Vaat 5.19
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 19 · 5 · Verse 19
Sanskrit Original
Moṭā Sādhunā samāgamthī viṣhay ṭaḷī gayā chhe to paṇ nathī ṭaḷyā jevu jaṇāy chhe tenu kāraṇ e chhe je taravāryamā mariyā lāgyā hoy to sarāṇe chaḍāvyethī maṭī jāy paṇ bahu kāṭ lāgīne māhī sār paḍī gayā hoy to maṭe nahi. Te kyāre maṭe? To tene gāḷīne farī taravārya kare tyāre maṭe. Tem ā jīvmā viṣhaynā sār paḍī gayā chhe te deh mūkīne brahmarūp thāshe eṭale ṭaḷī jāshe.
Material pleasures have been overcome through the company of the great Sadhu. However, we feel as if they have not been overcome. The reasons: deep grooves on the edge of a sword due to wear and tear can be removed by sharpening with a whetstone, but deep grooves made by rust cannot be removed like that. But they can be removed when the sword is melted and remoulded. Similarly, the grooves of material pleasures made on the jiva will be resolved only when one leaves the body and becomes brahmarup.