Vaat 6.68
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 68 · 6 · Verse 68
Sanskrit Original
“Gujarātmā taḷ sudhī khodīe to temā pāṇo nahī ne ā deshmā pahele ghāe ja pāṇo. Em ātmaniṣhṭhāno mārag te pāṇā vināno chhe; ne bījā māragmā to pāṇā chhe ane āpaṇe to ātmā moḍhethī shīkhīne kathanmātra thayā chhīe, te ā ghaḍī jo chībhaḍānu, kerīnu ke tumbaḍānu gāḍu āve to ātmāpaṇu rahe nahī ne ṭāṇe rahe e kharo. Ne gnāne karīne em thāvu je, jaḍ, dukh ne mithyā evu je deh te hu nahī; ne hu to Sachchidānand chhu, Ātmānand chhu, ne Akhanḍānand chhu.” Em bolyā ne kahe je, “Rajoguṇ, tamoguṇ bheḷu bhaḷī jāvu nahī, nirguṇ thāvu.” E upar ‘Pariniṣhṭhitopi nairguṇye uttamashlokalīlayā’ e shlok bolīne kahyu je, “Āgaḷthī to e vātu kare ne jyāre jog āve tyāre āsan sāru ke khādhā sāru bakheḍo thāy te ṭhīk nahī.”
“By spiritual wisdom, one should realize that I am not this inanimate, painful and perishable body. I am sachchidānand, ātmānand and akhandānand.” Swami said this and then said, “Do not merge with rajogun, tamogun, but become nirgun.” On this, he recited the shlok, ‘Parinishthitopi nairgunye uttamashlokalilayā’1 and said, “One habitually talks (about ātmā), but when contact is made (with worldly objects) then one argues for a seat or food. That is not proper.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Shukdevji says to Parikshit, “O king! I have attained the perfect state of nirgun brahman, yet my mind is drawn towards the divine episodes of God and so I have studied the epic Shrimad Bhagvat.” - Shrimad Bhagvat 2/1/9 [See footnote 3, Vat 29.17 - English version; Vat 3-13 - Gujarati version]