Vaat 3.15
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 15 · 3 · Verse 15
Sanskrit Original
Jevā Mahārāj chhe ne jevā ā Sādhu chhe tevā jo jaṇāy to tene samajavānu ne karavānu kāī rahe ja nahi. Tyāre pūchhyu je, “Jevā Mahārāj chhe ne jevā Sādhu chhe tene jāṇyā hoy tenī kevī samajaṇ hoy?” Tyāre bolyā je, “Yo vetti yugapatsarvam pratyakṣheṇ sadā swatah.”1 E shruti bolīne kahyu je, “Evī samajaṇ hoy tyāre Bhagwān ne moṭā sādhune jāṇyā kahevāy.” Tyāre vaḷī pūchhyu je, “Āvī samajaṇ hoy to bhūnḍu ācharaṇ kem thāy?” Tyāre Swāmī bolyā je, “Jene āvī samajaṇ hoy tene to bhūnḍo sankalp paṇ na thāy, to ācharaṇ to thāy ja kem? Te jene jeṭalu bhūnḍu ācharaṇ thāy chhe, teṭalu agnān chhe ne jeṭalu agnān chhe teṭalo ja kusang thāy chhe.” Footnotes: 1. 1. “Je ek sāthe, sarva jīv-prāṇīmātranā āshayne pratyakṣhapaṇe, kashā paṇ ādhār-sādhan vinā sadākāḷ jue-jāṇe chhe.” (Rachanā: Shrīnāthmuni, Rāmānuj Sampradāy)
If one understands Maharaj and this Sadhu as they really are, then one has nothing left to understand or do. Then someone asked, “What is the understanding of one who knows Maharaj and this Sadhu as they are?” Swami replied, “Yo vetti yugapatsarvam pratyakshena sadā svataha.”1 After reciting this verse, he said, “If one has this understanding, then one can be said to have known God and the great Sadhu.” Then again someone asked, “If one has this understanding, then why does one behave improperly?” Then Swami said, “One who has this understanding does not even have an improper thought, so how can he behave improperly? And whatever improper behaviour one performs reflects the extent of ignorance one has. And whatever be the level of ignorance, that is the extent of bad company.” Footnotes: 1. 1. God simultaneously sees and knows the intentions of all jivas without any aids or support. - Shri Nath Muni, a scholar of the Ramanuja Sampraday.