📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 04 August 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 04 August 2026

📜 Hindi

हरिद्वार, कृष्ण का द्वार अर्थात् कृष्णपुरी को कहा जाता है। अच्छा उनके पीछे फिर लक्ष्मण झूला लगा दिया है।

🔤 Transliteration

Haridvāra, Kṛṣṇa kā dvāra arthāt Kṛṣṇapurī ko kahā jātā hai. Acchā, unke pīche phir Lakṣmaṇa Jhūlā lagā diyā hai.

💬 Translation

Haridwar is said to be the gateway to Krishna, that is, the entrance to Krishnapuri, the world of Krishna. Then, after that, Lakshman Jhula was added.

With the slightly critical tone of the passage:

The true Haridwar is the gateway to the world of Krishna, but the story of Lakshman Jhula was later attached to it.

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi	Meaning
हरिद्वार — Haridvāra	Haridwar; “the gateway to Hari”
द्वार — dvāra	gate, entrance
कृष्णपुरी — Kṛṣṇapurī	the world or kingdom of Krishna
अर्थात् — arthāt	that is, in other words
उनके पीछे — unke pīche	behind him; here: afterwards, following that
लक्ष्मण झूला — Lakṣmaṇa Jhūlā	Lakshman Jhula, Lakshmana’s suspension bridge
लगा दिया है — lagā diyā hai	has been placed, added or attached

🛕 Haridwar

हरिद्वार can be divided into:

हरि + द्वार
Hari + dvāra
“the gateway to Hari”

In the traditional sense, Haridwar is a sacred city on the River Ganges. It is associated with purification and is regarded as a gateway to the holy places of the Himalayas.

In the BK context, the name receives an inner meaning:

हरिद्वार = कृष्ण का द्वार
“the gateway to Krishna”

It represents the entrance into:

• Satyug, the Golden Age;
• Krishnapuri;
• Krishna’s pure and happy world.

The true pilgrimage is therefore the passage from the world of sorrow to the world of Krishna, rather than merely a journey to a physical city.

🌉 Lakshman Jhula

लक्ष्मण झूला literally means “Lakshmana’s swing”, but here झूला — jhūlā refers to a suspension bridge that appears to sway slightly.

According to the local tradition of Rishikesh, Lakshmana crossed the Ganges at this place using ropes, usually described as jute ropes. The bridge built later commemorated this legendary crossing.

It can naturally evoke:

• crossing from one bank to another;
• overcoming an obstacle;
• courage and trust.

However, this symbolic meaning of the bridge is not directly developed in the Murli.

⚙️ ️Grammar

कृष्ण का द्वार

का — kā marks possession or association:

कृष्ण का द्वार
“Krishna’s gateway” or “the gateway to Krishna”

कहा जाता है

The construction:

X को Y कहा जाता है
means: “X is called Y.”

For example:

कृष्णपुरी को हरिद्वार कहा जाता है।
“Krishnapuri is called Haridwar.”

उनके पीछे

पीछे — pīche normally means “behind”, but it can also express succession:

• after him;
• afterwards;
• following that.

Here, it probably refers to Rama and Lakshmana coming after Krishna in the BK chronology.

लगा दिया है

लगा देना — lagā denā means “to place, add, attach or install”.

In this sentence, it suggests that Lakshman Jhula was added or attached later to the spiritual meaning of Haridwar.

🌟 Meaning in the BK context

The passage suggests a sequence:

1. Krishna represents Satyug;
2. Rama and Lakshmana represent Tretayug, which comes afterwards;
3. the stories and places associated with Lakshmana were attached later.

The Murli therefore contrasts:

• Haridwar as a physical pilgrimage place;
• Hari-dwar as the spiritual gateway to Satyug.

Lakshman Jhula mainly represents here a material place and a legendary story attached later to this sacred geography.

✨ Essential idea

In the traditional understanding, Haridwar is a sacred city and Lakshman Jhula commemorates Lakshmana’s crossing of the Ganges.

In the BK interpretation, Haridwar is primarily the gateway to Krishnapuri, while Lakshman Jhula is presented as an element added later to the original spiritual meaning.

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