Vaat 1.147
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 147 · 1 · Verse 147
Sanskrit Original
Trīs lakṣhaṇe yukta sādhurūp Bhagwān1 jāṇavā ne ogaṇchālīs lakṣhaṇe yukta rājārūp Bhagwān2 jāṇavā. Bākī aishvaryapaṇe karīne Bhagwānpaṇu nathī. Ā vāt paṇ avashya samajvānī chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Santnā trīs lakṣhaṇo: 1. Kṛupālu - svārthnī apekṣhā vinā pāraku dukh sahan na thāy te athavā pardukh ṭāḷvānī ichchhāvāḷo. 2. Sarvadehinām akṛutdroh - sarvadehīomā mitrādibhāv chhe māṭe koīno paṇ droh nahi karanār. 3. Titikṣhu - dvandvane sahan karanār. 4. Satyasār - satyane ja ek baḷ mānanār. 5. Anavadyātmā - dveṣh-asūyā ādi doṣhthī rahit manvāḷo. 6. Sam - sarvamā samdraṣhṭivāḷo. 7. Sarvopkārak - sarvane upakār ja karanār. 8. Kāmairahatadhī - viṣhay-bhogthī buddhimā kṣhobh nahi pāmanār. 9. Dānt - indriyonu daman karanār. 10. Mṛudu - mṛudu chittavāḷo. 11. Shuchi - bāhya ane āntar shuddhivāḷo, temā snān vagerethī thatī bāhya shuddhi ane Bhagwānnā chintanthī thatī āntar shuddhi kahī chhe. 12. Akinchan - anya prayojane rahit. 13. Anīh - laukik vyāpāre rahit koī paṇ prakārnī ichchhāe rahit. 14. Mitbhuk - mitāhār karanār. 15. Shānt - antahkaraṇ jenu niyammā chhe. 16. Sthir - sthirchittavāḷo. 17. Machchharaṇ - hu ja sharaṇ (rakṣhitā ane prāptino upāy) jene chhe. 18. Muni - shubhāshraynu manan karanār. 19. Apramatt - sāvadhān. 20. Gabhīrātmā - jeno abhiprāy jāṇī shakāy nahi te. 21. Dhṛutimā - āpatkāḷmā dhairyavāḷo. 22. Jitaṣhaḍguṇ - bhūkh, taras, shok, moh, jarā, mṛutyu e chha dvandvone jītanār. 23. Amānī - potānā dehnā satkārnī abhilāṣhā nahi rākhanār. 24. Mānad - bījāone mān āpanār. 25. Kalp - hitopadesh karavāmā samarth. 26. Maitra - koīne nahi ṭhagnāro. 27. Kāruṇik - karuṇāthī ja pravartanāro, paṇ svārtha ke lobhthī nahi. 28. Kavi - jīv, īshvar, māyā, Brahma ane Parabrahma - ā pāch tattvone yathārth jāṇanār. 29. Āgnāyaivam guṇān doṣhān mayādiṣhṭānapi swakān, dharmān santyajya yah sarvān mām bhajet - me Ved dvārā updesh karelā guṇdoṣhone jāṇīne, potānā sarva dharmono faḷ dvārā tyāg karīne, mane sarvabhāvthī bhajanār. 30. Gnātvā gnātvāth ye vai mām yāvān yashchāsmi yādrashah. Bhajantyananyabhāven - hu jevā swarūpvāḷo chhu, jevā swabhāvavāḷo chhu ane jeṭalī vibhūtivāḷo chhu, tevī rīte jāṇī jāṇīne eṭale vāramvār vichār karīne ananyabhāvthī mārī bhakti karanār. Evī rīte sādhunā trīs lakṣhaṇ kahyā chhe. (Shrīmad Bhāgwat: 11/11/29-33). 2. Bhagwānnā ogaṇchālīs lakṣhaṇo: 1. Satyam - sarva jīv-prāṇī-mātranu hit karavu, satya bolavu. 2. Shaucham - pavitratā, nirdoṣhpaṇu. 3. Dayā - anyanā dukho dūr karavānī vṛutti. 4. Kṣhāntihi - aparādhīonā aparādh sahan karavā. 5. Tyāgah - yāchako pratye udārtā athavā Parmātmāne ātm-samarpaṇ. 6. Santoṣhah - sadāy kleshe rahitpaṇu. 7. Ārjavam - man, vāṇī ane sharīrnu ekrūppaṇu. Eṭale jevu manmā tevu ja vāṇīmā ane tevī ja kriyā karavī; arthāt saraḷtā. 8. Shamah - manno saiyam. 9. Damah - ānkh vagere bāhya indriyo par saiyam. 10. Tapah - sharīr tathā manne klesh thāy tevā vratādi karavā. 11. Sāmyam - shatru-mitra pratye samān bhāv. 12. Titikṣhā - sukh-dukh jevā dvandvothī parābhav nahi pāmavāpaṇu, sahanshakti. 13. Uparatihi - adhik lābh tathā prāpti pratye udāsīntā. 14. Shrutam - sarva shāstrārthnu yathārth jāṇavāpaṇu. 15. Gnānam - āshritonā aniṣhṭanī nivṛutti ane īṣhṭanī prāpti karī āpavāmān upyogī gnān athavā jīv, īshvar, māyā, Brahma tathā Parbrahmanī anubhavpūrṇa jāṇkārī. 16. Viraktihi - vairāgya, viṣhaymā nihspṛuhapaṇu athavā viṣhayothī chittanu ākarṣhaṇ na thavāpaṇu. 17. Aishvaryam - sarva jīv-prāṇīnu niyantāpaṇu. 18. Shauryam - shūrvīrpaṇu. 19. Tejah - prabhāv, eṭale koīthī paṇ parābhav na pāmavāpaṇu. 20. Balam - kalyāṇkārī guṇone dhāraṇ karavānu sāmarthya. 21. Smṛutihi - potānāmā ananyabhāve premthī joḍāyel bhaktonā aparādhone na jotā temane kṣhaṇmātra na bhūle. Temanā guṇonu smaraṇ kare. 22. Svātantryam - anyanī apekṣhāthī rahitpaṇu. 23. Kaushalam - nipuṇpaṇu. 24. Kāntihi - ādhyātmik tej. 25. Dhairyam - sarvadā avyākuḷtā. 26. Mārdavam - chittanī komaḷtā athavā krūrtāe rahitpaṇu. 27. Prāgalbhyam - pīḍhatā, gnānnī gambhīrtā. 28. Prashrayah - vinayshīltā, gnān-garībāī. 29. Shīlam - sadāchār. 30. Sahah - prāṇnu niyaman-sāmarthya. 31. Ojah - brahmacharyathī prāpta karel divya kānti. 32. Balam - kalyāṇkārī guṇone dhāraṇ karavānu sāmarthya. 33. Bhagah - gnānādi guṇonī adhiktā. 34. Gāmbhīryam - gnānnu ūnḍāṇ, āchhakalāpaṇāthī rahit athavā abhiprāy n jāṇī shakāy te. 35. Sthairyam - krodh thavānā nimitta sate paṇ vikār na thāy te athavā chanchaḷtāno abhāv. 36. āstikyam - shāstrārthamā vishvās athavā Bhagwān sadākartā, sākār, sarvoparī ane pragaṭ chhe tevī draḍh shraddhā. 37. Kīrtihi - yash. 38. Mānah - pūjānī yogyatā. 39. Anahamkṛutihi ahankārno abhāva, nirmānīpaṇu. (Shrīmad Bhāgwat: 1/16/26-28)
Know that God in the form of a sadhu has 30 qualities1 and God in the form of a king has 39 qualities.2 But Godliness is not due to miraculous powers. This, too, must be firmly understood. Footnotes: 1. 1. Described in the Shrimad Bhagvat 11/11/29-32: (1) krupālu - one who selflessly showers grace upon others; (2) sarvedehinām akrutadroh - one who does not harm any living being; (3) titikshu - one who remains equipoise in all situations - such as in the duality of praise and insult, happiness and misery, hunger and thirst, etc.; (4) satyasār - one whose strength comes from satya; (5) anavadhyātmā - one who is devoid of jealousy or other such vices; (6) sam - one who views others with equality; (7) sarvopakārak - one who does only good to others; (8) kāmairahatadhihi - one whose mind is not disturbed by indulging in vishays; (9) dānt - one whose indriyas are restrained; (10) mrudu - gentle-natured; (11) shuchi - one with inner and outer purity; (12) akinchan - one without any worldly desires; (13) aniha - one without any desires for worldly gains; (14) mitabhuk - one who eats in moderation; (15) shānt - one whose mind is restrained; (16) sthir - one who is equipoise; (17) machchharan - one whose only refuge is God; (18) muni - one who has noble thoughts; (19) apramatta - one who is aware; (20) gambhirātmā - one whose motives are beyond our understanding; (21) dhrutimān - one who is patient even in difficult circumstances; (22) jitashadguna - one who has defeated: thirst, hunger, grief, infatuation, old age and death; (23) amāni - one with humility; (24) mānad - one who can praise others; (25) kalp - one who has the ability to speak for others’ benefit; (26) maitra - one who does not deceive others; (27) kārunik - one who is compassionate without any selfish motive; (28) kavi - One who fully knows the animate, the inanimate and God; (29) one who worships God; (30) one who has single-minded worship with the realization of God in His true glory. 2. Described in the Shrimad Bhagvat 1/16/26-30: (1) satya - truthfulness or benevolence to all beings; (2) sauch - [inner] purity, i.e., flawlessness; (3) dayā - compassion, i.e., intolerance of others’ pain; (4) kshānti - forbearance, i.e., tolerance of contempt from adversaries; (5) tyāg - renunciation, i.e., forsaking of all things, including one's self; (6) santosh - contentment, i.e., free from restlessness; (7) ārjav - sincerity, i.e., congruence of mind (thoughts), speech (words) and body (actions); (8) sham - tranquility, i.e., restraint of mind; (9) dam - self-control, i.e., restraint of outer sense organs; (10) tap - austerity, i.e., contemplation upon the creation of the world; (11) sāmya - equality, i.e., equal behaviour with friends and foe; (12) titikshā - endurance, i.e., withstanding of comforts and hardships; (13) uparati - abstinence, i.e., refraining from unnecessary activities; (14) shrut - learning, i.e., knowledge of the precise meanings of the scriptures; (15) gnān - knowledge, i.e., knowledge useful in helping aspirants attain the desirable and avoid the undesirable; (16) virakti - disaffection, i.e., devoid of attraction to the pleasures of the sense enjoyments; (17) aishvarya - power, i.e., control over all things; (18) shaurya - valour, i.e., boldness in battle; (19) tej - brilliance, i.e., resistance to defeat; (20) bal - strength, i.e., power to govern all beings; (21) smruti - memory, i.e., remembering of devotees’ favours in their times of faltering; (22) swātantrya - independence; (23) kaushal - expertise; (24) kānti - lustre; (25) dhairya - fortitude, i.e., strength of mind in adverse times; (26) mārdav - suppleness, i.e., modesty; (27) prāgalbhya - courage; (28) prashray - courtesy; (29) sheel - chastity, i.e., purity of character; (30) saha - potency; (31) ojas - vitality; (32) bal - strength, i.e., power to support all things; (33) bhag - excellence; (34) gāmbheerya - profundity; (35) sthairya - stability; (36) āstikya - faith in God and scriptures; (37) keerti - glory; (38) mān - self-respect; (39) anahamkruti - egolessness, i.e., humility.