Vaat 3.68
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 68 · 3 · Verse 68
Sanskrit Original
Hajār varasno khījaḍo hoy tene sāngarīu1 thāy chhe ne pānch varasno āmbo hoy tene keriyu thāy chhe. Te to draṣhṭānt ne enu siddhānt to e chhe je, game tevo shāstrī hoy ke game tevo purāṇī hoy, paṇ ā pratyakṣha Bhagwān ne ā pratyakṣha sant, tenī oḷakhāṇ jo na hoy to te khījaḍā jevā chhe, ne tene sange ṭāḍhu ke sukh thāy ja nahi ane vidyā paṇ bahu na bhaṇyo hoy ne avasthā paṇ thoḍī hoy ne kuḷ ūnchu na hoy, paṇ jo ā pratyakṣha Bhagwānne viṣhe niṣhṭhā thaī ne evā Sādhunī oḷakhāṇ thaī, to te āmbā jevā chhe ne tene sange to ṭāḍhu thaīne sukhiyo thaī jāy chhe. Māṭe je khījaḍā jevo hoy teno sang na karavo ne je āmbā jevo hoy teno sang karavo. Te upar shlok2 bolāvīne kahyu je, bār guṇe3 jukta brāhmaṇ hoy ne jo pratyakṣha Bhagwān sāthe oḷakhāṇ na hoy to te karatā Bhagwānno bhakta shvapach hoy te shreṣhṭh chhe, em kahyu chhe. Te māṭe Bhagwānnā bhaktane oḷakhīne teno sang karavo, jethī chhello janma thaī jāy ne evā na maḷe, to bijā to anant janma utpanna kare evā chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Khījḍānā vṛukṣha upar thatī sīngo. 2. Viprād dviṣhaḍguṇayutādaravindanābh-pādāravindavimukhāchchhvapacham variṣhṭham; Manye tadarpitamanovachanehitārthaprāṇan punāti sa kulam na tu bhūrimānah. Bhagwānthī vimukh, bārguṇe yukta brāhmaṇ karatā Bhagwānno bhakta chānḍāl shreṣhṭh chhe. Kāraṇ ke teṇe Bhagwānne viṣhe ja man, vachan, karma, dhan tathā prāṇ, arpaṇ karelā hoy chhe tethī te potānā kuḷne paṇ pavitra kare chhe, parantu atyant abhimānī pelo brāhmaṇ potāne paṇ pavitra karī shakato nathī. (Bhāgwat: 7/9/10) 3. Sham, dam, dān, tap, yog, satya, shauch, dayā, shāstragnān, vidyā, vignān, āstikya.
“A 1000-year-old khijdo tree produces inedible finger-like pods, while a 5-year-old mango tree yields delicious mangoes. That is the example and its principle is that no matter how learned a scholar of the scriptures or an orator of traditions and history may be, if he does not know this manifest God and manifest Sadhu, he is unproductive like the khijdo and in his company one will not experience peace or happiness. Whereas one who has not studied much, may be young and may not be of high birth, but if he develops faith in this manifest God (Bhagwan Swaminarayan) and realizes this Sadhu to be a God-realized Sadhu, then he is like a mango tree and in his company one experiences peace and happiness. Therefore, do not associate with one who is like a khijdo and associate with one who is like a mango tree.” Then, Swami recited a shlok1 to illustrate this point and said, “A Brahmin may possess the twelve holy attributes,2 but if he does not know the manifest form of God then a devotee of God from the lowest caste is superior to him. This is described in the scriptures. Therefore, recognize a true devotee of God and associate with him, so that this becomes the last birth. And if such a God-realized guru is not met then other gurus will cause you to suffer countless more births.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Viprād dvi-shad guna-yutād aravinda nābha pādāravinda-vimukhā shvapacham varishtham | Manye tadarpita mano vachanehitārtha prānam punāti sa kulam na tu bhurimānaha || According to me a person may be a Brahmin and possess the twelve virtues but compared to him a Chāndāl devotee of God is much superior, since the Chāndāl devotee has surrendered his mind, speech, action, wealth and soul to God. So, such a devotee even purifies his entire family. However, the egotistic Brahmin is not even able to purify himself. - Shrimad Bhagvat 7/9/10 2. Twelve attributes of a Brahmin: (1) sham – tranquility (restraint of mind), (2) dam – self-control, (3) donations, (4) austerities, (5) yoga, (6) truth, (7) purity, (8) compassion, (9) scriptural study, (10) scientific knowledge, (11) spiritual knowledge, (12) and faith in God.