In the journey of life, few questions haunt the heart as deeply as: What is real? What is lasting? What lies beyond this fleeting world?
For the realized souls—those rare ones who have turned inward and touched the eternal—the answers are not theoretical. They are lived truths, revealed in silence, in surrender, and in stillness. Muktanand Swami, the great paramhansa of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, distills these profound insights into his timeless bhajans.
In this spiritual composition, he describes the path, the experience, and the outcome of realization—not for the curious, but for the committed seeker.
“Anubhavi anandma Govind gave re…”
The wise joyously sing God’s name,
and by their love, fulfil their aim.
For the anubhavi, the God-realized, joy is not a moment—it is their nature. Their every breath is a song of Govind, the indwelling Lord. And why do they sing? Because they are in love. True love—not driven by gain or fear, but by complete surrender. And in that divine love, all karmic entanglement ends. Life and death lose their grip.
“Marjivane marge jan koik jave re…”
Few will walk the diver’s way,
Where life itself is cast away.
This is not a path of comfort—it is the path of the marjivanu, the one who dies while living. Few have the courage to truly let go of the ego, to dive deep into the ocean of the Self. But those who do? They find the pearl that all of life secretly yearns for—freedom, moksha, union with the Divine.
“Vege vaheta varima pratibimb na bhase re…”
No form appears on waters wild,
So too the wavering heart beguiled…
Muktanand Swami offers a vivid metaphor here. Just as turbulent water cannot reflect an image, a restless heart cannot reflect God. Until the waves of desire, doubt, and distraction settle, Brahma—God as Truth—cannot be seen. Peace is not something we earn; it is something we uncover, once the noise subsides.
“Brahma thai Parabrahmane jue te jane re…”
Only one who is Brahma-true
Can truly see Parabrahma’s view.
It is not enough to worship God as “other.” One must become like Him. When the ego melts and identity dissolves in pure awareness, the seeker becomes Brahmarup—like Brahma. And only then can Parabrahma—the Supreme, the source of all—be truly seen. Not by the eyes, but by the soul.
The Vedas do not speak lightly of such beings. They call them jivanmuktas—liberated while still living. Walking on earth, yet untouched by it. Free from fear, desire, and delusion. They are the awakened among us.
“Kaya maya kud chhe jem dhum chhaya re…”
As drifting smoke is not true shade,
Maya’s pleasures are a smoke parade.
In a final verse that pierces through illusion, Muktanand Swami reminds us: this body, this world, the pleasures we chase—they’re like shadows of smoke. Nothing solid, nothing lasting. The only thing that endures is God—and the path to Him is the Guru.
“Muktanand kahe gurumukhima pad samaya re…”
Muktanand says only Guru’s grace,
Gives souls the joy of God’s great place.
The realized soul does not reach on their own. It is the grace of the gurumukhi path—following the words, vision, and presence of a true Guru—that carries the soul to its home. Not theory, not effort alone—but surrender, love, and divine guidance.
The Invitation of the Anubhavi
This bhajan is not a riddle to decode, but a mirror to hold up.
It asks: Where am I wavering? What am I clinging to? Am I ready to dive?
The anubhavi is not a myth or a distant ideal. It is a possibility—available here and now, if we dare to look within, listen deeply, and walk with the saints.
So let us:
- Still the waters of our restless heart.
- Walk the marjivanu path, not with fear, but with faith.
- Let the Guru be our compass, our lamp, and our anchor.
- Live not about God, but in God.
Because beyond illusion lies joy. Beyond wavering, stillness.
And beyond the ego… the eternal.
| Verse | Translation |
| Anubhavi anandma Govind gave re, Prit kari Parabrahmashu bhavma na ave re… anu 1 | The wise joyously sing God’s name, and by their love, fulfil their aim. As God above all else they adore, in life and death, they circle no more |
| Marjivane marge jan koik jave re, Pe’lu parthe mot te muktafal pave re… anu 2 | Few will walk the diver’s way, Where life itself is cast away. But one who dares to take that leap Finds pearls of truth in oceans deep. |
| Vege vaheta varima pratibimb na bhase re, Tem dagmage dil jya lagi nav Brahma prakashe re… anu 3 | No form appears on waters wild, So too the wavering heart beguiled – Till calmness comes and doubts all cease, It cannot glimpse God’s holy peace. |
| Brahma thai Parabrahmane jue te jane re, Eva jivanmukta janna gun Veda vakhane re… anu 4 | Only one who is Brahma-true Can truly see Parabrahma’s view. The scriptures sing, in ancient tone, the glory of such true freed souls. |
| Kaya maya kud chhe jem dhum chhaya re, Muktanand kahe gurumukhima pad samaya re… anu 5 | As drifting smoke is not true shade, Maya’s pleasures are a smoke parade. Muktanand says only Guru’s grace, Gives souls the joy of God’s great place. |
Introduction on Paramhansa (Text): https://www.baps.org/About-BAPS/TheFounder%E2%80%93BhagwanSwaminarayan/Legacy/Disciples/Paramhansas.aspx
Anirdesh – Anubhavi anandma Brahmarasna bhogi re (Translation): https://www.anirdesh.com/kirtan/study.php?by=type&type=Translation&part=1&no=431
Akshar Amrutam (Audio): https://app.aksharamrutam.in/3Zq6u6WhMVFngTPS8
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