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Stavan has been presented in the form of a girl talking about her lover to a friend. Its last stanza is as under.
Chittaprasanne Re Poojan Fal Kahun, Pooja Akhandit Eh; Kapatarahit Thai Ätam Arapanä, Anandghan Padareh
(The essence of worship lies in mental pleasure; that constitutes uninterrupted worship. Total surrender without reservation constitutes the unobstructed bliss.)
While explaining the stanza Shrimad has written, "Friend, There are many ways to please the husband. He can be pleased by words, touch etc. Internal pleasure is the topmost of them. It can continue uninterrupted. Surrendering to him without reservation leads to intense pleasure and hence to the rise of fortune.
“There are many ways of pleasing the Lord, e.g. material worship, modal worship, obeying, touching, etc. The topmost worship consists of internal pleasure, i.e. attainment of unity with the Lord by keeping the tendency within him. All other means are covered therein and that constitutes the uninterrupted worship. If the mind stays in Lord, tendencies also stay accordingly, because their functioning depends upon the mental state. If mind stays absorbed in Lord, the tendency would not turn to the worldly modes. Since the concept of acceptance or rejection would not prevail there, it remains uninterrupted."
Similarly Brahmachäriji has showered the pleasurable smile throughout his life and has made others the partners thereof. That was characteristic of the graceful joy of Vraj girls emanating from their devotion.
His expressing capacity was in tune with his high character. When he spoke, the people used to listen for hours without getting tired; they were always ready to listen to him. His talk was far from exciting; it was cool like the ambrosial full-moon light. It could penetrate the innermost parts of the listeners and confer calmness to them; it illuminated and purified their hearts. He had never to make effort to present the truth; whatever he spoke turned out to be truth. At times it could also give the glimpse of past or future; it provided advance indications of the comfortable or uncomfortable situations that could lead to the blissful or miserable state. Sometimes his one single question would relate to several aspects, while his one answer could solve many problems. Quite a few liberation-seekers got the solution of their problems from his talks and their minds were set at rest. He could talk without hurting any viewpoint.
His talk was full of inner meaning, but at times it could be amusing too. He used to talk in suggestive tone, not in a commanding one, but it was effective. During his student career the boarders used to bring shawls, blankets etc. for protection against the cold of winter. Their cost could vary from Rs. 2/- to Rs. 50/- That time he used to say that more the money, the colder one feels. Dr. Shantibhäi once asked whether he should start reading English books. Brahmachäriji asked him to do so, if he could not stay without chilies. That reply may seem irrelevant, but it actually served two purposes. One was to indicate that English reading was not going to help him and the other was to give a hint for discontinuing chilies, because Shäntibhäi had started eating chilies after a long time.
A person once asked whether he should go to Africa. Pat came the reply, 'That is akin to getting married.' That man did not want to marry, but was feeling perturbed due to pressure for getting married. Taking a hint from the reply he decided not to marry and also not to go to Africa. There arose once a serious but delicate occasion. One well-known liberation-seeker was not sure about Brahmchäriji's attainment of enlightenment. He decided to ask him and said, 'If enlightenment is gained, please let us know; do not keep us in dark.' The meaningful reply was, 'whoever gains is going to get from within, not from without.'
Another significant aspect of his talk was that he took everything from the spiritual angle. His daughter in law once came to Ashram. During their talks they happened to refer to the family aspects. In light of the advantages of living in joint family Brahmachäriji asked, 'Is everything going on jointly?' She replied 'yes', but amusingly asked him to come home and divide the property between the two families. Brahmachäriji replied, 'The things do stand divided. What is required is to make out the difference between the body and the soul; it is necessary to separate soul from the physical aspects."
His silence was more powerful than the talk. His remaining silent looked like giving instructions. Fancies
