Vaat 5.222
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 222 · 5 · Verse 222
Sanskrit Original
Bhagwān striyu sāthe rame te rajoguṇī kriyā, ne taravār chalāve te tamoguṇī kriyā, ne sādhuno mārag chalāve te sattvaguṇī kriyā, ne Guṇātīt kriyā to judī rītnī ja chhe, Ṛuṣhabhdevnī kriyānī peṭhe. Māṭe e eke guṇ Bhagwānne viṣhe chhe ja nahī em samajavu.
When God plays with women, he is exhibiting rajo-gun. When he wields a sword, he is exhibiting tamo-gun. When he follows the path of a sadhu, he is exhibiting sattva-gun. But the gunātit actions (the actions that transcend raj, tam, and sattva) are of a different nature. The example of this is Rushabhdev’s actions.1 Therefore, one should actually understand that none of these gunas are in God. Footnotes: 1. 1. Swami is speaking of Rushabhdev’s actions during his later life after installing his son Bharat to the throne. He wandered in the form of an ascetic. He also acted blind, mute, deaf, etc. The wicked people would beat him, spit on him, urinate on him, and throw mud at him. Though he behaved like one who is mad, he experienced the bliss of God internally.