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The Fruit of the Guru's Word

A spiritual discourse on the importance of the Satguru and the power of a saint's darśan.

"The most terrible incident... is that a human will leave this body, i.e., will die. If a person dies without self-realization, then there will be no worse event than this."

"By seeing the Satguru, the darkness of ignorance, anger, lust, and greed, etc., is dispelled... and that soul gets ultimate peace."

A spiritual teacher delivers a satsang, emphasizing that life's ultimate failure is to die without self-realization, which is only averted by faithfully following a true Guru. He explains the Guru as a dispeller of ignorance and narrates an extended parable where the sage Nārada learns that even a single glance from a saint can liberate a soul across multiple lifetimes, from hell to a royal birth. The discourse concludes with a shorter tale illustrating the importance of obeying the Guru's word.

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 in human life is that a human will leave this body, i.e., will die. In simple language, it is said that he died. If a person dies without self-realization, then there will 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. The intellect of a person, the good qualities of a person, and the devotion of the human being, the education of the mother and father, and the hard work of the human being through the principles of love, self-control, and the thought 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, then the one who is the head of the Guru, he follows the orders of the Guru; only then will his efforts be fruitful. And the one who is the head of the mind, he will spread out. Like when you sow a seed in the field, but that seed does not grow. You sow a seed, but it does not grow. Some birds ate the grain before it grew. Or it may have grown, but due to carelessness, the crop was eaten by the 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. Who should we meditate on? 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 Guru’s paribhāṣā is: brahmānandam param sukhadam kevalam jñānamūrti dvandātītam gagan sadṛśyam tasmāsyādi lakṣyam ekam nityam vimalāchalam sarvadhi sākṣibhūtam bhavātītam triguṇarahitam satgurum tam namāmyaham. Guru is the form of knowledge. Brahmanand is the form of the bliss of Brahma, Gurudev. And who is he? Kevalaṁ jñānamūrtim. There is only knowledge, there is no ignorance. Where there is no light, there is no darkness. And 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, that immediately gets removed. How? If you go to a cave, in a cave of a mountain, there is darkness there for millions of years. Isn’t it? There is darkness in the cave, isn’t there? 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 the electric lamp is lit, then you don’t know where that darkness has gone. Similarly, by seeing the Satguru, the darkness of ignorance, anger, lust, and greed, etc., is dispelled. The head 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 the pain, karma, and saṃskāra of the births, he becomes free, and that soul gets ultimate peace. But one should be a Satguru, and one should have such curiosity within himself. The four parts of Jñāna-Yoga are Viveka, Vairāgya, Ṣaṭ-Sampatti, and Mumukṣutva. Sat sampati kī andar kā hai titikṣā, śraddhā, samādhi, aur titikṣā kar uparam samādhān vicāra. Uske bāda meṁ titikṣā, ke bāda meṁ jo ātī hai amare andar, icchā, chautā sādhan hai mokṣa kī icchā, kab hoī jag dukh chuṭkārā, mokṣatva, mokṣatva uttam mokṣatva honā chāhiye. Otherwise, you don’t get anything. Lord Viṣṇu goes to Nārada Ṛṣi and says to Lord Viṣṇu, "O Lord, in the world of death, these human beings should go to the satsaṅg of the sages. One should go to the darśana of the sages. Tell me, what happens by going to 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 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 says that, "Prabhu, you can only 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 says, "Nārad, if you want an answer to this, then you will have to go to hell." You go to hell from heaven. Narayan’s desire, Nārad Ṛṣi, came out of there. What did he keep saying? What was the mantra of Nārada? Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa. Nārada, who was doing all this, went to hell. There was an insect there. He was very sad. He was suffering. Nārada went and saw the insect and asked him if he would answer him. But the insect died as soon as it saw Nārada. It died. Now, who will answer Nārada? Anyway, Nārada went away. After some time, Nārada again went to Lord Viṣṇu. So, did you get the answer from Lord Viṣṇu, 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 one such person in the village. A buffalo has brought a pada in his house. That pada is very beautiful. It has white cloth and white tilak. Go and see that Pada. Your desire will be fulfilled, and you will get the answer." Nārada said that we will have to go there. We will have to go to Yamaloka. That is Yam. 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, and in the morning, they are seeing the Yamaloka. Well, people are the father of sins. Buffaloes give more milk, that’s why they feed more buffaloes at home. They serve buffaloes more, but their wives don’t serve them as much as they serve buffaloes. Nārad went and told that 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 had gone. He was sitting on the paddy. Nārada played the kartāl and said, "Śrīman Nārāyaṇa." The paddy looked at him, and he died. Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa. Narada thought that the farmer would scold me for killing his paddy. He shouted loudly that your father is dead. Mahāprabhujī, his life was only this much, what can he do? Go! After some time, after one or two years, Nārada again went to Lord Viṣṇu and told Lord Viṣṇu, "Prabhu, I have read that, so I have 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." The farmer 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 black in his eyes. He had evil eyes. He said, "Your face is black." Whoever I see, he dies. Nārada was scared to see anyone. Narada left. After a year, Narada again went to Lord Viṣṇu. And Viṣṇu Bhagavān says, "Did the goat give you an answer? Did it give you an answer?" "No, Prabhu, he 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." "Achā, Nārada, ek rājā hai. Us rājā ke koī bhī santāna nahīṁ thī. Aur pañcās-pacāsa baras kī bāda meṁ ek larkā huā hai, rājakumāra kā janma huā hai. Aur vo rājakumāra tere ko javāba de degā." "Nahīṁ, Prabhu, mujhe javāba nahīṁ chāhiye. Rājā kā ek, ek hī to baccā hai, vo huā hai. Aur maiṁ dekhūṁgā, mar jāyegā. To Mehra, kyā hāl ho jāyegā? Mujhe javāb nahīṁ chāhiye." Bhagavān Viṣṇu says, "No, Nārada, he will not die." "I say, 'Then go.' He will answer you." Nārada got scared, went to the royal palace, went there, and told the king that Ṛṣi Nārada is coming. Rishi 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 them." 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 them?" Raja immediately informed the queen in the palace, and the queen is bringing the child with her after washing and dressing the prince. Nārada Ṛṣi Manaḥi Man prays to God, "O Lord, keep my honor." Why? That if I look there and it is finished, then I don’t know how sad the king and queen and the whole kingdom will be. And maybe they will hold my sheep and repair it. Bhagavān Viṣṇu is praying again and again and looks at the prince. He is talking from a subtle body. Nārada Ṛṣi asks the prince from a subtle body, "What does a prince get by seeing a sage?" The prince smiles and also talks from a subtle body. He said, "O Nārad, 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 got it. "I was an insect of hell. And as soon as I met you, my hell was released from there. Say, Sadguru, Dev. Then I had to go to Jamlok. 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! Later, I had to go to Goloka. 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 meṁ rāj kumār ke rūp meṁ 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." Isī lie kāge dhyāna mūlaṁ gurū mūrti, pūjā mūlaṁ gurū padam, mantra mūlaṁ gurū vākyam. "Kaite Mahārāj, mujhe mantra dījī, siddhi. Dījī, kuśāntra dījī, yantra dījī, jantra dījī, kaunsa mantra hai me jisko jappu, jishe mujhe śānti prāpto?" 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, he came to a village, and the sun was setting. Guru jī said to his son, "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 taken out of the oil. The one which is saved later, what do you call it? Khali. Both of them had the same feeling. He wanted to eat khāli. The younger one, the younger one brought the khāli, and half of it was for the second 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 only you 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 Aṣṭāna. 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 this thing is yours, then don’t say, 'Yes, it is mine.' If this is yours, then don’t say that it is mine, whether it is yours or not." Guru jī went away. He was tired. He ate and slept like a buffalo. He slept a lot. A thief came and left his shoes there. He wore the shoes of the thief and went to Raj Bhavan and stole them. 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, he went to find out who killed the prince. Baba jī was still sleeping. Guru jī used to wake him up in Brahm Mūrt. Today he is not a Gurujī, so he is sleeping. The soldiers beat him and woke him up. They said, "Jyotikin, 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." He 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 same work of a Guru to save a disciple. But if I say that I will go on a hunger strike, and you will say that I 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. Guru is the chief. He goes to see the saints. He listens to satsaṅg. So certainly, he is rewarded. He gets 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. 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.

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