Vaat 6.222
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 222 · 6 · Verse 222
Sanskrit Original
Mahārāj kahe, “Viṣhayno sparsh karavo ja nahī, eṭale man paṇ indriyu lagaṇ āve ja nahī, māṭe viṣhaythī chheṭe rahevu. Ne Bhagwān paṇ maḷavā hatā evā maḷyā chhe; have āvā jogmā jo viṣhaynī āsakti rahī to bahu khoṭ jāshe. Ne moṭā moṭāno paṇ viṣhaythī chheṭe rahevāno ja mat chhe.” Tyāre ko’ke kahyu je, “Viṣhay jaṇātā nathī.” Tyāre Swāmī bolyā je, “Gaḷyu, khāṭu, khāru, sāru jaṇāy chhe ke nahī? E to jaṇāy, paṇ jīvne mūkavu nathī. Are, garaj ja kyā chhe? Jone garaje to gadheḍāne paṇ bāp kahe chhe. Te ā jīve hāḍakā, mās ne narak temā ja māl mānyo chhe; te raheshe nahī.”
“Maharaj says, ‘One should not touch (be drawn toward) the vishays, so that the mind does not follow the indriyas. Therefore, remain far from the vishays.’ And we attained God that we were destined to attain. If one still has a weakness for enjoying the vishays in this company, then one will suffer a great loss. And the principle of many great is to remain far away from the vishays.” Then, someone said, “The vishays are not perceived.” Swami responded, “Does one perceive sweet, sour, salty, and good? Yes, that is perceived, but the jiva does not want to give it up. Where is the self-interest? If one has self-interest, one will address a donkey as his father. The jiva believes there is worth in bones, flesh, and discharge; but [the body] will not remain.”