Vaat 5.283
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 283 · 5 · Verse 283
Sanskrit Original
Priyavratnā draṣhṭāntthī kahyu je, “E to gṛuhasthāshrammā hatā ne chhokarā thayā paṇ bhāgwatāhā ātmarāmāh evā hatā ne strīne joge karīne chhokarā thāy; jem peshāb nīkaḷe, maḷ nīkaḷe, thūnk nīkaḷe, nāvu, khāvu e jem kriyā thāy chhe tem ja e paṇ kriyā thāy; paṇ tenu smaraṇ, chintavan, manan na thāy, ne chintavan to Bhagwānnī kathā-vārtānu thāy. Te kahyu chhe je, Priyavrat to Bhagwānnī kathāthī virām na pāmatā hatā, eṭale e to sarvethī judā ja hatā ne emā to māl evo chhe. Jem bhavāyāne viṣhe strīnī bhāvanā chhe te agnāne karīne chhe, tem ā paṇ agnāne karīne manāy chhe; paṇ khoṭu chhe.”
Swami gave the example of Priyavrat and said, “He had children because he was a gruhastha; yet he was known as ‘bhāgwatāhā ātmārāmāhā’. He was such a great devotee; but because he was married, he had children. Just as one urinates, defecates, spits, bathes, eats, and does other such bodily activities, they also do that activity (i.e. conceiving children). However, they do not contemplate on that activity but they contemplate on the discourses of God. It has been said that Priyavrat never tired of listening to God’s discourses. Therefore, he was different from others. Just as one believes a male actor dressed as a woman is a woman because of his ignorance; similarly, one believes all of this (worldly life and its activities) is true because of their ignorance. But it is actually false.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Priyavrat was the son of Swāyambhuv Manu and Shatrupā. By serving Nāradji, he automatically gained the knowledge of Paramātmā. His father wished for him to succeed the throne but he did not want to rule. But Brahmāji commanded him and he ruled the whole earth. Despite treading the path of a gruhastha, he was not bound by it.