Gadhadã I-11 ‘Vãsanã’; An Ekãntik Bhakta

Gadhadã I-11

‘Vãsanã’; An Ekãntik Bhakta

1    On Mãgshar sudi 14, Samvat 1876 [30 November 1819], Shriji Mahãrãj was sitting in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. At that time, an assembly of munis as well as devotees from various places had gathered before him.

2    Thereupon Brahmãnand Swãmi asked, “Mahãrãj, what is the nature of ‘vãsanã’?”

3    Shriji Mahãrãj explained, “A desire within the antahkaran to enjoy vishays that have been previously seen, heard or indulged in is called ‘vãsanã’. Moreover, a desire within the antahkaran to enjoy those vishays that have not been previously indulged in is also called ‘vãsanã’.”

4    Thereafter Muktãnand Swãmi asked, “Mahãrãj, who can be called an ekãntik bhakta of God?”

5    Shriji Mahãrãj replied, “A person who has no ‘vãsanã’ except that of God and who offers bhakti to God realizing himself to be brahmarup is called an ekãntik bhakta.”

Vachanãmrut Gadhadã I-11 

Vocab: 
Antahkaran = "inner faculty"; man (mind) + buddhi + chitt (mind/consciousness) + ahamkar (sense of being) 

Vishay: senses 

Vasana: "mundane desire; unfulfilled desires and impressions of past karmas merged with the  jiva"

Perfect in so many ways. 

Gadhadã I-5 Persistence in Meditation

Gadhadã I-5

Persistence in Meditation

1    On Mãgshar sudi 8, Samvat 1876 [25 November 1819], Shriji Mahãrãj was sitting in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. At that time, an assembly of paramhansas as well as devotees from various places had gathered before him.

2    Thereupon Shriji Mahãrãj said, “One should meditate on Shri Krishna Bhagwãn together with Rãdhikã. If during that meditation one cannot behold the form within one’s heart, one should not lose faith and stop the meditation. Those who persist in this way will earn the immense grace of God. Moreover, God will be bound by their bhakti.”

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