Whenever I go to all the temples of Lord Mahadev (Shiva), I sing. Whenever a busload of us, go to visit Lord Shiva’s temple, we stop, do His darshan, and sing. Do you know what we sing?

Questioner: “Trishul chhataye jagat zera pinaro Shankar pan hunja ane nilkantha hunja chhu.”. Despite possessing three-pronged weapon (of the mind, speech, and body) I ingest the world’s poison. I am Shankar and I am also Nilkant).

Dadashri: I go to visit Ranchodji’s temple in Dakor and the whole village does my darshan when they take me around because Ranchodji, himself has come to their village. He comes sometimes and so people like it. That is when I say, “Shri Ranchodrainu radayakamad hunja chhu.” (I am the very heart of Ranchodrai – i.e. Lord Krishna)

Dadashri: Do you want to become Mahadevji or not?

Questioner: Yes we do.

Dadashri: Then I will show you how. It is easy. There is no problem. Make a decision that from today onwards, if people at home or elsewhere say you are worthless, you will drink that ‘poison’ and you will bless them at the same time. If your father or your friends criticize you, just swallow what they tell you and bless them. Will you drink that poison? You get angry, don’t you? I have been drinking it all my life and that is how I became Mahadevji. I have not acquired this status by any ordinary means. Will you be able to drink that poison?
One will have to drink the poison even when he becomes weary and tired, will he not? The whole world is doing so. You have to drink it willingly and obligingly. You won’t stop drinking the glasses of such poison will you? Why don’t you drink it?