Vaat 6.211
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 211 · 6 · Verse 211
Sanskrit Original
Ā jīv koī dī Prabhu bhajavā navaro thayo nathī. Ne sarve dhūḍyanu chhe, paṇ māhī chonṭī rahe chhe ne jyāre shabda sambhaḷāy tyāre zaḍap kān de, ras āve tyā tarat doḍī pūge, rūp āve to zaḍap joī le, sparsh āve ke zaḍap tvachā sparsh karī le, ne gandh āve ke zaḍap nāsikāe sūnghī le, em panch-viṣhaymā zaḍpu nākhe chhe. Ane e badhāy viṣhay chhe to viṣhṭānā, Indrāṇī chandan lagāy ang e savaiyo bolyā, evā viṣhay chhe. Māṭe Nijātmānam brahmarūpam evu thāvu. Te vinā chhūṭako nathī. Vāramvār mānav deh nathī pāmyo to chete dharathī; Jarāye jarjar thāshe ang, indriya mūkī deshe sang; Tyāre akhā japmālā grahe, fūṭe ghaḍe pāṇī kem rahe?
This jiva has never become free to worship God. Everything is made of dust, yet one is attached to it. And when pleasant, mundane words are heard, then quickly the ears prick up; when tasty food comes, one immediately runs there; when someone beautiful comes, then one quickly takes a look; when there is an opportunity to touch something pleasant, the skin quickly touches it; and when there is a fragrant smell, one quickly smells it. Thus, one quickly indulges oneself in the sense pleasures. But all these pleasures are waste. Then he recited the verse, 'Indrāni chandan lagāy ang,’1 the sense pleasures are like this. So, without attaining the state of Brahman as described in ‘Nijātmānam brahmarupam’ there is no release. Footnotes: 1. 1. Indra’s wife applied sandalwood paste to the body.