Vaat 5.219
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 219 · 5 · Verse 219
Sanskrit Original
Pancham Skandhmā Jaḍbharatnā vachan chhe je, “Amāre mate Vedokta mārg nathī.” Em vāt karī. Te upar Ṭhakkar Manjīe pūchhyu je, “Ene shu rahyu?” Tyāre Swāmī bolyā je, “Ātmā ne Paramātmā be, ne āpaṇe paṇ evā thāvu chhe.”
The fifth canto (of the Bhagwat) has the words of Jadbharat: “According to my principle, the path of the Vedas does not come into consideration.” On that, Manji Thakkar asked, “What comes into his consideration?” Swami answered, “The two: ātmā and Paramātmā. And we have to follow accordingly.”1 Footnotes: 1. 1. The path of the Vedas refers to observance of dharma - the moral do’s and dont’s. By these words, Swami is explaining that for those who have the knowledge of ātmā and Paramātmā, though they observe the do’s and dont’s, they do not desire the fruits of observing dharma, which is the happiness of swarg-lok. Such devotees with the knowledge of ātmā and Paramātmā firmly observe dharma to please God instead. Gunatitanand Swami has also explained this in vat 1/207.