Vaat 6.132
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 132 · 6 · Verse 132
Sanskrit Original
Ek sādhue prasādī khādhī te sāru pankti bahār kāḍhel. Pachhī ek haribhakte Mahārāj āgaḷ kahyu ke, "Kurānmā lakhyu chhe je, Khudā savārnā pahormā sād paḍāve chhe je, koī gunegār chhe? To chhoḍī mūkīe," em kahyu. Tyāre Mahārāj kahe, "E vāt sāchī chhe." Pachhī hāth joḍīne olyā sādhu dīn thaī gayā, eṭale te upar rājī thaī gayā, tem chhe. Dīn thāvu; e to sāru karavā ja ūbhā chhe. Pachhī olyo kahe, "Tyāre māf karajo ne kahesho em karavu chhe ne tamane rājī karavā chhe, te rūḍu thāy tem mune kahejo." Pachhī kahe, "Ṭhīk, bhajan karavā mānḍo." Juone! Māre chelā chhe, pag dābe em chhe, ḍholiyo chhe, gādalā ne khādhānu chhe ne je hu kahu te tarat karī diye em chhe, paṇ hu jo te karu ne koīne na karavānu kahu to manāy nahī ne sau kare. Te lakhyu chhe je, "Hruṣhabhdev Bhagwān shikṣhāne arthe siddhiyune na grahaṇ karatā havā."1 Em āpaṇe rahevu. Footnotes: 1. 1. Juo Bhāgwat: 5-5-35. Paramhansone tyāgnā ādarshnī shikṣhā (bodh) devā māṭe Hruṣhabhdeve ākāshgaman, manovegthī gaman karavu, antardhān, parakāyā pravesh, dūrdarshan, dūrshravaṇ siddhio vagar ichchhāe āvī to paṇ teno ādar na karyo ke tene svīkarī nahī.
One sadhu ate prasādi,1 therefore, he was expelled from the group. One devotee asked Maharaj, “It is written in the Quran that God cries out in the morning: ‘Is there anyone guilty (of sin)? If so, I will free them.’” Maharaj replied, “That is true.” So, that sadhu humbly folded his hands (admitted his guilt), so Maharaj was pleased with him. It is like that - one should become humble. God is there to do good unto all. Then, he said, “Please forgive me. And I want to do as you say and please you. So tell me what will benefit me.” So Maharaj replied, “Very well. Start worshiping God.” Look! I have attendants who massage my legs, I have a cushioned seat, pillows, and food. And when I ask something to be done, it is done. However, if I do something (behave against Maharaj’s āgnā or disciplines of sadhus), and then I tell others not to follow my behavior, then no one would listen to me. It is written that: “To set an example, Rushabhdev Bhagwan did not accept the siddhis.”2 We should behave accordingly. Footnotes: 1. 1. Shriji Maharaj often issued special prakarans from time to time. It seems that this must have been a prakaran where a sadhu cannot directly take prasādi or a sadhu cannot accept certain types of prasādi items. This sadhu must have transgressed this rule and was temporarily cast out from the group. 2. The eight achievements or yogic powers. To set an example of the level of renunciation for the paramhansas, Rushabhdev Bhagwan did not accept the eight yogic powers: (1) animā - the ability to make oneself subtle or small, whereby the yogi can enter even nonporous rocks; (2) mahimā - the ability to become large, whereby a yogi can become as large as a mountain; (3) garimā - the ability to make oneself heavy, whereby the yogi is not moved by even the strongest of winds; (4) laghimā - the ability to make oneself light giving the yogi the ability to travel with a ray of light to the abode of Surya; (5) ishitva - the ability to create, sustain and destroy living and non-living entities; (6) vashitva - the ability to exert control over living and non-living entities; (7) prāpti - the ability to grasp, whereby a yogi can fetch objects that may be extremely far away; (8) prākāmya - the ability to make one’s wishes come true.