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(७) सप्तभाषी आत्मसिद्धि
SAPTABHASHI ATMASIDDHI
derivations are made naturally by Srimadji in Atmasiddhi in his ecstatic state of self-Realization due to his unique power of Smriti (Memory) and Jati-smriti (proven knowledge of previous birth.)
Leaving aside these matters of the sources (the author-creator and his creation The Atmasiddhi's) of important past, I feel it equally necessary and important to show its usage and impact on the PRESENT and FUTURE of Humanity which very badly needs the Right Guidance and Right Knowledge, Selfunderstanding, peace and happiness.
In this process, I shall like to reproduce the everrelevant wishes of my above Master Sri Sahajanandaghanji:
"It is utterly desirable that Srimadji's literature transcends the barriers of Gujarat and goes on spreading its fragrance in Hindi-speaking and multilingual areas. That non-violent teacher of Mahatma Gandhiji should be presented before the world like Gandhiji so that the world in search of peace may get right guidance. In spite of these dire necessities, it is no smaller miraculous tact of ours that we people have confined and hidden Srimad into one corner of India - since the sun has been kept so much clouded behind the clouds of sects and segments that anyone can hardly have his glimpse...!"*2*
one hand from Hampi and the aging Dr. Pt. Sukhlalji on the other from Ahmedabad, went on inspiring and reminding this humble self at Bangalore to soon complete the editing and publishing of the unfulfilled task of departed Master's wishes. But a chain of unforeseen events and obstacles, following untimely accidental demises of both the elder brother and eldest daughter Kum. Parul did not allow me to do so in spite of my resolved intentions and repeated efforts. There were hardly anyone to help and encourage materially in this great task, except the above-mentioned inspiring Masters and the unseen hands of the departed Master from the other world.
Finally, it was Atmadarshini Deedi Vimalaji - Vimala Thakar - with whom the undersigned had planned long long back while in Gujarat to bring out in English the entire Selected Works of Srimad Rajchandra including ATMASIDDHI and which had remained uncommenced, very strongly reminded and guided at Mt. Abu in 1994 to expedite the publication of "Sapta - Bhashi Atmasiddhi" first and then other Srimad Literature to fulfill the worthy wishes of departed Master. *3*
In this galaxy of saintly inspirers like Sri Sahajanandaghanji, Dr. P. Sukhlalji, Mataji Dhandeviji, Vidushi Vimalaji, the remotest first one was my previously departed Great Mystic Master, Soofi Saint and Mahatma Gandhiji and Gurudev Tagore's close associate Acharya Gurdial Mallikji, Chachaji, as he was known. After returning from the tour of U.S.A. and Europe during Tagore's Centenary in 1961, he had guided this humble self to write in English the Life of Srimad Rajchandraji and also to translate his writings into English, something of which was done also at that time.
Thus this bringing out of Srimadji's works out of Gujarati was the divine desire and demand of the day expressed by all of these Seers, Saints and Scholars (and not of this humble self). Something was very admirably done also in this direction by a few other authors and aspirants.
As a result of the worthy fulfillment of the sacred wishes of all of these great luminary souls, the undersigned feels fortunate and privileged that though late, he has become a nimitta, an instrument, a medium only in the Cosmic Process of revelation of Srimadji's Literature multilingually, musically and universally. After the musical releases of Great Jain Acharyas and
It is a matter of pleasure that this longing of the Master is taking shape now with the publication of this "Saptabhashi Seven lingual Atmasiddhi" consisting of Sahajanandaghanji's own old work of Atmasiddhi's Hindi verse translation, fact of which he himself had kept undisclosed to me due to his publicity - evading unassuming humility while inspiring this humble self for doing Hindi translation afresh and which remained incomplete as already said before. Thus his version is being published here again very befittingly and not the imperfect and incomplete one of this self.
After all, the veiled sun of Srimadji's immortal creations remains to be uncovered at the Master's pious pen and hands and not of ours!
After Sri Sahajanandaghanji's mortal departure, his invisible Soul as well as his direct descendent Atmagya Mataii Dhandeviji. The Holy Mother of Hampi heading Srimad Rajchandra Ashram at Ratnakoot, Hampi founded by the departed Master, on
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