Vaat 6.82
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 82 · 6 · Verse 82
Sanskrit Original
Vaḷī, gnānnā shabda pāḍavā. Kem je, shabde karīne to deh bandhāy chhe, te ‘Kāṭavī’ em kahe, tyā olyu bakaru bole em thāy . Ne gāyno vāgh karī de evā māṇaso hoy. Te upar vāt karī je, chār chore shaṇagārelī gāy dīṭhī. Te laī levā dhāryu. Pachhī olyā brāhmaṇne kahe, "Tune to eṇe bāp maryā keḍe vāgh dīdho." Tyāre brāhmaṇ kahe, "Ā to gāy chhe ne shu?" Pachhī āghe jatā vaḷī bījāe kahyu je, "Are ā vāgh laīne kyā jāy chhe?" Tyāre tene bhrānti paḍī. Pachhī tyāthī āghe jatā trījāe paṇ em kahyu, tyāre to ghaṇī ja bhrānti paḍī ne chheṭe chheṭe chālavā lāgyo. Pachhī āghe jatā chothāe kahyu, tyāre kahe, "Hā bhāī, sau kahe chhe te e vāgh ja hashe." Pachhī mūkī dīdhī. Em āpaṇāmā koīk kaheshe je, "Tamāru ām vānku bole chhe." Te jyā mahino em kahe tyā kharu manāī jāy. Māṭe shabda to ākāshno bhāg chhe, te ākāshmā līn thaī jāy chhe em jāṇavu ne ātmaniṣhṭh thāvu, pachhī tene lāge ja nahī. Em ḍāhyā māṇasne vivek joīe ne āpaṇne ko'k Sanakādik jevā kahe to shu kāī Sanakādik jevā thaī gayā? Ne ko'k lambakarṇa1 jevā kahe to shu tevā thaī gayā? Emā shu? E to jīvno swabhāv te game tem kahe. Jo em ja manāshe to jogīnā lingno bhang2 kem kahevāshe? Māṭe ā traṇ dehthī nokhu varatavu ne jīvmā bhajan karavu, tethī kāraṇ deh baḷe chhe. Ne ā to kārakhānā paṇ ūbhā chhe, vahevār, bījā-trījā badhā ūbhā chhe te gauṇpaṇe rākhavā ne mukhyapaṇe to gnān rākhavu. Footnotes: 1. 1. Lāmbā kān jene chhe te, gadheḍo. 2. Vāsanā ling - kāraṇ dehno nāsh.
The words of spiritual wisdom should be followed. Since, through words the body is formed. Even a sheep, name Katavi (by its owners), responds when called by that name. And people are such that they turn a cow into a tiger. On this, Swami narrated a story, “Four thieves saw a decorated cow and decided to plunder it. Then one thief said to the Brahmin, ‘Has your father died that someone has given you a tiger?’ To this, the Brahmin said, ‘This is a cow.’ Going a little further, the second said, ‘Oh! Where are you going with this tiger?’ Then he (the Brahmin) had a doubt. Then, going further from there, the third also repeated this and then he (the Brahmin) had great doubts and started walking at a distance from the cow. Further on, the fourth also told him. Then he said, ‘Yes, brother, everyone is saying this. So it must be a tiger.’ Then he left it.” Similarly, if someone tells us for a month, “Somebody is speaking ill of you,” then it is believed as true. Therefore, know words to be a part of space and that they merge into space. Develop ātmā-realization, then they do not hurt. Thus, the wise should cultivate such discrimination. If someone describes us as like the (great) Sanakadiks, do we become like them? And if someone describes us as a donkey, do we become like a donkey? So what? That is the nature of the individual. He may say anything. But if things are believed like that, how can the causal body of a yogi be destroyed? Therefore, act separate to these three bodies and offer worship within the jiva, since by that, the causal body is destroyed. Also, workshops (for building mandirs, etc.) are still in operation, and one or other social dealings are also awaiting. They should be kept secondary and acquiring spiritual wisdom should be kept as the main objective.