Vaat 3.35
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 35 · 3 · Verse 35
Sanskrit Original
Mahārāj em kahetā je, “Bījā to abhāgiyā paṇ Jādav to nirantar abhāgiyā.”1 Em kahīne bolyā je, “Jevā Mahārāj chhe ne jevā Sādhu chhe tene jem chhe tem na jāṇe te to nirantar abhāgiyā chhe; kem je, chhonterāno megh varasyo ne vuṭhe mehe kāḷ2 paḍyo ne Gangāmā nahāyo ne māthu koru rākhyu! Ane em jāṇyā vinā ā satsangmā rahyā chhe, te to jem chhokarā, vāchharaḍā rahyā chhe em rahyā chhe, paṇ jevā chhe tevā jāṇī shakatā nathī ane satsangno mahimā to bahu moṭo chhe; te Mahārāj kahetā je, ‘Ā satsang to brahmarūp ne Mahāviṣhṇurūp3 chhe.’” Em kahīne bolyā je, “Dhanya dhanya so jan shodhī satsangti āyo, Tīrath vrat jap jog sabanko faḷ so pāyo; Kiyo vachanme vās bhayo tehi vihad vāsā4; Hari harijan rasrūp rahat tahā pragaṭ prakāshā; Jehi man vachan par Ved kahe tehi sukhme santat rahe, Jan Mukund so satsangko mahimā ko mukhase kahe? “Evo satsangno mahimā kahyo chhe.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Durbhago bat lokoyam Yadavo nitarāmapi; Ye samvasanto na vidurharim mīnā ivoḍupam. (Bhāgwat: 3/2/8) Artha: Uddhav Vidurne kahe chhe, “Kharekhar, ā lok durbhāgī chhe ane temā paṇ Yādavo to atyant durbhāgī chhe; kāraṇ ke, je Yādavo Shrī Kṛuṣhṇanī samīp rahevā chhatā māchhalā jem nāvne na jāṇe tem teo Shrī Kṛuṣhṇane jāṇi shakyā nahī.” 2. Varsād khūb thavā chhatā duṣhkāḷ. 3. Ghaṇo ja vishāḷ, divya. 4. Vihad vāsā: had vagarnā, anant, Akṣhardhāmmā nivās.
“Maharaj used to say, ‘Others are unfortunate but Yādavs are eternally unfortunate.’”1 Then, Swami said, “Those who do not understand Maharaj as he is and the Sadhu as he is are eternally unfortunate like the Yādavs. They are like the famine of 1876 (1820 CE) which occurred despite the torrential rains, and like one who bathes in the Ganga but keeps his head dry. Since, without knowing the glory they stay in this satsang. They remain ignorant like children. But they are not able to understand the true glory of God and his Sadhu. The glory of satsang is very great. Maharaj used to say that this Satsang is divine and infinite.” Saying this, he said, “Dhanya dhanya so jan shodhi Satsangati āyo, Tirath vrat jap jog sabanko fal so pāyo; Kiyo vachanme vās bhayo tehi vihad vāsā, Hari harijan rasrup rahat tahā pragat prakāshā; Jehi man vachan par Veda kahe tehi sukhme santat rahe, Jan Mukund so satsangko mahimā ko mukhse kahe?”2 “This is how the glory of satsang is described.” Footnotes: 1. 1. The Yadavs lived with Shri Krishna Bhagwan, yet did not realize his true glory. So, there is nobody more unfortunate than them. 2. Congratulations to the person who has discovered the importance of satsang, for he has received the fruits of performing pilgrimages, austerities, chanting, yoga, etc. One who has faith in the words of the Sadhu attains Akshardham. God and his holy Sadhu are manifest. The Vedas describe God to be beyond description by the mind and speech and in that bliss the devotees reside; Says Muktanand, the glory of Satsang is such that it cannot be described in words.