That Which Is Appropriate For A TyãgiTyãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary → And GrahasthaGrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → / Leave IrshyãIrshyãJealousy of a quality of or skill. A person with irshyã cannot tolerate others being honoured and cannot tolerate their greatness; and they act to harm the person they are jealous of. [Sãrangpur – 8].Tap to open in glossary → And Perform BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → With ShraddhãShraddhãThe quality that incorporates determination, faith, trust, hope, patience, and persistence.Tap to open in glossary →
In the SamvatSamvatThe 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 → year 1880, on ChaitraChaitraTenth month of the Ãshãdhi Samvat year, normally falling between March and April.Tap to open in glossary → vadvadDark half of a Hindu lunar month in which the moon is in its waning phase. The days falling between the day after Punam up to and including Amãs. Also called krishna paksh.Tap to open in glossary → 11 [24th April 1824], Shreeji Mahãrãj arrived at LakshmiLakshmiA 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 →-Vãdi on horseback from Dãdã KhãcharDãdã KhãcharA devotee in whose residential darbar in Gadhada Swaminarayan Bhagwan stayed for extended periods; the great majority of the Vachanamrut's Gadhada-section discourses (Gadhada I, II, and III) were given there, as the text itself repeatedly records ("in Dada Khachar's darbar in Gadhada").Tap to open in glossary →’s darbãrdarbãrCourt of residence belonging to a king or ruler, traditionally with a central courtyard surrounded by rooms with balconies.Tap to open in glossary → in Gadhadã. He satsat1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future.Tap to open in glossary → on a square platform and was dressed entirely in white clothes. He was also wearing a garland of flowers around His neck, and a tassel of flowers decorated His pãghpãghTurban. Long, thin piece of cloth tied around the head.Tap to open in glossary →. A sabhãsabhãAssembly. A group of satsangis listening to kathã or singing kirtans.Tap to open in glossary → of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him. Some of the munis were singing kirtans to the accompaniment of a jhãnjh and mrudangmrudangType of double-sided drum. Indian percussion instrument played to supply rhythm in the singing of kirtans.Tap to open in glossary →.
After the munis had finished singing, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “I wish to speak now, so please listen. In this world, the path of a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary → and the path of a grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → are both different. The path of a grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → is not appropriate for a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary →, and the path of a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary → is not appropriate for a grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary →. A person who is wise will realise this, but others will not.
“Now, I shall explain the distinctions. Wealth and property; elephants and horses; cow and buffaloes; houses and mansions; a wife and children; and lavish clothes and jewellery are all suitable for a grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary →. However, to live in the forest; to keep no clothes except a loincloth; to wear a hat on his head; to shave off his hair, beard, and moustache; to wear saffron-coloured clothes; and to tolerate someone swearing or throwing dust at him are most suitable for a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary →. However, although these are suitable for a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary →, they are in fact inappropriate for a grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary →. Therefore, a person who has abandoned the world and become a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary → should think, ‘Which ãshram do I belong to?’ A wise person should think about this; he should not stray onto some inappropriate path like a fool.
“Moreover, if a wise person is disciplined by someone, he would in turn consider his qualities. On the other hand, if someone offers some useful advice to a fool, the fool would be offended. In that respect, Mulji Brahm-ChãriBrahm-Chãri1) A brãhman who has been initiated as a tyãgi into the Swãminãrãyan sampradãy. Such brahm-chãris were given special priestly authority, such as personal sevaks to the murtis within mandirs, and as the performers of other religious ceremonies. 2) A person who observes brahm-chãrya; leads a life of celibacy. 3) A person who is in the first stage of life, brahm-chãrya ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → and Ratanji are never offended; that is why I get along very well with them.
“Also, I like a person who performs sevã with shraddhãshraddhãThe quality that incorporates determination, faith, trust, hope, patience, and persistence.Tap to open in glossary →. Conversely, if someone who does not have shraddhãshraddhãThe quality that incorporates determination, faith, trust, hope, patience, and persistence.Tap to open in glossary → were to bring me a meal, I would not like the food; or if they were to bring some clothes, I would not like to wear them; or if they were to perform my pujã, I would not like that pujã. However, if someone offers something with shraddhãshraddhãThe quality that incorporates determination, faith, trust, hope, patience, and persistence.Tap to open in glossary →, I like it very much.
“Furthermore, even if someone offers bhaktibhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → with shraddhãshraddhãThe quality that incorporates determination, faith, trust, hope, patience, and persistence.Tap to open in glossary →, if he becomes jealous of someone else who comes to offer bhaktibhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary →, then I do not like that. Therefore, I very much prefer a person who offers bhaktibhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → with shraddhãshraddhãThe quality that incorporates determination, faith, trust, hope, patience, and persistence.Tap to open in glossary → and without jealousy.” || End of VachanãmrutVachanãmrutAmrut in the form of words. A collection of 273 spiritual talks delivered by Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn, that were carefully noted and collated by His senior sãdhus in His presence, and were authenticated by Him. Central philosophical shãstra of the Swãminãrãyan Sampradãy that summarises the essence of all Hindu shãstras.Tap to open in glossary → Gadhadã II || 52 || 185 ||