Vaat 5.86
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 86 · 5 · Verse 86
Sanskrit Original
“Ekane antarno kajiyo thāy chhe ne ekane nathī thato tenu kem samajavu?” Tyāre Swāmī kahe, “Gharmā sāp hoy te undar khāvā maḷatā hoy tyā sudhī khīje nahi; ne undarne kāḍhī mūkīe to gharnā bījā sarvene karaḍī khāy. Tem man tathā indriyunā kahyā pramāṇe chāle to kajiyo na thāy ne tene maraḍīne chāle to kajiyo thāy chhe.”
One is troubled by internal agitation and another is not – how should this be understood? Then Swami answered, “If there is a snake in the house, then as long as it gets mice to eat, it does not harm others. But if the mice are driven away, then it will bite everyone else in the house. Similarly, if one allows oneself to be dictated by the mind and senses i.e. one indulges in sense pleasures, then there is no problem, but if they are denied their wishes, then there is agitation since the mind and senses are denied worldly pleasures.”