Vaat 1.113
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 113 · 1 · Verse 113
Sanskrit Original
Priyvratne1 chhokarā thayā ne ātmārām bhāgvat kahevāṇā, kem je, Bhagwānnī kathā ne Bhagwānne vahālā evā je sādhu tenā sangno tyāg na karatā havā; te Janake2 kahyu je, “Mithilānagarīmā māru kāī baḷatu nathī,” paṇ chhokarā thayā; ne Govardhanbhāīne to sākar ne mīṭhu e bey sarakhā to paṇ chhokarā thayā; māṭe bheḷā rahe to chhokarā thāy. Footnotes: 1. 1. Svāyambhuv Manunā putra. Nāradjīnā samāgamthī teo rājpāṭ chhoḍī sādhu thayā. Pachhī Brahmānī daramyāngīrīthī pāchhā sansārmā āvyā, chhatā man to tyāgī jevu ja hatu. Gṛuhastha hovā chhatā ātmārām ne mahābhāgwat kahevāyā. Jagatthī nirlep rahyā. (Bhāgwat: 7/1-2) 2. Mithilānā rājvanshīonu upnām ‘Janak’ kahevāy chhe. Eṭale Mithilānā badhā ja rājāo Janak kahevāyā. Sītājīnā pitā Siradhvaj nāmnā Janak hatā. (Viṣhṇu Purāṇ: 4/5/22-4)
Priyavrat had children; yet he was known as ‘ātmārām bhāgwat’ because he never abandoned the discourse of God and the Sadhu who is dear to God. Moreover, Janak said, “Nothing of mine is burning in the city of Mithilā.” Yet, he also had children. To Govardhanbhai, sugar and salt were the same; yet he had children. When one stays close [to a woman] (i.e., one is married), they will have children.1 Footnotes: 1. 1. Swami’s purport here is that a gruhasth who has reached an elevated state may engage in their familial duties and have children, despite being aloof of such activities. Swami has praised Priyavat in other Swamini Vatos because he had a zeal for listening to discourses of God. Janak understood everything in this world as false. Gordhanbhai had conquered taste.