Vaat 5.70
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 70 · 5 · Verse 70
Sanskrit Original
Jeṭh Vad Dashamne divase savārmā sabhāmā vāt karī je, “Āpaṇī upāsanāthī moṭāī chhe ne dharmamāthī laḍthaḍe ke bījā sādhanmāthī laḍthaḍe paṇ upāsanā draḍh hoy to jīv laḍthaḍe nahi.” Te upar vāt karī je, “Indrane chār brahmahatyā thaī hatī paṇ Nāradjīnā kahyāthī pragaṭ Vāmanjīnī upāsanānā baḷthī ṭaḷī gaī. Bījī vāt karī je, Pānḍav chhānā rahetā hatā ne Virāṭ Rājānī sāthe Kaurav yuddha karavā āvyā te yuddhamā Arjune bāṇ mūkī badhā lashkarne chānllā karyā, tethī Arjunne oḷakhyā. Tem āhī paṇ em oḷakhavu je, jenāthī ghaṇā māṇasne upāsanānī draḍhatā thaī ane pancha-viṣhayno abhāv thayo tene moṭā samajavā.”
In the assembly on the morning of Jeth vad 10, Swami said, “Our greatness is due to upāsanā. And even if one falters in observing dharma or other spiritual endeavors, if upāsanā is firm, the jiva will not flounder.” On this he said, “Indra incurred the sin of four Brahmicides, but, on instruction from Naradji, the strength of his upāsanā towards the manifest form of Vamanji helped him to become free of that sin.” Then he said, “The Pandavs were in hiding and the Kauravs came to fight with King Virat. In the fight, Arjun shot very powerful arrows and decimated the whole army. Thus, Arjun was identified. Similarly, here also, understand that one by whom many have developed a firm conviction in upāsanā and a dislike for the sense pleasures is great.”