Ludhiana/ Aug 12 /Daljeet Ajnoha— Delivering an inspiring discourse at Shri Siddh Peeth Temple this evening, revered saint Param Shraddhey Shri Gaur Das Ji Maharaj of Vrindavan emphasized the importance of guru-centered (gurumukhi) devotion over self-directed (manmukhi) worship, saying obedience to the guru is itself the path to divine union.
Presided over by Pandit Rajkumar Sharma, the Bhaktamal katha began at 6:00 pm. Shri Gaur Das narrated the extraordinary tale of devotee-saint Narad and highlighted practical lessons from his life, urging devotees to follow their guru’s injunctions with pure, selfless intent.
“Bhajan and worship should not be manmukhi but gurumukhi,” Shri Gaur Das told the assembled devotees. “If the guru says chant the mala, through chanting the mala one attains the Lord; if the guru says clean the drain, then cleaning the drain with disinterested devotion itself becomes an avenue to meet the Lord.”
Recalling Narad’s encounters with Brahma, the saint said that when Narad initially refused Brahma’s instruction to propagate creation, his defiance led to three separate births before he sought the guru’s forgiveness. On receiving pardon, Brahma entrusted him with the four-line (chatushloki) Bhagavat, Shri Gaur Das said, adding that even a curse — such as King Daksha’s decree that Narad could not stay in one place for more than two hours — could not prevent a true devotee from receiving spiritual benefit when listening to a satsang with genuine feeling.
Shri Gaur Das stressed persistence in daily spiritual practice while fulfilling household and professional duties. “After initiation from a true guru, whether one pursues a job, trade or family life, if one observes japa and other disciplines with regularity and love, one should never feel discouraged,” he said. “Even a single utterance of the Lord’s name is heard by the Lord; gradually, as our love and yearning grow, we will surely receive divine vision.”
The saint also advised that material shortfalls in ritual paraphernalia should not disturb practitioners; devotion, faith and service must remain uncompromised. Drawing a metaphor from craftsmanship, he observed that a stone becomes more valuable the more it is shaped and struck, implying that spiritual trials refine the seeker’s worth.
The event at Shri Siddh Peeth drew a large gathering of devotees who participated in the evening katha and devotional singing. Pandit Rajkumar Sharma presided over the proceedings and facilitated the interaction between the saint and the local community.
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