Vaat 6.166
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 166 · 6 · Verse 166
Sanskrit Original
“Mumbaī jāy to satsang thoḍo ghāse1 ne tethī Musambī2 jāy to vadhu ghāse ne tethī Kāp Kurān3 jāy to sābado ghāsī jāy. Māṭe gher beṭhā roṭalā maḷe to vadhu sāru. Āghu jāvu nahī ne shaher pāṭaṇ sevavā nahī, ne sukh to satsangmā ja chhe.” Tyāre ko’ke kahyu je, “Tamārī āgnāmā rahe to?” Eṭale Swāmī kahe, “Hā, āgnāmā rahe to sukhī thāy ne āgnā bahār pag de to dukhī thāy. Āgnā ne vachan e bemā ja sukh chhe ne temā mokṣha paṇ rahyo chhe. Juone! Jānakījīe āgnā bahār pag dīdho to harāṇā. Ne ek kaḍiyo karāchī gayo. Te bhāre kamaṭhāṇ uṭhāvīne rūpiyā pandar hajār bheḷā thayā, pachhī me āhīthī kāgaḷ lakhyo je, ‘Bhāgī āvaje, zāzo lobh karīsh mā.’ Paṇ na āvyo, temāthī shuye thayu te badhāy gayā ne pote mānḍ bāyaḍī-chhokarā laīne bhāgyo, em paṇ thāy chhe.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Ghasāī jāy. 2. Mozāmbik. 3. Kep ŏf Guḍ Hop (Kepṭāun), athavā Kep Kemorin; Dakṣhiṇ Āfrikā.
If one goes to Mumbai, satsang is slightly eroded and if one goes to Musambi (Mozambique) it is eroded still further and if one goes to Cape Kuran (Cape Town) it is totally eroded. So, it is better if one gets enough food sitting at home. Do not go far and do not go to live in Pātan1 and other cities, since happiness is only in satsang. Then, someone said, “What if we live as per your commands?” So Swami said, “Yes, if one lives as commanded, then one becomes happy and if one steps out of the commands, then misery arises. Only in the commands and the advice of God and his holy Sadhu is there happiness and moksha. Jankiji stepped outside disobeying the instructions and was abducted. A mason went to Karachi, and by doing difficult work, collected 15,000 rupees. Then I wrote a letter from here, ‘Come back. Do not be greedy for more.’ But he did not, and as a result, he lost everything and narrowly escaped with his wife and children. Even this happens.” Footnotes: 1. 1. A prosperous town during the Middle Ages. It was still quite prosperous in Gunatitanand Swami’s lifetime.