Vaat 6.75
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 75 · 6 · Verse 75
Sanskrit Original
“Gopāḷānand Swāmīnī vātmā em chhe je, ‘Mumukṣhu vinā sādhu na oḷakhāy,’” te Amdāvādnā ek sādhu āgaḷ kahyu ne pachhī bolyā je, “Sanskār vinā kāī thāy nahī. Te juone! Āpaṇe paṇ sanskāre bheḷā thayā chhīe, ne me ek Kaṇabī vāḍīmā hato tene kahyu je, ‘Paṭel Bhagwān bhajasho?’ Tyāre kahe, ‘Hā.’ Tyāre kahyu je, ‘Chālone āhī nadīe, amārā moṭā sādhu Kṛupānand Swāmī āvyā chhe.’ Pachhī tyā jaīne vartamān dharāvyā. Te sādhu thaīne maṇi jevā thayā.1 Te em sanskāre vāt thāy chhe.” Em kahīne kīrtan ‘Sant samāgam kīje’ e pad bolāvyā. Footnotes: 1. 1. Guṇātītānand Swāmī Kṛupānand Swāmī sāthe gāmaḍe vicharaṇ karatā. Te vakhate ek vāḍīmā Paṭel khetī karatā hatā. Swāmī kahe, “Paṭel! Bhagwān bhajasho?” Paṭel kahe, “Hā.” Pachhī nadīmā Kṛupānand Swāmī pāse laī gayā ne vartamān dharāvyā. Vāḍīe āvyā pachhī Paṭelne vichār āvyo ke, “Bhagwān bhajavā ne vāḍī karavī - ā banne sāthe na bane.” Em vichārī baḷadne gher hānkī mūkyā ne santo pāse doḍatā āvyā ne kahyu, “Tamārā bheḷā Bhagwān bhajavā āvavu chhe.” Pachhī Jūnāgaḍh āvyā ne dīkṣhā līdhī. Temanu nām Ramākāntānand Swāmī. Pachhī te sādhu maṇi jevā thayā. Jūnāgaḍh mandirmā Sukh-shayyānī sevāmā rahetā.
Swami said to one sadhu from Amdavad, “Gopalanand Swami said, ‘No one other than an aspirant can recognize the Sadhu.’” And then he continued, “Without past merits (sanskārs), nothing happens. Look! We have gathered here because of past merits. I once asked a farmer in his field, ‘Patel, will you worship God?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Let’s go to the river where the great sadhu Krupanand Swami is.’ Then, we went there and gave him the vows of satsang to observe. He became a jewel among sadhus.1 This happens because of past merits.” Then, Swami had the kirtan ‘Sant samāgam kīje’ sung. Footnotes: 1. 1. The farmer left with Gunatitanand Swami because he introspected that - taking care of the field and worshiping God - both cannot be done together. He became a sadhu in Junagadh and was named Ramākāntānand Swāmi. He served in the sukh-shaiyyā of Junagadh mandir.