Vaat 6.98
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 98 · 6 · Verse 98
Sanskrit Original
Aho! Ā Sādhu sāthe saune het chhe ne āpaṇne eno jog chhe tyā khoṭ nathī ṭaḷatī tyāre pachhī to khāvu, khāṭalo ne khāḍo1 e traṇ vāt thāshe ne bījī vātu thāshe paṇ āvī vātu nahī thāy; māṭe pachhī pastāvo thāshe. Ne strī-dravyano jog karavo nahī; kem je, jog thaye ṭhā raheto nathī. Te upar gor ne jajmānnī dīkarīnī vāt2 karī dekhāḍī, ne Bhaṭṭajīe ghoḍī besavā āpī,3 te bījī bāīe kahyu je, "Juvānne dīdhī paṇ gharaḍāne koṇ de?" Pachhī bheḷu chālavānā harāmnā sam khādhā. Footnotes: 1. 1. Āhār, nidrā ne jājare javu. 2. Ek gor yajmānnī dīkarīne tene gher mūkavā jato hato. Bāī pāse chhokaru hatu. Tethī ghareṇānī poṭalī teṇe gorne upāḍvā āpī. Raste chālatā gornī buddhi ghareṇā pachāvī pāḍavānī thaī. Tethī najīkne kūve bāīne pāṇī bharavā mokalī. Bāī chhokarāne thāḷāmā besāḍī pāṇī sinchavā lāgī; tevāmā gore āvī pāchhaḷthī dhakko māryo. Bāī kūvāmā paḍī, paṇ tyā zāḍnā ek mūkhane vaḷagī rahī. Tethī gornu dhāryu thayu nahī. Eṭale ek moṭo paththar māthe nākhavā dhārī paththar upāḍavā gayo. Tevāmā nīchethī ek sarp karaḍyo. Ethī gor mṛutyu pāmyo. Bāī kūvāmāthī potāne kāḍhavā māṭe būmo nākhatī hatī. Tethī thāḷāmā beṭhelu bāḷak kūvā taraf jāy, paṇ pelo sarp sāmo fūnfāḍo mārī tene javā deto nahoto. Tevāmā koī ek savār āvyo, teṇe te bāīne bahār kāḍhī ane ghareṇā sāthe tene gher pahochāḍī. 3. Mayārām Bhaṭṭa sangh kāḍhīne Gaḍhaḍe jatā hatā. Tyā rastāmā ek bāī thākī gaī. Bhaṭṭajīe potānī ghoḍī tene besavā āpī hatī.
Everyone has affection for this Sadhu and we have his association. If one’s faults are not overcome in his presence, then to eat, sleep and eliminate waste will be the three things that remain. Other talks will take place but these types of spiritual talks will not take place. So, there will be regret later. And do not associate with women or wealth, since when association occurs, control does not remain. On this, he described the story of the Brahmin and the daughter of his sponsor.1 Bhattji2 sat a young woman on his horse. So another woman said, “He gave his seat to a young woman, but who would give to the old?” Then, he vowed not to walk with them. Footnotes: 1. 1. A Brahmin was taking the daughter of his sponsor back to her home. She had a child with her. So she gave the ornaments bundle to the Brahmin to carry. On the way, the Brahmin decided to steal the ornaments. So, he sent the woman to a nearby well to get water. She sat the child on the side and began drawing water. The Brahmin stealthily came up behind her and pushed her in. Luckily, she caught hold of a branch on the side of the well and was saved from drowning. So the Brahmin picked up a big stone to throw at her. But, a snake suddenly appeared from below the stone and bit him. The Brahmin died. The woman shouted for help to be rescued from the well but the snake prevented the child from looking in. Meanwhile, a caravan party arrived, rescued her and took her safely home. 2. Mayaram Bhatt was taking a group of pilgrims to Gadhada. On the way, a young woman got tired. So Bhattji gave her his horse to ride.