Vaat 5.135
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 135 · 5 · Verse 135
Sanskrit Original
Upāsanāthī mokṣha chhe. Dharma, vairāgya ne ātmaniṣhṭhā kāī mokṣha kare tem nathī, ne āvā Sādhu koī jagyāe nathī ne āvo jog mahādurlabh chhe, māṭe samajaṇ na hoy to pūjavānā rahī jāy ne bījā pūjāy. Ne Bhagwānnu mūḷ pratimā ne tīrth chhe ne gṛuhasthnu mūḷ chhokarā chhe.1 Footnotes: 1. 1. Aṣhṭ prakārnī pratimā ne tīrth (sthāvar ane jangam) e Bhagwānmā āsthā ṭakāvī rākhe chhe. Āstik paramparā jaḷavāī rahe chhe. Eṭale e Bhagwānnu mūḷ chhe. Ne putra hoy to gṛuhasthāshramnī vansh-paramparā jaḷavāī rahe chhe; eṭale gṛuhasthnu mūḷ chhokarā chhe.
Moksha is attained through upāsanā. Dharma, detachment and ātmā-realization cannot earn moksha. And such a Sadhu (pointing at himself) cannot be found anywhere and such company is extremely rare. So, the one that deserves to be worshipped is left out and others (ordinary sadhus) are worshipped. And the roots of God are his murti and places of pilgrimage1; and the roots of a householder are his sons. Footnotes: 1. 1. The eight types of murtis and innumerable places of pilgrimage sustain people’s faith in God. They help in maintaining the theistic tradition. They are the very foundation of belief in God. For a householder, his sons continue his lineage and so are called the foundation of householder’s lineage.