Vaat 3.30
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 30 · 3 · Verse 30
Sanskrit Original
Ek harijan sansār mūkīne āvyā, tene bolāvīne vāt karī je, “Ek kaṭhiyāro hato te lākaḍānā bhārā lāvīne vechato, pachhī ek divas Hemgopāḷnī zāḍīmāthī bāvanā chandannu lākaḍu āvī gayu. Tene khabar vinā chūlāmā saḷagāvyu ne tenī sugandh koīk shāhukārne āvī. Pachhī te shāhukāre pūchhyu je, ‘Ā gāmmā bāvanā chandan bāḷe evo dhanāḍhya koṇ chhe?’ Pachhī sarvee kahyu je, ‘Ā gāmmā to kaṭhiyārā rahe chhe.’ Pachhī te shāhukāre tyā jaīne bāḷatā thoḍunk rahyu hatu te lāvīne Viṣhṇu Bhagwānne chaḍāvyu. Eṇe jyāre deh mūkyo tyāre Viṣhṇunā lokmā gayo. E to draṣhṭānt chhe ne enu siddhānt to e chhe je, Hemgopāḷne ṭhekāṇe to ā Bharatkhanḍ chhe ne bāvanā chandanne ṭhekāṇe to manuṣhyadeh chhe. Te khabar vinānu strī, dravya, dīkarā, dīkarī, lok, bhog ne deh tene viṣhe bāḷī de chhe, tem āpaṇe bāḷavu nahi. Āpaṇe to Artham sādhayāmi vā deham pātayāmi. Em ja karavu.” Em kahīne bolyā je, “Koṭi janma lagī ragaḍ hamārī, varu Shambhu ke rahu kumārī.” Eṭalī vāt karīne ūṭhyā.
One devotee left worldly life and came (to become a sadhu). Swami called him and said, “There was a woodcutter who used to bring bundles of wood to sell. Then, one day, a piece of special bāv sandalwood came from the Hemgopāl Forest. Without realizing its value, he burnt it in the stove and its scent was noticed by a rich businessman. Then, the businessman asked, ‘Who is so wealthy in this village that he burns bāv sandalwood?’ Then everyone said, ‘A woodcutter lives in this village.’ So the businessman went there and took what little unburnt sandalwood was left in the stove and offered it daily to Shri Vishnu. And when he died he went to the abode of Vishnu. That is the analogy and its principle is that Hemgopāl represents this Bharatkhand and the bāv sandalwood represents the human body. Without realizing its value, it is burnt up for women, wealth, sons, daughters, the world, pleasures and the body. We should not burn it like this. We should ensure that one attains the goal of life at any cost.” Then Swami said, “Koti janma lagi ragad hamāri, varu Shambhu ke rahu kumāri.”1 Footnotes: 1. 1. For a million lives I shall try; but I’ll either marry Shambhu (God) or remain unmarried.