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That Brahman said to me in a dream, "O Pārvatī, go and do the austerity." The words of Nārada are the truth, the reality. The words of Nārada cannot be unreality. Understand and take his words as reality, and go and do the sādhanā, the tapasyā, as authority. Your parents would also like this, because they know it, and they will also be happy if you go and perform your sādhanā. Sādhana, the tapasyā, is the giver of happiness and the remover of all troubles. That is why all holy saints and all yogīs practice their sādhanā. Tapasya is the authority to endure something. All kinds of difficulties which you feel physically or mentally, you shall master them and overcome them. As soon as you give up, you have lost your willpower. On the spiritual path, on the good way, some obstacles always come. The beautiful rose has thorns also. Until the rose flower blossoms, until the petal comes, you have to go through the thorns. Ask yourself how much you can endure physical and mental discomfort. Those who are not satisfied, those who have no santoṣa in their heart, they cannot endure things. Accept the situation according to days and call, time and space. Do not let it disturb your inner self. Take it as natural things, or as destiny. If you keep on fighting against those obstacles, you will reach your aim. If not, then you will fail. Therefore, tapasyā removes unhappiness and troubles and gives us happiness. Therefore, the Brahmin told me in the dream, "The words of Nārada are the truth. Go and make your destiny. Even your parents will be happy in it. And those tapasyā sādhanā, the spiritual techniques and practices, will give you satisfaction and remove the trouble." He said, through the power of the tapasyā, Brahmā is able to create this world. Through the power of that tapasyā, that sādhanā, Viṣṇu is able to protect the world. And through that power of tapasyā, Śambhu, Śiva, is able to destroy all the negative powers in this world. And it is that tapa, that sādhanā, through which power the Śeṣajī, the Śeṣanāga, is carrying the weight of the whole earth on his head. Therefore, those who have sādhanā can come through; they can endure something. They can keep through; others cannot. We need that ātma-bal, the willpower of our inner willpower. If we do not have this, then little, little things can make us very, very sad. And little, little things can destroy our main aims. They come as a memory, a remembrance, from the past, what has happened, good or bad. As soon as you remember them, you are so weak, you cannot help yourself. Family situation, situation at work, political situation, environmental situation, many, many things. But those who have tapasya, sādhanā, they are strong. And those who have no sādhanā get nervous breakdowns very quickly. Therefore, we need that power, the power of tapasyā. The Śeṣanāga, the thousand-headed snake. Though he is a snake, which tapasyā or which karma does he have, that Viṣṇu himself is residing on his body? Must be something on whom Vishnu leans. What does it mean to lean on someone’s shoulder? It is where you find rest, where you find some kind of confidence and energy in the love. So even Vishnu himself is residing, he is leaning on the Śeṣanāga, where he feels comfortable and secure, like a baby feels comfortable and secure in the lap of the mother. Therefore, do real sādhanā. You have your mantra, you have your practices. You have the guidance of your master. Every day he speaks so kindly to you. With his own sweet words, nearly every ten minutes, he tries to pull out from you the qualities in your mind, like jealousy, hate, complexes. You have this. Hardly will you meet someone in this world like your master, who always reminds you of your best qualities. Jealousy, hate, complexes, greediness, attachment. I know what is going on in each and every heart. And I try to put some oil more inside, till it burns completely. Nothing will remain except one, the one Self. So do the real sādhanā. The real sādhanā is tapobala. The power of the sādhanā is indescribable. How did Brahma create this world? Through which intellect? Through which power? Through tapasyā. The Vishnu who is governing the entire world. Even a small leaf of a tree cannot move without His power. A blade of grass cannot move without His power. All the rain, water, mountains, flowers, everything is directed by Him. How did Viṣṇu get that power? Sādhanā tapasyā. Nothing is impossible through sādhanā. Impossible things become possible. But sādhanā should be with santosha. If you practice mantra, you should be one with the mantra. Otherwise, you will be a mantra. You know, mantra, it will come: one lady in the Rāmāyaṇa. So mantra means also where your mind stops, resists. Mantra, your mind is calm and peaceful. And that is also Śiva. Through this sādhanā, he is able to do. This saṃsāra is created by the power of tapasyā. The Brahmā have done it. And through that tapasya, the power of the tapasya, Vishnu is the protector in this world. And it is Śiva that, through his tapasyā sādhanā, destroys everything. And through that tapasyā, the Śeṣanāga is carrying on his head the weight of the whole earth. On one side, he is coiled, his body, where Viṣṇu is residing. He should not move. If he moves, then Viṣṇu feels discomfort. Śeṣanāga breathes very peacefully, and Viṣṇu feels on it like on a water bed. On the other side, the sage Nāga wants to have darśan of Viṣṇu. So he raises his head up and looks down all the time to the lotus feet of Viṣṇu. And on the other side, the whole earth is balanced on his head. Sometimes, when his neck is stiff, very slightly, he makes a little bit of movement. And what happens? An earthquake takes place. So when the earthquake begins, you must say, "Please, Śeṣanāga, do not move your body." No, still Pārvatī is telling her mother. That Brahmin said, "O Bhavānī, the whole creature is existing on the power of tapasyā." And therefore, you should know this, realize this, what I tell you: go and make tapasyā sādhanā.