📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 21 April 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 21 April 2026

📜 Hindi

यह तो हूबहू विषय-वैतरणी नदी है।

🔤 Transliteration

yah to hūbahū viṣaya-vaitaraṇī nadī hai.

💬 Translation

This is truly, exactly like the Vaitaraṇī river of sensual pleasures.

More naturally in this BK context:
This world is literally like the Vaitaraṇī river of sensual vices.

📚 Vocabulary

यह (yah)

• this, this here
• refers to the present world or current situation

तो (to)

• emphatic particle
• here: “indeed”, “truly”, “really”

हूबहू (hūbahū)

• exactly, identically, precisely the same
• expresses a perfect resemblance

विषय (viṣaya)

• object, subject, domain
• in spiritual language: sense objects, sensual pleasures
• in BK usage: often refers to vices related to the senses, especially lust

वैतरणी (vaitaraṇī)

• the mythical river Vaitaraṇī in Hindu tradition
• associated with suffering, hell, karmic consequences, and a difficult crossing after death

नदी (nadī)

• river

🔍 Word-for-word Translation

• यह = this
• तो = indeed / truly
• हूबहू = exactly, identically
• विषय-वैतरणी = the Vaitaraṇī of sensual objects
• नदी = river
• है = is

👉 “This is truly exactly the Vaitaraṇī river of sensual pleasures.”

⚙️ Grammar

a) Basic structure: यह ... है

• Standard identification:
  “This is …”

b) तो as emphasis

• Not “then” here
• Adds insistence:
  • यह तो ... है = “This really is…”, “This is indeed…”

c) हूबहू (exact resemblance)

• Indicates perfect similarity, not just comparison
• Stronger than “like” → closer to “exactly the same as”

d) Compound: विषय-वैतरणी

A powerful condensed expression:

• विषय की वैतरणी = “the Vaitaraṇī of sensual pleasures”
• Suggests:
  • a flow of sensory desires
  • that carries beings into suffering

This poetic compound intensifies the image.

🖼️ Symbolic Meaning

🔥 Vaitaraṇī (वैतरणी)

In Hindu imagery:

• a terrifying river to cross after death
• associated with:
  • suffering
  • fear
  • consequences of sin
  • hellish states

So saying:

“This is the Vaitaraṇī river”

means:
👉 “This is a state of deep suffering where souls are trapped.”

👁️ Viṣaya (विषय)

Refers to:

• objects of the senses
• sensory enjoyment

Spiritually:

• attachment to pleasure
• sensuality
• desire

In BK context:

• strongly linked to vices, especially lust

📖 Meaning in Context

From your context:

• the old world is collapsing
• people are fighting, suffering, and trapped in conflict
• relationships are dominated by desire and tension
• there is mental and emotional suffering

So the sentence means:

👉 “This world is exactly like a hellish river of sensuality and vice, where people are drowning in suffering.”

🕉️ BK Interpretation

In BK teachings, this refers specifically to:

• the Iron Age world
• ruled by Ravan (vices)
• dominated by:
  • body-consciousness
  • sensual desires
  • conflict and pain

Opposed to:

• the pure world (Golden Age)
• the soul’s original home

👉 The sentence encourages detachment:

• don’t get trapped in this world
• remember your home
• recognize the suffering caused by vices

🧭 Simple Summary

The sentence describes the present world as a “river of hell made of sensual desires and vices,” where souls are carried into suffering.

It combines:

• a mythological image → Vaitaraṇī
• with a spiritual cause → sensual attachment (viṣaya)

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