Vaat 3.72
Swamini Vato Prakaran 3 Vaat 72 · 3 · Verse 72
Sanskrit Original
Swāmīe Kalyāṇbhāīnī āgaḷ vāt karī je, “Āj satsangno mahimā to mukh thakī kahevāy nahi ne jo kahīe to mānyāmā āve nahi.” Tyāre Kalyāṇbhāīe kahyu je, “Satsangno mahimā to bahu chhe.” Tyāre bolyā je, “Pūrve moṭā moṭā avatār thaī gayā chhe, te karatā to ā satsangīnā chhokarā1 sāmu joīe chhīe tyā to karoḍ karoḍ gaṇu adhik daivat jaṇāy chhe; to moṭā moṭā haribhakta ne moṭā moṭā sādhu ane Mahārājno mahimā to kahevāy ja kem? Te Mahārāje Vachanāmṛutmā2 kahyu chhe je, ‘Hu mārā mahimānā pārne pāmato nathī,’ to bījā to pāmashe ja kem?” Em kahīne bolyā je, “Madbhayād vāti vātoyam sūryastapati madbhayāt; Varṣhatīndro dahatyagnirmṛutyushcharati madbhayāt.”3 E shlok bolīne kahyu je, “Baḷ to bahu dekhāḍyu, paṇ kalyāṇ to ek mātānu ja karyu chhe. Em jāṇatā e shlok koīnā baḷno jaṇāy chhe, paṇ potānā baḷno nahi.” Em kahīne vaḷī bolyā je, “Āj to satsangmā ḍoshiyu hashe te paṇ hajāro jīvnu kalyāṇ karashe, to bījānī to shī vāt kahevī?” Evī rīte bahu vāt karīne nāhavā ūṭhyā. Footnotes: 1. 1. Ā vāt Vanthaḷīnā Kalyānbhāīnā dīkarā Ḍāhyābhāīne uddeshīne karī chhe. 2. Vachanāmṛut Gaḍhaḍā Madhya Prakaraṇ 67. 3. Mārā bhaythī pavan vāy chhe, sūrya tape chhe, varsād varase chhe, agni baḷe chhe ane mārā bhaythī mṛutyu badhe fare chhe. (Bhāgwat: 3/25/42)
Swami said to Kalyanbhai, “Today, the glory of Satsang cannot be described as it is and if it is described, it is not believed.” Kalyanbhai said, “The glory of Satsang is great.” Then Swami said, “Previously, many great avatārs have incarnated. Compared to them, when I look at the children of these satsangis I see that they have tens of millions of times greater divinity than them.1 So, how can the glory of the great devotees, the great sadhus and Maharaj even be described? And Maharaj says in Vachanamrut Gadhada II-67, ‘I myself cannot comprehend the limits of my own greatness, so how will others understand it?’” Saying this, he recited: Madbhayāt vāti vātoyam suryastapati madbhayāt; Varshatindro dahatyagnirmrutyuscharati madbhayāt.2 After reciting this shlok, Swami said, “He (Lord Kapildev) showed much power, but liberated only his mother. Thus, this shlok seems to be describing somebody else’s spiritual power (i.e. Purna Purushottam Bhagwan Swaminarayan spoke through Kapildev), but not his own.” Then he added, “Today in Satsang, even the women devotees can redeem thousands of jivas, so what can be said of others?” Footnotes: 1. 1. Gunatitanand Swami said this referring to Dahyabhai, the son of Kalyanbhai of Vanthali, near Junagadh. 2. The wind blows because it fears me, the sun shines out of fear of me; And out of fear of me, Indra rains, fire burns and death stalks on earth. - Shrimad Bhagvat 3/25/42