Vaat 6.15
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 15 · 6 · Verse 15
Sanskrit Original
Ā Gangājī parvat foḍīne samudrane maḷyā. Te to maḷe, kem je, pāṇī zāzu thāy tyāre em thāy. Paṇ ā je panch-viṣhay te to ethī ākarā chhe. Kem je, Brahmā, Shiv sarakhāne bhulāvyā, ne Indrane hajār bhag thayā,1 ne Chandramāne kalank lāgyu, evā moṭā moṭāne ne Rāvaṇādikne dukh thayu, ne Saubharine chhetaryo, ne Parāshar ne Ekalshṛungī e ādik kaīkne lūnṭyā. Te māṭe teno jog ja na karavo. Ne ā to Mahārāje pragaṭ thaīne rākhyu chhe. Āvu to koīe bāndhel nahī. Ne moṭā moṭā avatāre paṇ kajiyā karyā chhe, paṇ āvo mārag to koīe pravartāvyo ja nathī. Te Mahārāje Vedrasmā kahyu chhe je, "He Paramhanso! Ā strīrūpī taravārnī je tīkhī dhārā, teṇe je puruṣh nathī haṇāṇo te to devno paṇ dev chhe. Māṭe e dhārā kāī thoḍī nathī, e dhārā to bahu ja ākarī chhe; māṭe teno jog ja na thavā devo." Footnotes: 1. 1. Gautam Hruṣhinī patnī Ahalyānā rūpne joī Indrane moh thayo. Āthī teṇe Gautam Hruṣhinu rūp laī Ahalyā sāthe sang karyo. Hruṣhine ā vātnī jāṇ thatā temaṇe Indrane shāp āpyo ke tārā sharīr par ek hajār bhag (kāṇā) thashe. Ne Ahalyāne paththar banavāno shāp āpyo.
This Gangaji broke through the mountains to merge with the ocean. Gangaji, indeed, can merge since when there is abundant water this is what happens. But these five types of sense pleasures are even tougher. Since, they entice even the likes of Brahmā, Shiv, etc. Indra was cursed and had a thousand boils,1 and Chandra became tainted. Such greats, and Ravan and others experienced misery. The sense pleasures tricked Saubhari and robbed Parashar, Ekalshrungi and many others of their merits. Therefore, just do not associate with the sense pleasures. Maharaj has manifested and kept a distance from sense pleasures. Nobody else has maintained this distance and even the great avatārs have caused disputes. But nobody has propagated this path. And Maharaj has said in the Vedras,2 “O Paramhansas! A man who has not been slain by the sharp blade of a sword in the form of women is a god of even the gods. So, that blade is by no means insignificant, it is very sharp. Therefore, do not let its contact arise.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Indra was attracted by the beauty of Ahalya, wife of Gautam Rishi. So, Indra assumed the form of Gautam rishi and associated with Ahalya. When the rishi found out, he cursed Indra to suffer from a thousand ulcers on his body and for Ahalya to become a stone. 2. Vedras is a collection of Shriji Maharaj’s letters to the paramhansas, giving philosophical insight and guidance on how to lead a spiritual life.