Vaat 5.404
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 404 · 5 · Verse 404
Sanskrit Original
Rātrie vāt karī je, “Vahevār bahu vadhī gayo teṇe antar uzarḍāī jāy chhe. Jem ṭoparu khamaṇīe karīne uzarḍāy chhe temā ṭoparāno ākār raheto nathī, tem uzarḍāī jāy chhe. Vaḷī, vahevār chhe to nirguṇ em paṇ thaī jāy chhe, ne gnān to ek āno thāy chhe ne pandar ānā vahevār thāy chhe; paṇ nirantar vātu thāy to āhī rahyā Akṣhardhām mūrtimān dekhāy ne sukh āve. Paṇ ā vāt bolāy evī nathī, ā to rāt chhe te bolī gayā. Māṭe karavānu to sārā Moṭā Ekāntik Sādhuno sang ja chhe.”
At night, Swami spoke, “The heart of one whose social duties increases significantly becomes shredded. Just as a coconut is shredded with a grate, similarly, one’s heart becomes shredded. At times, it may appear as though social duties are nirgun. And only a sixteenth portion of time is spent on acquiring gnān while fifteen portions of sixteen is spent on social duties. But only when one listens to talks continuously will one see Akshardham from here and experience bliss. But we cannot speak in this way openly. Because it is nighttime, I have spoken. So, what needs to be done is the association of a great Ekantik Sadhu.”1 Footnotes: 1. 1. In this narrative, Gunatitanand Swami is explaining that when one gets involved in the activities of the mandir or the duties of worldly life, the involvement may cause one’s spiritual endeavors - such as āhnik, listening to kathā-vārtā, introspection, etc. - to become less of a priority. Therefore, Swami is cautioning us on this. Here, Swami is not speaking against the involvement in mandir activities, because this is a form of devotion when done as according to the commands of a Satpurush. However, when one exceedingly gets involved in mandir activities which stretch beyond the commands of the Satpurush, the result can be detrimental.