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Gadhada II-28: Mahārāj’s Compassionate Nature; A ‘Lifeline’

Summary

1. Shriji Mahārāj speaks about His own nature for the sake of revealing the ideals of a devotee:

1. He has great compassion for devotees of God.
2. He develops an aversion towards anyone who spites devotees of God.
3. He does not feel like speaking to anyone who speaks ill of devotees.
4. He becomes extremely pleased with one who menially serves the devotees of God.
5. Only after He has observed for many days does He become pleased or displeased but He does not become pleased or displeased with a person merely upon hearing someone else’s opinions of that person.
6. If one is a genuine devotee of God, then He is a devotee of that devotee, and He does the bhakti of such devotees of God.
7. In order to please God, He desires only to serve devotees of God in this life and all subsequent lives.

2. One who serves a devotee of God:

1. God is please with that person.
2. Only they go to the abode of God – Akshardhām.

3. One who spites a devotee of God:

1. God is displeased with that person.
2. They regress.

4. This discourse is the essence of all essences contained in all of the shāstras on the earth, is the fundamental principal, and is a lifeline.