📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 08 November 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 08 November 2026

📜 Hindi

बुझे हुए दीपक को नमस्कार नहीं करते तो सदा जागती ज्योति बनो।

🔤 Transliteration

Bujhe hue dīpak ko namaskār nahī̃ karte to sadā jāgtī jyoti bano.

💬 Translation

“People do not bow before an extinguished lamp, so become a flame that remains ever awake.”

A more natural translation in a spiritual context:

“People do not pay respect to an extinguished lamp. Therefore, become a light that shines forever.”

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi Transliteration Meaning
बुझा हुआ bujhā huā extinguished, put out
बुझे हुए bujhe hue oblique form of “extinguished”
दीपक dīpak lamp, small oil lamp
को ko object marker; to
नमस्कार करना namaskār karnā to greet respectfully, to bow before
नहीं करते nahī̃ karte do not do; people do not
तो to so, therefore, then
सदा sadā always, forever
जागती jāgtī awake, remaining awake
ज्योति jyoti flame, light
बनो bano become (imperative)

⚙️ ️Grammar

1. बुझे हुए दीपक को (bujhe hue dīpak ko)

“Before an extinguished lamp”

The construction बुझा हुआ (bujhā huā) describes the resulting state of an action: something that has gone out and is now extinguished.

It consists of:

Notice the grammatical change:

Why does बुझा हुआ become बुझे हुए?

Because दीपक (dīpak) is masculine singular and takes the oblique case before the postposition को (ko).

The words agreeing with it also take the masculine singular oblique form.

2. नमस्कार नहीं करते (namaskār nahī̃ karte)

“People do not bow”

The basic construction is:

नमस्कार करना (namaskār karnā) — to greet respectfully, to pay respects, to bow.

करते (karte) is the masculine plural habitual form of करना (karnā).

The subject is understood rather than explicitly stated. Here, the expression makes a general statement: “People do not do this.”

Hindi frequently uses this form to express general observations or customary behaviour.

3. तो (to)

“So”, “therefore”, “then”

Here, तो introduces the conclusion or instruction that follows the preceding statement.

The structure is:

[General observation] + तो + [Advice or instruction]

In other words:

“Since people do not bow before an extinguished lamp, become a flame that remains ever awake.”

4. सदा जागती ज्योति (sadā jāgtī jyoti)

“A flame that remains ever awake”

This expression is particularly interesting.

जागती comes from the verb जागना (jāgnā), meaning “to wake up” or “to be awake.”

It is a feminine singular habitual participle, agreeing with ज्योति, which is feminine.

Notice the differences:

Hindi expression English meaning
बुझी हुई ज्योति (bujhī huī jyoti) an extinguished flame
जलती हुई ज्योति (jaltī huī jyoti) a burning flame
जागती ज्योति (jāgtī jyoti) an awakened, ever-vigilant flame

The choice of जागती rather than जलती is significant.

जलती (jaltī) emphasizes the physical act of burning.

जागती (jāgtī) introduces the idea of wakefulness, vigilance, and spiritual awareness.

The flame is not merely burning; it is symbolically awake.

5. बनो (bano)

“Become”

This is the imperative form of बनना (bannā), meaning “to become.”

Some useful forms:

Hindi Transliteration English
बन ban become (very informal)
बनो bano become (familiar)
बनिए baniye become (respectful)

Here, बनो directly addresses the spiritual children, conveying familiarity and affection.

🌱 Spiritual Meaning in the BK Context

In BapDada's teachings, the lamp symbolically represents the soul.

The sentence contrasts two spiritual states:

The expression जागती ज्योति suggests more than a lamp that simply remains lit.

It represents a state of continuous spiritual awareness.

The teaching encourages the children not to allow their inner light to fade, but to maintain their spiritual consciousness constantly.

✨ Key Takeaway

The sentence presents a beautiful contrast:

बुझा हुआ दीपक ↔ सदा जागती ज्योति

Bujhā huā dīpak ↔ Sadā jāgtī jyoti

Extinguished lamp ↔ Ever-awake flame

Simple paraphrase:

“An extinguished lamp does not inspire reverence. Therefore, remain spiritually awake and let your inner light shine constantly.”

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Definitions

बनना bannā (hindi)

To become, be, change, belong (with a possessive pronoun or a noun in the genitive case).

बुझना bujhnā (hindi)

To be extinguished, to be quenched, to be put out, to be dejected, to be in low spirits.

होना hōnā (hindi)

To be.
To happen, to occur.
To exist.
To be born.

जगना jagnā (hindi)

To wake up, to awaken.

जागता jāgtā (hindi)

Waking, awake.
Watchful, vigilant.
Fully efficacious (as a deity's influence), potent; manifest.
Active, being in the full exercise of its power, virtue, or efficacy (as an idol, or a charm or spell, or a medicine, &c.).

ज्योति jyōti (hindi)

Light, flame, lustre.
Vision.

करना karnā (hindi)

To do.
Also used after a transitive English verb to conjugate.

को kō (hindi)

को is used for denoting:

नहीं nahī̃ (hindi)

No.
Not.

सदा sadā (sanskrit)

Always, perpetually, continually, ever.

तो tō (hindi)

Then, therefore, moreover.
An emphatic particle (e.g. मैं तो जाऊँगा).
At any rate, however, at least.

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