Vaat 5.231
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 231 · 5 · Verse 231
Sanskrit Original
Indriyu tathā man satsangī thāy evī āshā rākhavī nahī, te to thāy ja nahī, te to sāttvik sevyāthī paṭo ramatā1 shikhavāḍe tethī jitāy tathā niyame karīne pinḍīkaraṇpaṇu2 thāy eṭale indriyunu baḷ chāle nahī. Ne tene jītyānā traṇ upāy chhe, Muktānand Swāmī jevā hoy te shabda sāmbhaḷe to ākāshnu kāraṇ samaje, em gnāne karīne judā paḍe tathā Govindrām3 jevā upashame karīne judā paḍe ne Mayārām Bhaṭṭa jevā hoy te kriyāmā doṣh-dhyāne karīne judā paḍe, em sānkhyavichāre karīne niyammā āve chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Indriyo ne man sāthe dāv ramatā, yukti karatā. 2. Sankoch thāy, kṣhīṇatā āve. 3. Govindrām lāḍvāmā mīṭhu hatu paṇ jamī gayā.
Never harbour any hope that the senses and mind will become satsangis, for they will never. Holy people teach and guide one how to trick them and win over them. By observing austerities, physical strength is reduced, and so the power of the senses does not work. There are three methods of defeating them. Those, like Muktanand Swami, when they hear words, understand them to be a part of space (so they never get perturbed or feel insulted). In this way, by spiritual knowledge, they remain aloof. Those like Govindram are unaffected due to their state of profound tranquility. And those like Mayaram Bhatt reflect on the drawbacks of worldly activities and remain aloof. Thus, by the thoughts of Sānkhya, the senses and mind are brought under control.