Those With Firm Upãsanã Attain Kalyãn
In the Samvat year 1877, on the night of Fãgan vad 9 [28th March, 1821], Shreeji Mahãrãj was sitting on a decorated bedstead that had been placed on a platform of Jhinã-Bhãi’s darbãr in Panchãlã. He was wearing a warm, red dagli along with a white angarkhu. He had also tied a white feto around His head. In addition to this, He was wearing a white khes and had covered Himself with a thin, white cloth. A sabhã of paramhans, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “I thought for quite some time, and having mentally skimmed through all the shãstras, it has become apparent that there has not been any avatãr as powerful as Shree Krishna. This is because Shree Krishna has exhibited the characteristics of all of His other countless svarups within Himself.
“Firstly, after Devki gave birth to Him, He gave darshan in a four- armed svarup holding a shankh, a chakra, a gadã, and a padma, thereby revealing in Himself the characteristics of the husband of Lakshmi, Bhagvãn. To His mother Yashodã, He showed the Vishvarup form in His own mouth, which revealed the characteristics of Aniruddha in Himself through His thousand-headed svarup. He gave darshan to Akrur in the river Yamunã, thereby revealing the characteristics of Shesh-Shãyi. He showed the Vishvarup form to Arjun on the battlefield: pashya me pãrth rupãni shata-shotha sahastra-shaha O Son of Pruthã (Arjun). Behold my hundreds and thousands of divine svarups. “Shree Krishna showed countless brahmãnds and revealed the characteristics of Purushottam.
“Moreover, Shree Krishna has said: yasmãt-ksharama-teeto-hama-ksharãd-api chottamaha atosmi loke vede cha prathitaha Purushottamaha I am greater than all that is perishable, and I am greater than even the imperishable. Therefore, I am known in the Smrutis and Veds as ‘Purushottam’. “In this way, He revealed Himself as Purushottam. Also, He was the Shree Krishna who resides in Golok with Rãdhikã.
“When Shree Krishna went to retrieve the brãhman’s son, He gave darshan to Arjun as Bhumã-Purush. It was Vãsudev, who resides in Shvet-Dvip who Himself assumed that avatãr. Moreover, throughout the Mahãbhãrat and the Shreemad Bhãgvat, Nãr-Nãrãyan has been referred to as that Shree Krishna Himself. Therefore, the murtis, strength, and divya powers of that same Bhagvãn, which reside in that avatãr of Shree Krishna in various ways, are complete. Therefore, that avatãr was very great. After all, other svarups possessed a few divya powers, whereas Shree Krishna was filled with all divya powers. Therefore, there is no avatãr like the avatãr of Krishna; that avatãr reigns as sarvopari. Only some powers have been revealed through the other avatãrs. However, this avatãr has revealed all divya powers and strengths. Therefore, this avatãr is the greatest of all.
“If a person has a firm belief of the pratyaksha Shree Krishna in this way, and if that belief never changes in any way, then even if he happens to disobey an ãgnã due to the influence of kusang, he would not fall from the path of kalyãn; he would certainly attain kalyãn. Therefore, if all of you paramhans and haribhaktas also develop such firmness of the upãsanã of Bhagvãn in this way, then even if you happen to slightly disobey an ãgnã, you will still ultimately attain kalyãn.”
Hearing this talk, all the sãdhus and haribhaktas realised Shreeji Mahãrãj as the cause of all, which strengthened their upãsanã. || End of Vachanãmrut Panchãlã || 6 || 132 ||