📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 31 October 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 31 October 2026

📜 Hindi

बच्चे जानते हैं हम मूलवतन में रहने वाले हैं।

🔤 Transliteration

Bacce jānte haiṃ ham mūlavatan meṃ rahne vāle haiṃ.

💬 Translation

“The children know that we are residents of the original world.”

A more natural translation in the context of the Murli:

“The children know that our true home is the original world of souls.”

The first translation remains closer to the Hindi construction, especially रहने वाले हैं (rahne vāle haiṃ) — “we are residents.”

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi	Transliteration	English
बच्चे	bacce	Children
जानते हैं	jānte haiṃ	Know
हम	ham	We
मूल	mūla	Origin, root, foundation
वतन	vatan	Homeland, native land
मूलवतन	mūlavatan	Original world, original homeland
में	meṃ	In
रहना	rahnā	To live, to reside
रहने वाले	rahne vāle	Those who reside, residents
हैं	haiṃ	Are

🌱 The word मूलवतन (mūlavatan)

This word combines two elements:

• मूल (mūla): origin, root, foundation — from Sanskrit.
• वतन (vatan): homeland, native land — a word of Persian origin.

Literally, मूलवतन means “original homeland.”

In BK terminology, it refers to Paramdham (परमधाम), also called Shantidham (शान्तिधाम) — the incorporeal world of souls, their original home.

⚙️ ️Grammar

1. जानते हैं (jānte haiṃ) — “know”

The verb जानना (jānnā) means “to know.”

Examples:

• मैं जानता हूँ। — Maiṃ jāntā hūṃ. — I know (masculine).
• मैं जानती हूँ। — Maiṃ jāntī hūṃ. — I know (feminine).
• बच्चे जानते हैं। — Bacce jānte haiṃ. — The children know.

Here, जानते हैं is the habitual present tense, third-person plural.

2. रहने वाले हैं (rahne vāle haiṃ) — “are residents”

The construction is:

रहना → रहने वाला → रहने वाले हैं

It consists of:

• रहना (rahnā): to live, to reside.
• रहने (rahne): oblique form of the infinitive before वाला.
• वाले (vāle): masculine plural form.
• हैं (haiṃ): are.

This construction can express habitual residence, origin, or belonging.

Compare:

हम मूलवतन में रहते हैं। Ham mūlavatan meṃ rahte haiṃ. “We live in the original world.”

हम मूलवतन में रहने वाले हैं। Ham mūlavatan meṃ rahne vāle haiṃ. “We are residents of the original world.”

The second construction places greater emphasis on belonging to a place, rather than simply living there at the present moment.

This distinction is particularly important in the Murli.

3. Omission of कि (ki) — “that”

The complete sentence could be written:

बच्चे जानते हैं कि हम मूलवतन में रहने वाले हैं।

Bacce jānte haiṃ ki ham mūlavatan meṃ rahne vāle haiṃ.

“The children know that we are residents of the original world.”

In spoken Hindi, कि (ki) is frequently omitted when introducing a subordinate clause.

This is a common feature of the oral style found in the Murlis.

4. The shift from बच्चे to हम

The sentence begins in the third person:

बच्चे जानते हैं — “The children know.”

Then it shifts to the first person:

हम मूलवतन में रहने वाले हैं — “We are residents of the original world.”

This change reflects the children's own understanding of their identity.

We could express the sentence in English as:

“The children know: ‘We belong to the original world.’”

🌱 Understanding the Murli Context

The preceding passage says:

भगवान को ऊंच कहा जाता है। Bhagavān ko ū̃c kahā jātā hai. “God is said to be elevated.”

ऊंचा उनका ठांव है। Ū̃cā unkā ṭhā̃v hai. “His abode is elevated.”

रहने का स्थान तो मशहूर है। Rahne kā sthān to maśhūr hai. “His place of residence is well known.”

बच्चे जानते हैं हम मूलवतन में रहने वाले हैं। Bacce jānte haiṃ ham mūlavatan meṃ rahne vāle haiṃ. “The children know that we are residents of the original world.”

मनुष्यों को इन सब बातों का पता नहीं है। Manuṣyoṃ ko in sab bātoṃ kā patā nahīṃ hai. “Human beings are unaware of all these things.”

The connection between God's home and the home of souls

In this passage, Baba first speaks about God and His elevated abode.

He then explains that the children know they themselves are residents of Mūlavatan.

The connection is essential: according to BK teachings, the original world is both God's home and the original home of all souls.

God and souls are distinct beings, but they share the same original abode.

🌟 Spiritual Meaning in the BK Context

The passage emphasizes two forms of knowledge.

1. Knowing God as an incorporeal being

The opening sentence of the context says:

बच्चों के आगे निराकार परमपिता परमात्मा बोल रहे हैं, यह बच्चे ही जानते हैं।

Baccoṃ ke āge nirākār parampitā paramātmā bol rahe haiṃ, yah bacce hī jānte haiṃ.

“Only the children know that the incorporeal Supreme Father, the Supreme Soul, is speaking before them.”

Baba emphasizes that the children recognize who is truly speaking to them, even though the teaching is delivered through a human body.

2. Knowing our original home

The sentence we are studying introduces another dimension: the children also know where they originally come from.

According to BK teachings, the soul is temporarily present in the physical world, where it plays its role through a body, but its original home is Paramdham.

This is why रहने वाले हैं (rahne vāle haiṃ) is particularly meaningful. It can suggest a lasting sense of belonging, regardless of where someone is currently living.

The following sentence:

मनुष्यों को इन सब बातों का पता नहीं है।

Manuṣyoṃ ko in sab bātoṃ kā patā nahīṃ hai.

“Human beings are unaware of all these things.”

highlights the contrast made in the Murli between the children who possess this spiritual knowledge and other human beings who, according to the teaching, do not yet understand these truths.

💡 Key Takeaway

The sentence does not necessarily mean that souls are currently living in the original world.

Rather, it emphasizes that they originate from that world and that it remains their true home.

The most faithful translation is:

“The children know that we are residents of the original world.”

The deeper meaning in the BK context is:

“Our true home is the original world of souls, where the Supreme Father also resides.”

The important grammatical point to remember is that रहने वाले हैं (rahne vāle haiṃ) can describe a person's enduring connection to a place, rather than merely their current physical location.

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