Vaat 7.24
Swamini Vato Prakaran 7 Vaat 24 · 7 · Verse 24
Sanskrit Original
Vartālmā Shrījī Mahārāje Paramhansa āgaḷ potānā Puruṣhottampaṇānā mahimānī vāt pāch, chha divas karīne pachhī Shrījī Mahārāje santne kahyu je, “Amārī vātnu rahasya to ā Nityānand Swāmī samaje chhe.” Pachhī sarve sante kahyu je, “He Mahārāj! E kem samaje chhe?” Tyāre kahyu je, “Tame pūchho.” Tyāre sarve sante pūchhyu, tyāre Nityānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “Tame Puruṣhottam kahyā te to Mahā-Puruṣh chhe ne Puruṣhottam to Akṣhar thakī par ne Rām-Kṛuṣhṇādik sarve avatārnā avatārī ne sarva kāraṇnā kāraṇ ā pratyakṣh pramāṇ Shrījī Mahārāj chhe.” Tyār pachhī sarve sante Shrījī Mahārājne kahyu je, “He Mahārāj! Tamārā swarūpno sarvoparī nishchay thāy tevī rīte kṛupā karīne kaho.” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jyā pragaṭ Puruṣhottampaṇānī vāt āve chhe tyā sarvenī buddhi bhramāī jāy chhe, paṇ sarva ṭhekāṇe pratyakṣh Harikṛuṣhṇa Puruṣhottamne laīne bījāne Puruṣhottam kahyā chhe te pratyakṣh Harikṛuṣhṇa Puruṣhottamne līdhā vinā to Akṣharne paṇ Bhagwān na kahevāy to bījānī shī vāt kahevī? Māṭe evā shabda sāmbhaḷīne mati bhramāvā devī nahī. Te Puruṣhottam Rām-Kṛuṣhṇādik sarve avatārnā avatārī pratyakṣh Harikṛuṣhṇa ame chhīe emā kinchitmātra sanshay nathī.” Evī rīte Shrījī Mahārāje potānā Puruṣhottampaṇānī sant āgaḷ vāt karī.
Shriji Mahārāj spoke of his greatness of being Purushottam to the paramhansas in Vartāl for five to six days. Then, Shriji Mahārāj said, “Nityānand Swāmi understands the significance of my talks.” The sadhus asked, “Mahārāj! What is his understanding?” Mahārāj replied, “You ask him.” So the sadhus asked Nityānand Swāmi and Nityānand Swāmi said, “The ‘Purushottam’ that Shriji Mahārāj spoke of is actually Mahā-Purush.1 But the actual Purushottam, who is superior to Akshar and who is the avatāri - the cause of Rām, Krishna, and other avatārs, and the cause of the cause - is this manifest Shriji Mahārāj himself.” Then, the sadhus said to Mahārāj, “Mahārāj! Graciously tell us how we may develop the supreme conviction of your form.” Shriji Mahārāj said, “Whenever one hears the talks of the manifest form of Purushottam, everyone’s intellect becomes confused. However, others are referred to as Purushottam because of their association with the manifest Harikrishna Purushottam;2 but without their association with the manifest Harikrishna Purushottam, one cannot refer to even Akshar as God. So how can others be called Purushottam? Therefore, when hearing such words, one should not allow doubts to form. We are (I am) that Purushottam, the manifest Harikrishna, who is the cause of the avatārs such as Rām, Krishna, and others. There is not the slightest doubt in that.” Thus spoke Shriji Mahārāj about his supremacy as Purushottam to the sadhus. Footnotes: 1. 1. Here, Maha-Purush should be understood as Pradhan-Purush because the ishwar entity begins with Pradhan-Purush. (Vachanamrut Gadhada II-31; Satsangijivan 1/12/32) 2. Here, by using the words manifest Harikrishna Purushottam, Maharaj is referring to himself. Similar words of Shriji Maharaj have been captured in Vachanamrut Loya 13: “Of course, by considering their association with God, it is acceptable to endow greatness upon anyone. Brahmā, Shiv, Nārad, the Sanakādik and Uddhav can all be called God because of their association with God. At present, even a sādhu like Muktānand Swāmi can be considered to be like God because of his association with God. Without God, however, even Akshar cannot be called God – let alone anyone else...”