Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Bhagavan can be Seen, Known and Attained through Exclusive Devotion

 

In Bhagavad Gita - Bhagavan Shri Krishna suggests the way of

realizing Him -

 

" By unswerving and exclusive devotion only, can I be seen in this form

(with four arms) and known in its essence, can one merge into Me and

attain Me " (Gita 11:54)

 

" Bhaktyaa tvananyayaa sakya ahamevamvidho Arjuna

Jnaatum drastum ca tattvena pravestum ca parantapa. " (Gita 11:54)

 

Let us cover " Jnaatum drastum ca tattvena pravestum " .

It means - It is only through exclusive devotion that I, can be

known; only through exclusive devotion that I can be seen and only

through exclusive devotion that I can be attained.

 

That Paramatma, can also be known and attained through knowledge

(Wisdom) (Gita 18:55), but Bhagavan is not hindered by these to

reveal Himself.

 

" Jnaatum " (to be known), means, that however I am, as I am, I can be

known. But being known, does not mean that I come within the

boundaries of man's intellect. It does not mean that I am encompassed

by the devotee's intellect, but rather I penetrate the devotee's

intellect fully i.e. that devotee's ability to understand

intellectually is perfected by Me. That devotee knows Me and My true

Essence, My reality, as " All is God " - Vasudevah Sarvam (Gita 7:19)

and I am, " Being and Non-being, both " (Gita 9:19).

 

" Drastum " means a devotee can behold Me in any form (sagun roop), such

as Lord Visnu, Lord Rama, or Lord Krishna or any other form that he

wishes to see Me in, He can see Me.

 

" Praveshtum " means, that a devotee realizes his identity (oneness,

inseparability, close connection) with Me, or he enters into the

eternal divine love sport (play) of Mine. To enter into the eternal

divine love sport, it is only the devotee's desire and My will that

are the primary factor.

 

Although on surrendering entirely to Bhagavan, all desires of a

devotee come to an end, nevertheless, there is an extraordinary thing

about Bhagavan. Whatever desire a devotee has, when he enters into

the divine love sport, that desire is fulfilled by Bhagavan. It is not

that only spiritual and divine desires are fulfilled, but any worldly

desires of a devotee that are remaining, those too are fulfilled by

Bhagavan.

 

Just like before beholding Paramatma, Dhruva and Vibhisana both had a

desire to rule the Kingdoms. Their worldly desires, were satisfied by

Bhagavan. Bhagavan, first satisfies the desire of a devotee, and then

by His own will He enables, the devotee to attain innate perfection,

whereby nothing significant remains to be known, to be done and to be

acquired by him.