24.1 In the Samvat year 1879, on Shrãvan sud 8 [26th July 1822], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj arrived at Lakshmi-Vãdi on horseback from Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. There, He sat on a platform facing north. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. He was wearing a garland of mogrã flowers around His neck, and a tassel of mogrã flowers was also inserted in His pãgh. A sabhã of paramhans, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
24.2 Then, Muktãnand Swãmi asked Shreeji Mahãrãj, “Mahãrãj, does a bhakta who has firm belief in Bhagvãn experience any obstacles, or not?”
24.3 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “A bhakta may be firm in two ways: One is by being firm in yog, and the other is by being firm in sãnkhya. Of these, a bhakta who is firm in yog keeps his vrutti constantly fixed on the svarup of Bhagvãn. A bhakta who is firm in sãnkhya understands the extent of human pleasures, as well as the extent of the pleasures of the great yogis, chãrans, vidyãdhars, gandharvas, and devs. In addition, he considers the pleasures of the fourteen loks and believes, ‘These pleasures are only so much’. He also considers the miseries that follow those pleasures. As a result, he develops vairãgya towards those misery-filled pleasures, and maintains profound love only for Bhagvãn. So, a person who is firm in sãnkhya possesses the strength of understanding.
24.4 “In comparison, the strength of a person who is firm in yog is based only on keeping his vrutti constantly on the svarup of Bhagvãn. If he were to encounter some disturbances due to unpleasant circumstances, then although his vrutti was originally fixed on Bhagvãn’s svarup, it would become attached elsewhere as well. This is because a person who is firm in yog somewhere lacks the strength of understanding. Therefore, it is possible that such a bhakta may experience obstacles.
24.5 “However, if a person is firm in both sãnkhya and yog, then there would be no problem whatsoever. Such a bhakta of Bhagvãn is never tempted by any other object than the murti of Bhagvãn. He realises, ‘With the exception of Bhagvãn’s Akshardhãm, and Bhagvãn’s murti and the bhaktas within Akshardhãm, everything else – all the loks, the devs, and the wealth of the devs – is perishable’. Realising this, he maintains profound love only for Bhagvãn. Such a bhakta never experiences any sort of obstacles whatsoever.”
End of Vachanãmrut Gadhadã II || 24 || 157 ||