Vaat 1.283
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 283 · 1 · Verse 283
Sanskrit Original
“Āpaṇe to Bhagwān maḷyā chhe te potāne Akṣhar mānavu,” em bolyā. Te vāt upar prashna pūchhyo je, “Viṣhay parābhav pamāḍatā hoy ne Akṣhar kem mānavu?” Tyāre uttar karyo je, “Viṣhay to dehnā bhāv chhe te ek paḍakhe rahyā chhe, to paṇ Akṣhar mānavu, paṇ ātmāne narakno kīḍo mānavo nahi ne āpaṇe to jem Vāmanjī bheḷī lākaḍī vadhī1 tem vadhatā jaīe chhīe.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Bhagwāne Baḷi Rājā pāse traṇ pagalā pṛuthvī māngī tyāre ṭhīngaṇu swarūp dhārīne āvyā hovā chhatā virāṭ thayā ne sāthe lākaḍī lāvelā te paṇ evaḍī thaī.
Swami said, “We have met God and so should believe our self as akshar.” Hearing this someone asked a question, “Worldly pleasures defeat us, so how can we believe ourselves as akshar?” Swami answered, “The body needs worldly objects to survive, but that is only one aspect. Even (if worldly pleasures defeat us) so, believe oneself as akshar, but do not believe the ātmā to be a worm from hell. Then, just as the stick grew with Vamanji,1 we will grow.” Footnotes: 1. 1. When Vamanji was granted three steps of land by King Bali, Vamanji grew in size, and the stick he held in his hand also grew with him. Similarly, as our knowledge of ātmā and Paramatma increases we will grow spiritually.