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Victory to Svāmī Mādhvānandī Mahārāj! Victory to Śrī Maiśvarānandī Mahārāj! Śrī Rāma Rāghava Rāma Rāghava... protect me, O Śrī Rāma Rāghava, Rāma Rāghava, protect me. Kṛṣṇa Keśava Kṛṣṇa Keśava... save me. Kṛṣṇa Keśava Kṛṣṇa Keśava... We bow to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is of the nature of sat-cit-ānanda, the cause of creation, sustenance, and dissolution, the destroyer of the threefold sufferings. He is to be remembered with supreme faith every morning. We revere the parivrājaka, Śrī Śrī Ek Ājār Āṭha Mahāma Manḍaleśvara Śrī Maiśvarānanda Jī Mahārāj and all the venerable ones, as well as the guests who have come from afar. Heartily welcoming all of you, I repeatedly offer my respectful salutations at the feet of Mahārāj Śrī. I have been given some time for satsaṅg before you all. Whatever I speak, it will still be less, yet satsaṅg is satsaṅg. For the sake of others, the tree bears fruit; for the sake of others, the cow gives milk; for the sake of others, the rivers flow; and for the sake of others, this body exists. As is the nature of great souls, that is, to serve others and to work for the welfare of others—this is the very essence of great souls. This is their principle, this is their purpose. Their purpose is precisely this, as exemplified, for the benefit of others and for the welfare of others. This body is meant for the welfare of others. The bodies of great saints are precisely for the benefit of others. Wherever and in whatever condition a being is born and comes into this world, it is for the well-being of that being. A saintly soul, without even caring for their own body, is thus called a saintly form of devotion. I bow down, countless faults are destroyed. How far can I describe the glory of the saints, the glory of the great souls? In our scriptures, in Hindu culture, there is such a great culture, but I cannot expound on that culture here before the great souls. In the words of a saint, so much has been said about devotion and the devotee. The four words Bhagavān, Bhakti, Bhakta, and Guru are distinct; there are four names, four forms. The one great being manifests as vākya, as Bhagavān, as Bhakta, and as Guru in different forms, and through these forms, He brings about the welfare of all beings. For this reason, we all find peace in His presence. So, the altruist is like a fruit-bearing tree. The tree—what does it take from you or from us? It means it only gives to others. Look at its branches, look at its leaves, look at its bark; whatever it gives, it gives in abundance. If you say one day to the next day, "Bye," then so be it, but saints come under the shelter of the soul; here, one finds peace. You all have come here—not I am saying this, but your own soul is saying—that indeed, this land of tapasyā has such glory, as I have experienced more. It came to the mind that there was such a land where Bhagavān Rāma was ahead and Lakṣmaṇa was walking behind. It occurred to them, "Oh, Rāma was given exile in the forest, and here I am, following them barefoot, suffering with bangles and hunger." Such was the all-pervading inner essence of Bhagavān Rāma that the inner knower understood and looked back. Lakṣmaṇa, the land here, the sand of that land, when it is held in this basket, as long as the grains of sand remain confined in that basket, their flow continues, and that flow... That in such a land, like the one you have come to today, where Bhagavān Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are walking, there Lakṣmaṇa repented, began to weep, and fell at the lotus feet of Bhagavān Rāma. "Oh Lakṣmaṇa, what has happened? What is the matter, Mahārāja?" I have also proven the other sciences, that is, the blood... There are blood relations who also have an influence, and where there are those like oneself, the environment of that place also has an effect. So, in the proximity of such saints, by coming close, one... All these are indeed your own good fortunes. So, moving towards the complete context without prolonging it too much, altruism is the fruit-bearing tree of charity. The tree exists for charity; it does not take anything for itself. And for the sake of charity, the cows give you milk, provide dung, and create manure. You all know that cow urine is like this; when saints and great souls come there, they say that the cow is indeed useful. And what does it take from you? It takes the fodder and so on that you provide. You take action, some place a drop, some put in fragrance, the rivers do not lock themselves, they flow; we drink water, they give in abundance, and they are connected. This means their udāna is given—that is, the rickshaw is for the sake of service; rivers are for the sake of service; cows are for the sake of service. There are such saints whose souls are dedicated to altruism; their bodies are made solely for the welfare of others. The bodies of these great saints are created only for benevolence, to do good for others. Therefore, today, here in this religious metropolis, you have come to such a place, so it is not much different in this regard. Having spoken thus and in just these words, I conclude my speech in obedience to your command. Śrī Svāmī, Śrī Māre Svār, Śrī Maiśvānandī Mahārāj, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Nārāyaṇa... Nārāyaṇa Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Dīpa Nārāyaṇa... Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Śrīpīpa Nārāyaṇa, the divine deity of Bhagavān, the supreme among gods, the foremost among men, the hundredfold guru Svāmījī Mahādhvānjī, the lord Śyāvara Rāma Chandra Bhagavān, the Kṛṣṇa Kanayālale, all the revered sages and great souls—hail to you all, O devotees of dharma and love. Worship to Fatehārāma Jī, Śāstrī Jī, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Jasrājpurī Jī, Śrīmanta Premānanda Jī, and... Svāmī Dayānanda Jī warmly welcomes everyone. This program is reaching nearly 218 countries, so now I have to speak a little in English. Svāmī Jī has very subtly filled the ocean in the small pot, explaining how different places influence the various tendencies within our mind. As the vision that manifests within the mind, so does the creation become; as the company, so does the color take shape. It is said that there are 68 tīrthas at the feet of the Guru, as the ancient Vedas sing. Where great saints and mahāpuruṣas reside, that land becomes a sacred pilgrimage site, and for ages and ages, it grants peace, gratitude, and liberation to all beings who come to that holy tīrthasthāna. Salutations to the cosmic light, adoration to our divine holy lineage Bhagavān Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī. Sisters and brothers, welcome. Just now you heard a piece of a holy saint’s speech in Hindi. This speech is on two points. First, sir—A lake, a river, an ocean, and a pond—this connects in such a way that if you speak of a lake, then a lake is not... no. They complete their thoughts about their Śrī Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa. Regarding the second completion, they complete their thoughts about their Śrī Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa. One day, they were walking through the forest; even having renounced shoes, they were walking barefoot. While walking the thorny and stony path, in the hot weather and feeling thirsty, Lakṣmaṇa began to think, Why am I suffering with Rāma here? I could go back home and have a better life. Though Lakṣmaṇa renounced everything for his brother, God is known as Antaryāmī; if He does not go through everything, then He knows what goes, what goes,... what goes. So Lakṣmaṇa, further and further... Such thoughts, even in my dreams, I never imagined I would think of you this way or feel like leaving you. Please forgive me. Bhagavān Rāma smiled and said, "No, brother, no, Lakṣmaṇa, that was not your mistake; that was the vibration of that place." There must have been some devil or some people who always create troubles, negative energy. But now we have entered the place where the saints are living. Very soon we will come to a beautiful āśrama, and you see, even though we are still not there, your entire feelings have changed. For example, he told Svāmījī Pateramjī Śāstrījī that when we come to this āśrama, how much peace, love, and respect we feel here. And I believe this is because of the presence of Gurudeva, the presence of our Satgurudeva, Svāmī Śrī Mādhvānandajī, who has walked a thousand times around this area. Who lived here, his presence still remains. Tīrtha, a holy place—Tīrtha means the place where we come to cross over the ocean. You see, this age and this world are a forest of māyā; devotees are like boats, old and deep rivers—there is no one to carry the weight. That bhajan is like an old boat on deep rivers. O Gurudeva, this boat on this old and deep river—I don’t know how to... And this boat is our body. Day by day we grow. Day by day we grow. We grow. Day by day we grow. We grow.... We grow... I wish you all well, but when the day ends, it means we have lost this day from our life. God is our captain, or Satguru Dev is our captain, who will help us cross this ocean of ignorance to reach realization. The question was asked, and it is a... A beautiful subject which I would like to speak on. In the coming days of my webcast, we will explore what sin is, what we understand by sin, what we think sin is, and what is not considered sin. And what other things—these are sins, yet we believe they are not sins. And what is pāpa and what is puṇya? This is such a matter that it requires some contemplation. What we think is virtuous, others may consider sinful. And those who think that this is a puṇya for them, we consider it to be a pāpa. In reality, where is the boundary of puṇya and pāpa? Where is the beginning? Where is the beginning of sin and where is the border, the end? Where is the beginning of the puṇya pus and where is the end? The second parallel is that there are two questions: What is a blessing and what is a curse? The second is, what is āśīrvāda and what is abhiśāpa? Is āśīrvāda possible? Can our actions change our destiny? And... Can anyone change the abhiśāpa that has been given? The impossible can be done by the guru; the possible is allowed and removed. The supreme Brahman, Gurudeva, gives and creates everything. Bhagavān can correct a flawed saint, but even Bhagavān cannot correct a flawed saint. If a saint has given you abhiśāpa, then who knows what will happen—this is the power of the scriptures. If there is no impurity, it will not become yours. But if God has given a kind of curse to us, a saint can take that curse away from you. And if the saint has done so, even God will not touch that—that is final. There is a little story; you all must have seen the Tāj Mahal in Agra. The person who built the Tāj Mahal, Bahādur, one day a sādhu came... Subscribe, subscribe... People were gathering there, and as they came, they were talking. Bahādur sir went to listen to the satsaṅg, but he said that about a hundred meters away, no one knew that Bahādur sir was there. Once upon a time, Bahādur, who made the Tāj Mahal, in Agra, a small place... The village had now become a large town, and the gathering of people had increased. There was satsaṅg happening there. Somewhere, Bādsā was thinking in his mind, "Let me go and see, listen properly to what Bābalo is saying, what matters, what people are discussing, what teachings are being given by Mahārāj, what discourse is being delivered." Bādsā was a little far, about a hundred... She sat down at a distance of a meter, but there was no lightning. There is no shame in the fact that even a beggar may not receive alms when asked. Even a beggar will not get alms. The beggar heard this and started laughing, saying, "Fool, how can a beggar not get alms when asked? What nonsense are you talking?" So, they got up and left. Vinkāra Vinkāra... Vinkā Under the sun, the words of great souls never fade. May the moon and sun change their course, but the guruvākya, the words of the saints, will never change. Sooner or later, they will come true. Bahātsā grew old, and his son asked his father that... Now he will take over the role of the bahātsā, and your time is to retire. Retirement is for the bahātsā; the intellect was there, but the strength was not. The son has taken over the kingdom. The bahātsā had the intellect, the bahātsā had the intellect... the bahātsā had the intellect. That the whole forest can burn, yet the same wind can extinguish the gentle flame of the lamp or candle. New Bahādur Shāh, his son, gave the order and said, "Democracy," In my kingdom, no one shall be without work; everyone must engage in work. And he asked his father, "What would you like to work on?" Father said, what? He said, not what, what. Abundance, abundance... If someone has to work in the state, Gudē Vāsa Sāhab, what work will you do? He said, "I will work in the jaggery warehouse." Right now, the matter seems clear—horse feed, pulses, horse feed. Vāsa said, "Do the pulses, brother." Well, they put him in prison. Because he was speaking directly to Bājasāī in such a manner, "Ask the mine, my kingdom, the prisoner gets only one kind of grain." "Which grain will you eat?" The old Bājasā said, "Chana." I like chickpeas; even now, I see a hawk. From chickpeas, you can make jalebī, pakoṛā, roṭī—so many sweets and dishes can be made. You see chickpeas, the same ones you feed to horses as grain, or make porridge from—that very porridge is what you must eat. Here, take it. Go to jail and become a pot—this is a real story. He asked, "Is it not meat?" He asked for only one kind of grain. "Which do you want?" he said. "Chana, chickpeas," he said. "No, no..." That is one of the richest ones—you can prepare so many dishes, sweets, pakoṛas, chapatis, so many things. No, you will get only that kind of grain, like barley for the horses. Buṛe Lukhī Bahādasā, this side is the Set, the Tāj Mahal is on this side, now there is the Yamunā, that side is Dāgrā, and the prison was on the other side of the Yamunā, on that side. Old Bahādsā writes a letter to Young Bahādsā: "Your Highness and all kinds of words, you are a prisoner. You are one of the prisoners. I would like to speak to you; please grant me the time for an audience." The consultation is fixed. Call me after five days. All right, after five days, at nine in the morning. Bring him to me at o'clock; it was winter, cold, and foggy to cross the Yamunā. Many, many... I do not think, children do not think, but I am steadfast, you can take something for me. That is for faith. That is the boatman who was determined to cross the Yamunā on the boat at the banks of the Yamunā. There was someone making pakoṛe, and Bahādsā caught the aroma of the pakoṛe and thought to himself that he had nothing with him, but he would ask for some and have a few pakoṛe. The pakoṛe maker began handing him pakoṛe, and Bahādsā held out both hands like this, right in front of him. I came to the court and said that there is no order to hand over our prisoner; he withdrew his hand, and both of Bahātsā’s hands remained open like this. Tears came to Bahātsā’s eyes, and at that moment, the vṛtti awakened again within Bahātsā, that a mātmā had spoken—what was said? The time may come when even the beggar will not receive alms, the alms will be spoiled. And then they know that the alms will be spoiled. And then they know that they know... they go A person to receive blessings was a very great ṛṣi in the Mahāśiva Purāṇa. You can read about very great ṛṣis in many Purāṇas. Ṛṣis became very old but still did not get any children. It is very sad, very sad indeed. Śiva set, okay, bless you with the sun, and He is God, the sun, ever so old, very happy with His wife. Let you know at least in all days the God, one child, very happy. Nārada Ṛṣi came. When Nārada Ṛṣi came, what did he say? Nārāyaṇa Dīpa, Nārāyaṇa, the sage of Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa. Nārāyaṇa Dīpa, Nārāyaṇa, the sage of Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa.... Nārāyaṇa. He is the future of my son, but how long he will live, how long he will serve— the astrologer looked in the calendar and was examining the horoscope. There was a ṛṣi who was contemplating in his mind that he had no offspring. Yet, in his old age, Bhagavān Śiva bestowed his blessings, and he was blessed with a son. Nārada came, saw the ṛṣi, and was very happy. After receiving blessings, Nārada left. The ṛṣi and another person were both knowledgeable astrologers, much like our Dayānanda Jī Mahārāj, who was an excellent expert in astrology. Whether it is Mīna, Vṛṣabha, Mārga, Viṭuṇa, or Karka, there will be no difference. Go to an astrologer, see everything—it is beautiful, wonderful, very good—but your son will have only eighteen. Years or seven years, you know life now, father and mother, Jair Mo. Please look into this horoscope. Everyone, sorry, but this life is very short. After one year again, Nārada Ṛṣi came, Ṛṣi set, Nārada set, Ṛṣi. You looked so unhappy last year when I came; you were so happy. What happened? The answer has been given, but his age is very young, so I am very sad. The pair of pleasure and pain, oh wow, what can I say, happiness and unhappiness run parallel with us like puṇya and pāpa, good and bad, blessing and curse, happiness and unhappiness, Nārada set, ṛṣi, There is only one way, only one way for your son to have a long, long life. Yes, please, yes, please, Nārada Muni. Yes, please tell me; I will do everything to save the life of my son. Nārada said, blessing, blessing, blessing. Every day I am giving blessings to my son. Not only you, tell your son that whenever anyone comes, he should run and touch their feet. In the morning upon rising, he will touch the feet of his mother, his father, and others. Anyone comes, according to our ancient culture and tradition, no matter from which country, the first thing is always that parents bless their children. When children say good morning or something, parents say bless you; a small child comes and touches your feet—what will you say? Be immortal, be immortal, āyuṣmān bhava. Anyone who comes and touches your feet or greets you humbly with “good morning,” then we say, “be immortal,” meaning, live a long, long, long life. Āyuṣmān bhava, āyuṣmān bhava,... āyuṣmān bhava... Āiśmān bh... At that time, Nārada told the ṛṣi, according to this horoscope, three days before, send your son to the Śiva temple and let him perform the abhiṣeka. He should not leave the temple premises. Then he chanted: Oṃ Tryambakaṃ Yajāmahe Sugandhiṃ Puṣṭivardhanam Urvārukamiva Bandhanāt Mṛtyormukṣīya Māmṛtāt. Which mantra is this, Mahā? Mahā Mṛtyuñjaya mantra means great death, and jaya means victory. Neither sitting, nor standing, nor doing, doing—Yama came looking left and right, but that Yama cannot come to the temple, the church, and the holy place again. Among the saints, many, many are soldiers, messengers. Now is the time when this breath should finish. That boy is holding the Śivaliṅgam and sitting there: Oṃ Turyaṃ Bakaṃ Yajā Maheśa, Oṃ Turyaṃ Bakaṃ Yam Rāja went the Dharma Rāja. People, people... Before the child's life was about to end, the soul was about to depart. Nārada came and said, "Ṛṣi, send your child to the temple of Śiva for abhiṣeka." He did so repeatedly. Dharmarāja told Yamarāja, "Bring that child quickly." Yamarāja then... The king cannot come, they are watching Dharma Rāj; he is also getting angry. Ramya Rāj, what are you doing to Yam Rāj? Call Yam Rāj quickly. Ram Rāj became troubled and came himself. His life span was only a few minutes. Nārada said, "O son, you are Śiva Jī's..." He is residing, the chief justice of heaven, the supreme court, the cosmic court, indeed, this is the truth—before Śiva, no one has authority. He is seated with Śiva; we cannot take him away. Then ask, look at his life record, how does it appear? There is nothing but only one thing there. If there is nothing, then what is there? What kind of āśīrvāda is this? May the āśīrvāda be immortal, be immortal. Now, what can Yamarāja and Dharmarāja do? Sage Nārada came and said, "Dharmarāja, write in his record that he is immortal." The Lord agreed and wrote that it is a long leave. That soul, even today, is that very sage. They are performing tapasyā in the Himalayas, and what is their name? Mārtaṇa Ṛṣi. What is the name? Mārtaṇa Ṛṣi. I will show you a photo as well. Now you can see the photo of Mārtaṇa Ṛṣi. Mārtaṇa Ṛṣi is a European and American, a very... A good photographer went to the Himalayas as a hobby to take pictures. Now, he immediately took photos of the Himalayas and developed the photos. He saw a ṛṣi sitting like this in meditation. This record tells the place where Tapasyā took place. You see, the marathon ṛṣi, a few years ago, the Vice President of India, Perū Shekhāvat, invited me to his residence in New Delhi. In his welcoming hall or living room, there was a big beautiful picture. I asked... The president, Your Excellency, from whom is this picture? He told the story, so I told him I want to have this photo. So we took a photo, and that is in my room. Next time I will show you. So what happened? The moon set, the sun set, the blessings of the great souls, blessings, blessings... Bṛ The lion is not your intellect, not your mind, not your ego, not your attachment, but your ātman. Blessings come from the ātman, the strength of the ātman. But call it the day’s atmosphere; therefore, it is from the four Vedas and scriptures. Sorrow is sorrow; these are the four Vedas and six philosophies. Now, from Indian tradition, elders, scholars, and all have written only two things: do good, get good; and do bad, get bad. If you give good things and happiness to others... For your own soul, your own... Proof protection with blessing and devotion, so appoint devotion, grant the gift of devotion. Do not forget the path of my Gurudeva, the divine birth bearer. Grant the gift of devotion; my Gurudeva is the divine, the bearer of birth, never forgotten. Even if I take another birth, Gurudeva, I will never be far from you—this is devotion. So I have to mix both languages a little bit because of the other bhaktas as well. Tomorrow we will speak more about this subject. So blessing, blessing, blessing—blessing means kindness. When you go to holy places, you receive blessings there—the aura when you begin. From Europe to here, you knew where you were going. You bought the ticket, took the taxi or bus or the train. You came to the airport, checked in, had more luggage, tried to get through, and finally came to the aeroplane, sitting for a long time. In the aeroplane, you arrived at the India airport, went through immigration, took the train, bus, taxi, or whatever means, but all the while, what kind of thoughts were in your mind? I want to go to Jardin Āśrama. Subscribe, subscribe... sa Pray to Bhagavān Dīpanārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī to bless you with happiness, light, and divine consciousness, spiritual development. With this, I pause my speech and pray to Bhagavān Śrī Dīpanārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī for all of you, that you may be granted peace, good intellect, strength, devotion, and wisdom, and that you remain healthy and happy. Oṃ Namo Śrī Prabhudīpa Nārāyaṇa, Oṃ Namo Śrī Prabhu Dīpa, we all devotees take refuge in the Lord, Oṃ Namo Śrī Prabhu Dīpa, we all servants take refuge in the Lord, the ultimate refuge. We are all servants of the Lord, Oṃ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhudī Para Nārāyaṇam. We are all servants of Prabhudī Para Nārāyaṇam. We are all servants of Prabosara, Oṃ Namaḥ Śrī Prabodī Panārāyaṇa, Oṃ Namaḥ Śrī Prabodī, Śrī Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Deva Puruṣa Mādhēvaki, Śata Guru Svāmījī Mādhvānanda Jī Bhagavān, Oṃ Śānti Śānti... Noble ones.