Vaat 2.26
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 26 · 2 · Verse 26
Sanskrit Original
Moṭānī āgnāe karīne karavu, te to jem Gaṇpatie gāynī pradakṣhiṇā karī evu chhe.1 Ne mannu gamatu karavu te to Kārtik Swāmīnī peṭhe pṛuthvīnī pradakṣhiṇā karavā jevu chhe. Māṭe āgnāe thoḍu kare to paṇ ghaṇu thāy chhe. Ne man-gamatu jhājhu kare to paṇ thoḍu thāy chhe. Ane je āgnāmā dharmane ghasāro āvato hoy evī āgnāmā to ghaṭe em karavu. Footnotes: 1. 1. Pārvatījīne be putro: moṭā Kārtikey ne nānā Gaṇpatijī. Ek kanyāne banne bhāīe lagna māṭe pasand karī. Kanyāe karār mūkyo ke, “Pṛuthvīnī pradakṣhiṇā farīne bannemāthī je vahelo āve tene hu varīsh.” Mornā vāhan par Kārtikey to ūpaḍyā. Gaṇpatinu vāhan undar ne pote paṇ sharīre sthūḷ. Āthī Pārvatījīne sahelo upāy pūchhyo. Pārvatījīe kahyu, “Gāy pṛuthvīnu swarūp chhe. Gāynī pradakṣhiṇā farī le eṭale pṛuthvīnī thaī jashe.” Gaṇpatie vishvāspūrvak mātānī āgnā mānī to temnī jīt thaī ane kanyā temne varī.
Do as per the commands of seniors. This is like Ganapati1 circling around a cow. But to do as per one’s own liking is like Kartik Swami circumambulating the earth. Therefore, even if only a little is done by the commands of God, much is achieved. And even if one does more by one’s own will, little is achieved. And those commands which erode dharma should be followed judiciously. Footnotes: 1. 1. Parvatiji, wife of Shivji, had two sons: Kartikey (elder) and Ganapati. They both selected the same bride. So, the bride laid down a condition that she would marry the first one to circumambulate the earth. Immediately, Kartikey set off on his peacock. However, Ganapati, who himself was large in size, had only his mouse as a vehicle. So, Parvatiji showed him a short cut. She said, “You circumambulate the cow and that will be the same as circling the earth.” Faithfully, Ganapati followed his mother’s commands and won the race to marry the bride.