Vaat 2.40
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 40 · 2 · Verse 40
Sanskrit Original
Lakhavu, bhaṇavu te to ṭhīk chhe ne bhaktinu to kāī saru1 āvatu nathī, paṇ niyam rākhī babbe ghaḍī ātmā-anātmāno vivek karavā mānḍe ne babbe ghaḍī raṭaṇ kare ne babbe ghaḍī vṛuttio rūndhīne bandh kare ne babbe ghaḍī bhakti kare to em jaṇāy je, jīv vṛuddhi pāme chhe to kharo, ne niyam vinānu to pāṇīno ghaḍo ḍhoḷyā jevu2 thāy chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Pār, chheḍo. 2. Pāṇīnī nānī ja ek ser akhanḍ vahetī hoy to tyā dharo bharāy, paṇ pāṇīno ghaḍo bīje-trīje divase ḍhoḷī āvavāthī dharo bharāy nahī. (Vachanāmṛut Gaḍhaḍā Pratham 23)
To write and study on spiritual subjects is all right, but there is no limit to devotion. So, if one observes moral codes and differentiates between ātmā and non-ātmā for some time, and in the same way chants for some time, withdraws the mind from worldly objects and offers devotion then it can be said that the jiva certainly progresses. And without codes of conduct, it is like pouring a pot of water (which, in a short time, evaporates).1 Footnotes: 1. 1. If a pot of water is emptied all at once, it soon dries up. But if water is emptied in a continuous trickle, it will collect at that place. This analogy is mentioned by Shriji Maharaj in Vachanamrut Gadhada I-23.