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Sadā Śiva Samarambhāṁ Śaṅkarācārya Madhyamām Asmadācārya Paryantāṁ Vandhe Guru Paramparām. Guro Brahma Guro Viṣṇu Guro Devo Maheśvaraha. Guro Sākṣātpara Brahma Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥ. Mannātha Śrī Jagannātha Madguru Śrī Jagadguru. Māmatmā Sarvabhūtātmā Tasmai Śrī Guruve Namaḥ. Salutations to the Cosmic Self. Salutations to Śrīla Puruṣa Siddhāpit Paramparā. Pozdravye Śrīla Puruṣa Siddhāpit Paramparā. Pozdravye Kosmicjna Selfa. Majdanwar Praṇāmsu. Abhilavad Gurudev. Viśwa Gurujī. Uctive pozdraveni. Naši Guru Paramparā a našemu drahemu Mistrovi Viśva Gurujī, Om Namo Nārāyaṇ to all the sannyāsīs present here, Om Namo Nārāyaṇ na všem přítomným sannyāsinům, and a very good morning to all of you who are present here and for those who are watching through Swamijī TV. Today is a very beautiful day for all of us. Today is full moon. Eight full moons after every year, on the eighth full moon, is this occasion. And this is the first full moon after Guru Pūrṇimā. Pūrṇimā means full moon. So the last Pūrṇimā was Guru Pūrṇimā. And this Pūrṇimā, we have the beautiful occasion of Rakṣā Bandhan. We are all scared of bandhanas. Bandhan means to get bound or stuck into something. But Rakṣā Bandhan is a good bandhan. Because in that bond, in that binding, you are not getting stuck; you are being protected. This is a bandhan which is good. The bandhan of Rakṣā Bandhan, because that is a bond of brotherhood and sisterhood. That is a bond where the brothers are promising to protect, and the sisters are promising to love. It is a bond. It is a reunion for us, where it does not matter how far away the brothers and sisters live; they unite, they come together, or at least they write letters, send messages, and remember their brothers and sisters. It is not a physical bond, but it is a spiritual and emotional bond. And it is not only for siblings, but it is for anyone who is following the Dharma and who is coming together as spiritual brothers and sisters also. And it is also bringing blessings. It is inviting blessings into our lives. Because tying a rakṣābandhan on the hand is inviting and bringing in blessings. And it cultivates love; it cultivates gratitude. For the brother, it brings a sense of comfort to be loved. And for the sister, it is thankfulness and blessings for care. We all know the beautiful incident, or not so beautiful, but also beautiful incident from the Mahābhārata. Where Lord Kṛṣṇa got hurt while cutting bamboo, and without thinking anything, immediately Draupadī ran, tore a piece of her sari, and tied it on the finger of Lord Kṛṣṇa. That was her love. That was the love which she was showing, the caring nature which she was showing to her brother, who was not at that moment a brother yet, but just the caring nature came out. But then Lord Kṛṣṇa said, "From today onwards, I will always be there whenever you need me to protect you." Then the incident of when the Pāṇḍavas lost everything when they were playing the chess game—it was not chess, but it was something, a gambling game or something. And they started taking off the sari of Draupadī, and then when she remembered... Her brother Kṛṣṇa gave blessings, and the sari started flowing on her again and wrapped her up. So that was Kṛṣṇa showing his caring nature, his protecting nature towards his sister Draupadī. There is one more example of Rani Karnāvatī. Rani means queen. And the Muslim invader Humāyūn was going to invade that kingdom. Byl tam jeden muslimský vládce, který se připravoval vpadnout do jejich království, a chtěl všechno odebrat a také Karnāvatī a oženit se s ní. Chtěl vyloupit to království, odvést všechno a také se oženit právě z Karnāvatī. Takže okamžitě vzala rākhī, šla, uvázala rākhī Humāyūnovi a řekla mnoho kol a Humāyūn se zeptal, co to je? A tak ona, když se to dozvěděla, tak hned se za ním vypravila, a to byl král Humāyū. A mnohokrát mu omotala tu šňurku kolem zápěstí. On se ptal, co to je. This is a bond now where we become brothers and sisters, and where you will protect me and take care of me, and not invade my kingdom and not marry me. To je šňurka, která symbolizuje náš vztah bratra a sestry. And inside, then something clicked, something changed, and finally, then he did not do anything, and he protected and promised to be there for her. A v jeho mysli to způsobilo obrat a rozmyslel si to: do toho království nevstoupil a pak jí ochraňoval. In Sanātana Dharma, women are considered as mothers, sisters, daughters. Who will give love, who will support, who will guide the brother? Who will, if the brother gets lost in the Kusanga, the sister is the one who brings him back. And the brother, as a protector, will always protect the sister from anything. Vasudeva Kuṭumbakam means the world is one. All the people in the world are one family. As for us, we are one family, all in one, one in all. The thread may break, but the bond of love, support, gratitude, and protection never breaks. And our dharma is to stand by each other in every storm which comes, and be there for each other in every storm, and help each other cross every storm. So on this beautiful occasion of Rakṣā Bandhan, you may tie rakṣīs to whomever you feel that bond you want to create with. But just remember that after that, then there is no relationship part or marrying part. So if you feel that brotherhood or sisterhood with that person, then only it is right. And know that he will always protect you and guide you. And may this Rakṣā Bandhan celebration be very beautiful for all of us. May we all be blessed. May Gurudeva's blessings always be with us, and may we all live in peace and harmony as Vasudeva Kuṭumbakam, as one beautiful, large family. Much love. And now you will come and tie rakhi, and then you can tie to each other also if you want. Teď můžete přijít a zavázat mišňurku a pak můžete také mezi sebou.