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📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 29 Jully 2026
📅 Murli sentence of 29 Jully 2026
📜 Hindi
बाकी वासना तो आयेगी ना। बहुत अच्छा भोग बनाया है।
🔤 Transliteration
Bākī vāsanā to āegī nā. Bahut acchā bhog banāyā hai.
💬 Translation
“But the aroma will still reach Me, won’t it? You have prepared a very good bhog.”
A slightly more explicit translation would be:
“I do not eat the food, but its aroma will still reach Me, won’t it? You have prepared a very fine offering.”
📚 Vocabulary
बाकी — bākī
Usual meanings:
- remaining;
- as for the rest;
- nevertheless;
- however.
Here, बाकी introduces what remains possible after Baba has said:
मैं नहीं खाता हूँ।
Maiṃ nahīṃ khātā hū̃.
“I do not eat.”
Shiva does not consume the food, but the aroma can still be present through Brahma’s physical body.
वासना — vāsanā
This word has several meanings:
- fragrance, smell, aroma or scent;
- desire, craving or inclination;
- a latent tendency or deep mental impression.
In this sentence, the primary meaning is:
वासना — vāsanā: the aroma of the bhog.
The immediate context is about food being prepared, offered and eaten. Therefore, “aroma” is the most natural literal translation.
However, the other meanings of वासना create an interesting spiritual resonance, which will be explored below.
तो — to
A particle of emphasis or contrast.
In:
वासना तो आयेगी
it highlights वासना:
“The aroma, at least, will still come.”
The implied contrast is:
- Shiva does not eat the food;
- the aroma, however, can still reach Him through the corporeal medium.
आयेगी — āegī
“Will come” or “will reach.”
It is the feminine singular future form of:
आना — ānā: to come.
The verb is feminine because वासना is grammatically feminine:
वासना आयेगी।
Vāsanā āegī.
“The aroma will come.”
ना — nā
At the end of this sentence, ना is not a negative word. It is a conversational particle meaning:
- isn’t it?
- won’t it?
- surely, right?
आयेगी ना।
Āegī nā.
“It will reach, won’t it?”
It gives the sentence a light, affectionate and conversational tone.
बहुत अच्छा — bahut acchā
- बहुत — bahut: very, greatly;
- अच्छा — acchā: good, fine, excellent.
Here:
बहुत अच्छा भोग
bahut acchā bhog
“a very good bhog” or “a very fine offering.”
बनाया है — banāyā hai
“Has been prepared” or “you have prepared.”
The verb is:
बनाना — banānā: to make, prepare or create.
बनाया — banāyā is the masculine singular perfective form, agreeing with भोग — bhog, which is masculine singular.
The subject is omitted because it is understood from the context:
बहुत अच्छा भोग बनाया है।
This can therefore mean:
- “You have prepared a very good bhog.”
- “A very good bhog has been prepared.”
⚙️ ️Grammar
बाकी वासना तो आयेगी ना
The structure is:
बाकी + वासना + तो + आयेगी + ना
- बाकी: nevertheless, as for what remains;
- वासना: the aroma;
- तो: emphatic particle;
- आयेगी: will come or reach;
- ना: won’t it?
A very literal translation would be:
“As for the rest, the aroma at least will come, won’t it?”
A natural translation is:
“But the aroma will still reach Me, won’t it?”
बहुत अच्छा भोग बनाया है
The structure is:
बहुत अच्छा + भोग + बनाया है
- बहुत अच्छा: very good;
- भोग: food offering;
- बनाया है: has been prepared.
Hindi frequently omits the subject when it is clear from the context.
The complete implied sentence is:
तुमने बहुत अच्छा भोग बनाया है।
Tumne bahut acchā bhog banāyā hai.
“You have prepared a very good bhog.”
🍚 The meaning of भोग — bhog
1. Its ordinary meaning
The word भोग — bhog, from Sanskrit bhoga, is connected with the ideas of:
- consuming;
- enjoying;
- experiencing;
- receiving the result of something;
- material pleasure.
For example:
भोग-विलास — bhog-vilās
material pleasures and indulgence.
In a religious context, however, भोग usually means:
food prepared and ceremonially offered to a deity.
Thus:
भोग लगाना — bhog lagānā
means:
- to offer food to a deity;
- to present food before God;
- to consecrate food through an offering.
2. The difference between भोग — bhog and प्रसाद — prasād
These words are closely related, but they can describe two different stages.
भोग — bhog
The food while it is being prepared or presented as an offering.
भगवान को भोग लगाना।
Bhagavān ko bhog lagānā.
“To offer food to God.”
प्रसाद — prasād
The food after the offering, when it is received and distributed as blessed food.
A simple distinction is therefore:
Before or during the offering: भोग — bhog.
After the offering, when it is shared: प्रसाद — prasād.
🌟 The BK meaning of भोग
In the BK context, bhog is not offered because Shiv Baba physically eats it.
The passage says:
मैं तो निराकार अभोक्ता हूँ।
Maiṃ to nirākār abhoktā hū̃.
“I am incorporeal and beyond consumption.”
अभोक्ता — abhoktā
- अ- — a-: not, non-;
- भोक्ता — bhoktā: the one who consumes, enjoys or experiences.
Therefore, अभोक्ता — abhoktā means:
“the one who does not consume”;
“the one who does not experience physical or sensory enjoyment.”
Shiv Baba has no physical body or sense organs of His own. He therefore does not physically eat the food.
The passage explains:
यह ब्रह्मा खाता है, मैं नहीं खाता हूँ।
Yah Brahmā khātā hai, maiṃ nahīṃ khātā hū̃.
“Brahma eats; I do not eat.”
The body belongs to Brahma. Shiva enters and uses that body as His medium, but it is Brahma who physically eats.
Why, then, is bhog offered to Shiv Baba?
The passage says:
यह शिवबाबा का भण्डारा है ना।
Yah Śivbābā kā bhaṇḍārā hai nā.
“This is Shiv Baba’s kitchen or storehouse, is it not?”
जिसका भण्डारा है उसको भोग जरूर लगाना पड़े।
Jiskā bhaṇḍārā hai usko bhog zarūr lagānā paṛe.
“Bhog must certainly be offered to the One whose storehouse it is.”
भण्डारा — bhaṇḍārā
Depending on the context, भण्डारा can mean:
- a storehouse;
- a stock of food;
- a community kitchen;
- a shared kitchen or food service;
- Baba’s kitchen or treasury.
Offering bhog expresses the awareness:
“This food comes from Baba’s storehouse and belongs to Him.”
The act therefore expresses:
- remembrance;
- gratitude;
- respect;
- belonging to Baba;
- recognition that everything has been received from Him.
In BK practice, the spiritual value lies not in imagining that Shiva physically consumes the food, but in preparing and offering it in a pure state of consciousness.
The ordinary action of eating is thus transformed into an action performed in Baba’s remembrance.
🔎 The possible double meaning of वासना
1. The direct meaning: the aroma of the food
In the immediate context, वासना most naturally means the aroma or scent of the bhog:
बाकी वासना तो आयेगी ना।
“But the aroma will still reach Me, won’t it?”
Baba has just said:
“Brahma eats; I do not eat.”
The contrast is therefore connected with physical experience:
- Brahma’s body can eat;
- Shiva does not consume the food;
- nevertheless, the aroma is present through the corporeal medium.
The following sentence confirms the food-related context:
बहुत अच्छा भोग बनाया है।
“You have prepared a very good bhog.”
Therefore, the main translation should remain “aroma,” “scent” or “fragrance.”
2. A spiritual resonance: desires and latent tendencies
However, वासना also means:
- desire;
- craving;
- attraction;
- latent tendency;
- deeply rooted impression.
This second meaning allows a meaningful BK reflection.
When offering external bhog to Baba, the child may also symbolically offer his or her inner वासनायें — vāsanāẽ:
- impure desires;
- attachments;
- attractions of the senses;
- old habits;
- negative character traits;
- old sanskars.
The inner offering could then mean:
“Baba, I no longer wish to feed these desires and old tendencies. I surrender them to You so that I may become free from them.”
This interpretation is connected with a genuine meaning of वासना, but it should be understood as a spiritual manthan, not as the direct grammatical translation of the sentence.
3. The love contained in the offering
The sentence may also inspire the thought that Baba does not receive the material food, but He recognises:
- the child’s remembrance;
- the love with which the food was prepared;
- the child’s gratitude;
- the purity of the intention.
However, वासना does not literally mean “love.”
Words that directly express love or inner feeling would be:
- प्रेम — prema: love;
- स्नेह — sneha: affection;
- भावना — bhāvanā: feeling, intention or devotional sentiment.
It is therefore more accurate to say:
The aroma of the bhog can symbolically represent the subtle fragrance of the child’s love and pure intention.
This is a spiritual interpretation, not a literal translation of वासना.
🌺 Overall BK meaning
Shiv Baba explains with lightness and affection that He is निराकार अभोक्ता — nirākār abhoktā, incorporeal and beyond physical consumption.
He does not eat the bhog. Brahma, who owns the body, can physically eat it. Nevertheless, offering bhog to Baba has a deep spiritual meaning:
- The food belongs to Baba’s भण्डारा.
- It is prepared in His remembrance.
- The offering expresses respect, gratitude and love.
- The food is then shared and eaten by the children.
- The ordinary act of eating becomes an act performed in Godly consciousness.
The direct meaning of वासना here is the aroma of the food. Yet the word’s other meanings allow a deeper reflection:
While offering external bhog, the child may also offer Baba his or her impure desires, attachments and old sanskars.
Baba does not consume the material food. What matters spiritually is the child’s remembrance, honesty, love and willingness to transform.
🧘 Meditation sentence
बाबा, यह भोग भी आपका है और मेरी पुरानी वासनायें भी आपको अर्पित हैं। मैं उन्हें फिर से अपने अन्दर नहीं पालूँगा।
Bābā, yah bhog bhī āpkā hai aur merī purānī vāsanāẽ bhī āpko arpit haĩ. Maiṃ unhẽ phir se apne andar nahīṃ pālū̃gā.
“Baba, this food belongs to You, and I also offer You my old tendencies. I will no longer nourish them within myself.”
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Definitions
Good.
Well.
All right, well done.
So long.
To come.
Many, much.
Very.
But if.., but, nevertheless.
To make, to construct, to compose, to build, to prepare, to make ready, to form.
To pull somebody's leg, to patch up, to develop a good equation with.
To befool.
Emphatic particle at the end of the sentence: no?, isn't it?
No.
Then, therefore, moreover.
An emphatic particle (e.g. मैं तो जाऊँगा).
At any rate, however, at least.