Vaat 3.45
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 45 · 3 · Verse 45
Sanskrit Original
“Satsang kyāre thāy? To jyāre Badrikāshram jevu ne Shvetdvīp jevu sthānak hoy ne Muktānand Swāmī, Gopāḷānand Swāmī ne Swarūpānand Swāmī evā moṭāno nirantar sang hoy ne Brahmānā kalp paryanta āyuṣhya hoy, tyā sudhī gnān-goṣhṭhi karīe tyāre satsang thāy chhe, paṇ te vinā satsang thāy nahi.” Em kahīne vaḷī bolyā je, “Kyā guru karyā chhe? Ne guru karyā hoy to tenā guṇ āvavā joīe ne “Sarvopaniṣhado gāvo dogdhā Gopālnandanah; Pārtho vatsah sudhīrbhoktā dugdham gītāmṛutam mahat.1 “Em koīe karyu chhe? Jem Bhagwāne Gītānī gāy karī ne Arjunne vāchhaḍo karīne dūdh pāyu, em koīne dhāvyā chho? Ane jene sāmā dhavarāvyā hoy te to guḍiyu vāḷe nahi, ne lobh, kām, rasāsvād, sneh ne mān emā je guḍiyu vāḷe chhe2 tyā sudhī guru karyā nathī ane guru karyā hoy te to guḍiyu vāḷe ja nahi.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Sarva Upaniṣhadorūpī gāyo chhe, dohanār Gopālnandan Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa chhe, Arjunrūpī vāchhaḍo chhe, Gītāmṛutrūpī mahān dūdh chhe ane buddhishāḷī manuṣhya teno bhoktā (pīnāro) chhe. 2. Pāchhā paḍe chhe.
When does satsang develop? When there are places like Badrikāshram and Shvetdwip; the continuous company of great sadhus like Muktanand Swami, Gopalanand Swami and Swarupanand Swami; and a lifespan equal to a kalp of Brahmā during which one engages in learned discussion, then satsang develops. But without this, satsang does not develop. Then Swami said, “Has one accepted a guru? If a guru has been accepted, his virtues should develop in us, should they not? Sarvopanishado gāvo dogdhā Gopālanandanaha Pārtho vatsah sudhirbhoktā dugdham Gitāmrutam mahat.1 “Just as God turned the Gita into a cow and Arjun into a calf and fed him milk, have you suckled anyone (as guru) like that? Those who have suckled enthusiastically like this do not retreat from observing moral codes, etc. But, as long as one has not overcome greed, lust, gluttony, attachment and ego, one has not sincerely accepted a guru. And one who has accepted a guru would never retreat from observing austerities, etc. Footnotes: 1. 1. The Upanishads are milk-giving cows; the milker is Gopalanandan Shri Krishna; the calf is Arjun; milk is the great (divine) nectar, i.e. Bhagvad Gita, and the intelligent are those who drink it (the Gita).