48.1 In the Samvat year 1880, on Mahã vad 14 [28th February 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 and was wearing new, white kanthis made from tulsi beads, around His neck. In addition to this, tassels of yellow flowers decorated His pãgh, and garlands of flowers were hanging around His neck. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
48.2 In the sabhã, Premãnand Swãmi was singing ‘Vandu Sahajãnand Ras Rup, Anupam Sãr-Ne Re Lol...’ – kirtans useful for dhyãn. After he had finished singing, Shreeji Mahãrãj commented, “The kirtans you sang were very wonderful. After listening to them I thought in my mind, ‘Since this sãdhu thinks about Bhagvãn’s svarup in this way, let me get up and perform dhyãn before him’.
48.3 “If a person is able to think about Bhagvãn in his antah-karans in this way, and if he were to die while still holding such a desire for Bhagvãn, he would definitely not have to take another birth. If he engages in such dhyãn of Bhagvãn, he has certainly attained Akshardhãm while alive. In addition, he can be said to be in the process of becoming a niranna-mukta just like the niranna-muktas in Shvet-Dvip. Such a person performs the bodily activities that are necessary without effort. In fact, a person who is able to think about Bhagvãn’s svarup like this has become fulfilled and has nothing more left to achieve.
48.4 “On the other hand, if a person dies while thinking about things other than Bhagvãn, there will be no end to his miseries for countless millions of years. So, now that such an opportunity has arisen, a person should seize it and, after discarding any thoughts about objects other than Bhagvãn, should think about His svarup only.
48.5 “However, if a person is unable to think about Bhagvãn’s svarup, he should remain in the company of a sãdhu who possesses dharma, gnãn, vairãgya, and bhakti. As for myself, I have only this desire within: ‘When I abandon this body, although there will be no reason for me to take birth again, I feel in my heart that I should make a reason and take birth in the company of such sãdhus’. This is all I wish for.
48.6 “However, if a person is able to think about Bhagvãn as described in the above kirtan, then he is freed from the bondage of Kãl, karma, and Mãyã. In fact, regardless of the family in which he person happens to be born, his parents should also be considered to be fulfilled. Conversely, a person who thinks about the vishays, and does not think of Bhagvãn, should be considered as being totally lost.
48.7 “After all, regardless of the life-form in which a person takes birth, he will be able to have a wife, a son, and possessions such as wealth and other objects. However, the company of a sãdhu who is knower of brahm, as well as the direct darshan and thought of Shree Vãsudev Bhagvãn are extremely rare. Therefore, there is no greater advantage of possessing this human body than being able to constantly think about Bhagvãn in the heart – just as a person engrossed in the vishays constantly think about them in the antah-karans. Such a person is also the greatest amongst all bhaktas of Bhagvãn. Even if he does indulge in the panch-vishays, all would be related only to Bhagvãn. His ears wish to continuously listen to talks related to Bhagvãn; his skin wishes to touch Bhagvãn; his eyes with to have the darshan of Bhagvãn and His sant; his tongue wishes to taste the prasãd of Bhagvãn; and his nose wishes to smell the fragrance of flowers and tulsi which have been offered to Bhagvãn. Apart from Bhagvãn, he considers nothing else to be a source of happiness. A person who behaves in this way, can be called an ekãntik bhakta of Bhagvãn.”
End of Vachanãmrut Gadhadã II || 48 || 181 ||