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Dharma, Arth, Kãm, And Moksh

Vachanamrut Ahmedabad 5 · 8 · Verse 5

vachanamrutswaminarayanakshar-purushottam

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5.1 In the Samvat year 1882, on Fãgan vad 4 [27th March 1826], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a mattress with a cylindrical pillow placed on a decorated bedstead on top of a square platform north of the mandir of Shree Nar-Nãrãyan in Amdãvãd. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. Around His neck was a large garland of roses, and tassels of flowers were hanging from His pãgh. With His right hand, He was turning a mãlã made from tulsi beads. A sabhã of senior munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him. 5.2 Then, Chhadidãr Kuber Sinh asked, “Mahãrãj, what is the most extraordinary characteristic of Shree Purushottam Nãrãyan?” 5.3 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “No one except Shree Purushottam Nãrãyan can control the nãdis and prãns of innumerable beings and grant them instant samãdhi; nor can anyone else influence hundreds of thousands of people by having them abide by niyams; and nor does anyone else have the power to control Akshar and the muktas. These are the extraordinary characteristics of Purushottam Nãrãyan.” 5.4 Then, Kuber Sinh asked a second question: “Mahãrãj, there are countless millions of brahmãnds. In this brahmãnd, the avatãr of Bhagvãn is present in Bharat-Khand, in Jambu-Dvip. But, please explain how Bhagvãn gives kalyãn to the countless beings of the other brahmãnds.” 5.5 Shreeji Mahãrãj explained, “The very Bhagvãn that resides in this brahmãnd is also the lord of all. It is Bhagvãn who assumes a body in each brahmãnd for the sake of the kalyãn of countless beings. These beings seek His refuge and consequently attain the holy feet of Shree Purushottam Nãrãyan in Akshardhãm. That is the answer to your question.” 5.6 Kuber Sinh then asked again, “Mahãrãj, what please identify what satsangis should abandon and what they should accept.” 5.7 Shreeji Mahãrãj answered, “They should abandon all desires for worldly objects. Instead, they should develop desires related to Bhagvãn. If they do have desires for wealth, they should think, ‘If we worship Bhagvãn, we will attain gold coins, diamonds, rubies, jewels, and other invaluable things in the dhãm of Bhagvãn’. However, in no way should they have desires for worldly objects. If they have lustful desires, they should think, ‘If we look lustfully towards another woman, we will have to pass through the cycle of 8.4 million life-forms and suffer extensively. Even dogs and donkeys indulge in this, whereas I have attained the pratyaksha svarup form of Purushottam. It will be a great loss for me if He is displeased’. After thinking in this way, they should abandon such lustful desires and should desire happiness that is related to Bhagvãn. If they have love for the relatives of the body, they should also abandon it. Instead, they should develop love towards the Bhagvãn’s sant. They should accept this much. 5.8 “On the other hand, satsangis should abandon the sense of ‘I-ness’ towards the body and develop an attitude of a dãs towards Bhagvãn. If Bhagvãn or His sant have become displeased in any way or have disapproved of a person, then he should discard all cruel feelings that he may have developed towards Bhagvãn or His sant. Moreover, he should realise his own mistake and accept the gun of Bhagvãn and His sant. In this way, a person should always think positively, but never think negatively. That is the answer to your question.” 5.9 Then, Kuber Sinh asked another question: “Mahãrãj, please explain the nature of dharma, arth, kãm, and moksh.” 5.10 Shreeji Mahãrãj smiled gently and said, “The nature of arth is to accumulate wealth or to fulfil a person’s aim of moksh. That is the nature of arth. The nature of dharma is to use that wealth in satsang for the purpose of dharma; but, not spend it for other purposes. That is the nature of dharma. The nature of kãm is to have only one wife, to have physical relations with her only at the appropriate time, to reject all women in the world by regarding them as a mother, sister, or daughter. That is the nature of kãm. Finally, the nature of moksh is to attentively follow all the niyams of satsang and keep unfaltering nishchay in Bhagvãn. That is the nature of moksh. That is the answer to your question.” 5.11 Shreeji Mahãrãj then retired to sleep.