45.1 In the Samvat year 1876, on the evening of Mahã sud 10 [24th January, 1820], Shreeji Mahãrãj was sitting facing south on the platform in front of the mandir of Shree Vãsudev-Nãrãyan in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was wearing a white khes and had covered Himself with a white chãdar. He had also tied a white pãgh around His head. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
45.2 Gopãlãnand Swãmi then asked, “Mahãrãj, many vedãntis claim that Bhagvãn is nirãkãr, and does not possess a svarup. Moreover, they quote Vedic shloks that support only that belief. On the other hand, bhaktas of Bhagvãn, such as Nãrad, Shukji, and the Sanakãdik, claim that Bhagvãn is sãkãr. Of the two, who is correct?”
45.3 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “Purushottam Bhagvãn is eternally sãkãr, and that murti is extremely luminous. The all-pervasive Brahm, which is antaryãmi and sachidãnand, is actually the divine light of Purushottam Bhagvãn, but He Himself possesses a definite murti. The Shrutis also mention, ‘Bhagvãn looked towards Mãyã’. Now, if Bhagvãn sees, does that mean that He has only a pair of eyes and nothing else? He also has hands and feet. This proves that He is sãkãr.
45.4 “Take the example of water. Its corresponding dev, Varun, is sãkãr in his own home, while water itself is described as nirãkãr. Also, the flames of a fire are described as nirãkãr, while their corresponding dev, Agni, is sãkãr in his own home. Sunlight is also described as being nirãkãr, while Surya-Dev, who resides in his home, is sãkãr. Similarly, sachidãnand Brahm is nirãkãr, while Purushottam Bhagvãn is sãkãr. Furthermore, that all-pervasive sachidãnand Brahm, is the divine light of Purushottam Bhagvãn.
45.5 “Someone may claim that the Shrutis propose that Bhagvãn is all-pervasive and perfect, and is without features like hands and feet. But, those Vedic shloks that disprove the features like hands and feet, are actually disproving the mãyik hands and feet. In reality, Bhagvãn’s murti is divya, not mãyik.
45.6 “When a mirror is placed in front of the sunlight, the reflection is just like the sunlight. In this way, the light of Purushottam Bhagvãn, which is sachidãnand Brahm and pervades everything, can also be seen as sãkãr, like Purushottam Bhagvãn, by the pure antah-karans acting like a mirror.
45.7 “In the same way, Purushottam Bhagvãn is always sãkãr. He is not nirãkãr. Those who do believe Him to be nirãkãr, just do not understand.”
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