Vaat 4.92
Swamini Vato Prakaran 4 Vaat 92 · 4 · Verse 92
Sanskrit Original
Jyāre jyāre kāmādik āve tyāre tyāre upekṣhā karavī, kahetā enā sankalp mūkīne bījī kriyāmā pravartavu, eṭale te sankalpnu jor chāle nahi. Temā daityanu draṣhṭānt dīdhu je, vajre karīne na mūo ne Bhagwāne kahyu tethī dariyānā fīṇe Prahlāde māryo tyāre mūo,1 tem te kāmādiknā sankalp ṭāḷavānā upāy paṇ kahyā chhe, paṇ te sarve upāy karatā te same bījī koīk kriyāmā manḍavu. Tethī olyo sankalp ṭaḷī jāy. Footnotes: 1. 1. Bhāgwatmā mūḷ kathā ā pramāṇe chhe: Samudramanthan pachhī thayelā devāsur sangrāmmā Namuchi ne Indra vachche ghamāsāṇ yuddha thayu. Indre vajra fenkyu paṇ Namuchine chāmaḍī par ujarḍo paṇ paḍyo nahī! Āthī, tene āshcharya thayu ke je vajrathī me parvato bhedelā e ja vajra ā tuchchha Namuchi par kem kashu ja karī shakyu nahī! Barābar e ja vakhate ākāshvāṇī thaī ke Namuchine māru varadān chhe tethī sūkāthī ke bhīnāthī te marashe nahī, tethī bījo upāy shodh. ‘Tām daivīm giramākarṇya maghavān susamāhitah; Dhyāyan fenamathāpashyad upāyamubhayātmakam.’ Indre vichār karyo ne samudranā fīṇ tenī najarmā āvyā. Te Namuchi par fenkyā ne tenu mastak chhedāī gayu! (8/11/37-40) Shrīmadbhāgwatnī ā kathāmā Swāmīe karṇopakarṇa sāmbhaḷīne Prahlādnu pātra prayojyu chhe.
Whenever the force of lust, etc. prevails, ignore it. That is, drop all thoughts about it and do some other activity, so that the force of that desire passes off. Then he cited the example of a demon: the most powerful metal could not kill him, so, on the advice of God, Prahlād struck him with the froth of the sea1 – then he died. Similarly, many methods are described to overcome the desire for lust, etc., but instead of all those methods, just engage in some other activity. As a result, the desire is overcome. Footnotes: 1. 1. The chief commander of Hiranyakashipu’s army was a demon called Namuchi. Indra fought with him for a long time but could not defeat him since Namuchi had been given a boon that he would not be killed by earth in any form, dry or wet. Eventually, a voice from the sky directed Indra to kill Namuchi with froth from the sea. So Indra took some froth from the sea and poured it on Namuchi’s head, thus killing him. (Swami mentions Prahlad instead of Indra, perhaps having heard as word-of-mouth.) - Shrimad Bhagvat 8/11/37-40