8.1 In the Samvat year 1883, on Bhãdarvã vad 9 [25th September 1826], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a mattress with a cylindrical pillow that had been placed on a decorated bedstead on the veranda outside the west-facing rooms of Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. Garlands of mogrã flowers were hanging around His neck, and tassels of mogrã flowers decorated His pãgh. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
8.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj asked the munis, “How can a bhakta of Bhagvãn remain eternally happy?” The senior sãdhus replied according to their understanding, but then Shreeji Mahãrãj Himself said, “The answer is that a bhakta of Bhagvãn who has firm vairãgya and has extremely firm svadharma; who has gained control over all of his indriyas by these two means; who has intense love for the Bhagvãn and His bhaktas; who has a close friendship with Bhagvãn and His bhaktas; who never becomes indifferent towards Bhagvãn and His bhaktas; and who is pleased only by the company of Bhagvãn and His bhaktas, but does not like the company of a vimukh – remains eternally happy in this lok and beyond.
8.3 “A person, who has not controlled his indriyas by vairãgya and svadharma remains miserable, despite staying in the company of Bhagvãn and His bhakta. This is because a person who has not gained control over his indriyas does not experience happiness anywhere. Even while engaged in bhakti towards Bhagvãn, when the indriyas are drawn towards the vishays, that bhakta experiences extreme misery in his heart. Therefore, only a person who gains control over his indriyas remains eternally happy. Furthermore, only a person who has gained control over his indriyas should be known to have vairãgya and dharma. A person who has not controlled his indriyas should not be known to possess vairãgya and dharma. Therefore, since a person who has vairãgya and dharma has restraint over all of his indriyas, he is eternally happy.”
8.4 Then, Muktãnand Swãmi said, “Mahãrãj, for a bhakta of Bhagvãn, what is the one greatest obstacle in his bhakti towards Bhagvãn?”
8.5 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “For a bhakta of Bhagvãn, the greatest obstacles are that he does not realise his own faults, his mind becomes distant from Bhagvãn and His bhaktas, and he develops a lack of concern towards the bhakta of Bhagvãn. These are the greatest obstacles for a bhakta.”
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