Vaat 4.81
Swamini Vato Prakaran 4 Vaat 81 · 4 · Verse 81
Sanskrit Original
Dhanmāthī āsakti ṭaḷī gaī hoy tenāthī dravya upārjan1 karavāno prayatna thāy nahi ne vyavahār kare to te na karyā jevo kare. Te upar Māvā Bhaktanu2 draṣhṭānt dīdhu. Footnotes: 1. 1. Prāpt. 2. Mūḷ Thāṇāgālol gāmnā gṛuhasth haribhakta. Guṇātītānand Swāmīnā yogmā āvyā pachhī Māvā Bhakta Jūnāgaḍhmā vadhu rahetā. Swāmī kahetā, “Thāmbhalāne sankalp thāy to Māvā Bhaktane thāy. Emanī ahamgranthi ṭaḷī gaī chhe.”
One who has overcome attachment for money will not even be able to make efforts to earn money. And when he engages in worldly duties, it is done superficially. To illustrate, Swami gave the example of Māvā Bhakta.1 Footnotes: 1. 1. A native of Thanagalol village in Junagadh district. He came into contact with Gunatitanand Swami and spent much of his time at Junagadh. Gunatitanand Swami used to say, “If a pillar expresses desires, then Mava Bhakta may have desires. His ego (i.e. sense of individual existence) has been dissolved.”