Vaat 5.401
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 401 · 5 · Verse 401
Sanskrit Original
Nivṛutti mārgmā tyāgī khāṭyā ne Bhagwān rākhavāmā gṛuhasth khāṭyā. Te shu je, tyāgīne beṭhā beṭhā jamavānu maḷe, padārth maḷe ne kāī karavu na paḍe; ne gṛuhasthne pragaṭ Bhagwānnu swarūp jem chhe tem samajāṇu tethī gṛuhasth Bhagwān rākhavāmā khāṭyā chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Guṇātītānanda svāmī samajāve chhe ke jo koī tyāgī jāṇapaṇun chūkī jāya to nivṛuttimārgamān bandhāī rahe chhe, parantu pragaṭ bhagavānano ānanda bhogavī shake nahīn. Ane je gṛuhastha bhakto bhagavānano yathārtha mahimā samaje chhe teo pragaṭ bhagavānanā ānandamān alamasta rahī shake chhe.
In the path of nivrutti, the renunciants benefited, and in keeping God, the gruhasthas benefited. How so? The renunciants get food and items without effort and they do not have to endeavor. On the other hand, the gruhasthas have understood the form of God thoroughly, so they benefited in keeping God.1 Footnotes: 1. 1. Swami is explaining that if renunciants lose their awareness (forget the goal of their renunciation), they will become attached to food and materialistic objects on the path of nivrutti and will not be able to experience the bliss of God. On the other hand, if the gruhasthas understand the greatness of God thoroughly, then they can remain in ecstasy of God’s bliss.