Vaat 1.55
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 55 · 1 · Verse 55
Sanskrit Original
Vāchhaḍāne dūdhno svād chhe ane ītaḍīne1 lohīno svād chhe, tem khāvā-pīvānu sukh ne mān-moṭāīnu sukh te lohī jevu chhe ne Nijātmānam brahmarūpam2 e sukh dūdh jevu chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Ītaraḍī: pashuonā sharīr par nājuk bhāgmā chīpakī rahetu lohī pīnār jantu. 2. Shrījī Mahārāje Shikṣhāpatrīmā lakhelo 116mo shlok ṭākīne Guṇātītānand Swāmī sādhakne nirvighna sādhanā māṭe jaṇāve chhe ke potānā ātmāne traṇ deh, traṇ guṇ, traṇ avasthāthī par brahmarūp mānīne Parabrahmanī bhakti karavī.
A calf enjoys the taste of milk while a tick tastes only blood. Similarly, the pleasures of eating, drinking and worldly status are like blood, whereas the pleasure of ‘Nijātmānam brahmarupam,’ i.e. believing oneself as brahmarup, is like milk.