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Lord; life is worth living only for that purpose; one needs to live as well as die at his shelter. His following words are very significant: 'They are the heroes who hold the Graceful Lord in every part of embodiment.'
That could be evident by coming in contact with him. It seemed as if he had forsaken himself within the Graceful Lord. That had come to a stage where he did not need to make any effort; everything seemed to occur at ease. His faculties used to function innately. No effort was noticeable; it looked as if some unfathomable energy was functioning automatically.
The presence of Graceful Lord was always noticeable in his proximity. One could hear the voice: ‘Everything happens by the ascetic force of Graceful Lord; one should therefore act as per his commands.' If someone asked him, 'Is Graceful Lord going to come for commanding?' he would reply, "That is quite possible; Prabhushri used to say that the Graceful Lord is present and the enlightened one can talk to him. The Graceful Lord had told Prabhushri not to see any difference between him and the detached Lords. How can one believe it unless he has firm faith therein?"
On one occasion this became clear. The sister's son of Graceful Lord, daughter Jawalnen and her daughters had once been to Ashram. They asked, "Who is to revive the religion fifty years after passing away of the Graceful Lord?” Brahmachäriji replied, "Those who accept the Graceful Lord as godly and stay devoted to him can do it. Others cannot manifest him; they are the obscurers. Whatever meaning one may derive out of his words that he knew what was at the heart of Lord Mahavir, it is obvious that those, who knew what was at Shrimad's heart, can bring him to light. It is, however, not easy to make out what was at his heart."
Regarding his compositions the mention has been made earlier of Prabhushri's biography, Vivekbävani, Jnänsär, Jnänmanjari, Prajnävbodh, Self-realization, commentaries of Atmasiddhi and Samadhishatak, and Jivankalä. Moreover he has prepared Sämädhisopan based on Ratnakarand Shrävakächär of Samantbhadra and Laghuyogväsishtha based on Yogväsishtha, Praveshikä and Explanation of Ath Drshtini Sajzäy. He has thus left to us a very valuable heritage.
Besides that he has devised Nityaniyamädi Päth, which has been of immense help to liberation-seekers in undertaking daily worship. Moreover, he regularly used to give talks, of which some liberation-seekers had taken notes. Mokshamälä Vivechan has been prepared based on his elucidation of the text. His talks relating to general topics have been compiled and published in Bodhämrut part 1, while those relating to Shrimad's Vachanämrut are included in part 2. In addition he used to write letters to the liberation-seekers, who were looking to his advice. 1025 of them inclusive of his letter addressed to his elder brother, two letters addressed to Prabhushri and 19 letters addressed to Graceful Lord (treating him as live Guru) have been published in Bodhämrut part 3. They are highly valuable to truth seekers.
During his last days Brahmachäriji used to sit with others every morning for proof-reading the press copy of Prabhushri's teachings. Two days prior to his passing away he pointed out that it was necessary to work in the evenings too so that the work could be finished soon. That evening he said, 'I pray for forgiveness. Now I do not want to say anything to anyone; I do not want to point out the faults even if they ask for.... If one feels that there is no one to point out and he has to get rid of his faults, he would try for that. We need to face the death in quietude; we are also destined to die."
In the last letter written on November 12 1953 i.e. the day before his passing away he had stated as under.
"It is true that the worldly life is full of affliction as pointed out by the enlightened. It cannot allow even the enlightened beings to live at ease and hence they have turned their back towards it; they have closed their eyes towards it because there is nothing worth seeing therein; they have resorted to inaction because there is nothing to be done about it. Assuming the lotus posture they have stopped making movement. One, who is inclined towards detachment, needs to resort to objectivity. Whatever is seen happens as destined; it is not worth attaching importance to it. In the worldly life one comes across different circumstances in which his ability is put to test. By resorting to the absolute state the enlightened beings have reduced the unfathomable worldly life to the size of a cow-hoof and have crossed over it.
