54.1 In the Samvat year 1876, on Mahã vad 11 [9th February, 1820], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a mattress with a large, cylindrical pillow on the veranda outside the west-facing rooms 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 an orange reto that had a border of interlocked golden and silver threads. He had also tied a feto around His head using a sky-blue silken cloth. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
54.2 Muktãnand Swãmi then asked, “Through the discussion between Janak Rãjã and the nine Yogeshvars, the eleventh skandh of the Shreemad Bhãgvat describes the nature of a bhãgvat-dharma. How is the bhãgvat-dharma sustained? Also, how can the gateway to moksh be opened for the jeev?”
54.3 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “Bhãgvat-dharma is sustained by maintaining intense love towards an ekãntik sãdhu of Bhagvãn, who possesses the qualities of svadharma, gnãn, vairãgya, and bhakti coupled with knowledge of Bhagvãn’s greatness. Maintaining intense love towards such a sãdhu also opens the gateway to moksh for the jeev. Kapil-Dev Bhagvãn has said to Devhuti:
“This means: ‘If a person maintains intense love towards an ekãntik sant of Bhagvãn just as strongly as he maintains intense love towards his own relatives, then the gateway to moksh is open for him’.”
54.4 Shuk Muni then asked, “By what characteristic can someone recognise a person who would never lapse in following his dharma, even under the most difficult circumstances?”
54.5 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “A person whose nature is such that he is strict in obeying the ãgnã of Bhagvãn, and who would never disobey any ãgnã, however minor or major, will never fall back from following dharma, irrespective of the circumstances. Therefore, determination in dharma is found only in those who strictly follow Bhagvãn’s ãgnã, and their satsang also remains strong.”
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