|| Shri Hari: || S.G. Shri Satanand Muni Virchit Volume-1 Chapter-48 | Suvrat Muni continued, "Shree Hari saw a strange sight of 900,000 Sidhhas performing Yagnas as He climbed on top of Navlakha mountain. It was strange because the fires of each Yagna were alight without any wood. He saw numerous small ponds of water; some of them were hot and some cold. Very surprised, Varni glanced at all 900,000 Sidhhas and greeted them with folded hands. The Sidhhas bowed at Varni in return. Shree Hari stayed there three days and arrived at the inaccessible shrine of VadvaKund. Nilkanth Varni stayed there for three days watching the geysers spouting hot air, fire and water. Shree Hari went south-eastwards from here and arrived at a point where holy River Ganga meets the ocean. He stayed there for three days regularly bathing in the ocean. He arrived at KapilAshram after crossing the ocean by boat. This is the shrine where Kapil Bhagwan, the guru of all Acharyas and expounder of the Sankhya Shastra resides in person. He performs austerity for the benevolence of the whole world. He was very pleased with Kapil Muni's Darshan and stayed at the serene place for one month before arriving at Jagannath Puri. Shree Hari bathed in the ocean and holy Lake Indradhyumna everyday. He also visited the temple for Lord Jagannath. He saw thousands of fake Sadhus, full of greed, lust, ego etc. in ochre robes living in this holy shrine. They bore the external insignias of Vaishnav and Shaiv sects to defraud the innocent devotees. They were all busy trying to increase their sphere of influence among populace and amassing the wealth. They misled devout from the path of true religion by enticing them with the cheap tricks of magic. They used fear, greed and black magic to draw people towards them. They secretly indulged in adultery with daughters and wives of their disciples. However they outwardly pretended to be totally detached from the worldly pleasures. They even bore arms like bows, arrows, tridents and swords. Indeed, they were demons in the garb of ascetics. Not only did they indulge in religious malpractices like amassing wealth, consumption of meat and alcohol and indulgence in sex, but they impressed upon their disciples that this was indeed the true and contemporary religion. Shree Hari saw them as enemies of Dharma and a huge burden on the earth. Though He wanted to stay in Jagannath Puri for only five days, He decided to stay behind to vanquish such fake demonic gurus. O king! Varni made His residence on the banks of lake Indradhyumna. His fame spread slowly as a religious and detached saint. He fulfilled the wishes of devotees who thronged Him. The sated devotees in return brought vast amount of wealth as a gift for Him, which He did not accept. This impressed people more and His status was elevated in the minds of the people. Gradually His fame spread wide which the fake gurus could not digest. They started insulting and abusing Him and levelled false allegations against Him for ulterior motive. Some even went to the extreme of beating Him and forcing Him into labour. Shree Hari endured all this just like water on the back of a swan. He was neither agitated nor did He retaliate. Instead He sermonised them, 'The Vedas, scholar saints and Acharyas of the past attest that a body is perishable and an Aatma is eternal. The insult and praise are same to Me as I see Myself as an Aatma and not a body. Anger is a great enemy which destroys one's body and Punyas. You all are devotees and you must control your anger which is a hindrance in your knowledge and devotion. The Book Satsangi Jeevan Used To Make This Series Of Podcast Is Published By Shree Swaminarayan Temple Kalupur, Amdavad. Orator Of This Podcast : Viraj Rathod #SatsangiJivan #Swaminarayan Listen us On :- Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/5cREFw8... Amazon Music : https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/7850...