Shloka : 103

धर्मो ज्ञेय: सदाचार: श्रुतिस्मृत्युपपादित: ।

माहात्म्यज्ञानयुग्भूरिस्नेहो भक्तिश्च माधवे ॥ 103 ॥

અને શ્રુતિ - સ્મૃતિ તેમણે પ્રતિપાદન કર્યો એવો જે સદાચાર તે ધર્મ જાણવો. અને શ્રીકૃષ્ણભગવાનને વિષે માહાત્મ્યજ્ઞાને સહિત જે ઘણો સ્નેહ તે ભક્તિ જાણવી. ॥ 103 ॥

And the code of conduct established by Shruti-Smriti (Scriptures) should be considered as religion. And the great affection towards Shri Krishna bhagwan along with the knowledge of His glory should be considered as devotion. || 103 ||

Commentary

The Vachanamrit of Supreme God Shriji Maharaj should be considered as 'Shruti'. And the scriptures and praise poetry written and composed by His Muktas through His inspiration should be considered as 'Smriti'; therefore the code of conduct established by these scriptures and followed by the great Muktas like Shri Gopalanand Swami and Dada Khachar etc. should be considered as religion. And practicing such religion through total devotion towards Shriji Maharaj i.e. complete surrender towards Him is considered as 'Ekantik Dharma'. And the reward of the Ekantik Dharma is the contemplation of Shriji Maharaj in one's infinitesimal spiritual soul. And the importance of the religions based on caste and categories is negligible compared to the Ekantik Dharma i.e. Bhagwat Dharma. And their rewards are also shortlived, whereas by following Bhagwat Dhrama the living being can cut through the veils of Maya i.e. illusion and attain the unity with the Supreme Being. Great affection towards Shri Harikrishna alongwith the knowledge of divine attributes and glory should be considered as devotion. Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan who is my worshipping God; He is Lord of Anantkoti, Anadi Muktas and Param Ekantik Muktas, giver of all hapiness, and all controller. And He illuminates the reigns of infinite number of Akshar Brahma, Mahamaya and Mahapurush by prevailing there through His brilliance. And He is residing in His divine luminous form in Akshardham, which is at the highest position. Such Shri Hariji accepts my worship in His human form out of compassion only. With such understanding of His greatness Shriji Maharaj should be worshipped with great affection. Hence when the total attention of all the senses is concentrated on Shri Hari only, it is considered as 'Premlakshana Bhakti'.

And in front of God or in the temple of God, one should not behave in arrogant or obscene manner and one should not find faults in a devotee of God nor offend him. All these are considered as offences on the path of devotion. Moreover, one should worship Shri Hari with complete faith and without any ego or jealousy. The ego generates anger, jealously, malice and envy and the devotion of an egoistic devotee has been considered of evil nature by the scriptures. Therefore, by giving up such weaknesses, Shri Hari should be worshipped for one's salvation only and not for any other rewards.