Vaat 6.168
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 168 · 6 · Verse 168
Sanskrit Original
Jīv panch-viṣhay sāru herān thāy chhe. Te ek ek viṣhay Girnār jevā chhe, te ūkhaḍtā nathī. Ne ā badho malak manḍe to Girnār Parvat paṇ ūkheḍī nākhīe, paṇ kām to karoḍ upāye paṇ na ūkhaḍe! Be vāndarā kām sāru laḍyā, temāthī ek vāndaro doḍyo ne zāḍnu bachaku līdhu, te dānt khūnchī gayā eṭale marī gayo. Evu kām viṣhaynu chhe. Kāmthī krodhanu vadhu - Kāmam dahanti kṛutino nanu roṣhadraṣhṭyā Roṣham dahantamut ten dahantyasahyam; Soyam yadantaramalam pravishanbibheti Kāmah kathan nu punarasya manah shrayet.1 E shlok bolīne kahyu je, “Shivnā Gaṇe to kām bāḷī nākhyo chhe paṇ krodhe karīne potānā ardhā ardhā hoṭh karaḍī khādhā chhe. Te māṭe badhuye jāḷavavu; ne chhaṭhṭhu man paṇ nīl vāndarā jevu chhe te haḷī haḷīne doḍe chhe ne ek kṣhaṇ sthir thātu nathī.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Yogīo kadāch roṣhdraṣhṭithī kāmne bāḷī shake chhe, paṇ potāne bāḷato je asahya krodh tene bāḷī shakatā nathī. Evo krodh jenā hṛudaymā pravesh karatā bhay pāmato hoy, tenā manne kām to kyāthī aḍī shake? (Bhāgwat: 2/7/7)
The jiva suffers harassment for material pleasures. Each sense pleasure is like Mt. Girnar. They are not uprooted. If all the people of the whole region get involved, then Girnar can be uprooted, but lust cannot be uprooted even by millions of methods! Two male monkeys fought over a female monkey. Then, one monkey ran and bit a tree out of anger. His teeth became so stuck that he died. Such is lust. But, anger is more difficult to control than lust: Kāmam dahanti krutino nanu roshadrushtayā, Rosham dahantamuta tena dahantyasahyam. Soyam yadantaramalam pravishanbibheti, Kāmam katham nu punarasya manaha shreyata.1 After reciting this shlok, Swami said, “Shiv burnt Kamdev, the god of love, but due to anger, he has eaten away half of his own lips. Therefore, everything should be balanced. The mind is erratic like the black-faced monkey – it provokes, runs here and there and does not remain still for even a moment.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Great (stalwarts like Shivji) can, by their wrathful glances, burn lust yet they cannot be free from the effect of their own anger. Such anger is afraid of entering inside God, so how can lust take shelter in his mind? - Shrimad Bhagvat 2/7/7