Vaat 1.271
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 271 · 1 · Verse 271
Sanskrit Original
“Jūnāgaḍhnā jamān Mahārāj be vār thayā chhe, ek vār Vartālmā ne bījī vār Gaḍhaḍāmā,” em kahyu. Te upar ek sante pūchhyu je, “Jamān thayā te shu samajavu?” Tyāre Swāmī belyā je, “Māyānu bandhan thāvā de nahi.” Pachhī farīne sante pūchhyu je, “Te jamāngaru kyā sudhī raheshe?” Tyāre Swāmī bolyā je, “Āpaṇe chhīe tyā sudhī to kharu, paṇ hajī to Mahārājnu gnān chhe. Ne vaḷī Mahārāj kahe, ‘Jūnāgaḍh jāy tenī karoḍ janmanī kasar ṭāḷī nākhashu,’ te ame Gaḍhaḍethī āvyā tyāre e bhātu bandhāvyu hatu.”
Maharaj acted as surety for Junagadh twice – once in Vartal and a second time in Gadhada. On this, a sadhu asked, “What should we understand by the statement ‘was a surety’? Then Swami said, “It means he will not allow māyā to bind the devotees of Junagadh.” Then again the sadhus asked, “Until when will this surety remain in force?” Then Swami said, “It will certainly remain in force while we are here, but additionally there is Maharaj’s spiritual knowledge. And moreover, Maharaj says, ‘For all those who go to Junagadh to listen to the discourses, I will cure them of the drawbacks of ten million births.’ So, when I came from Gadhada, I had this boon with me.”