13.1 In the Samvat year 1882, on Posh vad 7 [30th January 1826], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a mattress with a cylindrical pillow that had been placed on a wooden bedstead under the neem tree outside the mandir of Shree Lakshmi-Nãrãyan in Vadtãl. He was dressed entirely in white clothes, and was also wearing garlands of white flowers around His neck. In addition to this, a decorated umbrella with a golden, egg-shaped top-piece had been placed above Him. Shreeji Mahãrãj sat in such a charming way, tossing a pomegranate in His hand. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
13.2 Then, Bhagu-Bhãi Patidãr of Bhadran approached Shreeji Mahãrãj, and asked, “Mahãrãj, how does samãdhi actually occur?”
13.3 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “Bhagvãn assumes an avatãr in Bharat-Khand for the kalyãn of jeevs. When He appears in the svarup of a king, he possesses the thirty-nine characteristics of a king; and when he appears in the svarup of a sãdhu, such as Dattãtrey or Kapil-Dev, he possesses the thirty characteristics of a sãdhu. By appearance, Bhagvãn’s svarup appears similar to that of any human; however, it is an exceptionally divya svarup. For example, a magnetic rock appears similar to all the other rocks on the earth. However, there is an intrinsic magical property in it. When a ship sails past a mountain of magnetic rock, all the iron nails of the ship are drawn towards the magnetic rock. Similarly, when a person does darshan of Bhagvãn’s svarup with shraddhã, be it the svarup of a king or the svarup of a sãdhu, his indriyas are drawn towards Bhagvãn. Then, he attains samãdhi.
13.4 “Upon having the darshan of Shree Krishna Bhagvãn, all the residents of Gokul attained samãdhi; and in that samãdhi, Bhagvãn showed them His own dhãm. In this way, whenever there is an avatãr of Bhagvãn, then at that time, Bhagvãn’s svarup definitely possesses certain magical powers. Moreover, all the indriyas of anyone who does darshan of Bhagvãn with shraddhã are drawn towards Bhagvãn, and he instantly enters samãdhi. At the same time, if Bhagvãn wishes to attract many people towards Him, then even people who are not bhaktas, and even animals, attain samãdhi upon seeing Him. So, what is so surprising about this happening to a bhakta of Bhagvãn?”
13.5 Then, Muktãnand Swãmi asked, “It is generally said that Brahm pervades everywhere. But, how can something that is pervasive be said to possess a svarup? Also, how can something that possesses a svarup be called pervasive? That is my question.”
13.6 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “Brahm resides in only one place, but not everywhere. That Brahm is Shree Krishna Bhagvãn; He is in all places while still residing in only one place. For example, when a person worships Surya, he grants the person a vision like his own. Then, that person can see as far as Surya’s vision reaches. Also, a person who has attained siddh-dashã can hear people who may be thousands of millions of miles away as if they are speaking next to him. In fact, he is able to pick up an object that may be millions of miles away, even though his arms are the same size as any other human’s. Similarly, when Shree Krishna Bhagvãn wishes to give darshan somewhere, He gives His darshan there while still residing in one place. Even though He has only one svarup, He appears in countless svarups. In fact, if a person who is a yogi has extraordinary powers such as long-distance hearing and long-distance vision, then what is so surprising about Bhagvãn also possessing such powers?
13.7 “So, even though the shãstras describe Bhagvãn as pervasive, He actually possesses a definite svarup. In those shãstras, He is described as pervasive in the sense that using His own powers, He gives His darshan to all while still residing in one place. But, He is not pervasive in the sense of being nirãkãr like ãkãsh. So, in reality, Bhagvãn eternally possesses a svarup. It is that Bhagvãn with a definite svarup, who appears in countless millions of brahmãnds while always residing in Akshardhãm.”
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