Vaat 3.27
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 27 · 3 · Verse 27
Sanskrit Original
Kharekharu gnān thāy to te māyānā pechmā1 āve nahi, jem jaḷkūkaḍīne jaḷ lope nahi, tem evā puruṣh māyāmā āve toy māyā lopī shake nahi, tathā jem jaḷkātarṇī māchhalu chhe te jāḷmā āve nahi, kem je, bey kore astrā jevī dhār hoy te jāḷne kāpīne nīsarī jāy, tem evā samarth puruṣh hoy te anant jīvne māyā par karī mūke evā chhe ne tamāre to ā pṛuthvīnu veju2 chhe, te shu? To pratyakṣha Mahārāj ne pratyakṣha Sant pragaṭ virāje chhe, evu tamāru moṭu bhāgya chhe. Te upar sheraḍīnā gāndaḷānu draṣhṭānt dīdhu: jem sheraḍīno sāṭho hoy, tenu thaḍiyu te kaṭhaṇ hoy ne pīchhu hoy te moḷu hoy ne vachalī gāndaḷī hoy te mīṭhī hoy, tem tamāre Prabhu bhajavāmā āj sānukūḷ chhe, kem je, Moṭā Santno jog chhe. Ne more to māratā ne khāvā maḷatu nahi, ne āj sarve ange sānukūḷ chhe, te Prabhu bhajī levā paṇ āḷasu thāvu nahi. Footnotes: 1. 1. Jāḷmā, prapanchamā. 2. Nishān.
If true spiritual knowledge is attained, then one is not trapped in the net of māyā. Just as water cannot wet a waterfowl, similarly, if such a person encounters māyā, it is unable to taint him. And just as a swordfish cannot be confined to a net because it has sharp edges on both sides – so it cuts the net and gets out – similarly, such a powerful person frees countless jivas from māyā. You have the target of spreading satsang throughout this earth. What is that? You have the great fortune that the manifest form of Maharaj and the manifest form of the Sadhu are present. (They will inspire you to spread Satsang throughout.) In a stick of sugarcane, its trunk (the lower part) is hard to chew, the upper portion is bland in taste and its centre portion is sweet. Similarly, it is convenient for you to worship God at present since you have the company of the great Sadhu. Formerly, satsangis were beaten and did not get food; and today there is convenience in every respect – so worship God and do not be lazy.