45.1 In the Samvat year 1880, on Posh vad 1 [17th January, 1824], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on the veranda outside the east-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.
45.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “All of you munis, brahm-chãris, satsangi grahasthas, pãrshads, and the bhaktas of Ayodhyã are said to be mine. So, if I was not attentive in having all of you behave accordingly, and if you were to then behave waywardly, I would not be able to tolerate this. In actual fact, I do not want even the slightest imperfection to remain in those who are said to be mine. However, you should also remain very attentive, because if you allow even a little carelessness, your footing in satsang will not last.
45.3 “Furthermore, as you are bhaktas of Bhagvãn, I do not wish to leave any form of improper svabhãvs within your hearts. Also, I do not wish to allow any trace of any of Mãyã’s three gun, ten indriyas, ten prãns, four antah-karans, five bhuts, panch-vishays, and the devs of the fourteen loks to remain. Instead, I wish to make all of you such that you offer bhakti to Bhagvãn and realise your true svarup to be the ãtmã, which is eternal and is free from all of these mãyik flaws. In fact, I wish not to allow any influence of mãyã to remain within you. If all of your imperfections are not eradicated in this very lifetime, then I will take you to Badrikãshram, where all of your worldly desires will be burnt to ashes by performing tap; or I will take you to Shvet-Dvip and burn all of your worldly desires to ashes by having you perform tap with the niranna-muktas. However, I do not wish to allow any love for anything except Bhagvãn to remain. For this reason, all the bhaktas and munis should remain attentive.”
45.4 Having delivered this talk, Shreeji Mahãrãj returned to His residence.
45.5 Later, in the evening of that same day, Shreeji Mahãrãj held another sabhã. After the ãrti was completed, He said, “By performing sãttvik karmas, a person goes to Dev-Lok; by performing rãjas karmas, a person goes to Mrutyu-Lok; and by performing tãmas karmas, a person goes to the lower loks. However, someone may doubt, ‘If by performing rãjas karmas a person attains Mrutyu-Lok, then that suggests that all those of Mrutyu-Lok should experience the same joys and miseries’. So, the answer to this is that although there is only one particular rajo-gun, countless types of distinctions are created within it due to the influence of differing factors, like desh and kãl. Therefore, it is not the case that there is one certain type of rãjas karma. In actual fact, the type of karmas performed varies according to the factors of desh, kãl, kriyã, and sang.
45.6 “Having said this, if a person performs some karma which displeases the sant of Bhagvãn’s or an avatãr of Bhagvãn, he will suffer miseries similar to those of Yampuri in this very body here in Mrutyu-Lok. On the other hand, if a person performs a karma by which Bhagvãn and His bhaktas are pleased, then he will enjoy bliss similar to that of attaining Akshardhãm in this very body.
45.7 “Furthermore, if a person were to displease Bhagvãn and His sant, then despite the fact that he had performed such karmas that would have led him to Svarg, all those karmas would be destroyed and he would instead be sent to Narak. Conversely, if a person were to perform a karma by which Bhagvãn and His sant are pleased, then even if he were destined to fall into Narak, all of his impure karmas would be destroyed and he would instead attain Akshardhãm. Therefore, a person who is wise should behave only in a way that would please Bhagvãn and His bhaktas. He should even advise all of his relatives, ‘We should behave only in a way that would please Bhagvãn and His sant, and in a way by which they would shower their grace upon us’.
45.8 “In fact, Agni must have also pleased Bhagvãn and His sant, because only then would he have attained his light. Surya, Chandra, and all others who possess light, must also have pleased Bhagvãn and His sant by performing religious karmas, as only then would they have attained such light. In fact, all of those who are happy in Dev-Lok and Mrutyu-Lok must have pleased Bhagvãn and His sant, because it is by their grace that they are happy.
45.9 “Therefore, a person who aspires for the good of his own ãtmã should observe the svadharma prescribed in the shãstras, and do only that which pleases Bhagvãn and His sant.”
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