Vaat 2.59
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 59 · 2 · Verse 59
Sanskrit Original
Strī e vīchhīno karaḍ chhe1 ne dravya e sarpno karaḍ chhe.2 Ne shāstramā vāt to bījmātra hoy paṇ tenu gnān to guru thakī ja samajāy chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Karaḍ eṭale ḍankh. Vīchhīno ḍankh bumarāṇ machāve. Badhe ja jāher thāy. Tem vyabhichār karanārnu pāp ḍhānkyu na rahe. 2. Sāp ḍankh māre pachhī dhīme dhīme zer prasare. Koī jāṇe nahī tem ākho biḍāī jāy ne mṛutyu thāy. Tem dravyanā sankalp kaḷāy nahī ane dravya rākhyu hoy to te paṇ kaḷāy nahī parantu anarth-mātra emāthī thāy ne mokṣhnā mārgthī paḍī jāy.
Women are like the sting of a scorpion and money is like the bite of a snake.1 In the scriptures, such esoteric talks are stated in ‘seed’ form (i.e. very briefly). But their full knowledge is only understood from the guru. Footnotes: 1. 1. A scorpion bite is extremely painful and makes the victim scream so that everyone comes to know that he has been bitten. However, the poison of a snake bite spreads slowly and may not become known to others. Similarly, adultery cannot be concealed – it becomes public knowledge. But, immoral financial transactions, etc. may not become known openly, yet, are deadly.