Gadhada Middle Section, Vach. 67

The answer to that question is that a disciple of God would have come to realise God to a certain extent; such as, God has these abilities, He is this attractive, and He is this blissful. That is the extent of God’s greatness that he has come to realise. When that disciple relinquishes his body and goes to the abode of God, the allure and greatness that he attains is in accordance with his appreciation of God’s prowess. Still, that disciple experiences that the greatness of God, His magnificence and His efficacy, are far superior. The disciple realises, ‘the greatness that I understood God to possess and the splendour that I thought He had, is the extent of the prowess and allure that God has given to me. Yet the prowess of God and His magnificence are totally limitless. Like me, many numerous individuals have attained the qualities that are equivalent to those of God, but still, no-one is able to become as great as Him.’ This is because even the deities, such as Shesh, Sharada and Brahma, and the four Vedas, cannot fully comprehend the extent of God’s glory, virtues, episodes, manifestation, prowess, allure, blissfulness and the other infinitely many auspicious virtues. Even God Himself cannot reach the limit of His greatness. All of God’s capabilities are limitless. By worshipping that God, infinitely many Vaishnavs have attained qualities similar to His, but still, the efficacy of God has not even reduced by as much as an atom. It is like an ocean that is filled with fresh water. Humans, animals, birds, etc. would drink as much as they desire and carry away bucketfuls, yet still, the water in the ocean would not lessen. This is because of the ocean’s immense vastness. Similarly, the glory of God is immensely vast; it will not increase or decrease in any manner. Therefore, even those disciples who have become Brahm-swaroop remain ardent servants of God and    worship

Him. In this manner, the disciples of God attain the same qualities as God but still, the sentiments of being the master and servant remain. That is the answer to the question.