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Amdavad-5: Most Extraordinary Characteristic of Shri Purushottam Nārāyan

Summary

1. The extraordinary characteristics of God:

1. He can control the nādis and prāns of innumerable beings and grant them instant samādhi.
2. He can influence hundreds of thousands of people by having them abide by niyams.
3. He can control Akshar and the muktas.

2. The manifest God that resides in this brahmānd also assumes a body in countless other brahmānds to liberate jivas.
3. What should satsangis renounce?

1. The desire for worldly [māyik] objects.
2. Lustful desires or thoughts.
3. Affection for one’s relatives.
4. The sense of I-ness towards the body.
5. Perceiving faults in God and the Sant.

4. What should satsangis accept?

1. Desires related to God.
2. Desire for bliss related to God.
3. Affection for the Sant who is a servant of God.
4. The attitude of being a servant of God.
5. The virtues of God and the Sant.

5. Characteristics of dharma, arth, kām, and moksha:

1. Dharma: using wealth in Satsang for the purpose of dharma but not squandering it for other purposes.
2. Arth: Accumulating wealth or fulfilling one’s aim of liberation.
3. Kām: Keeping one wife and regarding other women as either one’s mother, sister, or daughter.
4. Moksha: Observing all vows of Satsang diligently and keeping unfaltering faith in God.