📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 23 June 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 23 June 2026

📜 Hindi

उन्हों के पैर आदि धोकर उनको राज्य तिलक देते हैं।

🔤 Transliteration

unhoṃ ke pair ādi dhokar unko rājya tilak dete haiṃ.

💬 Translation

After washing their feet (and performing the other ceremonial rites), they bestow the royal tilak upon them, officially investing them with the kingdom.

In the preceding context, Baba explains that the kingdom is received without war, just as a king is peacefully installed through a coronation ceremony.

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi	Transliteration	Meaning
उन्हों के	unhoṃ ke	their, of those people
पैर	pair	feet
आदि	ādi	etc., and the other related rites
धोकर	dhokar	after washing
उनको	unko	to them
राज्य	rājya	kingdom, sovereignty
तिलक	tilak	ceremonial mark on the forehead; symbol of consecration
देते हैं	dete haiṃ	they give, they bestow

⚙️ ️Grammar

1. The -कर (-kar) participle

The suffix -कर (-kar) expresses an action completed before the next one:

• धोना (dhonā) = to wash
• धोकर (dhokar) = after washing, having washed

Examples

• खाकर सो गया।
  • khākar so gayā.
  • He went to sleep after eating.
• याद करके बैठो।
  • yād karke baiṭho.
  • Sit down after remembering (or: while maintaining remembrance).

2. The word आदि (ādi)

आदि (ādi) literally means:

• etc.
• and so on
• and the other things of the same kind.

Thus,

पैर आदि धोकर

pair ādi dhokar

means:

“after washing the feet and performing the other customary ceremonial rites.”

The phrase does not attempt to list every step of the ritual.

3. The expression राज्य तिलक (rājya tilak)

It is composed of:

• राज्य (rājya) = kingdom, royal authority
• तिलक (tilak) = sacred mark applied to the forehead

राज्य तिलक देना (rājya tilak denā) is an idiomatic expression meaning:

to confer kingship, to crown, to formally install someone as ruler.

It refers to the entire act of royal investiture, not merely the application of a forehead mark.

🌟 Cultural Note

In ancient Indian tradition, washing the feet of an honoured guest, sage, or sovereign is a sign of respect and reverence. This ritual is known as:

पाद-प्रक्षालन (pāda-prakṣālana)

• पाद (pāda) = foot
• प्रक्षालन (prakṣālana) = ritual washing

Such rites appear in hospitality, religious ceremonies, and traditional coronations.

🕉️ BK Context

The preceding sentence says:

बाकी कोई लड़ाई आदि नहीं लगती है । जैसे किसको राजाई दी जाती है, वैसे देते हैं ।

bākī koī laṛāī ādi nahīṃ lagtī hai. jaise kisko rājāī dī jātī hai, vaise dete haiṃ.

“There is no war or battle. The kingdom is simply given, just as kingship is bestowed upon someone.”

Then:

उन्हों के पैर आदि धोकर उनको राज्य तिलक देते हैं ।

unhoṃ ke pair ādi dhokar unko rājya tilak dete haiṃ.

“After washing their feet and performing the other ceremonial rites, they bestow the royal tilak and install them as rulers.”

The main idea is that the sovereignty of the Golden Age is received peacefully, through spiritual merit and entitlement, not through conquest or violence.

The inclusion of आदि (ādi, “etc.”) suggests that Baba is referring to the traditional coronation ceremony as a whole, with the washing of the feet representing one of the customary acts of honour and consecration rather than the central point of the teaching.

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