Vaat 6.117
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 117 · 6 · Verse 117
Sanskrit Original
Pāpīnī sobatmā to Bhagwān bhūlī javāy. Te jem sūrya āgaḷ Vālakhilya Hruṣhi pāchhe page chālyā jāy chhe,1 em mune Bhagwān akhanḍ dekhātā paṇ ek pratipakṣhīne pāchhā pāḍavā sāru vāt karī te bārya mūrti bhūlī gayā, pachhī pāchhī māhī dekhāṇī. Em sang oḷakhāvīne mūrti akhanḍ dekhāṇāno marma kahyo. Footnotes: 1. 1. Vālkhilya nāmno hruṣhi-samudāy fakta ek angūṭhā jevaḍo ākār dharāve chhe. Ā sāṭh hajār hruṣhio Prajāpatinā vāḷmāthī utpanna thayā hatā. Teo sūryanā ananya bhakta chhe, tethī sūryalokmā rahe chhe ne sūryakiraṇonu pān kare chhe.
“By keeping the company of sinners, one will forget God. Just as Vālkhilya Rishi walks backward in front of Surya,1 I saw God constantly. I spoke against one dissident to hold him back, so I forgot the external murti.2 Later, I saw it again.” In this way, Swami told the secret of seeing God’s murti constantly by showing the nature of bad company. Footnotes: 1. 1. Vālkhilya Rishi always walks in front of Surya and sings beautiful verses. These verses are added at the end of the Vedas. There are ten ‘Mandals’ in Rigveda Samhitā. Within those, there are 1,028 verses including ones by Vālkhilya. 2. Swami is merely exhibiting a human trait here. He actually sees Maharaj’s murti constantly. However, to caution an aspirant seeking God, he explains one must recognize their company.