DHARMIC SINCHAN SABHA

ENGLISH KATHA

શ્રીજી સ્વાંગ પ્રકવશે, વ્મલ પીઠ્રે, મુક્ત મધ્યે વિરવજ,ેShreeji svaanga prakaashe, veemla peetavare, mukta madhye beeraje,

The lustre of Shreeji’s own Murti takes the form of a divine throne, upon which He is seated amongst the assembly of His Mukta (divine liberated souls),

ગવદી તે નવદ્ાંશી, સકલ વ્િુધ જયવાં, દશશને વનત્ય આ્ે;Gaadi te naadavanshi, sakal veeboodha jyan, darshane neetya aave;

That is the throne of the Naad-vansh, where all the deities come daily for darshan;

મવાંગલ્યોને ્હવ્,ે વનજજન સહુને, ભવક્ત ને મુવક્ત આપે, Maangalyone vahaave, neejajan sahoone, bhakti ne mukti aape,

This is from where auspiciousness resonates, and those to take its resort attain devotion and salvation,

વ્શ્વે નવ જોડ જનેી, નમન નમન હો ગવદીને પર્શ પ્રીત…ેVeeshve naa jod jeni, namana namana ho, Gaadi ne purna preete…

Unequalled throughout the entire world - I bow down with full affection ...

The objectives of the English Katha

These sabha are set to…

✓ Generate a curiosity within us all

✓ Prompt us to ask questions ( via Zoom chat)

✓ Challenge our thinking

✓ Learn, find out and instil in us all a

sense of pride and knowledge of our

glorious faith

Ultimate Knowledge – Sarvopari Upasana

✓ Sarvopari & Sarvavatari સ્ોપરી અને સ્વશ્તવરી✓ Saday Divya Sakar Murti સદવય દદવ્ય સવકર મરવતશ✓ Antaryami અાંતયવશમી

✓ Saday Pragat & Pratyaksha સદવય પ્રગટ અને પ્રત્યક્ષ

Ultimate Knowledge – Sarvopari Upasana

Saday Divya Sakar Murti

સદવય દદવ્ય સવકર મરવતશ

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Lord Shree Swaminarayan is a Saday Divya Sakar Murti

સવકર - Distinct form

સદવય - Forever

દદવ્ય - Divine

Lord Shree Swaminarayan has a distinct form (Sakar);

forever a distinct form (Saday Sakar); and forever a

divine, distinct form (Saday Divya Sakar).

સવકર (Sakar) – Distinct form➢ I am the overall controller of everything; I am omniscient, immensely blissful

and exist with a form with two arms (Dwibhuj)

(Vachanamrut , Loya Section, Chapter 18)

➢ “ If God can see, then does it mean that he only has eyes? He has hands and

legs as well.This advocates that a distinct form exists.

( Vachanamrut, Gadhada First Section, Chapter 45)

વનરવકવર (Nirakar) - Formless

➢ Wherever scriptures mention Nirakar this purely means that God does not

have a mortal (Mayik) form but He does have a divine extraordinary form.

(Sarvopari Ananya Upasana, English, p78)

How can God be both Sakar and Nirakar??

➢Lord Shree Swaminarayan is both Sakar and Nirakar

➢ Sakar aspect is looking human-like with two arms, eyes and legs

➢Nirakar aspect refers to His tej (lustre) and not having a

mortal (mayik) form like us humans.

➢He is predominantly Sakar but has Nirakar elements

વનરવકવર (Nirakar) - Formless

➢ If a reader is not fully devoted to the Lord, the Murti of God can be misunderstood as

being formless

➢ “God has no form”, “He has the form of lustre”, “God is free from material attributes”

All-Pervading aspect of God➢ Having a distinct form and remaining in Akshardham, God appears within infinitely many

cosmoses

➢ “I am not visible to you so that the inclination of your mind remains concentrated on me.

For that purpose I am not visible, but in reality, I remain with a distinct form within you.”

(Vachanamrut, Loya Section, Chapter 18)

(Vachanamrut, Gadhada First Section, Chapter 66)

સદવય સવકર (Saday Sakar) – Forever a distinct form

➢ Eternally unchanging

➢ Looks are akin to a newly adolescent child (Navin Kishor ન્ીન દકશોર)

➢ This youthful form of God has always existed and will continue to exist.

➢ God does not merely have a distinct (Sakar form); He has forever a distinct

form (Saday Sakar)

Navin Kishor Sada Sukhdhaam, Dasanudasne Pyaara Ghanshyam;

Charan Sparshi Karu Hu Tumne Anant Pranaam;

Jay Divya Murti Ghanshyam, Tamne Anant Pranaam;

Forever with the appearance of a beautiful, newly adolescent child; Exists Ghanshyam (Lord Shree Swaminarayan)

who is beloved to Dasanudas (Swamibapa)

Whilst caressing Your lotus feet,

I perform infinite prostrations in reverence to you…..

Glory to the divine Murti Ghanshyam…..

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ન્ીન દકશોર સદવ સુખધવમ, દવસવનુદવસને પ્યવરવ શનયયવમ;ચર્ સપશી કરાં હુાં તમને અનાંત પ્ર્વમ;જય દદવ્ય મરવતશ શનયયવમ, તમને અનાંત પ્ર્વમ;

સદવય દદવ્ય સવકર - Forever a Divine Distinct form

➢ Lustrous – તેજોમય (Tejomay)

➢ Does not have human characteristics,

➢ God does not merely have a distinct (Sakar) form; He has not merely a forever

distinct form (Saday Sakar); He has forever a divine distinct form (Saday Divya

Sakar)

‘Physical attributes such as bones, skin, urine, faeces, birth , death, youth and old

age. Only a fool attributes these and all other such human characteristics to

God [….] God is the immensely Divine Murti.

Loya Section, Vachanamrut 18

Adhvitiya Anaadi Paribrahm Chho, Saday Sakar Divya Swaroop Cho;

Nigam NethiVadath Tumne Anant Pranaam

You are the incomparable and eternal Lord;

You are the eternally distinct form, and the divine Murti;

The ancient scriptures sing Your praises over and over again…….

Our infinitely many prostrations to You.

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અવિતીય અનવદદ પદરબ્રહ્મ છો, સદવય સવકવર દદવ્ય સ્ૂપપ છો;વનગમ નેવત ્દત તમતે અનાંત પ્ર્વમ

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Gujarati, Part 1, Rahasyarth PradeepikaTika, Loya Section 18 , P568

“What is the true form of God?” I shall answer this. God is

the embodiment of truth, consciousness and

bliss (sat – chit – anand) and a lustrous Murti. Each of His

pores contains the brilliance of millions and millions of

suns. God's beauty is such that the beauty if millions of

Kamdevs (the deity of lust and passion) is put into

insignificance. He is the Lord of infinitely many cosmoses.

He is the sovereign Lord and the controller of all. He is

omniscient and utterly blissful. In comparison to His bliss,

the joy of admiring innumerable beautiful women is

insignificant. The pleasures of the five sensations, either of

this world or the next, are trivial in comparison with the

bliss of God’s Murti. Such is the form of God. This form

always has two arms (Dwibhuj). However, by His own will,

He may show Himself to have four arms, eight arms or

even a thousand arms.

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Aaj Maare Ordere re – Premanand Swami

િોલ્યવ શ્રી હદર રે, સવાંભળો નરનવરી હદરજન;મવરે એક ્વતવશ રે, સહુને સાંભળવવ્યવનુાં છ ેમન... ૧Bolya Shree Hari re, saambharo nar naari harijan; Maare ek vaarta re, saune sambharaavyanu chhe manLord Shree Hari said, listen all disciples, both men and women; I wish to narrate something to you all

મવરી મરવતશ રે, મવરવ લોક ભોગ ને મુક્ત;સ્ે દદવ્ય છ ેરે, ત્યવાં તો જોયવની છ ેજુક્ત... ૨Maari murti re, maara loka bhoga ne muktasarve divya chhe re, tya to joyaani chhe jukt... My Murti, My abode, My activities and My Muktas; Are all divine and worthy of visualising

મવરાં ધવમ છ ેરે, અક્ષર અમૃત જનેુાં નવમ;સ્ે સવમ્રથી રે, શવક્ત ગુ્ે કરી અવભરવમ... Maaru dhaam chhe re, Akshar amrut jenu naam sarve saamrathi re, shakti gunne kari abhiram... My Abode has the name Akshar- Amrut (Akshardam); All prowess, strength and virtues exist there

અવત તેજોમય રે, રવ્ શશી કોદટક ્વર્ે ાય;શીતળ શવાંત છ ેરે, તેજની ઉપમવ ન્ દે્વય... Ati tejomay re, ravi shashi kotik vaarane jaayshital shaant chhe re, tejani upma nava devaay....It is so immensely lustrous that even millions of suns and moons are insignificant compared to it. That lustre is soothing and peaceful and cannot be described by words.

તેમવાં હુાં રહુાં રે, વિભુજ દદવ્ય સદવ સવકવર;દુલશભ દે્ને રે, મવરો કોઈ ન પવમે પવર... Tema hu rahu re, dwibhuj divya sada sakardurlabh devane re, maaro koi na paame paar.... I preside within it (Akshardham), with a two armed divine distinct form; even eminent deities cannot attain me and nobody can truly assimilate My glory.

જી્ ઈશ્વર ત્ો રે, મવયવ કવળ પુરષ પ્રધવન;સહુને ્શ કરાં રે, સહુનો પે્રરક હુાં ભગ્વન... Jeev ishwar tano re, maaya kaal purush pradhaan; sahune vash karu re, sahuno prerak hu Bhagwan...Jeev (Souls), Ishwar (Krishna), Maya (illusions), Kaal (Destroyer), Purush (Ram), Pradhan (Sita) etc are all controlled by Me and I am the God who Inspires them all.

Summary

સવકર (Sakar) – Distinct form

He is human-like, with eyes, legs and two arms, He has a distinct form (Sakar) and is NOT formless (Nirakar)

સદવય સવકર (Saday Sakar) – Forever a distinct form

He is forever a distinct form, always has been and always will

સદવય દદવ્ય સવકર - (Saday Divya Sakar)-Forever a divine distinct form

He is forever a divine distinct form, with two arms (dwibhuj) and the appearance of

alluring and charming young child (Navin Kishor) that is beautiful beyond comparison

and more lustrous than millions and millions of suns.

“Lord Shree Swaminarayan is divine and

always exists with a human-like form. He

is not just a light or a mass of energy”

(Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth, Appendix)

Saday Divya Sakar Murti

સદવય દદવ્ય સવકર મરવતશ

Divya jivan ni jyot jagāvo,

Āp kartā thai kāryo dipāvo;

Mangal-may sukh nitya denārā...Jay.

Ignite the flame of a divine life, be the doer of our actions and make them succeed; You give auspicious bliss everyday… Glory

શ્રી પ શ્રીધરાં સ શ્દે્ે શ્વરમ્Shreepatim Shreedharam SarvadeveshvaramMaster (Swami) of the Anadi-muktas, The One who presides with all types of splendid attires, The Ishwar (God) of all the deities, i.e. the Master of all incarnations (Akshar etc.)

ભવક્ત ધમવશત્મજ ાં ્વસુદે્ાં હદરમ્ Bhakti Dharmaatmajam Vasudevam harimSon of Bhakti and Dharma, From the soul to Akshar categories, He who is indirectly present within all through His omniscient prowess, and within the Muktas, He who is intrinsically present, He who removes the sins, deeds (Karma) and miseries from His disciples

મવધ્ાં કેશ ા્ં કવમદાં કવર્મ્Madhavam keshavam kaamadam kaaranamSupreme, Controller of Mul-akshar and the other deities, Fulfiller of objects that one desires, Cause of all causes

સ્વવમનવરવય્ાં નીલકાંઠાં ભજ ેSwaminarayanam Neelakantham bhajeMaster (Swami) of all Narayans (Gods), Such is Nilkanthvarni – Lord Shree Swaminarayan, I constantly worship Him

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