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Oṁ sayuktaṁ nityadayanti yogīrā, kāṁdaṁ mokṣadaṁ ceva, oṁ kāraye namo namaḥ. Dharma kī, adharma kā, prāṇiyoṁ meṁ viśva kā, gau mātā kī, gau hatyā, Gaṅgā maiyā kī, Har Har Maa Dev. For a few minutes, let us remember the name of Param Pittā Paramatmā. All of you say it together: Śrīmān Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīmān Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Bhajman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Bhajman Nārāyaṇa, bhajman Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, bhajman Nārāyaṇa. Dīp Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa... Dīp Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa. Dīp Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa. Dīp Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa... Deep Nārāyaṇ. Bhagavān kī, Deveśvara Mahādeva kī, Satguru Svāmī Madhavānandjī Bhagavān kī, Jai. Satya Sanātana Dharma kī, lovers, brothers, sisters, mothers and brothers. There are many incidents in human life. But the most terrible incident that can happen is that a human will leave this body—that is, will die. In simple language, it is said that he died. If a person dies without self-realization, then there can be no worse event than this. Why was a person born? A person is not called a human being just by his hands and feet. It is the intellect of a person, the good qualities of a person, the devotion of the human being, the education from mother and father, and the hard work of the human being through the principles of love, self-control, and the guidance of the Ācārya. The fruit of that hard work is certainly obtained. But when will that hard work be fruitful? It is said that when a person obtains a Satguru Dev and follows the orders of the Guru, only then will his efforts bear fruit. The one who is ruled by the mind will be scattered. It is like when you sow a seed in a field, but that seed does not grow. You sow a seed, but it does not grow. Some birds may eat the grain before it grows, or it may have grown but, due to carelessness, the crop was eaten by animals, or water was not given on time. That is why some Mahātmas have said: "Nibhāna hai, re Nibhāna hai, Satgurū jī ke bachan Nibhāna hai." Re Nibhāna hai, Nibhāna hai, Jñānī Gurujī kā bachan Nibhāna hai, re Nibhāna hai. Satgurūjī kā bachan nibhānā hai. Gurudev gives us the permission to meditate on the idol of the Guru. On whom should we meditate? On the idol of Gurudev, on the form of Gurudev. What is the form of Gurudev? Whom do we call Guru? What is that Guru? Our body cannot be our Guru. But there is something special in that body. We want the darśan of that body. The definition of the Guru is: brahmānandam param sukhadam kevalam jñānamūrti dvandātītam gagan sadṛśyam tasmāsyādi lakṣyam ekam nityam vimalāchalam sarvadhi sākṣibhūtam bhavātītam triguṇarahitam satgurum tam namāmyaham. The Guru is the form of knowledge. He is the bliss of Brahman, Gurudev. And who is he? Kevalaṁ jñānamūrtim. He is only knowledge; there is no ignorance. Where there is light, there is no darkness. By seeing that Gurudev, in our soul, in our mind, in our senses, in our body, in all places, the darkness of birth and death, the ignorance which has been hidden, is immediately removed. How? If you go to a cave in a mountain, there is darkness there for millions of years, is it not? There is darkness in the cave. Now you go to the darkness and say, "Brother, you have been here for millions of years. Now go away from here." That darkness will not go. But if a lamp is lit there, the darkness will go away immediately. Or if a button is pressed and an electric lamp is lit, you do not know where that darkness has gone. Similarly, by seeing the Satguru, the darkness of ignorance, anger, lust, greed, etc., is dispelled. The turbulence of the mind runs away on its own. The pain of seeing is removed, and the body becomes pure. The meaning of that darkness being removed is that one becomes free from the pain, karma, and saṃskāra of countless births, and that soul attains ultimate peace. But one must find a Satguru, and one must have such curiosity within oneself. The four parts of Jñāna-Yoga are Viveka, Vairāgya, Ṣaṭ-Sampatti, and Mumukṣutva. Within the six treasures (ṣaṭ-sampatti) are titikṣā, śraddhā, samādhi, and samādhāna. After that comes titikṣā. After that, the desire that arises within us, the fourth sādhana, is the desire for liberation (mokṣa kī icchā). When will I be free from the sorrows of the world? One must have an intense yearning for liberation, Mumukṣutva. Otherwise, you get nothing. Lord Viṣṇu went to Nārada Ṛṣi and said, "O Lord, in the world of death, these human beings should go to the satsaṅg of the sages. One should go for the darśan of the sages. Tell me, what happens by going for the darśan of the sages? You have come to the Kumbh Mela. You have come to this world, and there are hundreds of thousands of saints here. You are getting darśan. Now what happens with this darśan? God, tell us something about this. What is the benefit of the darśan of a sādhu?" Lord Viṣṇu said to Nārada, "O Nārada, there is an insect in a deep hell. That insect has been there for many ages and is suffering. Go to him; he will give you an answer as to what happens with the darśan of a saint." Nārada Ṛṣi said, "Prabhu, only you can give me an answer. Why do you send me to hell? I have never seen hell. Do I have to go to hell?" So Lord Viṣṇu said, "Nārada, if you want an answer to this, then you will have to go to hell." You must go to hell from heaven. By Nārāyaṇa’s desire, Nārada Ṛṣi went from there. What was he saying? What was the mantra of Nārada? Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa. Nārada, chanting thus, went to hell. There was an insect there. He was very sad and suffering. Nārada went and saw the insect and asked him if he would answer. But the insect died as soon as it saw Nārada. It died. Now, who would answer Nārada? Anyway, Nārada went away. After some time, Nārada again went to Lord Viṣṇu. "So, did you get the answer, Nārada?" "No, Lord. I was very sad. I had to endure a lot of pain by going to hell. But I did see that worm. But Lord, he died. He died." "Okay. Good, Nārada. There is a person in a village. A buffalo has given birth to a calf in his house. That calf is very beautiful. It has white markings and a white tilak. Go and see that calf. Your desire will be fulfilled, and you will get the answer." Nārada said, "We will have to go there. We will have to go to the world of Yama." That is Yama. We should wake up in the morning and see the cow mother. The one who has a buffalo in his house, we see the buffalo. In the morning, they are seeing the world of Yama. Well, people are the fathers of sins. Buffaloes give more milk, that’s why they keep more buffaloes at home. They serve buffaloes more, but their wives do not serve them as much as they serve the buffaloes. Nārada went and said, "Brother, your buffalo gave birth to a calf ten days ago. I want to see that calf." That farmer said, "Mahārāj jī, what is your interest in a calf? Do you want to buy it? What will you do with a calf?" He said, "We have to see who that person is." He said, "Go and see." Nārada went. He was sitting near the calf. Nārada played the kartāl and said, "Śrīman Nārāyaṇa." The calf looked at him, and it died. Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa. Narada thought that the farmer would scold him for his calf dying. He shouted loudly, "Your calf is dead." "Mahāprabhujī, its life was only this much, what can be done? Go!" After some time, after one or two years, Nārada again went to Lord Viṣṇu and told him, "Prabhu, I saw it, and so it died." Nārada Ṛṣi said, "Really? He died?" He said, "Yes, Prabhu." "Let’s go. There is a Brahmin, and there is a cow in his house. There is a very beautiful calf of a cow. Go, the cow will answer you. Go." "God, you have sent me to the cow world, but will he answer, or will he die?" So he said, "Go and ask him for an answer." He said the same thing to the farmer. The priest said, "Yes, Nārad Ṛṣi, that cow is standing. It is very beautiful. It is like the Nandi of Śiva. Go and see." He saw that the calf was also dead. Nārada thought that there was something wrong with his eyes. He had an evil eye. He said, "Your face is black." Whoever I see, he dies. Nārada became scared to see anyone. Narada left. After a year, Narada again went to Lord Viṣṇu. And Viṣṇu Bhagavān says, "Did the calf give you an answer? Did it give you an answer?" "No, Prabhu, it also died. Bhagavān, do not send me to anyone. The one whom I see dies." Viṣṇu Bhagavān says, "Good Nārada, the one whom you see dies. I didn’t die." He said, "Prabhu, I don’t have any strength in front of you." "Alright, Nārada, there is a king. That king had no children. And after fifty-five years, a boy has been born, a prince has been born. And that prince will give you the answer." "No, Prabhu, I do not want an answer. The king has only one child, and he has been born. If I see him, he will die. I do not want an answer." Bhagavān Viṣṇu says, "No, Nārada, he will not die. I say, then go. He will answer you." Nārada, scared, went to the royal palace, went there, and announced that Ṛṣi Nārada is coming. The king was very happy. He ran with bare feet in front of him, bowed his head, and prayed, "I am unfortunate. It is said that you are a saint and you have come to my house. God bless the saint who has come to your house. God bless you. God bless the saints who have come to your house. God bless you." Nārada Ṛṣi said, "Hey Rājan, a prince has been born in your palace." "Yes, Lord. By your grace, a prince was born in my palace. I had no children, no boy or girl." Nārada said, "If you don’t mind, I will bless him." Raja said, "What would be more fortunate than this? That a saint like you, a great, God-fearing saint, what would be more fortunate than this to bless him?" The king immediately informed the queen in the palace, and the queen is bringing the child with her after washing and dressing the prince. Nārada Ṛṣi prays to God from within his mind, "O Lord, preserve my honor." Why? Because if I look there and he dies, then I do not know how sad the king and queen and the whole kingdom will be. And perhaps they will seize me and punish me. Bhagavān Viṣṇu is prayed to again and again, and Nārada looks at the prince. He speaks from the subtle body. Nārada Ṛṣi asks the prince from the subtle body, "What does a prince get by seeing a sage?" The prince smiles and also speaks from a subtle body. He said, "O Nārada, why do you ask? You have got the answer, haven’t you?" He said, "No, I have not got any answer. Who gave it to me?" "You have got the answer, Nārada Ṛṣi?" He said, "No, I have not got it." Nārada Ṛṣi understood. "I was an insect of hell. And as soon as I met you, I was released from that hell. Say, Sadguru Dev. Then I had to go to Yamaloka. I had to go to Goloka; I made a path, and God came there too, and He blessed me, and I was freed from there too. Tell me, Bhakta and Bhagwan, Jai! I was saved in a beautiful cow, in a pious, religious family. And you came there too and blessed me. Śrīvā dīyā aur merā vahān bhī mokṣa ho gayā, aur ab maiṁ rāj bhavan mein rāj kumār ke rūp mein janam liyā hai. Maine mujhe rājya milā hai. Āpke darśan karne se naraka se chūṭ karke maiṁ yahān tak āp pahunch gayā. Hongī, aaj rāj kumār banā hoon, aur mereko rājya milegā. Aaj mujhe pūrṇā sardār biśvās hai ki mere is jīvan ke bād, mujhe mokṣa bhol satā gurudev kī nibhānā hai re, nibhānā satā gurujī kā bachan nibhānā hai. Re nibhānā hai, re gyānīṅ Gurujī kā bachan nibhānā hai. Nā hai, re nibhānā hai Satgurū jī kā bachan, nim Gurudev kā bachan." This is why it is said: dhyāna mūlaṁ gurū mūrti, pūjā mūlaṁ gurū padam, mantra mūlaṁ gurū vākyam. "Mahārāj, give me a mantra, give me siddhi. Give me a kuśāntra, give me a yantra, give me a jantra. Which mantra should I chant to attain peace?" The best mantra is the one which is given to us by the one who gives us permission to do good deeds. That is the best mantra for us. The one who understands that mantra, his path will be crossed. And the one who doesn’t understand gets trapped in problems. A Guru and a disciple were walking in the forest. And Gurujī had this rule that where the sun sets, one has to rest at night. One day, they came to a village, and the sun was setting. Guru jī said to his disciple, "Today we will rest here." Guru ji gave him some money, five or ten, to go and bring some food from the village. When he went, he bought some food. And he saw something else. It was jaggery and khal. Khal means that which is left after extracting oil. The residue that is saved, what do you call it? Khali. Both of them had the same price. He wanted to eat khāli. The younger one brought the khāli, and half of it was for the jaggery. He came to the Gurujī and got food prepared. The Gurujī said, "Gurujī, I have brought so much jaggery and so much khālī." "What is the difference between khali and jaggery?" "Whatever you buy in this village, it is the same thing." "Really? Buy anything. It is the same thing." "Yes, it is the same thing." "Then we will not stay in this village. Come on." "Oh, Gurudev, I am tired. I was walking all day. It is getting dark. Where will I go?" "You only say that you do not want to go anywhere on the day of rest. You should go to sleep here." Gurujī said, "No, son, let’s go." The disciple said, "No, Gurujī, I will not go." Then Gurujī said, "Do one thing. You go to sleep; I will go out of this village. And tomorrow, we will meet there." Gurujī went. While going, Gurujī said to his disciple, "Son, keep one thing in mind. What?" He said, "Son, remember one thing: if anyone asks you anything, if they ask if this thing is yours, then don’t say, 'Yes, it is mine.' If they ask if this is yours, then don’t say that it is mine, whether it is yours or not." Guru jī went away. The disciple was tired. He ate and slept like a buffalo. He slept deeply. A thief came and left his shoes there. The thief wore the disciple's shoes and went to the Raj Bhavan and stole. When the prince saw him, he killed him. Then he ran away with his wealth. He left his shoes there and went away. In the morning, they went to find out who killed the prince. Baba jī was still sleeping. Guru jī used to wake him up at Brahmamūrta. Today he is not with Gurujī, so he is sleeping. The soldiers beat him and woke him up. They said, "Are you dead?" He said, "Yes." They took him to jail. He was sentenced to death. They said, "If you have any last wish, say it." "My last wish is to see my Gurujī." "What is your Guru?" He said, "Yes, he is my Gurujī. He left from here yesterday." "Are you like this because of such a Guru?" "No, but I have a last wish to see Gurujī." Raja said, "No problem, just see the saint and bring him here." They brought the saint. Mahārāj came and said, "He is your disciple, Prabhu." He said, "What is a disciple? But he is a devotee, so he wants to see him." Maharaj went, Maharaj said, "I told you, don’t say that he is mine. You have not followed my orders. If you had said, 'No, he is not mine,' then it would have been enough." Guru Jī says that it is the duty of a Guru to save a disciple. But if I say that I will go on a hunger strike, and you say that you will go on a hunger strike. I will scold you, and I will go on a hunger strike. Both of us will fight to go on a hunger strike. Guru Jī says that I will go on a hunger strike, and the disciple says that I will go on a hunger strike. Raja says, "What has happened to the Babas? They are fighting." They are fighting to die. He goes and says, "Wait, what is the matter? Why are you fighting?" Mahāprabhujī says, "At this time, the throne of heaven is empty. Whoever dies will become the king of heaven. That is why he says to his disciple, 'Let me go.'" Mahāprabhujī says, "Let me go." This is the fight. Raja says, "Catch them and let me go." The king asked the soldiers to get rid of both the sinners. He said, "I will be hanged now." The king was hanged. And both of them went away. So the promise that is made, Gurudev’s promise, is fulfilled. The Guru is the chief. He who goes for the darśan of the saints is certainly rewarded. He attains knowledge. And the soul is the witness of God. Otherwise, the most terrible thing that can happen in human life is that a human being will leave his body without attaining self-realization. God knows how much pain he will have to endure in the cycle of 84 lakh births. Tell me, Satguru Devakī, today I will say only this and rest my speech. Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Sachidānand Bhagavān Kī Jai. Om Śānti.