Vaat 5.154
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 154 · 5 · Verse 154
Sanskrit Original
Āvī vātu kyāī thātī nathī. Māṭe viṣhay khoṭā thaī rahyā chhe ne vāsanā jevu jaṇāy chhe te to dehdhārīne hoy. Te upar Sadāshivnī havelī baḷyānu draṣhṭānt dīdhu ne bhāī Swāmīne niṣhṭhā samajāvī,1 te vāt karī. Footnotes: 1. 1. Rāmānand Swāmīnā shiṣhya kahevātā ā bhāī Ātmānand Swāmīne Shrījī Mahārājne viṣhe sarvoparī bhāv thato nahoto. Teo 116 varṣhnī vaynā vṛuddha thayā. Guṇātītānand Swāmī temanī pāse Aṇiyāḷī gāme padhāryā ne āṭalo lāmbo samay dehmā rākhavā badal Mahārājno hetu samajāvyo ke, “Kasar ṭāḷyā vagar Mahārāj Akṣhardhāmmā nahī laī jāy.” Vaḷī, Mahārājnā ja kahelā prasango yād karāvī samajāvyu ke, “Mahārāj badhā avatārothī shreṣhṭh avatārī chhe.” Temane sarvoparīpaṇānī niṣhṭhā thaī ne antarmā sukh sukh vartāvā lāgyu. Teo Guṇātītānand Swāmīne potānā pattarnī prasādī āpatā; paṇ mahimā samajātā temaṇe nirmānī thaī Swāmīnā pattarnī prasādī sāmethī līdhī.
Such talks do not take place anywhere. Due to these talks, worldly desires have been negated. Yet it appears that they remain – but that is natural for those with a body. On this, he gave the examples of Sadāshiv’s mansion which was burnt and Bhai Atmanand Swami1 who developed true conviction in Maharaj’s form. Footnotes: 1. 1. Sadashiv was a respected businessman from the port town of Khambhat in Gujarat. He had a beautiful haveli built. For its inauguration he went to Vadodara to invite Gopalanand Swami. Swami asked him to stay with him for 15 days and talked about the perishable nature of the world. In the meantime, a letter arrived informing that the haveli had been burnt down. Sadashiv said, “Swami! If I had not stayed here to listen to your spiritual talks, I, too, would have perished along with the haveli. That is how attached I was to it. But by listening to your talks, it has been burnt away from within.” Bhai Atmanand Swami was a sadhu of Ramanand Swami. When he was 116 years old, Gunatitanand Swami visited him at Vagad where he was living. Gunatitanand Swami explained that without understanding Shriji Maharaj as Supreme God it is not possible to go to Akshardham. Then he explained the true form of Maharaj to Bhai Atmanand Swami, who then developed faith in the supreme form of Maharaj. As a result he experienced great peace within and then left his mortal body and went to Akshardham.