in Narada Pancharatra that women should sit in the assembly of women and men should sit in the assembly of men. In this way, sitting separately, one should perform kirtan bhakti of Lord Shri Krishna every day, but not sitting together.

Commentary

The occasion of the Lord's murti for seva puja was mentioned in the above shloka.

From that occasion, Shri Hari commands that

Bhagavan Mandiram

All devotees should go to the Lord's temple, built by us or our dependents, every evening. There, after having darshan of the Lord, they should perform the chanting of the Lord's name aloud in a state of joy.

The meaning is that one should be joyful.

If one has darshan of God in the temple, one becomes extremely happy and starts chanting kirtan in a loud voice.

Not like getting withered or stuck.

That now, after it's over, one won't be able to go.

Do not do such things as 'this one is filled, that one is filled'.

Alpesh Bhagat's question is, does mantra writing come under kirtan bhakti?

Oh, it works.

The name of God works everywhere, doesn't it? The name of God never falls behind anywhere.

But do it with a happy mind, keep that in mind.

Our dependents should go to the Lord's temple every evening. There, after having darshan of the Lord, they should perform the chanting of the Lord's name aloud in a state of joy.

In this shloka, two commands are given: to go to the temple, and for those who know how to sing and have a good voice, to perform dhun bhajan loudly without shyness.

Shloka number 64

The stories and discourses should be heard with great respect. The kirtan of Krishna should be performed with musical instruments during festivals.

And the stories and discourses of Shri Krishna should be performed and listened to with utmost respect, and on the day of the festival, kirtans of Shri Krishna should be performed with musical instruments.

After chanting the name, one should read the stories of Shri Krishna Bhagavan's Dasham Skandha and others according to the time, and narrate the stories related to the Lord in the local language with suitable arguments.

One should describe His virtues and listen to those stories and discourses with utmost respect, because listening to and narrating the stories of God is the root cause of moksha.

It is said in Shrimad Bhagavatam that devotees become joyful by repeatedly listening to, singing, chanting, and remembering your divine deeds.

They quickly attain the darshan of your lotus feet.

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