Vaat 6.89
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 89 · 6 · Verse 89
Sanskrit Original
Oho! Ek 'samartha thakā jaraṇā karavī' e bahu moṭī vāt chhe, kem je, kāī na hoy tene kahe to to ṭhīk paṇ sarve vāt hoy ne kaheshe je, "Tamane kāī āvaḍatu nathī," e to Bhagwān ne enā Sādhuthī ja jaraṇā thāy paṇ bījāthī na thāy. Māṭe āpaṇne kāī nathī āvaḍatu em kahe to paṇ shu? Ne sarva vāt tammā ja chhe, em kahe to paṇ shu? Ām kahye jātu nahī rahe ne ām kahye āvī nahī jāy. Marane thoḍu karavu paṇ huhāṭo na karavo. Ane zāzu kare to mahino dhārṇā-pārṇā kare, pachhī jyāre gnānvoṇu1 khāvā mānḍe tyāre traṇya traṇya ṭāṇā khāy, e vātmā māl nahī, bāre mās em ne em jamavu, nīkar ek koḷiyo ochhu jamavu te sattvaguṇī tap chhe, ne ek mahino olyu kare temā pārṇāne dī dharāī rahyā pachhī āṭh koḷiyā vadhu bharavā e tamoguṇī tap chhe. Māṭe Ati sarvatra varjayet... te ati ūnghavu nahī, ati khāvu nahī, ati bhakti karavī nahī, sarve sādhāraṇ gnāne karīne karavu to zāzu māne chhe. Traṇ jaṇ jaḷmā besī rahetā te lohī nīkaḷatu, tene paṇ Mahārāj kahetā je, "Ghoḍo besavā maḷe te sāru kāḍho chho?"2 Em Mahārāj vaḍhatā. Māṭe huhāṭo Mahārājne nathī gamato, em kahyu. Footnotes: 1. 1. Samajaṇ vagarnu. 2. Nājo Jogiyo vagere shiyāḷāmā ṭhanḍā pāṇīmā besī tap karatā. Jethī lohī nīkaḷe eṭale chalāy nahī, tethī ghoḍo besavā mānge. Ām, ghoḍā sāru yukti-prayukti karatā.
To let go and tolerate even when one is capable of hitting back is a great thing, since, when one has nothing and is told, that is understandable. But if everything worth knowing is known and one is told, “You do not know anything,” then that is tolerated only by God and his Sadhu, but not by others. So what if we are told that we do not know anything? If you are told that you know everything, then again, so what? Just by saying this knowledge will not be lost nor gained. We may do only a little, but do not be egoistic. Such conduct is like undertaking dhārnā-pārnā for a month and then eating three times a day without control. There is no value in that kind of behaviour. Eat in the same way throughout the year, otherwise to eat one morsel less is a pious austerity. And when one does dhārnā-pārnā for a month, if on the day of eating, even after eating to a full stomach, if one eats another eight morsels that is impious austerity. Therefore, ‘Ati sarvatra varjayet’ – one should not sleep excessively, eat excessively or offer excessive devotion. Do everything in moderation and with spiritual knowledge, and it is considered (by God) as a lot.