The sages asked: “Sutji, please explain the righteous conduct that enables one to attain the heavens. Also, help us understand the significance of righteous and unrighteous actions.”
Sutji replied: “Only those who practice righteousness can be deemed ‘Brahmins.’ A true Brahmin studies and practices the Vedas. There are
different types of Brahmins, such as Vaishya Brahmins (who trade) and Shudra Brahmins (who farm).
Every individual should wake up early, reflect on the divine, their duties, and their resources. In the final hours of the night, one should purify body and soul through cleansing and bathing while chanting mantras.
Everyone must practice Sandhya Vandan by chanting the Gayatri Mantra in the morning, noon, and evening and offering water to the Sun. If one misses this, they should atone by reciting the Gayatri Mantra 100 times the following day.
Charity (daan) and penance (tapasya) are the foundations of Dharma. Through Dharma comes wealth, through wealth comes enjoyment, eventually leading to detachment and liberation. Residing in sacred places erases sins, and righteous actions like devotion, charity, and service purify the soul, leading to liberation.”
This chapter teaches that spiritual life is not built in public displays, but in the quiet commitment to daily righteousness.
Guruji’s grace often lowed to those who gave silently, served without recognition, and remembered Shivji with no desire but love. Such acts
carry immense power, for they are untouched by ego.
The Bhagavad Gita airms this path: “That gift which is given with no expectation of return, at the proper place and time, to a worthy person, is considered sattvic.”
In a time where noise is mistaken for signiicance, the seeker walks another path-disciplined, kind, sincere. And in this silence, grace unfolds. Not because the world sees us, but because Shivji does.
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