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Salutations to Parameśvara Paramapūjya Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Purī, to Viśvaguru Devakī Satye Sanātana Dharma, and to Alakhpurījī of the Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā. My adoration to Viśvagurujī, Śrī Śolidhota Svīt. Respected divine sannyāsīs, spiritual seekers, aspirants, yoga teachers, practitioners, and all devotees of Alakhpurījī, the Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā, and Viśvagurujī, who are present here in this divine place—Om Śrī Viśwadīp Gurukul, Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī Āśram, the Education Research Center in Jadan, Pali, and in āśrams across Bharat and the world joining via webcast for the evening prayer and divine spiritual company. Many blessings to all of you from Alakh Purījī, the Siddha Pīṭh Paramparā, and from Viśvagurū, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar, Paramahaṁsvāmī, Maheśvarānanda Purījī Mahārāj. We are the fortunate, blessed, and luckiest ones. We have the great opportunity to join this divine spiritual company, our spiritual family. It is our great fortune to be with our Viśvagurujī. Around the world, thousands of yoga centers and āśrams are always praying, meditating, conducting classes, and singing. Spiritual activity is very necessary for human life. It is given by God for human benefit: for mental peace, harmony, and happiness. Worldwide, millions, even billions, pray, meditate, sing, and perform anuṣṭhāna. Yet many do not know what spirituality is; they do not know what prayer, meditation, or anuṣṭhāna is. They do not know the aim of human life. Not knowing, they are unhappy themselves and cannot make others happy. For this reason, spiritual saints, ṛṣis, and gurus preach and guide humans on the divine path day and night. Similarly, in India, we have what is called the spiritual constitution, the God-made constitution known as the Veda. These are the Vedas: Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sāma Veda, and Atharva Veda. There are also the eighteen Purāṇas: Brahma Purāṇa, Padma Purāṇa, Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, Liṅga Purāṇa, Vāraha Purāṇa, Skanda Purāṇa, Vāmana Purāṇa, Kūrma Purāṇa, Matsya Purāṇa, Garuḍa Purāṇa, and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, among others. From the essence of these eighteen Purāṇas, the great Ṛṣi Vedavyāsa, who was in this world, wrote two lines: Aṣṭādaśe Purāṇeṣu Vyāseśe Vāchanam Dvayam, Paropkāre Puṇyāya Pāpāya Parapīḍanam. This means that from the eighteen Purāṇas, the essence is contained in two statements. Paropakāra means to help others, to make others happy, to support others physically, mentally, and socially—for the well-being of the whole world, not for selfish individual purposes, which is harmful. The purpose is the well-being of all; may every creature be happy. Paropakāra means to help every creature in a good way, a spiritual way, on a spiritually developed path, not for selfish ends. Pāpāya parapīḍanaṁ. Pāpāya means sin; parapīḍanaṁ means to cause suffering, to harm or torture any creature mentally, socially, or spiritually. To harm anyone is a grave transgression. Therefore, our Viśvagurujī always mentions in his lectures that we humans must control our senses—mana, vācā, karmāṇa—through mind, speech, and action, so as to do no harm to any creature. The Vedas explain that even trees have prāṇa. For that purpose, you may know of Mahāprabhujī Karatā. They have energy. We receive oxygen. There is a scientific way of seeing things and a spiritual way. Both have their adherents. For humans, this divine constitution has been given: the Vedas, the Upaniṣads, and the teachings of the Purāṇas. It is necessary that we follow it. There is a golden text by Mahāprabhujī, written in the Āmr̥t with very divine words: "Love every creature, if not more, then at least as much as yourself. Every creature has God’s light. Be aware of ignorance; respect everyone equally." This is Mahāprabhujī’s divine word. You can imagine the great research these yogīs, these divine Mahāprabhujīs, have done. Their words show how deep their research is, written clearly for human teaching and understanding. Small slogans: respect your parents, respect your teacher, respect your master, live in love and harmony with your family. For this purpose, Viśvagurujī always mentions Vasudeva Kuṭumbakam: for Viśvagurujī, the whole world is his family. That is why we are all here. Had they not followed the Vāsudeva Kuṭumbakam principle, we could not all be here together. To the Jadan Āśram, thousands, millions, billions come. This credit goes to our Viśvagurujī. He has a great heart and great knowledge; through his books and lectures, he connects everyone in one place. The Bhagavad Gītā speaks of Vāsudeva Kuṭumbakam. Viśvagurujī is Viśvaguru, the world guru, and Vāsudeva. Vasu means Bhagavān, Kṛṣṇa. He is the father; we are all family. I mentioned previously, about a week ago, our Viśvagurujī’s divine dream, his divine thoughts and work—the divine glimpse that he would develop an āśram and establish a Śiva temple in his birthplace, Dhrupavas, Purvitan, Tehsil Sojat, District Pali, Rajasthan, India. Thanks to Mahāprabhujī and the paramparā, his dream became true, and the work was completed about a month ago. Finally, with Viśvagurujī’s blessing, and with the great help and contribution—physically, mentally, spiritually—of all bhaktas, devotees, yogīs, saints, and all our yoga fellowship members, the temple inauguration was done. The great personality of India, our Akhāṛā Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar, Ācārya Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar, Viśvakaranda Bhāratījī, a great friend of our Holy Gurujī and our Viśvagurujī, came to guide and help us for the inauguration. Similarly, great personalities came: our Paṇḍits, great learned people like Banswara, Kapil, Trivedī. Trivedī means one who knows the three Vedas. Chaturvedī means one who knows the four Vedas. A great paṇḍit came, and for three days and nights, they continuously sang bhajans and mantras, performing anuṣṭhāna. How great was that atmosphere and energy! Every corner of that āśram was smiling, full of divine energy. It looked as if heaven had appeared in that Rūpa Vāsa temple. All credit goes to our Viśvagurujī. Similarly, many bhaktas, singers, and devotees from around the world came and participated in this divine inauguration. Now, this place of worship is for every bhakta and devotee who will come to worship at the Śrī Maheśvara Mahādeva temple. Day and night, bhaktas come and worship. It is a historic, unique place in this world, where Viśvagurujī, having come into this world, built a memorable temple at his birthplace. This is great work and a great help to all bhaktas. Thanks to Viśvagurujī for building this temple not for individual purpose, not for individual people, but for everyone. Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ, sarve santu nirāmayāḥ, sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu, mā kaścid duḥkhabhāg bhavet. May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see auspiciousness, may none suffer. This temple is not for individual people, not for an individual community, society, or world. It is a place of worship for all people, where they may worship and attain happiness, love, and spiritual development. Similarly, I was reading today about cows, how cows are holy—this too is Viśvagurujī’s project. For more than 100 years, in our paramparā, our ṛṣis have been taking care of cows. You know Devpurījī also took care of cows, staying with them, helping, guiding, and protecting them. Similarly, Mahāprabhujī graced and cared for cows. And Holy Gurujī, you know our Gaushālā; when he was here, I was with him. Every month on Devpurījī’s anniversary, he would order 200 kilos of goods to be sent to our Gaushālā. He would say, "This is Devpurījī’s anniversary day, so today I want to give good sugar to the cows." Similarly, Viśvagurujī protects, guides, and instructs bhaktas and devotees to take care of cows, spending millions, even billions, for them. How many gauśālās do we have? In Pali district, we have three gauśālās: in Jadan, in Pali district, and in Rupavas, where we have the temple, there is also a gauśālā. Behind this huge land, there is also a gauśālā dedicated by the government. By Viśvagurujī’s blessing, this gauśālā runs there. Similarly, a devotee donated 200 bīghās of land. Viśvagurujī also built a gauśālā, a big hall there. Many may know Gaguda. There is a huge land and a huge gauśālā built by Svāmījī. Similarly, in Khatu, there is Dīpeśvara Mahādeva Gaushālā; in Bādīkhatu, Dīpeśvara Mahādeva Gaushālā; and in Jalun near Sikar, Deveśvara Mahādeva Gaushālā. To my knowledge, Svāmījī is running five gauśālās, taking care of them and always helping them economically. But the question is: why do these ṛṣis and yogīs help, guide, and give instructions, and why do we also contribute? There is a great insight, a great science. Many people talk about cows. Different religious people, people of different cultures, communities, or religions have different ways of believing in and worshipping the cow. They take care of cows in their own way. But in Indian scriptures, Indian philosophy, and the Indian religious way, there is very deep meaning and very deep science. In the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa—one of the eighteen Purāṇas—it is mentioned how holy the cow is. You can research this. The written Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa and Skanda Purāṇa mention how holy the cow is. Cow urine is like Gaṅgā Jal, and cow dung is like Lakṣmī. Imagine how holy the cow can be if even its products are holy. The cow is a great, holy being. In English, we call it an "animal," but in Hindi or Sanskrit, we say "Gāvo viśvasya mātaraḥ"—the cow is the mother of the world. Why? Because the cow gives nourishment to humans, gives nourishment to the earth, and gives peace to humans. If cows were to disappear from this planet, imagine the consequence: earthquakes, collapse, nothing would remain. How holy is the cow? Lord Kṛṣṇa took care of cows. God appeared in this world, drank cow's milk, and spent his days with cows and cowherds. Lord Rāma’s father took care of and worshipped cows so that God would bless him with a son, Rāma. In the lineage of Raghu, Dilīpa, Bhagīratha, and Daśaratha, they worshipped cows. The cow is not merely an animal; the cow is a mother. After our mother’s milk, it was only cow's milk we consumed. After that came buffalo milk, other milk, and what is called artificial milk. People produce artificial milk, artificial seeds, and artificial paneer. This is artificial; it has no prāṇa within. But cow's milk is nectar. You may have noticed that cow's milk and ghee have a different color. Cow's ghee is yellow. Scientists research why buffalo ghee is white and cow's ghee is yellow. They find that the cow has a hump on its back. There is a nerve, an antenna, connected to the sun. A sun ray connects to the cow's hump and from there goes to the cow's milk-producing area, generating what is called haṃ. Haṃ means svarṇa. Svarṇa means golden—the golden insight, Svarṇa Bhāṣma. Those studying Ayurveda may know Svarṇa Bhasma. From gold, they make an ash or Bhāṣmī and take it in capsules; it is very good for health. Like magnesium, calcium, minerals, gold, iron—our bodies require these. All nourishment systems develop from this. Cows are very holy. It is said that when you touch a cow, all your sins disappear. Let me give an example. Kiryāśakti is here; when she has a wound, she brings cow urine and washes it. After three or four days, the wound disappears. Cow urine is great medicine. When they perform yajña—"yajñas tu bhuvaneśa nābhi"—yajña is dependent on the cow. They always use cow dung for yajña. Yajñas tu bhuvaneśe nābhi, yatra yajño tatreva jīvanam: where there is yajña, there is prāṇa, there is life. Yajña purifies the air and gives prāṇa to every creature. The cow is a very, very holy animal, mentioned with immense detail, glory, and quality. It is said that thirty-three million gods and goddesses reside in the cow's body. How holy is the cow! That is why ṛṣis and yogīs always take care of cows. Mahāprabhujī Karatā... this is a very big dairy in Gujarat. I do not know how many cubic liters of milk the cows give every day, supplying it all around India. Economically and spiritually, the cow is very holy. Where the cow walks, the earth becomes fertilized. Those who serve and feed them also attain merit, harmony, and happiness. All souls attain divine spiritual development. So, please, to all devotees around the world—God's devotees, spiritual believers, followers of any religion, any bhaktas—please take care of cows. Do not kill cows. The cow is holy, a goddess, a mother. The cow always protects the human planet and gives happiness. Please, if you cannot help or take care of cows, at least do not kill them. Because it is a cycle: if you kill someone in this life, in the next life the cycle will return and they will kill you. This is the circle of karma. Karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana—you have a right to action alone, never to its fruits. Karma does not leave you free. So, do not kill any animals. Non-violence, non-violence, non-violence. That is all. I think you have had enough. Now, further, this is a great opportunity for us that we sing bhajans and pray every day, always walking behind Viśvagurujī, thinking of his health and his projects around the world. He has established so many projects. Now it is the duty of all our bhaktas and all of us to take care of them and live in happy harmony with each other as a family. As long as Svāmījī was healthy, in good condition, and traveling the world, he took care of each and every one, even the animals. When he came to India, he would visit every āśram. He would go to the horses and ask, "How are my horses?" He would call from abroad, call me, call other bhaktas taking care of the āśram: "How are my cows? How are my horses? How are my dogs? How are all the bhaktas?" He had a great heart, a great personality; he was a great yogī. His life was like a sun ray: from one place, he was everywhere in the world. He took care of all of us and gave us, the bhaktas, the energy to walk the spiritual path. Now, it is the duty of all bhaktas who were with Svāmījī and who know Svāmījī’s path to take care of each other—friends, brothers, and sisters. For that, Mahāprabhujī wrote in the golden text: "Oh, brothers and sisters, wake up. Remember bhaktas, devotees, family, the family path..." Then we will be on the path of self-realization in our lives. Thank you very much. Now we will chant "Om" three times for Viśvagurujī’s good health. We pray to our spiritual, cosmic light for Viśvagurujī’s good health and spiritual strength. Please take a deep inhale. Tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva, tvameva bandhuś ca sakhā tvameva, tvameva vidyā draviṇaṁ tvameva, tvameva sarvaṁ mama deva deva. Śrī Alakhpurīṣā Mātā Devakī, Devpurīṣā Mātā Devakī, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Mādhavānandajī Bhagavān, Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Yogīrāj Parampitā Parameśvara Parameśvarānanda Purījī, Satguru Dev, Satya Sanātana Dharma, Hari Om.