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O Śiva, namah. Śiva, namah. Śiva, namah. Service and salutations. Respected Mahādeva Jī Kandela Sāhab has arrived, and all the friends from the administration as well as the media are present today on this Rāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa, which we call Dūj. Today is the sacred tithi of Bhagavān Śrī Dev Purī Jī Mahādeva. We celebrate the sacredness. In our renunciation, in our saints, there is no attachment. We do not speak of it as a great sorrow; we do not speak of sorrow. We say that divine soul has merged with Brahman. In our sannyāsa, after sixteen days there is a bāṇḍārā, which is called the soṭ-sī bāṇḍārā, because only those who possess the sixteen vidyās and sixteen siddhis go to Brahma-loka. The sādhu saints, the renunciates, having renounced and performed tapasyā... The hundred arts that exist within the moon were with Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa, were also with Bhagavān Rāma, with all the avatāras. That is why it is said that the hundred arts are abundant and never diminish. What sorrow can there be? If Dev Purī Jī Mahādev still resides, then how much joy it brings! First of all, I said that I would create a commotion throughout the entire world, but what can I do—they have departed. Yet, they reside within me and within you as well. I have not had the direct darśana of Mahāprabhujī Devapurī, but many times he appears in meditation. In meditation, in dreams, and always present. See, whenever in this world, I have completed the circumambulation of the earth 45 times, and I am going for the 46th time now. In various places I have given discourses, from a small village to the United Nations. I also gave lectures at the headquarters of the United Nations, and there I planted a peace tree within its premises. Even the best scientists, the so-called scholars, the esteemed professors and directors of universities—I have never been to any college, nor to any university. I have not done that. It is only by the grace of the Guru that now they call me for some special science. Why should I hesitate to speak? When I sit in Maśrānanda, thoughts arise in the mind about whether I will go or not, whether they will agree or not. Some will sit, some will say something. At that time, whenever there is a satsaṅga, whether small or large, I have a magic, and I do not keep that magic secret; I give it to everyone. That magic works so effectively that everyone awakens—you will succeed. That magic is with me, by lighting a fire near Devapurī Jī's dhūnī at Kailāś Āśrama, near the neem tree there. I perform mental pūjā, what they call imagination, which in Hindi is called kalpanā. Then, folding my hands, I say to the three mūrtis, "O Lord, I have nothing with me; You alone will reside in my heart, You alone will reside in my navel, and You alone..." You will sit wrapped in my shawl and be the one to speak if I say something wrong or if it is not equal; it is your word, not mine. Yes, your own insight is on, not mine. Gurudev, who is from Marwāḍ, this is yours, not mine. I apply it, just give me a minute. People are nervous in this place, Maharāj. Why doesn’t someone come and say, “Good morning, brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, this beautiful land, this very land is where the light manifests”? The light that manifests in the world, and then who do we have with us to speak of the divine? Oh, everyone says, what is this Marājabāda that has been revealed? It is only the grace of the guru, solely the grace of the guru that brings joy and auspiciousness to the disciple. Because that is Brahmānanda, the supreme bliss-giver, the embodiment of knowledge, beyond the staff, like the sky, without beginning or end, one, eternal, pure, unchanging, the witness of all, the essence beyond all beings and beyond all states. One who does not have the guru mantra, and even if there is a mantra, but the question is, "Bābājī, did you give me any mantra?" and the answer is, "No, I did not give you any," then why do you both argue? Why quarrel? The guru, Gurudev, never truly departs; even if he leaves the body, what does it matter? They have given the mantra, it is with you. Therefore I tell every devotee, look brother, how can a three-eyed one be a guru? If you have received mantra initiation from him, then mantra initiation... You can certainly receive blessings like from a guru, you can also worship them, but there is only one true guru. Parents are also just one, right? All these are like our mother—sister, brother—but the mother is only one. So, you are born only once, or at most twice, tell me. After all, you were in the womb, in this old body. When the Vāṭ Yogīs grew old, if it was the ninth month and the twenty-fifth day had come, then the ninth month had passed, right? Otherwise, you would know that you would not go to the second death. That is the mother, that is the one father, so that is the one leaf, and that is the one wife. Now, if you think about it, then it is the same confusion in matters. Then it is like animals—eating, drinking, enjoying—animal-like. Supreme wisdom, chastity, for whom? They say that satī does not mean an empty woman, but ad. Worship the husband as Vān; no son says this. Wife, become a satī, become a pativratā. Worship the wife. The wife is a devī, the pativratā is the mother, she is everything. If the feet are there, then worship the feet. Brother, why are the women speaking harshly? The wife is the one and only support; there should be one opinion about the wife in the entire world and heaven. In truth, the leaf and the wife are one and the same; in heaven, both the leaf and the wife are like a single bird—the swan—and its two wings are the leaf and the wife. Within the leaf and the wife, we say there should be devotion, just as there is the sentiment of a devotee towards Bhagavān. Actually, the husband should have feelings for the wife, and the wife should also have feelings for the husband, so that within that home there is happiness, peace, prosperity, and everything. But they were watching television, so Hindubāī said, "Aren't you ashamed to be watching television?" Come, sit down quietly and watch the television. Where do you see the television? There are poor people, there are sorrows. They rise without proper clothes, no clothes on their bodies. Look, O mind. Within both, that shell-like vision, that pure consciousness, is seated as the mother; the mother-in-law and father-in-law are seated, but the first one seated is the one who is here from this place... What should we do? Today, look at how the culture has been ruined in our village—bio culture. Why do the women keep wandering around repeatedly? Tell them, this shame should not come. See, the pound has arrived forcibly in the house ahead. What should the beauty do now? Is there forgiveness, is there compassion within those women? If there is life, O ruler, then those who were like goats were not yours. If you have the habit of making a big show of your identity, then keep asking and troubling others by saying, "Tell me, what is a Hindu? What is the lion of a Hindu?" You don’t have a śikhā, no kṛtī, no janmā, no tilaka—what do you have? Do you have an Aadhaar card that proves you are a Hindu? Strike with force, Bāvjī is saying, I am a Hindu, or you are not. Your topknot will be cut, the time may come. It is fortunate that the Muslim is not involved in this. Gurujī holds the tuft of hair, the tuft shines brightly, knowledge comes swiftly; if not, the stick falls with a thud. That child progresses, yes. Educate the children, and there should be unity between husband and wife—that is what our ṛṣis and munis have said. Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa, Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa... Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa... Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa is said in the same way as Sītā-Rāma. Brother Rām, say Sītā-Rāma first. We first worship these mothers; they are the śakti. If they become even slightly displeased with you, then all matters become chaotic. We do have this body, but it is of no use, because... You see, this is the Goddess, and it is also her duty that she is your wealth, she is also your husband, so... Nārāyaṇa Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa... Dīpa Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa Dīpa Nārāyaṇa, Śrī Dīpa Nārāyaṇa. Bhagavān’s, O devotees, this Sanātana Dharma—now another has come. Bābājī is bringing beautiful things from the West, but another photo is coming. This is going away; if not live, then it comes again. Tell me, shall we do well? Alright, Mahādeva is seated, so the work must be completed. What I need to share specifically, I have so far spoken a little about what the family should do and what they should not do. Now I will tell you about our paramparā. When I wondered where my origin was, I thought it was from the lotus, the lotus from the navel of Bhagavān. So Brahmā Jī went into the stem of that lotus, and kept going for ages and ages, but the end never came. Brahmā Jī did not receive what he desired, so he felt disappointment. Where there is disappointment, the chant "Nirāśa Nirāśa" arises. Disappointment was born from Brahmā Jī, so naturally, he too becomes disappointed. Then why? Alongside, Bhagavān Brahmā Jī ascends upwards to the lotus. Sitting there, one asks, "Who is my doer?" Then Bhagavān Viṣṇu says, "It is Brahmā who is your doer." Brahmājī replies, "No, it is not you." At that moment, Bhagavān Śiva comes and says, "It is indeed Viṣṇu and Brahmā whom I have created; I have created you, Brahmā, as well." The nāḍī is said to be the root in our tradition, in our lineage of Gurus. I want to tell you a little about this. In Rajasthan, first of all, whether you call it the Dharma Siddha Pīṭha or the root or the beginning, it starts from the village of Kailāsa with our Devapurī Jī, and Devapurī Jī... And that seat was again with Gurujī in our Pālī district. The seat is still awakened; the world should be awakened. But Mahāprabhujī wrote about a place called Alag Purī. Now, Alag Purī is our Guru or not, how it is, I will tell you. So, Dev Purī went to their Bālī state. Between Badrināth and Kedarnāth, there is a mountain in the Himalayas for performing tapasyā; if you go beyond Badrināth into the mountains, there is one such place. Inside the lake, at every 11 o'clock, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa all take a bath, and if you sit there at 12 midnight, you will realize it. On the full moon day, that lake is very large, and its water is indeed cold. If you go beyond that, there is a difficult path ahead. Some went slowly, little by little, breathing filled in. The Pāṇḍavas had gone that way. The Pāṇḍavas died there. There was no path, so Bhīma took a large stone and placed it between two hills. That is called Bhīma's stone, and from there the Sarasvatī river flowed, and there is also a temple of Sarasvatī. So that was not Kuntī but Draupadī and her other four were there; they remained cold there, but Yudhiṣṭhira was going, and with Yudhiṣṭhira was his black dog, that black dog... As you go further, there is a hill called Velī, where it is said that Dev Purījī’s cave is located. It is written that this cave belongs to Dev Purījī. He performed tapasyā there, and another Purījī appeared to him there and gave him darśana along with all the siddhis he had attained. Now, as for you all... Dev Purījī says that Kāī Kāī Siddhyā, all the siddhis they received, they got from that other Purījī. Beyond that comes Svarga Rohiṇī, and Svarga Rohiṇī is where... While he was residing in heaven, two messengers of Dharma Rāj came and said, "Yudhiṣṭhira Jī, your time has come, and this throne has been sent for you; you are to be seated in heaven." He agreed, and as his dog was also coming, they said, "My dog..." If he is to accompany, the messengers said that the dog is not permitted to go; the police have protocols, you see. The protocol is as strict as the distance of worship. So, locking the dog up is not right according to your protocol. Why is that? They said no, the dog cannot go. So, what does Yudhiṣṭhira say? If my dog, my loyal companion, does not go with me, then I will not go either; I will give up heaven. So they said... A man came from behind; he was Dharmarāj. Dharmarāj said, "O Yudhiṣṭhira, I have thoroughly examined your entire life. Along with me was your dog, and that dog is me." Dharmarāj said, "O Yudhiṣṭhira, from today your name shall be Dharmarāj." Yudhiṣṭhira, who was the king of dharma, was a dog, and that is why the name of that yajña is Śvarga Rohiṇī, meaning the ladder to heaven. No one can go there; no human being goes there and returns. Only shepherds and the like have gone. Even the shepherd sitting in the garden cannot go there. Then someone from China saw this and wondered what it was—our airplane. They decided to go and see, but from above, they were told not to fly the airplane. However, the airplane did come, and from above, it ended right there. That place is called Svarga Rohī. No, then Nīlakaṇṭha is the name of a mountain in the Garhwal region. You must have seen it in pictures. To go there, one needs to be very strong; otherwise, it’s not possible to reach without proper preparation. Near there is a large mountain called Kubir. Kubir Mountain was associated with Bhagavān. There was a treasure-like place, and it was the residence of Rāvaṇa’s brother. There lived a Lakṣmī there, near the mountain of Kubīr. Beyond that mountain of Kubīr, there is a much larger mountain, which belongs to Alagpurījī, and there is a very large lake as well. That is the kingdom of Alagpurījī. In the kingdom of Alagpurījī is Kubera... They reside there, and there is the mountain of Nandā Devī, who was a goddess serving Purī Jī. Just as we have the worship of Gangaur and the festival of Tīj, similarly, the worship of Nandā Devī is... The people of the valley go towards the hills, hundreds of them, singing as they go. There is the temple of Nandā Devī. Near that Nandā Devī, at Alak Purī, there is a stream from where the water flows. Its name is Alakā, and the goddess is named so because Alak Purī gave her that name. So Bhāgīrathī comes—Bhāgīrathī was the disciple of the sage Bhāgīratha, Gaṅgā was the disciple of Alak Purījī, and Nandā was the disciple of Alak. Then Alak, Nandā, and Bhāgīrathī come and meet at Dev Prayāg in the Himalayas. Prayāg means confluence. At that time, the sage Bhāgīratha said that my disciple Gaṅgā has... I have tried so much that towards North India, towards the Himalayas, there is no water here. The Gaṅgā, after much effort, emerges from there—not from Pahāṛ or Gaumukha. That is the grace of Gaṅgā Devī; that is the Gaṅgā. Bhāgīrat ṛṣi said it came from the kamaṇḍalu, and from the kamaṇḍalu came Brahmā. Bhāgīrat said that wherever it falls, it is upon Bhagavān Śiva. Śiva was said to be the king of the Himalayas; his name is Śiva. All the kings of the Himalayas were named the same. Ādhi Karāī and Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa Ādhi—let us leave this matter aside. So, the river, which is the mother, when it meets, it is called the Gaṅgā in its entirety. When Alakh Nandā and Bhāgīrathī meet, it becomes the complete Gaṅgā. It flows onward. Let us proceed further from here. Take a full bath in this Daṇḍī Betra. What was in my mind was that my worshipful Bhagavān Dīpa... Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī spoke of Alag Purī, Dev Purī spoke of Alag Purī, but where is that place, where is it? There is a bhajan, written by someone, one line I remember: "Phool tujhe chaṛānā thā, vo phool main ḍūnḍan pāyā." Oh, I am a Gurudev, I wanted to offer you that flower—gagar gagar dagar. The path is everywhere—in the forests, in the mountains, in the kingdom of the mind—deeply immersed. It is not that there is a fault in it; the fault is mine that I could not find it. My day and night were filled with this concern, this was my worship—that who is this incomplete life, what is it, where is it? It took 12 years. Our doctor Shānti, who is a dentist, Swāmījī Shānti, as you all know, comes from Kē Barśā. He was given sannyāsa right there and wandered alone in the mountains for twelve years. See, his power was such that he would only take those few people who were like-minded and devoted. First, they found out about the cave of Alag Purījī or Dev Purījī there. He went five to seven times, then searching and searching, Kubera... Then the topic came to the kingdom of Alag Purījī. When asked where it is, it is said that Alag Purījī’s kingdom has a cave. That cave is not inside a mountain; it is like a large rock with a space inside. That great soul, who knows where all he might reside within it. Then I said, "Now let me also go and see." Let us see whether the child is right or not; then for the first time I went... Guru Bhagavān Śaṅkarācārya has a sacred place, a cave called Śimaṭ. To go there, you have to register, stating who you are and where you are going. If you proceed beyond Badrināth, you need to obtain permission. There is a village three kilometers beyond Badrināth... The name of the village is Manā, and it is the last village of India. A few kilometers beyond it lies the border of China, which we used to call Bhagavān's Kailāśa mountain, and then it came to be known as Tibet. Tibet became like a district and came inside China; even there the breath was very high. You had to stay in Badrinath for three or four days, four or five days. After that, whether sitting on a horse or walking, or on a throne, if it was not struck, then I had angiography done three or four times at the heart; it was also affected by the knee. The cold is like ice, then there are rocks and mountains. Now, poor souls go there because if I have a boat, I can go. One day, the priest called me from Badrināth. And their officer, who is like them, watches over them. Seating me very close to Bhagavān, they performed pūjā. After the pūjā, they gave me jyoti, applied tilaka, welcomed me, performed abhiṣeka, draped a chaddar—everything was arranged. Then, along with four or five foreigners, all of them took prasād from there. Then, their director who... He called me, I sat beside him, and I was saying all this there itself. It’s not that I was beaten. There was a welcome, there was a welcome. I am not saying that I went there and sat, then I said to Mārajī that... Let me tell you one or two things. First, you take a bath in the Vashudhārā; the distance is about three to four kilometers. After that, there is no path. But if you enter the separate kingdom of Purījī, then the water of Vashudhārā flows from a great height. Now, how to take a bath so that the water does not fall on the roots of the hair even in small drops—never, even by mistake, let the water touch the roots below. If anyone comes to the bathroom, then bathe right there. Bathing is good, like a rock, but the ice crystals inside the Himalayas are called glaciers. The ice on the rocks had melted, which was unfortunate. They came and said that for the bath, Maharājī, you should stand there. If you have good thoughts in your mind and have performed good deeds, then you should definitely stand there. The current will flow from this side and will purify your body. If you fall, that is your experience. We are in your hands. Among ten people, I am the second hand. If it is not there, then what remains? Bāb Jī, you have not harbored any negative feelings in your mind, right? No, no, it hasn’t happened. Why, Dev Purī Jī, Bāb Jī, now the real test has come, but it has been only two minutes, just two minutes, and yet... The flow of the universe here has become a fountain of blessings upon all of you, then... So do not sleep from twelve to one. If you are in the tent, do not even sit in the tent during that time. Come outside, and when you come outside, observe what you see towards the sky and the mountains. What is your experience? Tell me, I have said it is fine. Secondly, there is a rule here that it is until June 15. She is not lighting the fire there; after that, the worship of Nandā Devī takes place, only then can it be lit. So I will say, it will be lit, it can be lit, but the incense and lamp cannot be lit. If that is possible, then somewhere else, do not prepare food or drink, Maharāj, so I... That I would stay for just two days, eat and drink, as I have diabetes. So what did he do? For a long time, he had been wanting me to lose at least 10 kilos, and he gave me all his cashews, pistachios, almonds, filling up two large bags full and handed them over. It is a blessing from Bhagavān that this food is good, Maharājī. I said, Maharājī... Whether the lamp can be lit or not depends on the circumstances, dear brothers, and the minor degrees... When they reached that cave, Dr. Shānti did something remarkable—there was a huge rock, you see, and it was open, so she built a wall inside it, piece by piece... And a small door was made there, 17 feet long and 8 feet wide in one place, and 4 feet in another. No, the forest and the government of India do not give permission for people to go there, and if they do go, they must return within half an hour. No one is allowed to eat, drink, or litter there. The entire Indian government is very strict. I said that we would open the khādā and do something, but we just sat there, and the police... Mother was with me, so there was a guard, indeed there was a guard, and there were two PSOs. The PSOs said, "Maharāj, at least feed us some bread." I said, "No more bread now, just take this much." Those who take it, take it. Just keep me in the room, in a cave, and do whatever tapasyā you want, brother. When it was time for the ārtī of Mahāprabhujī, I am telling you the truth, I was empty, not pretending at all. The ārtī said, "In the cave, we were twelve or thirteen people." Everyone sat in the cave, and I kept sitting there as well. All were seated when two foreign devotees left; one was from Australia. After doing śiva joti, she came and came again. I said, "At your feet, this..." Do not worry. You keep watching. The next day, the ārtī took place again, and in the same way, two others came out twice. When I showed them as well, I said, "Gurujī, Gurujī, look, what is visible here?" When I try to contemplate and see, I do not see anything. The time for ārtī passed, or Bhagavān is towards me. You will not be happy if you sit at the site all night; then one night it will... So, the Kubera Bhagavān there, along with his attendants and all the deities—sometimes not everyone—seeing them, we then left from there. And the next day, there was another Bābājī living about four kilometers away; I sent a sip. Make it and eat it, drink plenty of tea, and also give me some khichṛī. If not, bring that khichṛī from there. After experiencing it there, I have just returned feeling that my soul is satisfied because the gādī of our Gādīv, which belongs to the distinct Pūrī Jī Siddha Pīṭha tradition, is truly that. First, this happened; secondly, those temple priests told me, "Mārājī." I asked, "What evidence do you have? Everyone can tell stories." Then he said, "Where is the proof, Mārāj? Have you heard the name of the poet Kālidāsa?" I said, "Yes, of course." Then the poet Kālidāsa wrote a book called Meghadūta, and the Meghadūta book... Inside, there is a detailed description of Alagpurī Jī, the kingdom of Alagpurī Jī, and the account of Kubera; all of this is in the book in Sanskrit. There is a volume called Bhaktamālā. Inside Bhaktamālā, there is a description of Alagapurī Jī. After that, in our Gītā Press Gorakhpur, there is a volume, an article or some book that comes out, in which... Dear friends, the essence of what I want to say today on this sacred and holy day of Śrāvaṇa Dūj is this: I thought I would share with you a little introduction to the tradition I have received. May you all be blessed, and together we will strive to move forward. Having said this, I pause my speech. May all of you noble souls receive the prasād that you have not yet received. The prasād is ready; we will sing bhajans right here. The original thought was to sing there, but now that there is so much space, we will sing the bhajans here. Others may go to sleep, but those who wish to be disturbed, just watch wherever you like. Sometimes the courtyard has been beautifully prepared, but everyone has occupied the seats of the āka. It will be empty somewhere, so those devotees who have come with their children, if there is space somewhere, the courtyard will remain open. We will arrange for you. We have also brought some mats; you can stay in the verandah as well. Sing bhajans, sing bhajans. Listen and rejoice in satsaṅkalpa, and meditate on Alag Purī Jī Mahādeva. When you do, Mahādeva comes; that separate place is created. Then comes Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, the true guru Svāmījī Mādhavaraṇa Bhagavān of the eternal dharma. Om śānti śānti...