Vaat 6.113
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 113 · 6 · Verse 113
Sanskrit Original
Panch-viṣhay sāru to chāḷā chūnthatā fare chhe. Māṭe emā shu? E to pashune paṇ chhe. Mānanu ḍīnḍu thaīne ferā khāy chhe te have to pārakhā jovā panch-viṣhay vachche nākhyā chhe, te je karīe te thāy em chhe, paṇ bhūnḍu thāshe enī khabar chhe? Pachhī chhokarāno sparsh kare chhe ne vānarā jevā thāy chhe. Māṭe āgnā mukhya rākhavī, emā pāchho pag bharavo nahī. Jene khap hoy tene sāru ā vāt chhe. Kaṭhaṇ vachan kahu chhu re, kaḍavā kākachrūp; Daradīne goḷī dau chhu re, sukh thāvā anup. Em chhe. Bījāne shu! E to pashu jevā chhe. Kharekharo garāsiyo hoy to pāchho na fare. Te 'Khāḍā khase paṇ hāḍā1 na haṭhe, bhāgatā bhalaku2 vāgashe re' emā sho māl! Sāmā ghā le te kharo; evī ghaṇīk vātu kahī. Footnotes: 1. 1. Kṣhatriyonī ek prasiddha shurvīr jāti. 2. Bhālo. Kṣhatriya raṇmedānmāthī pāchho pag bhare to bījo kṣhatriya tene bhāle vīndhī nākhe; kem ke kṣhatriyapaṇu lajavyu!
People continually roam and scheme to enjoy the five types of sense pleasures. But what is the merit in that? Even animals have desires for physical enjoyment. They are a bundle of ego and keep wandering around. So now, to test them they have been thrown into the midst of material pleasures. And whatever one wants to do can be done, but does one know that it will result in disaster? Since, if sadhus touch children they become like monkeys.1 Therefore, make observing the commands the priority. Do not retreat in that. This talk is for those who have determination. Kathan vachan kahu chhu re, kadvā kānkachrup; Dardine goli dau chhu re, sukh thāvā anup.2 It is like this for those who want to progress. What can be said of others, for they are like animals. If one is a true warrior, one will not turn back. And, ‘Khādā khase pan hādā na hathe, bhāgtā bhalku vāgshe re.’ (Pits may move but a warrior of the Hādās community does not retreat; if one runs away, another true warrior will hit the absconder with a spear.) What is the worth in that? One who takes blows on the chest is a true warrior. Footnotes: 1. 1. That is, their minds will flit from one thought to another, just like a monkey is constantly on the move. 2. I give you stern orders, bitter like kākach (a bitter ayurvedic preparation); I give this pill to the patient, to give him incomparable spiritual bliss. - Nishkulanand Swami