📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of August 04, 2025

📅 Murli sentence of August 04, 2025

📜 Hindi

बाप को बागवान कहते हैं।

🔤 Transliteration

Baap ko baagvān kahte hain.

💬 Translation

The Father is called the Gardener.

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi	Transliteration	Meaning	Notes
बाप	baap	father	Here: refers to Shiv Baba (God)
को	ko	to / about (marks indirect object)	Used in passive constructions
बागवान	baagvān	gardener / keeper of the garden	Symbolic of God as the spiritual cultivator
कहते हैं	kahte hain	is called / is said	Present tense, 3rd person plural

⚙️ Grammar

This sentence uses an impersonal passive form common in Hindi:

📘Structure:

[Noun] + को + [Name/Role] + कहते हैं

= "[Noun] is called [Name/Role]"

Examples:

• भारत को सोने की चिड़िया कहते हैं।

Bharat ko sone kī chiṛiyā kahte hain.

→ India is called the Golden Bird.

• बाप को बागवान कहते हैं।

→ The Father is called the Gardener.

🌱 Meaning of "बागवान" (Bāgvān)

📗 Etymology:

• बाग (bāg) = garden
• -वान (-vān) = one who possesses or manages

→ So, बागवान literally means:

• Owner of a garden, or
• Gardener / cultivator

But the meaning goes much deeper in Brahma Kumaris' spiritual teachings.

✨ Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Interpretation

In the teachings of the Brahma Kumaris, "बाप" (Baap) refers to Shiv Baba, the Supreme Soul, and not a physical father.

🌺 Why is God called "Baagvān" (the Gardener)?

Because:

• He restores the world, which has become a jungle of thorns (Kaliyug), back into a divine garden (Satyug).
• He purifies, nurtures, and empowers the souls, like a gardener tending to plants.
• He is not just an owner, but an active transformer—the spiritual cultivator of the garden of humanity.

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