Just do naam jap, leave everything else to God! // 06/10/2026

Satsang of Pujya Shri Hit Premanand Govind Sharan Ji Maharaj — to listen to the full discourse, watch the video above.

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Vrindavaneswari tav padarvindm prema makrand raso purnam had pitam madhupte smarta mugram nirvai param shital mashyam nirvai param shital maya param sacchidanand ghan prema swaroop nav nivat nikunj mahmmahim param pavan shri Vrindavan dham shri Vrindavan dham ke ladlele yugal chandra pranaaradhy shri Priya pritam jo samasth hit parikkar nij par jeevan ki ek ek shas ek ek kshan kam hota ja raha hai.
O Goddess of Vrindavan, your lotus feet overflow with the nectar of love.. O beloved couple of Sri Vrindavan Dham, those we have wholly devoted ourselves to—our lives are fading away, moment by moment.

The sun rises each day and steals our lifespan away. If we do not earn the wealth that is God's name, if from this body we do not serve society and God with dispassionate sentiment, then our life, our years, our human birth—all of it has been wasted.

Its worth lies in performing bhajan while serving everyone with dispassionate heart. Through this, all sins are burnt to ash. The heart becomes pure. Shripad Prabhuddhanand Ji Maharaj says: Brother, what is death? You who act as you please, lost in sense enjoyments, boasting that you have wealth, prestige, family, every comfort—will you not die? And when you die, will all this go with you? Then what use is it? Become thoughtful!

Your body and every body is only a machine that makes waste. If you eat fine food and drink, the result is still small excretion and great worry. The bodily humours that form are constantly destroyed by the drive for pleasure. Why then cling to these bodies? Will they not be left behind? When your body falls away, what of you remains? Since you must leave it, why not leave it good? Why commit such sins?

Because of the desire for pleasure, turning toward others' bodies with lustful intent—treating this body as mine while lusting after others—do you not know that you will die? Then this attachment will drag you down. This sin will bring you terrible suffering. If you reform now, there is still hope. Otherwise, when your past sins come to fruition, terrible disease will seize the body. Racked with pain, you will think only of your body, troubled by the suffering and seeking relief. How will bhajan be possible then?

Beyond this lie attachment and aversion, burning within. Desire here, anger there, greed, delusion, pride, jealousy—all burning inside. You must be alert: I have become trapped in the game of ignorance. This is the supreme disease. One does not quickly escape the bondage of birth and death. Perhaps you think: if I do merit and charity, I will reach heaven. But heaven is just like the mortal world. Jealousy of one another, burning at the sight of others' pleasure, living in fear. You never know when your merit will run out and you will have to return here, leaving all those comforts behind. Even there, desire does not leave us.

Therefore, Shri Brajendra's son calls: seek the company of those in the love-festival. Seek the company of those devoted to Radha and Krishna of Vrindavan, the darlings of Braj. Those mad with love for Them—keep their company. Through the company of saints, the supreme secret of all the Upanishads will unfold in your heart. No other understanding will come. Constant remembrance of the Lord, and merging into Him alone. Becoming absorbed in His bhakti. Let nothing else remain. This is the essence of all scripture.

If by grace you have found the company of saints, and the refuge of the divine couple Radha and Krishna of Vrindavan, then do not worry now. Just be watchful. Remember this: you will die. All your earnings, your ties, your relations—all will be destroyed. When you leave, nothing will serve you. Attachment and aversion destroy us from within. Endless activities destroy us from without. The result is suffering, anxiety, fear, and sorrow. Therefore, through the company of lovers of Radha and Krishna, become attached to them. By the grace of the Dham, their company is easily found.

When your heart has settled for so long on the belief that if you gain the pleasures your senses desire, then your mind will turn to bhajan—this is mistaken.

The mind and intellect give very bad and impure advice. The contemplation of sensory pleasures is ruining you. And when you fall into indulgence, what will become of you?

em buddhimtam Buddha Manish maneeshna yat satya amrit neh marte napno mamritam
The wise man is he who does not abandon eternal meditation.

Here, that alone is the wise man, that alone is the clever one, who does not give up his eternal meditation for the sake of this unreal, inert body, the sorrows of sensory indulgence and momentary pleasures. He does not abandon his meditation on the Sat-Chit-Ananda beloved. He who does not abandon that eternal meditation even in such circumstances attains God. He attains the eternal abode.

When there is attraction to pleasures, when there is attraction to worldly objects, or when sorrow overwhelms you—at such times, remember God with great care. He alone is wise, he alone is clever, who can worship in every circumstance. But our intellect does not make such a decision. It advises us: if the senses gratify themselves along with the mind through sense pleasures, then we will find peace. And once you indulge, the craving to indulge again and again arises.

na jat kamna mubhogen samyati havash Krishna varta menv bhu evate
Desires are never satisfied through the enjoyment of their objects.

When this craving for worldly objects leads to indulgence in pleasures, peace does not come from such indulgence—instead, terrible restlessness is created. And again and again, the desire to indulge arises. Just as when ghee is poured into fire, the fire blazes more intensely.

In the same way, when we permit ourselves to indulge in the forbidden pleasures of the senses, the indulgence only increases. There becomes so much restlessness that the intellect can no longer distinguish between dharma and adharma.

na chendriyana bhogabhyasen va trishnam kartum shakyam
The senses cannot be quieted through practice of sense indulgence.

Through indulgence in pleasures, never—not once, ever—have the senses been quieted. Through indulgence, the craving, the thirst for indulgence, only increases. This is the word of experienced, great saints.

yato bhogabhyas Manu vivardhante raga kaushlam chendriyanam
From practicing sense indulgence, attachment grows in humans and the senses become more skillful.

Now as he indulges more and more, newer and newer methods awaken in his mind. More and more indulgence, more and more indulgence—practicing indulgence increases attachment and makes the senses more skillful. The senses descend into indulgence with great skill and artistry.

tasmad anupaya sukhas bhogabhyasa
Therefore, through this means, sense enjoyment appears to bring pleasure.

Now because he has become absorbed in the practice of indulgence, it seems to bring him pleasure. This becomes a very great mistake. A very great veil of maya falls over him. Through firm practice of indulgence and with a polluted heart, the mind decides that there is pleasure in this.

sa khalavyam vrishchik vishat ivasi visheshan drishto ya sukharthi vishay anuvasito mahat dukh panke nimgn iti
As one fleeing from a scorpion's sting puts his hand in a snake's hole and becomes immersed in great sorrow.

Now his condition becomes this: in fleeing from a scorpion's sting, he puts his hand into a hole and a snake bites him. In other words, accepting indulgence in any form is to ensure your own ruin.

In household dharma, for the purpose of bearing children, one should bow to the Lord and bow to the gods, and following with propriety the prescribed auspicious days and rules. But if one acts according to whim in indulgence, then what is meant is fleeing in fear from a scorpion's sting—that is, fleeing from the burning caused by craving for sensory pleasures. If one has attached oneself to indulgence to escape this, it is like putting one's hand into a hole of a serpent to flee from the scorpion.

Or one who seeks pleasure through sense objects—now there is not even a trace of pleasure, only the burning of objects. Immersed in great sorrow, he gets stuck and cannot escape.

Therefore, the means to attain happiness is the highest good. It is spirituality. It is not the collection of pleasures or indulgence in them. When this conviction settles in our heart—that now we must only chant the Lord's naam—this will settle only in a very fortunate heart. Otherwise the mind will run towards other practices but will not remain in the naam.

In this material world exists the naam of Chit-Ananda, the transcendent Lord. The naam is not associated with maya. It is beyond maya. It is beyond the three gunas. As long as you are chanting the naam, for that duration you are beyond the three gunas. Because the naam itself is beyond the three gunas. As you chant the naam more and more, divine consciousness will awaken within you.

All conduct that turns one away from God will be destroyed. One who chants the naam does not need to practice any other sadhana. It is good to do them, but there is no need to do them. The naam is complete in itself.

ahot supachto gariyan yajya warte naam tabhyam te pu tapaste jo rajya brahmanuchur naam grante aho
Oh, what an excellent path! The naam is greater than sacrifices. Those who take refuge in the nama-brahman.

He whose tongue, O Hari, bears your sacred naam—whether he is a chandal or not—through the power of chanting your naam he becomes supremely pure. He becomes greatly exalted. One who has chanted the naam has done all—austerities, sacrifices, pilgrimage, sacred bathing, study of the Vedas.

In other words, he has no need to do all these things. Through kirtan of the naam, the fruit of all austerities, study of the Vedas, pilgrimage, and whatsoever else there is, is itself obtained.

idam hi push tapas shrutas vashtas suktas cha buddhi dattayo avich kavibhar nirupito yadattam shlok gunanu varnanam
He alone is truly learned and wise who sings the virtues in the scriptures.

He alone is truly learned. He alone is truly experienced. He who has resolved: now our only goal is to chant the Lord's naam and to perform his kirtan. Naam-kirtan, guna-kirtan. Now the fruit of studying the Vedas, performing the highest sacrifices, mantra rituals, imparting knowledge, giving in charity, reading, writing, and all actions is itself obtained in the Lord's naam.

There is no need to run away. Today is this festival. People are running away. The Lord is being forgotten. Stop this and sit peacefully. Begin chanting the Hari naam. Perform kirtan of the naam. The fruit of all pilgrimages, the study of all Vedas, the fruit of all sacrifices, the fruit of all vows—all will be obtained by you in the naam alone.

Yesterday a seeker asked a question: "Since childhood I have kept the company of sadhus. I took initiation long ago. I chant the naam well. But I remain fearful, not knowing whether my welfare will come or not. Whether my auspiciousness will be or will not be."

The syllable "ja" separates us from birth, the syllable "pa" destroys sin; therefore chanting is declared to be the destroyer of birth and sin. When one chants the Lord's name—when one chants the Lord's name—through chanting alone, the karmic cause of birth, which destroys sin, is reduced to ash. When you chant the name of Ram, Krishna, Hari, Radha, the karmic bondage that causes birth and death is reduced to ash, and slowly the connection with the body begins to separate. The mind becomes attached to the Lord within. The identification with the body dissolves.

But this is not understood because we have not grasped this alone. We have scattered our passion in many places. That is why there is doubt.

satatam keertanto mam
When one constantly chants the name, when one sings the name constantly and is blessed to hear satsang, if we have our people, this little thing—if some welfare might happen, if liberation might happen. All these are things that will happen and go up in smoke. They do not matter. Yes, if ever there is a cry, a request, it is only for one thing: that whatever circumstances come, joyful or sorrowful, we do not forget you. Keep giving us that grace. Now everything else is finished—just give us your darshan, bring about our welfare, give us liberation. If ever prayer arises from humility, it is for only one thing: let it be, let it be. Just give this gift—do not let the magnificent illusion of yours, through joyful or sorrowful circumstances, make us forget you. Keep giving us such capacity.

This name is sweeter than sweet, more melodious than melodious—this is the Lord's name. Right now there is no absorption in chanting, that is why it does not seem so. Without the name you will not live. Such is its intoxication, such is its taste. They say it is sweet, sweet—

madhur madhur metan mangalam mangala naam
Sweeter than sweet is this name, the Radha name is the nectar of immortality, it is the elixir of immortality. This name brings auspiciousness—it brings welfare to all.

The name is the welfare that brings welfare. The one who brings welfare to all is Hari. And look—in the child play, Mother Yashoda and the gopis together protect him through these very names.

mangalam mangala naam sakal nigam vli sat phalam chit swarup
This name is the welfare that brings welfare; all the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and scriptures have their fruit in the name. Their fruit is to develop love for the name, because this name is Chit-Ananda, the form of consciousness and bliss.

sak par geetam shraddhaya helyava bhraguvar nar matram taryat Krishna naam
If someone utters or sings Krishna's name even once, whether with reverence or with scorn, even such utterance alone is liberating—Krishna's name liberates him.

Believe it. This is not the experience of just one sage or one great soul. Once the bond is formed, once you begin to hum the name in any song, whether with faith or with mockery, then this name will liberate you.

tarat Krishna naam
Krishna's name will liberate you.

shaketam parihasyam cha stubham helan menva vaikunth naam gan mashsha haram vidhu
Through a sign, in mockery, or in contempt, if the name of Vaikuntha reaches the tongue, it will destroy all sins.

Those whom the Lord summons this way—the devotees call—Shri Harivamsh, Radhe Radhe—they are blessed to call him. Even in mockery, they are saying Radha, Radha. This is said to be in mockery. Through contempt in any way whatsoever—

vuth naam grahan mashsha haram jibhya par naam aaya ki samasth paap har lega
When the name reaches the tongue, it will destroy all sins.

yah naam esh haram vidu
Know it this way: whether from true feeling or wrong feeling, whether from countless efforts or from laziness, in whatever way you utter the name, the name will destroy sin and illuminate love in your heart.

How great a sinner one may be—

ajamilo papatma y namo charna dhanu praptavan param dhamo tam vande lok sakshanam
Ajamila, though a great sinner, by chanting the name obtained the supreme abode. All the great guardians of the worlds are witnesses to this.

That one engaged in great sinful conduct, one who consorted with low women, one with the vilest diet and vilest character—when he called upon Narayana because of his son, he obtained the supreme state. And if someone somewhere chants the Lord's name with true feeling, is there any doubt about his welfare?

vishishta kachit gita Shyam tachte pragte hi mantr vakya
Shyam's words are the mantra, uttered with the syllables of Shyam.

When the name is sung in a loud voice, then the very singing of the Vedic mantras does not bring purity the way chanting the name in a loud voice does. And very quickly Hari is pleased. That is why this verse came—

gayant yam samgaha
Those who sing, who sing God's name kirtan—let them sing the kirtan of the Lord's name.

bhagwan naam kirtan gaye kalim sabha jayantya gunagya sar bhagin yatra sankeertane na sarv swartho vilabhyate nata parmo labho deh naam bhata yato vdet parmam shantim nashti sanshti
In this age of Kali, although the influence is such as to corrupt everyone's intellect and lead them to unrighteousness, the one who begins to chant the name, who sings the kirtan of the name—for in this Kali age, there is only the name to rely upon—all doubts are destroyed for that person.

All doubts are destroyed. The mind that wanders in pleasures becomes attached to the Lord, and one attains supreme peace, the state of liberation.

tan nirwidyamana michchhata makuto bhayam yog naam nirnitam hari naam kirtanam
For the one who desires detachment from the world, who desires liberation from dualities, and who desires love for the Lord—these three things together the name will keep increasing.

This is the power of the Lord's name. The one who desires detachment from the world and liberation from dualities and love for the Lord—all three together—the name will continually increase all three in you. If you perform naam jap, perform naam kirttan, if you keep reading the scriptures, detachment based on knowledge will not hold firm. Detachment will crumble when pleasures come before you. Your mind will waver. You will fall away. But when the name brings detachment from the world, it becomes very firm. Liberation from dualities and love for the Lord—everything is gained. Now what remains? Detachment from the world and body, transcendence of dualities, and love for the Lord's feet—the name grants all this. To be free from the torment of birth and death, the most excellent accomplished means is the Lord's name. The taste for that name kirtan, the taste for naam jap—this is very difficult. You will do it for a while, then the mind begins to waver. The name itself will correct this, if you do not abandon it.

There is so much power in this. A mantra requires faith and belief. But naam does not. If there is no faith and belief in a mantra, you will not receive its benefit. Even if there is disbelief and lack of faith in naam, if you chant it, it will save you. It will bring you auspiciousness. It will grant you attainment of the Divine. Naam has great glory. There is no need to fear past sins now. Just as when Devraj Indra strikes, a mountain is shattered to pieces, in the same way, one who chants Radha Radha Radha, Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna—the sins that have accumulated like mountains are all shattered to pieces.

vajram paap mahtam
Like lightning shatters sin into dust

All sins are destroyed. There is no need to run anywhere. Wherever you are, chant Radha Radha Radha. They say that the proven medicine for the disease of samsara, the disease of birth and death, is this: whoever has obtained it up to now has been liberated. The Divine Name is the infallible medicine for the disease of bondage. When you hear these things, no greed arises when you chant naam—this very teaching, having read it as a child, on the solitary banks of the Ganga, gave me the strength to endure every hardship. These very teachings contained everything. I only need the continuous naam, continuous recitation of the mantra, continuous experience of proximity to my Beloved Deity.

That teaching has brought me fulfillment. If it were not for that, I would be swept away today in terrifying suffering. But I say with conviction that by the grace of the guru, that teaching saved me from being swept away. The current has caught me, and a steadfast boatman has seated me in a strong boat and is ferrying me across. There is no fear, no sorrow, no anxiety, no concern. This is not merely a discourse—it is life itself. I need not look elsewhere. Granted that I have committed many sins, but naam is like lightning. Just as lightning destroys a mountain, naam will burn to ashes sins accumulated like mountains.

Do not worry now about how to be free from the disease of samsara—the remedy has been found. The remedy is naam. Chant naam day and night and you will be freed from this disease of bondage. False knowledge is a vast dark night. This false knowledge of the world that we possess—we think ourselves very wise. One who is turned away from God, thinking himself wise, talks about this world and its illusions, and nothing is accomplished. However much knowledge and science you display, it is called ignorance—a dense dark night of illusion from which the truth cannot be seen.

But if you are chanting naam, then this naam is like a great blazing sun that spreads light in the thick darkness of this world.

mithya gyan nisha vishal tamsas tigmanus bimbodya
False knowledge is a vast dark night; the rising sun of truth destroys it

For the one who chants naam, knowledge shines forth like the sun in the heart, and the false body, false enjoyments, false relations, false world—all of this gradually disappears. This world is a great tree of suffering. This tree has given much pain. In pursuing the flowers, leaves and fruits of enjoyment from this tree, countless births have been wasted. What will chanting naam do? Like a blazing fire, it will manifest and burn to ashes this tree of worldly suffering. It will burn away from within us its importance, our attachment to it, our clinging to it. How simple it is! To renounce all of this, to achieve detachment is very difficult. But it will happen through naam.

And they say that this is the gateway to the temple of liberation.

dwaram nivatt shadam
The gateway to liberation

One becomes free from all sorrows and dualities, one whose tongue bears the naam.

vijayate krishnati varnayam
The Name of Krishna, the two syllables, achieves victory

The naam that is dear to you, the naam you have been given—through this alone all work will be accomplished. Knowledge, detachment, devotion, yoga—all will be attained. In any age, if anyone has attained the knowledge of the Divine or received Love, they say:

chahu jug chahu shruti naam prabhav
In all four ages, in all four Vedas, the glory of the Name

naam le bhav sindhu sukha karahu vicharu
Chant the Name and the ocean of samsara dries up, consider this

In all four ages, in all four Vedas, the fruit of all their glory is this: that affection for naam arises, that there be interest in chanting naam. The one who chants naam does not have to cross the ocean of samsara. The ocean of samsara dries up.

naam let bhav sindhu sukhahi
Chanting the Name, the ocean of samsara dries up

The Vedas, Puranas, saints and devotees all agree on one point: the fruit of all your practices and good deeds is this—affection for naam, love for naam should arise. Love for naam should arise. The knowledge of all the scriptures will not come to you from reading them. They say:

yadissi param gyanam gyana param padam tada yatne mahta kuru Govind kirtanam
If you seek the highest knowledge, the supreme state, then with great effort sing the praises of Govind

If you want to know the knowledge of spirituality, the teachings of Vedanta, the knowledge of the Vedas, then abandon all else and chant Govind Govind Govind Govind Govind and all knowledge will come. These are the words of great souls. If love for naam is not arising in you, then nothing will be accomplished.

aho chitra maho chitra maho chitra
O what a wonder! What a wonder! What a wonder!

duja hari naam nishchitte lok sansare warte punah ascharya hai ascharya hai
The Divine Name is fixed in the world, established in this samsara—what a wonder, what a wonder!

It is a matter of great wonder. Everyone wants happiness, wants benefit, wants bliss, wants to end suffering. But clearly, the Name is established to remove suffering and grant bliss to all. Brother, you don't chant Hari's naam yet you want suffering to end. How is that possible?

aho chitra mahochitra mahochitra midam duja
O what a wonder, what a wonder, what a wonder this is!

This is a matter of great wonder, of wonder, of wonder.

The all-powerful naam resides there. Without continuously contemplating the naam, they wander their minds in other practices and non-practices. What a wonder! Even though the practice of the Lord's naam is available, people still suffer in the world. Why don't they hold fast to naam jap?

The chanting of this naam, the beloved of devotion's heart, destroys all remaining sins. The naam is like fire.

When a worshipper utters the naam from their tongue—Radha, Radha, Radha, Radha—just as fire destroys the impurities of metal, the naam destroys the impurities of the inner heart. Bhajan performed with feeling becomes beneficial very quickly.

Where the impurities of the inner heart are destroyed, the pure, sweet form of God begins to shine in the heart itself. For this reason, by the kirtan of the naam, everywhere is purified.

By the kirtan of the naam, all are made pure.

If you continuously chant the naam of Lord Shri Hari Chakrapani, then for you the distinction between purity and impurity has ended. However you are, you are continuously chanting the naam. Whether sitting in thought or otherwise, you are chanting. That temporary purity that comes and goes cannot compare. The naam will keep you supremely pure.

Even with the naam, we still remain frightened by many kinds of fears: "What if this happens, what if that happens." Due to ignorance. If only we would begin the naam, all fears would be ended.

In any way whatsoever, by the mere utterance of the naam, without effort one reaches the supreme abode.

In any way whatsoever, by the mere utterance of the naam—whether the mind is engaged or not, whether feeling is there or not, whether faith is there or not, whether you are pure or impure, whether benefit is visible or not visible—accept this one thing for this lifetime and walk on: the naam, without any effort, reaches the supreme abode. There is great honor in that. Therefore, beloved, take my naam. Become fearless. Do not be afraid, do not be afraid, O beloved.

You have disease in your body, you have sorrow, your condition is terribly broken. There is lack of things, materials, wealth. You burn day and night in these concerns, you weep, afflicted by poverty, afflicted by disease, afflicted by sorrow. Now accept one thing I tell you: you will never have to weep again. First, stop weeping. Stop this crying out. This problem, this problem, this problem. Now accept my word. Take my naam. I will remove all your sorrows. Chant my naam and all lack will be removed.

Do not doubt my word. Even if you lack devotion or faith, when you continuously take my naam, the burning of your heart will be soothed. External lack will be finished. The influence of disease and sorrow will not touch you. You will be liberated.

There is no sin in all the worlds, nowhere that cannot be destroyed by the kirtan of Govind in this age.

Do not fear. There is no sin in the world that has been committed by thought, word, or deed. And chant aloud the naam: Govind, Govind, Hare Murari, Govind, Govind, Mukund, Krishna, Govind, Govind, Rathang Paan, Govind, Damodar, Madhaveti, Radha, Radha, Radha—just by chanting this much, all your sins will be destroyed, no matter how great a sinner you are.

You just need to be careful: rising, sitting, eating, drinking, sleeping, in happiness, in sorrow, in lack, in abundance of enjoyments, in neglect, in faith, in devotion, in non-devotion, in the noise of the world, in solitude, in dreams, in wakefulness—the naam should not leave you. This is the perfected state.

Rising, sitting, eating, drinking, sleeping, in happiness or in great sorrow, in poverty or in abundance of pleasures, even when everyone neglects the naam, still you should not abandon the naam. Even when all bow to you with faith and devotion, you should not abandon the naam. Even in the great noise of the world, the naam should not leave you. Even in solitude, the naam should not leave you.

When you practice this way, the naam runs even in dreams. What to say of wakefulness? Now you have no need to think about anything. When you are taking my naam, I take all your burden upon myself. The Lord is saying: now you will receive my affection.

That is the truth: in the most difficult circumstances, the Lord's affection is obtained. It is not easily visible to anyone. It is a matter of the heart. See, I will make you carefree and worry-free forever.

You chant my naam, and I will broadcast your name throughout the three worlds. That is how it is. This is immortal truth. In place of all other practices, you just chant my naam. You wish that people would know you? I will broadcast your name throughout the three worlds. And if you take shelter in my naam, I myself accept all your responsibilities.

Now, could there be a greater way to be worry-free than this? If a wealthy person says to you, "Be worry-free; when you need it, I am here," you would walk about puffed with pride. The Lord of infinite universes is saying this. Then why don't you understand?

And let me tell you: do not worry about your family. The seven generations that have passed and the fourteen generations that will come—I will liberate them all. If you continuously chant my naam upon your tongue. I have even taken on this contract. Twenty-one generations—fourteen and seven make twenty-one. This is found many times in the scriptures. You will certainly be saved, and your twenty-one generations will be saved.

Apply yourself honestly. There is no time. Do not turn your interest toward any other practice. Whatever devotional efforts are being made, just keep the naam flowing—rising, sitting, eating, drinking, sleeping, waking, walking, moving about—just let the naam, the naam keep running.

So I am saying: I have taken all your burden upon myself. Now be worry-free forever, be carefree. Do not even worry about your family. Your seven generations that have passed are in the ancestral realm, and the fourteen that will come—I will liberate all of them. If you continuously worship me, twenty-one generations will be saved.

You, with steady resolve, chant this naam. One who is united with the naam.. O Arjun, become united with the naam.

You just take firm resolve in your mind: from now on I will chant only the naam, only the naam.

When the practice of chanting the naam mantra was going on, suppose there was a sant gathering or discourse happening nearby - I tell you the truth, beyond the sound of the mantra nothing could be heard. After sitting for a while, then they would sit by the banks of the Ganga, because what was being heard could not be abandoned. And when the noise of the mantra had arisen, nothing else could be heard. And this thought would come: friend, so the fruit of this hearing is only this - don't worry, sit quietly in this alone day and night. At night in the cold the body was shivering, the mantra was running just like a machine. When the practice flows with joy, then the practice itself becomes bhajan, not for a new sadhak. I am speaking from experience.

A new sadhak should accept hardship. Sleep on a simple mat on the ground. As a beggar would, take whatever suitable food is available. Whatever service becomes your duty, remain absolutely free from disturbance in it. Until those clothes tear, do not keep another set in another room. Two loincloths, two wraparound garments, one upper cloth - this lasts a very long time. Remain completely detached. You people should have no contact with anyone, no dealings. Whether you are in the service of Shri Ji or in kitchen service or in some service, observe silence. Chant the naam while making rotis. Chant the naam while sweeping. Keep the bhava of Bhagavan while speaking to others and share the good teachings with them.

Just as whoever receives whatever service, firmly hold the naam with your heart. The naam-filled devotee is dear to me. Become naam-filled. In Kaliyug I am present in the form of the naam. Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Dev has said that the Krishna naam is Krishna himself. In the naam is Krishna, so if we are singing Radha Radha, then the Swamini, Radha in the form of the naam, is seated on our tongue. Take the naam now, do not fear, do not fear, do not fear! Oh, you are my bhakt. No one can frighten you. This is very amrita-filled speech.

Shri Seetaram Onkaranath Ji Maharaj is a great siddha, great being. Chant the naam, you are my bhakt. Are you afraid of anyone? Just take the naam. Do you not know that even fear is frightened of my fear? Even fear is frightened of my fear, and you are my beloved because you are chanting my naam. Great miracles have been seen in those who chant the naam. Do not be frightened by terrible storms, because I am the most terrible of all terrible things. In this alone does the bhakt's heart swell with pride. Do not fear the calamities, because I am present to destroy your calamities.

When you are chanting my naam, I love you greatly. And somewhere when you say, "O Lord, I am yours," - the Lord is very devoted, in the delight of love - when someone says, "Lord, I am yours," then I never abandon your nearness. I stay with you. I make you fearless. This is my vow. The Lord is truth. His speech is truth. Chanting the naam continuously. It keeps emerging in between. O Lord, O Beloved, we have no one but you. You alone are there. So they are listening.

It is not that if no answer comes then my prayer was wasted. Not at all. Pay attention. Even if the sky breaks and falls to earth, even if the fire of destruction envelops, even if crores of lightning strikes, even if terrible storms make the universe and the seven worlds tremble and the seven seas overflow - yet, O naam-chanter, when I hold you to my chest, none of these can harm you. The Lord says the naam-chanter - nothing can harm. What harm did they do to the Brajvasis? What harm did Devraj Rajendra do? Nothing.

What harm did Baba do? Varun Dev and the localpals had to bow their knees. When I keep you held to my chest, the great storms, the fire of destruction, the seven seas overflowing, none of this will touch you. That is how it is. That is how I treat my bhakts. That is how I behave with them. Do not forget this thing, because you have said, "O Lord, I am yours," so I am saying that you are only mine. Only - so the bhakts have a little experience that God has many devotees. They experience that the Lord is only mine.

Because on their mental screen there is no one else. Only the Lord is there. At all times their affection and love - then this outer awareness seems like a mere external thing, that many bhakts worship the Lord. In the outer consciousness this is the matter, but in inner consciousness there is only him. Their beloved is there. Just in that devotee's eyes, on the mental screen, in the beloved bower there is only the Beloved. I am also there. This escapes remembrance. Only the Beloved, unobstructed love, no obstacle in between. Only Shyama's beloved's affection. Only they are seeing us.

They are caressing us. Only they are loving us. We are near them. No one else. Believe only in this thing. In the vision of the devotee's eye there is only the Worshipped God and their love and affection comes directly only to them. No interference. This is an internal matter for anyone. To others as well, only Shyama and Shyam, and your Shyama and Shyam are different for each devotee. In the imagination of their own beloved worshipped god that one remains immersed. Now if they describe their mood to you, you will not be able to understand. In their mood-realm they are making the Beloved wander in the forest, then in another devotee's mood-realm they are offering bhog. The third one is swinging on the swing. Is it not different? With one in forest wandering, with another in offering bhog and health, and with another the swing-play is happening. In the feelings of diverse bhakts there is only him and the Beloved. Only the Beloved is yours only. Only yours is your wealth. All eight watches complete service is yours. That meaning is not a matter of logic and argument. It is a matter of the heart. So they are eating - then in that, what we are tasting, so then how can we understand you? Whether you understand our talk or not, that is how it is.

Just as there is a wall in our normal sight, a pillar, and what sits behind it cannot be seen. But in the vision of love, there are only Priya Preetam. There is no obstacle. In the vision of consciousness-bliss and in the consciousness-bliss itself, Priya Preetam in their consciousness-bliss leela - this tendency of courage-binding should awaken in our heart.

He is saying: O dear one, even if there be countless thunderbolt strikes, the fire of dissolution, terrible storms, if the entire universe and the seven oceans in flood were to submerge it, do not be afraid, because I will hold you to my breast.

No suffering will be able to touch you. Such is the feeling for those whose hearts hold only this: "My Lord, if there is anyone else you have, send them as a helper, and if you have not considered anyone as a helper, then just as a mother cradles her beloved son to her breast, the Lord, an infinite ocean of love, embraces his people to his heart." This is not a matter of words but a matter of experience - how much the Lord caresses. You think God will come and give darshan sometime. He never leaves. He is saying: Not even for a moment do I abandon my devotee.

Whoever has my naam constantly on their tongue and says once: "O Lord, I am yours, I am yours" - then I accept all responsibility for them. See, you have turned away from me and become tormented, burnt, troubled, exhausted, weary, fallen into the pit of forgetfulness. Taking this world-dream to be real, you have become trapped in lamentation. This is only a dream created by Maya. The world is not real. If you have taken refuge in the naam, you will begin to see that there is none but me. This - there is none but me.

Do not be afraid. I am the completeness of the complete. I am the light of light. I am the peace of peace. I am the joy of joy. From me alone does the sky obtain space. I alone direct the sun. By the mere gesture of my brow, the animate and inanimate world conducts itself. Now do not be afraid. Now you have come to my refuge. Now you will experience only joy. No one can destroy you. Even if the entire universe perishes, even if Indra and all the gods are destroyed, one who recites my naam, who has accepted me, cannot be destroyed.

Sat-shuddhi-karam naam jnana-prada, smrtam mumukhsu naam mukti-prada, kaminaa naam sarva-kama-da.
Truth, purity, action, knowledge are granted by the naam. For one desiring liberation, the naam grants liberation. For one with desires, the naam fulfills all desires.

To purify the inner heart, do not seek refuge in any other means. Just recite the naam. It will purify the inner heart. To attain knowledge, do not go to any other practice. Recite the naam. It will give you pure knowledge. Naam awakens the desire for liberation and naam alone grants liberation. If you have any desire for worldly pleasures, recite the naam. It will grant you all pleasures. There is no pilgrimage greater than the naam.

Therefore, one who recites the naam need not wander, saying "let me go to such and such a place." Yes, if it is natural, do so. But it is not necessary. What is necessary is that the naam not slip away. Naam is the supreme pilgrimage. Naam is the supreme merit. Naam is supreme God, even greater than the named one. Naam is the greatest austerity. Naam is the greatest charity. Naam is the greatest karma yoga. Naam is the supreme dharma. Naam is the supreme wealth.

The continuous recitation of the naam is the devotee's work. Naam is the form of liberation. Naam is supreme devotion. Naam is the supreme goal. Naam is what is supremely to be recited. Naam alone is supreme. O dear one, you must have now understood my naam. Therefore, hold to the naam only in the present. Recite the naam in this very moment that is unfolding. Do not worry about the future. Do not fear the past, saying "I have committed sins." O dear one, there is no need for fear now. There is need for continuous recitation of the naam. Leave all worries to me. The ego-bound soul will not understand this.

You should know that fire blazes from fear of me. From fear of me, the sun burns. From fear of me, Indra, Vayu, and death perform their respective duties. Not even the shadow of my refuge-taken devotee can be touched. These beings do not have such power. The guardians of the worlds - God is saying: not even the shadow of my devotee can they touch. These guardians do not have such power.

My Sudarshan Chakra works secretly behind every devotee, protecting them constantly. There is but the feeling of surrender. Let the naam be on your lips, seek the refuge of Hari, and this Sudarshan is the embodiment of all forms. They can assume any form. They can save you even by taking human form. In some such way they remain constantly behind the devotee. This divine companion of God is not only in the form of a weapon.

God's protection operates behind every devotee. That is the divine companion. But the thing is, if there is another refuge, another power, then this will not work. A high official of the government does not have such special security assigned. Yes, the kind of security that remains in the service of the Sudarshan Chakra behind the devotee of God - there is no need to be afraid at every moment. If your refuge is firm and you recite the naam constantly, then the glorious Sudarshan Chakra of the Lord remains behind you at all times. No one has the power to touch you without my command. That is why when a devotee gets pushed or receives abuse, they are satisfied knowing it is God's arrangement to destroy the ego.

There is no way anyone could have done such a thing. Don't listen to anyone's words. Don't get caught in thinking about what others say. Listen to my words and become fearless. You just need to take the naam with great yearning. I have come to you in the form of naam in your very speech. Now you need not fear. I have taken all your burden. Then why do you still worry?

You know, you have called me your own, but you don't know how much I love you. Truly, if that love were not there, then the naam, the thought of him, the bhajan, that state of intimacy for them—none of this could possibly exist.

Maya has a very tainted nature. You are troubled by some desire, by some want. And I want to make you desireless. Look, this is where we go wrong. We want our desires to be fulfilled, while God wants to make us desireless. I am saying this: I am not fulfilling your desire precisely because I want to make you desireless, because only one who is desireless can come to me, can receive my love. See how much I love you. When you turned away from me and desired a woman, I myself came to you in the form of a woman.

For every petty desire you have pursued, I myself have become that form. There is no one but me. This is a very good point. The wife you received—that is the Lord. The son—that too is the Lord. They are formed as him. Now conduct yourself either upright or crooked. If you go crooked, you will keep getting bound, and if you go upright, you will become free. God is with you. In every birth, whatever desire you have had, I have become that. And now because of the suffering from those desires, you are crying in sorrow. This is why I want to make you desireless.

Let not any desire remain in your heart. Come, O my nectar child, nectar child, turn back from this web of the body, step back from attachment to those related by the body, and apply yourself to your own true form and embrace me. Through this naam jap comes the calming of desires, the knowledge of your true form, and the embrace of God. The naam is supremely glorious. What more can be said?

If it is written in your fate that you must suffer in hell upon hell, that you must experience this suffering and that suffering—such writing cannot simply be erased. That is not the principle. It is like what we hear: if you go to the police station and have a discussion, matters can be settled there.

And if it is written in the register as an FIR, then according to law you can only be freed in a certain way. That page cannot be torn out.

So our actions have been written like this. It is written that at this time you will experience this suffering, at this time that suffering. Then they say:

na bhay yam dut naam na bhay ravadikam na bhay pret rajas Govind cha jalapnath
No fear from Yama's messengers; no fear from the sun and others; no fear from Preta Raj and others, O Govind and Lord of waters.

You chant my naam—Govind, Govind, Govind, Govind. These messengers of Yama will not touch you. All the hells written in your fate will be destroyed. The power of Yama's punishment is not strong enough to strike you down. You only take the naam. The naam will change everything.

Everything written about you will change. The sins of countless births will be destroyed. In this very birth you will attain me. Just chant the naam. Through the naam, everything is fulfilled.

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Original video: Shri Hit Radha Kripa (YouTube)