Vaat 6.151
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 151 · 6 · Verse 151
Sanskrit Original
Brahmacharya rākhavānā to chha upāy chhe. Temā ānkhya, kān, nāk ne man e chār chorī karī jāy chhe, tenī sūrat rākhīne sāchavavā; temā ānkhyane to bīḍī levī tethī ūpaje ja nahī, e mūḷ chhe; ne khāvu zāzu nahī, ne ūnghavu zāzu nahī, e paṇ mūḷ chhe. Temā khāvu ne ūnghavu temā to viṣhay ja rahyā chhe. Te māṭe Asankalpāt jayetkāmam, dhīre dhīre sankalp bandh karavā mānḍīne bhajan karavu. Ne manno vishvās na karavo. Te upar – Na kuryātkarhichitsakhyam manasi hyanavasthite; Yadvishrambhāchchirāchchīrṇam chaskanda tap aishvaram. Nityam dadāti kāmasya chhidram tamanu yerayah; Yoginah kṛutamaitrasya patyurjāyev punshchalī.1 E shlok bolīne kahe, ā sarve vāt khapvāḷāne kāmnī chhe, jene kalyāṇ jo’tu hoy tene āhī bīju shu chhe! Bākī to ame beṭhā chhīe tyā ja Dharmāmṛut lopāy chhe pachhī vāsethī to shu thāshe? Vahevār karyā vinā to chāle nahī; paṇ pāchhu vaḷavu em Mahārājno ne Moṭā Sādhuno siddhānt chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Man chanchaḷ chhe māṭe tenī mitratā kadī karavī nahī; kāraṇ ke manno vishvās karavāthī mahāsamarth puruṣhonā lāmbā kāḷnā tap paṇ nāsh pāmyā chhe, jem vyabhichāriṇī strī potānā par vishvās karanār patino jār puruṣhone avakāsh āpī teo dvārā nāsh kare chhe, tem je yogī manno vishvās kare chhe, tenu e man kām tathā tenī pāchhaḷ rahenārā krodhādik shatruone avakāsh āpe chhe; (ane te dvārā yogīne bhraṣhṭ kare chhe.) (Bhāgwat: 5/6/3-4)
“There are six methods of maintaining celibacy. In that, the eyes, ears, nose, and the mind are the thieves (i.e. they cause one to fail in maintaining celibacy). One should vigilantly be aware of this and keep them controlled. The eyes should be closed, so there is no chance (of seeing a women). This is the root cause. And one should not eat excessively and sleep excessively. These are also the root causes. All of the vishays are in eating and sleeping. Therefore, Asankalpāt jayetkāmam: one should gradually bar their desires and worship God. And one should not trust their mind.” Regarding this, Swami said the following shlokas: Na kuryātkarhichitsakhyam manasi hyanavasthite; Yadvishrambhāchchirāchchīrṇam chaskanda tap aishvaram. Nityam dadāti kāmasya chhidram tamanu yerayah; Yoginah kṛutamaitrasya patyurjāyev punshchalī.1 Then, Swami said, “These talks are useful for one who has an interest in their liberation. For one who wants to be liberated, what else is there here? Otherwise, the Dharmamrut is being transgressed right here where I sit. And who knows what will happen in the future. We have to engage in social duties; but one should withdraw from them - that is the principle of Maharaj and the great Sadhu.” Footnotes: 1. 1. The mind is very active (it cannot be controlled); therefore, one should not befriend it. Why? Because by trusting the mind, even the austerities of powerful men were destroyed. Just as an adulterous woman who keeps the company of wicked men is the cause of her trusting husband’s death at the hands of the wicked men; similarly, a yogi who trusts his mind is defiled by his own mind when he allows lust and other vices to pollute it.