Vaat 5.156
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 156 · 5 · Verse 156
Sanskrit Original
Antahkaraṇ shekhchallīnā khoraḍā jevu na rākhavu,1 ek Bhagwānrūpī ja thāmbhalo rākhavo, paṇ ghaṇā ṭekā rākhavā nahī. Ne kalyāṇne arthe āsharo ne het be ja chhe. Ne āgnā tathā niyam pāḷe chhe te ja ātmaniṣhṭh chhe ne niyam nathī pāḷato tene ātmaniṣhṭh samajavo nahī. Footnotes: 1. 1. Ek shekhachallī ghīno ghāḍavo māthe mūkī ek gāmthī bīje gām jato hato. Raste chālatā teṇe ‘Rūpiyo mahenatāṇu maḷashe’ e vichārmā bakarī kharīdvāthī mānḍī paraṇvā sudhīnā manasūbā karyā. Chhevaṭe pote ek sheṭh banī dukāne beṭho hashe ne khūb gharākī hashe tyāre chhokaro jamavā bolāvavā āvashe, e vakhate pote māthu dhuṇāvī nā pāḍashe. Ām, vichārmā māthu dhuṇāvyu ne ghīno ghāḍavo chhūṭī gayo ne nīche paḍī fūṭī gayo. Ām, teṇe ghāḍavāmāthī ghar (khoraḍu) sudhīnā sankalp karyā je mithyā hatā. Māṭe antahkaraṇmā āvā khoṭā vichāro - ādhāro mūkī Bhagwānne ja rākhavā.
Do not let the inner faculties become like the house of Shekchalli.1 Keep only one support in the form of God, but do not keep many supports. And for moksha, firm refuge in and profound affection for God are the only two things. Only one who follows his commands and observes the codes of conduct has ātmā-realization. So, do not understand one who does not observe the injunctions to have ātmā-realization. Footnotes: 1. 1. Once a servant named Shekhchalli was carrying a pot of ghee for his master. Shekhchalli began daydreaming about what he would do with the one rupee he would earn for this service. He thought that with the money, he will buy a goat and sell its milk. This will earn him more money and so he will expand his business. Then he’ll buy a shop and move into a big house. Then at lunchtime his children will call him and he will be so busy that he’ll shake his head and say, “Not now.” As he dreamt like this, Shekhchalli really shook his head and the pot of ghee fell off his head. The master shouted at him, “Fool, you’ve spilt my ghee.” Shekhchalli replied, “Only your pot of ghee has been broken, but, for me, all my dreams have been shattered.” The message here is that one should keep a single focus on God and not allow one’s mind to continually wander.