📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 04 January 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 04 January 2026

📜 Hindi

व्रत करना अर्थात् वृत्ति द्वारा परिवर्तन करना।

🔤 Transliteration

Vrat karnā arthāt vṛtti dvārā parivartan karnā.

💬 Translation

To take a vow means to bring about transformation through one’s inner attitude of consciousness.

📚 Vocabulary

• व्रत (vrat) — vow, sacred inner commitment
• करना (karnā) — to do, to make
• अर्थात् (arthāt) — that is to say, in other words
• वृत्ति (vṛtti) — inner attitude, orientation of consciousness, mental state
• द्वारा (dvārā) — through, by means of
• परिवर्तन (parivartan) — transformation, change

⚙️ ️Grammar

1️⃣ Explanatory structure: “X अर्थात् Y”

• अर्थात् is used to redefine the word that comes before it.
• The sentence is not commenting on व्रत; it is defining it.

👉 A vow is not what is commonly understood (ritual, fasting),
👉 it is this: inner transformation.

2️⃣ Redefinition of व्रत (vow)

In common usage:

• व्रत = fasting, ritual discipline, outer rule

Here:

• व्रत ≠ external action
• व्रत = inner spiritual commitment

👉 The emphasis shifts from doing to being.

3️⃣ Central role of वृत्ति (vṛtti)

• वृत्ति is not a passing thought.
• It is a stable inner orientation from which:
  • thoughts arise
  • reactions emerge
  • actions follow

👉 True transformation happens at the level of consciousness, not behavior control.

4️⃣ Importance of द्वारा (through)

• द्वारा indicates the means or instrument.

👉 Transformation happens:

• not through force
• not through suppression
• not through discipline alone

but only through a change of inner attitude.

🌱 Deep spiritual meaning

This sentence teaches that:

• A real vow is invisible and internal
• It is not about adding effort
• It is about changing the source of one’s life responses

📌 If the attitude remains the same, behavior returns.
📌 When the attitude changes, transformation becomes natural.

✨ Core takeaway

A vow is not an action — it is a shift in consciousness.

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