📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 16 October 2025

📅 Murli sentence of 16 October 2025

📜 Hindi

अगर अलग प्रबन्ध है तो एक कोठरी में एकान्त में बैठ जाओ.

🔤 Transliteration

agar alag prabandh hai to ek koṭharī meṃ ekānt meṃ baiṭh jāo.

💬 Translation

If there is a separate arrangement, then sit alone in a small, quiet room.

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi word	Literal meaning	Explanation
अगर (agar)	if	introduces a conditional clause
अलग (alag)	separate, distinct	implies something set apart or detached
प्रबन्ध (prabandh)	arrangement, setup	here: the availability of a separate place or provision
एक (ek)	one, a single	emphasizes the singularity of the space
कोठरी (koṭharī)	small room, cell	an enclosed, quiet chamber — physical or symbolic
एकान्त (ekānt)	solitude, seclusion	literally “one-side” → being alone, away from all distraction
बैठ जाओ (baiṭh jāo)	sit down (imperative, polite tone)	verb baiṭhnā “to sit” + jāo as a soft imperative form

⚙️ ️Grammar

• अगर ... तो ... = “if ... then ...” → classic conditional structure.
• The double में (meṃ) marks both the place (in the room) and the state (in solitude).
• बैठ जाओ is not a strict command; it carries a gentle tone — “do sit” or “please sit.”

🏡 Literal and cultural meaning

The line gives practical spiritual advice:

If family life is noisy or full of distractions, find or create a koṭharī — a separate, quiet space — and meditate there in solitude (ekānt).

• The phrase अलग प्रबन्ध (alag prabandh) can mean:
  • a separate room within the same house, or
  • a small hut or cell outside the main house.

In Indian tradition, a koṭharī was often a tiny inner chamber or meditation cell, used by saints and householders alike for prayer, japa (repetition of God’s name), or silent remembrance.

🕉️ Spiritual interpretation

The sentence emphasizes silence and detachment — both physical and mental.

True remembrance of God requires a peaceful environment, away from worldly vibrations.

So even if one lives in a busy household (gṛhasthī ghar), one should make an alag prabandh — a distinct arrangement — for spiritual concentration.

🌼 In the Brahma Kumaris (BK) understanding

This teaching carries two layers of meaning:

1. Physical level 🏠
   1. If the household atmosphere is restless or impure, meditate in a separate, clean, and silent place — a real koṭharī.
   2. The outer stillness supports the inner state of soul-consciousness.
2. Inner level 🕊️
   1. The koṭharī also symbolizes the inner chamber of the soul — the space of pure awareness.
   2. Ekānt meṃ baiṭhnā means to withdraw the mind from all external connections and stay “alone with God.”

💡 Summary

Concept	Outer meaning	Inner meaning
अलग प्रबन्ध (alag prabandh)	separate place or arrangement	spiritual detachment from worldly influences
कोठरी (koṭharī)	quiet room or meditation cell	inner chamber of the soul
एकान्त (ekānt)	solitude, silence	mental stillness and one-pointed remembrance
बैठ जाओ (baiṭh jāo)	sit down	stabilize yourself in soul-consciousness

✨ Essence

This line is not about asceticism but about spiritual organization:
create a quiet space — outwardly or inwardly —
and sit in ekānt, in the company of only One: the Supreme.

(content generated with the help of ChatGPT 5, copied and validated by me)

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