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Bhajan: 'Bhaj' means to meditate, chant, sing, and pray. It means to concentrate upon, adore, and worship Bhagavān or Gurudeva. Therefore, it is 'Bhaj Govindam, Bhaj Govindam, Mūḍhamate' from Ādi Śaṅkarācārya’s morning prayer. So, Bhajan. 'Jan' means human. It is an address: "O human, O people, O devotees, sing the glory of the Supreme." Sandhyā means uniting, merging, coming together. It signifies a connection, a meeting point between night and day. The dawn, when darkness recedes, is also a sandhyā. It is often the time when one sings the glory of the Supreme, the Gurudeva. One can explain bhajans, but there are many. So, this is a bhajan sandhyā. It is said today is a bhajan sandhyā with Bhagavān Rām, Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa, with Sandhyā, with Gurudev Sandhyā, with all our brothers and sisters. This is also a tying together—Rakṣabandhan is also a Sandhyā. So let us this evening enjoy the Sandhyā. Prayer is also Sandhyā. Even the animals and the birds sing the glory of God morning and evening. He describes His beauty, purity, spotlessness, and how even Mahāprabhujī spoke of how Śrī Devapurījī woke this sleeping swan up and changed it from a crow into a beautiful swan with the mantra of So’haṁ. He is the paras (philosopher's stone) who changes iron into gold, the highest of the high. Tasmai śrī adhi lakṣyam ekam nityam vimalam ajalam sarvatra sākṣī bhūtam pavitram trikunarahitam śrī gurudevam namāmy aham. Śrī Guru Dhamnām Yam Param Guru Svāmījī Mahārāj Jñānāmṛta Tattvānī Jagat. Marihari Atatuvani Jagame Swamiji Maro Jannam Asutaryo. Śrī Nārāyaṇa Pūrī Devasya Bhagavān. Śrīdīpa kāhe dānyā devāne, Prabhūdīpa kāhe dānyā devāne, māro sūpālā pāyāṁ. Sva-kācha parama guru-svāmījī, māro janma sudāyo ācha dūvadī jagamē, māri hari guru rākīlā ācha dūvadī jagamē, māri samrat rākīlā. There is one bhajan; we don't know from whom it is. He had such a longing and was praying to meet his Guru Dev, to see his Guru Dev. Because he was sent away from his Guru, he was hiding himself at the train station behind the wagons. Swāmījī said he was praying, "Please give me your darśan. Please, once let me see your divine appearance. I am longing for it." This is from Śrī Ācārya. He is writing this bhajan with a very strong longing because he was forbidden to meet his Gurudev. Dvameva bandhu jasaka, dvameva, dvameva vidyā. Itnā tā kāraṇā, gurujī, dārśaṇṇā caaldi deṇā. Itnā tā kāraṇā dayālu, dārśaṇṇā caaldi deṇā. Nātokaraṇa, gurujī, tarasannachaldi dena. Ittanāsanna chaldi dena, sanneko amāre pāvam tarasanna chaldi dena. Darśana na chal di dena, sabh jagā karasana chal raha bhavet. Darshan na chal di dena, Machal me phasi. Prabhu vikāsuna... This is a call of the soul, the viraha, the longing to have Gurudeva’s darśana, to meet Gurudeva. Deva darśanādi iránt, hogy találkozz Guru Devvel. He sings in the Vedas, in the Purāṇas... He sings in the Vedas, in the Purāṇas... He sings in the Vedas... Veda Purāṇa me kāṭeye, Guru caraṇam me arasat dhirataye, O Veda Purāṇa me kāṭeye. The place is there where Gurudeva is reciting, and all the Vedas and Purāṇas say this. Only the disciple, the highest one, can understand this. And here our beloved Holy Gurujī Śrī Svāmī Madhavānandajī said: "My brothers, my brothers, wake up. Wake up from the sleep of your avidyā. Open your eyes. Don’t be lazy. Give up your attachment. Give up your desires and longings. Understand what Gurudev means, the highest knowledge." And what does the highest knowledge of the Gurudeva mean? Tumma janama maraṇṇa dukkha bhaiya bhai, tumma jāgo re. Tumma janama maraṇṇa dukkha bhaiya bhai, tumma jāgo re. Tera avasara pinta jāiya bhai, tumma jāgo re. Lākha Chora Sime Chabola. Lakha Chora Sime Chabola Dera, Guru Bhinna Kona Sahaya Bhai. Tum Chagore Dera, Guru Bhinna Kona Sahaya Bhai. Tum Chagore Tera avasara pita jaya Bhai, ushara na siddhana pyaare. Sattva ushara na siddhana pyaare. Channama sapala ho jaya. Bhai, tum jāgo re Channamā sapalā ho jāya. Bhai, tum jāgo re mohatalā kī pāsime yu makkari jumārā jāya. Bhai, tum chāgo re. Terā avasāra kītā chāyā? Pai tummā jāgo re. Mā nanā mā bol. Namā moā kahiro. Māra pāra nahīṅ pāyā, pai tumma jāgo re. Terā pāra pāra na mā. Tana se ātmā ko māṅkara, tanna se ātmā koccho rāma mile gathamāyā. Bāī tum chāgo re, terā prabhujī mile gathamāyā. Bāī tum chāgo re. Tērā avasāya bāi tum nadītā nārāya, Sīrūjaka-gāna-dīpa-nārāyaṁ, Dīnā-hānsa-cittāya-pāi-tumma-cākau-hānsa. Nandiyoṅgā-he Svāmī Mādhāva-nandiyoṅgā-vātā-he Gyāre-sābhi-sūnō-le-citta-nāya-pāi-tumma-cākau-re DJ.