25.1 In the Samvat year 1879, on Shrãvan vad 6 [8th August 1822], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a decorated bedstead on the veranda outside the south-facing rooms of Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
25.2 Addressing all the paramhans, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “Please listen, as I wish to ask you a question. First, suppose there is a tyãgi bhakta of Bhagvãn who is strict in following the physical vartmãn. However, within his heart, he has an intense desire to indulge in the vishays. Nevertheless, he does not physically give in to those desires. Such is the tyãgi. There is another bhakta who is a grahastha. Physically, he has close contact with both women and wealth. However, in his heart, he is free of all worldly desires. So, the question is what will be their fate after death? Will they both attain the same state? Or will one become superior to the other? Please consider the differences between the two and give an answer for each separately.
25.3 Then, Gopãlãnand Swãmi replied, “When the tyãgi passes away, because of the intense desires in his heart to indulge in the vishays, Bhagvãn will make him a wealthy grahastha either in this Mrutyu-Lok or in Dev-Lok, where he will attain a great amount of vishays to indulge in. In fact, in Dev-Lok, he will indulge in vishays like those of a person who had strayed from his spiritual activities as described in the Bhagvad Geetã.
25.4 “On the other hand, when the grahastha bhakta passes away, because he is free of worldly desires, he will attain the dhãm of Bhagvãn – Brahmpur – where he will reside at the holy feet of Bhagvãn.
25.5 “As far as the tyãgi is concerned, when he becomes satisfied after indulging in the vishays, he will eventually develop vairãgya towards them; and then, feeling guilty in his mind, he will engage in the worship of Bhagvãn. Then, he will become free of worldly desires and attain the dhãm of Bhagvãn.”
25.6 Hearing this, Shreeji Mahãrãj commented, “Correct. That is the exact answer to the question.”
25.7 Then, Muktãnand Swãmi asked, “If a person has such strong worldly desires and wishes to eradicate them, by which method can they be eradicated?”
25.8 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “Just as Ukã Khãchar has become addicted to serving the sãdhus, in the same way, if a person becomes addicted to serving Bhagvãn and His sant to the extent that he would not be able to stay for even a moment without serving them, then all the impure desires in his antah-karans will be destroyed.”
25.9 Then, Svayamprakãshãnand Swãmi asked, “Mahãrãj, by which means is Bhagvãn extremely pleased?”
25.10 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “If a bhakta who once had only twenty kilograms of grains in his house were to attain the control of a village, or the control of five villages, or the control of fifty villages, or the control of one hundred villages, or even the control of the entire world; and after this, if he remains just as loving and humble with a sant as he was when he was poor and modest, and if he remains just as humble even if he were to attain the kingdom of Indra-Lok and Brahm-Lok, then Bhagvãn would be extremely pleased upon him.
25.11 “As for a tyãgi, even after attaining powers similar to those possessed by Bhagvãn, if he can continue to serve all sãdhus in exactly the same way as he did when he was new and timid, and not attempt to impose his authority upon other sãdhus or try to compete with them, then Bhagvãn would be extremely pleased with him.”
End of Vachanãmrut Gadhadã II || 25 || 158 ||