Loya 7

Indriyo, Antahkaraṇ ane Anubhav Pahonchyānu

Samvat 1877nā Māgshar sudi 3 Trījne divas Shrījī Mahārāj gām Shrī Loyā madhye Surā Khācharnā darabārmā ḍholiyā upar virājmān hatā ane māthe dhoḷī pāghnu chhogalu virājmān hatu tathā dhoḷī chhīnṭnī ḍaglī paherī hatī ane rūno bharelo dhoḷo survāḷ paheryo hato ane dhoḷī pachheḍī oḍhī hatī ane potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ Muni tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Ane te samayamā Vachanāmṛutnu pustak Nityānand Swāmīe lāvīne Shrījī Mahārājne āpyu. Pachhī te pustakne joīne bahu rājī thayā. Ane Paramhansa pratye bolyā je, “Āj to bhāre bhāre prashna pūchho to vāt karīe.” Tyāre Muktānand Swāmīe prashna pūchhyo je, “Shrutimā em kahyu chhe je, ‘Ṛute gnānānna muktihi’¹⁸ ‘Tamev viditvāti-mṛutyumeti nānyah panthā vidyateyanāya ||’¹⁹ E Shrutimā em kahyu chhe je, ‘Bhagwānnu sākṣhāt gnān thāy tyāre jīvnu kalyāṇ thāy chhe.’ Tyāre Shāstramā je bījā sādhan²⁰ kalyāṇne arthe batāvyā chhe tenu shu prayojan chhe? Kem je, kalyāṇ to gnāne karīne ja thāy chhe.” Evā prashnane sāmbhaḷīne Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Gnān te jāṇavānu nām chhe.” Tyāre Nityānand Swāmīe āshankā karī je, “Jāṇavu e ja gnān hoy to Shāstre karīne Bhagwānne sarve jagat jāṇe chhe, teṇe karīne sarvenu kalyāṇ thatu nathī.”

Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Shāstre karīne parokṣhpaṇe Bhagwānne jāṇyā teṇe karīne jem kalyāṇ nathī tem ja Rām-Kṛuṣhṇādik Bhagwānnā avatār hatā tyāre temane sarve manuṣhye pratyakṣh dīṭhā hatā, to teṇe karīne paṇ shu kalyāṇ thayu chhe?” Tyāre Muktānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “Jeṇe Bhagwānne pratyakṣh dīṭhā hoy tenu to janmāntare kalyāṇ thāy chhe.” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jeṇe shāstre karīne Bhagwānne jāṇyā teṇe karīne paṇ janmāntare kalyāṇ thāy chhe. Kā je, jene shāstre karīne jāṇyā chhe tene ja netre karīne dekhe chhe ane jene netre karīne dekhe chhe tene ja shāstre karīne jāṇe chhe; māṭe beynu bījbaḷ barobar thāy chhe ne beynu janmāntare kalyāṇ paṇ barobar chhe. Kem je, shravaṇe karīne Bhagwānne sāmbhaḷyā temā shu gnān nathī? Paṇ tene te sāmbhaḷyā ja kahevāy. Ane tvachāe karīne sparsh karyo temā shu gnān nathī? Paṇ tene te sparsh karyo ja kahevāy. Ane netre karīne joyā temā shu gnān nathī? Paṇ tene te joyā ja kahevāy. Ane nāsikāe karīne sūnghyā temā shu gnān nathī? Paṇ tene te sūnghyā ja kahevāy. Ane jihvāe karīne varṇan karyā temā shu gnān nathī? Paṇ tene te varṇan karyā ja kahevāy. Evī rīte bāhya indriyoe karīne gnān chhe tathā antahkaraṇe karīne je gnān chhe ane antahkaraṇ-indriyo par je jīvasattā-tadāshrit je anubhav-gnān chhe temāthī tame kayā gnānne kaho chho? Ane je Bhagwān chhe teṇe to ā jagatnī utpattine arthe Aniruddha evu swarūp dhāryu chhe, jene viṣhe sthāvar-jangamrūp je vishva te sāvakāshe karīne rahyu chhe. Ane Sankarṣhaṇrūpe karīne jagatno sanhār kare chhe ane Pradyumnarūpe karīne jagatnī sthiti kare chhe tathā Matsya-Kachchhādik avatārnu dhāraṇ kare chhe. Evī rīte jyā jevu kārya tyā tevā kāryanī siddhine arthe tevā rūpnu grahaṇ kare chhe. Temā koī kārya to evu chhe je, jemā antahkaraṇ-indriyo nathī pūgatā, kevaḷ anubhav-gnāne karīne ja jaṇāy chhe; tyāre tevā kāryanī siddhine arthe Bhagwān paṇ tevā swarūpnu dhāraṇ kare chhe. Ane koī kārya evu chhe je, indriyo-antahkaraṇe karīne jāṇyāmā āve chhe tyāre te kāryanī siddhine arthe Bhagwān paṇ tevā ja thāy chhe.²¹ Māṭe tame kayā Bhagwānnā swarūpne gnāne karīne kalyāṇ thāy em pūchho chho?” Tyāre Nityānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “Je Bhagwānnā swarūpne viṣhe indriyo, antahkaraṇ ane anubhav e traṇe pūge evā Bhagwānnā swarūpne gnāne karīne mokṣh thāy em kahīe chhīe.” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Evā je Bhagwān te to Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa chhe. Te to pote potāne em kahe chhe je,

“Ityādik vachane karīne pote potāne indriyo-antahkaraṇ thakī agochar kahe chhe. Māṭe Bhagwānne tattve karīne samajavā te to em chhe je, indriyo, antahkaraṇ tathā anubhav e traṇe karīne yathārthpaṇe pratyakṣh Bhagwānne jāṇe tyāre pūro gnānī kahevāy. Ane e traṇ prakārmāthī jo eke ochho hoy to tene ātyantik gnān na kahevāy ne teṇe karīne janma-mṛutyune paṇ na tare. Ane koīk sādhane karīne²⁶ brahmaswarūpne pāmyo hoy te paṇ jo pratyakṣh Bhagwānne evī rīte na jāṇe to te paṇ pūro gnānī na kahevāy. Māṭe Shrīmad Bhāgwatmā kahyu chhe je,

“Tathā Gītāmā kahyu chhe je,

“Akarma je gnān tene viṣhe paṇ jāṇavu rahyu chhe, te shu? To je, brahmarūp thayo tene paṇ Parabrahma Puruṣhottam te jāṇavā rahyā chhe. Ane je brahmarūp thayo tene ja Puruṣhottamnī bhaktino adhikār chhe. Te bhakti te shu? To jem Shvetdvīpvāsī je Nirannamukta chhe te brahmarūp thakā chandan-puṣhpādi nānā prakārnī pūjā-sāmagrīe karīne Parabrahma je Vāsudev tene pūje chhe; tem e paṇ brahmarūp thako pratyakṣh Bhagwānnī bhakti chandan, puṣhpa, shravaṇ, mananādike karīne kare.²⁹ Te Bhagwāne Gītāmā kahyu chhe je,

“Māṭe brahmarūp thaīne je Parabrahmanī bhakti na kare to te paṇ ātyantik kalyāṇne na pāmyo kahevāy. Ane³¹

“E vyāpya evī jaḍ prakṛuti chhe ane

“E vyāpak evī chaitanya prakṛuti chhe. Ane je pratyakṣh Bhagwān chhe te kevā chhe? To e aṣhṭa prakārnī je vyāpya prakṛuti ane tene viṣhe vyāpak evī je chaitanya prakṛuti te beynā³⁴ ādhār chhe. Jem ākāsh chhe te pṛuthivyādik chār tattvono³⁵ ādhār chhe. Ane pṛuthvīnī jyāre sankoch avasthā thāy chhe te bheḷo ākāsh paṇ sankochne pāme chhe ne pṛuthvīnī vikās avasthā thāy chhe te bheḷī ākāshnī paṇ vikās avasthā chhe. Tathā jaḷ, tej ane vāyunī sankoch-vikās avasthā bheḷī ākāshnī paṇ sankoch-vikās avasthā chhe; ane pṛuthivyādi tattvanī sankoch-vikās avasthā te bey ākāshne viṣhe thāy chhe. Tem³⁶ e be prakṛutinī sankoch-vikās avasthā bheḷī Bhagwānnī paṇ sankoch-vikās avasthā chhe³⁷ ne e be prakṛutinī sankoch-vikās avasthā te Bhagwānne viṣhe chhe.³⁸ Evā je Bhagwān te sarvanā ātmā chhe. Tyā Shrutio chhe –

“Ityādik Shrutio chhe. Tathā annamay brahma kahyo chhe, manomay brahma kahyo chhe, vignānmay brahma kahyo chhe, ānandmay brahma⁴³ kahyo chhe ityādik ghaṇīk prakārnī brahmavidyā kahī chhe. Tenu shu tātparya chhe je, Bhagwān sarvanā kāraṇ chhe ne sarvanā ādhār chhe, māṭe e sarvene brahma kahyā chhe. Paṇ e sarve sharīr chhe ane e sarvenā sharīrī te Bhagwān Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa pratyakṣh Puruṣhottam chhe. Te Bhagwānne viṣhe e jaḍ-chaitanyarūp je be prakṛuti te sankoch-vikās avasthāe karīne potānā kārya sahit sukhe karīne rahī chhe ane e sarvene viṣhe Bhagwān je te antaryāmīrūpe kāraṇpaṇe karīne rahyā chhe. Ane te ja Bhagwān ā pratyakṣh pramāṇ chhe. Evī rīte mahimāe sahit je Bhagwānne jāṇe ne dekhe tene paripūrṇa gnān kahīe.”⁴⁴

Tyāre Muktānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “Evī rīte dekhātu to na hoy ne antahkaraṇmā to evī rītnī draḍh āṭī⁴⁵ hoy tene paripūrṇa gnān kahevāy ke nahī?” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jem andhāru ghar hoy ne temā koṭhī tathā thāmbhalā rahyā hoy tene dekhe chhe to paṇ yathārth dekhyā na kahevāy; tem Puruṣhottam Bhagwānne viṣhe jaḍ-chit prakṛuti rahī chhe ne e prakṛutine viṣhe pote rahyā chhe tene anumāne karīne jāṇe chhe, paṇ jo dekhyāmā nathī āvatu to paripūrṇa gnānī na kahevāy.⁴⁶ Ane jo ene evī āṭī ṭhāvakī chhe to kāīk ene alaukikpaṇu jaṇāyu joīe; nahī to jaṇāshe. Ane nihsandeh evī āṭī chhe ne jaṇātu nathī, to em e samaje je, ‘E Bhagwānne viṣhe to sarve chhe paṇ mane dekhāḍatā nathī, evī ja enī ichchhā chhe.’ Em samajīne te Bhagwānnī bhakti karato thako potāne kṛutārth māne chhe to e paripūrṇa gnānī chhe. Māṭe indriyo, antahkaraṇ ane anubhav e traṇe prakāre karīne je Bhagwānne yathārthpaṇe jāṇato hoy tene gnānī kahīe. Ane tevā gnānīne Bhagwāne Gītāmā shreṣhṭhpaṇe kahyo chhe.

“Evo je gnānī te to sadā sākārmūrti evā je pratyakṣh Bhagwān tene Prakṛuti-Puruṣh, Akṣhar te thakī par ne sarvanā kāraṇ, sarvanā ādhār jāṇīne ananyapaṇe seve chhe. Evī rīte je samajavu tene gnān kahīe ane e gnāne karīne ātyantik mokṣh thāy chhe. Ane je em nathī samajatā ne kevaḷ shāstre karīne ‘aham brahmāsmi’⁴⁸ thaī bese chhe ne kahe chhe je, ‘Rām-Kṛuṣhṇādik to brahmarūp evo je hu te mārī laharī⁴⁹ chhe,’ evā je brahmakudāḷ⁵⁰ ādhunik Vedāntī te to ati duṣhṭ chhe ne mahāpāpī chhe ane marīne narakmā paḍe chhe, te koī divas eno chhūṭako thato nathī.”

Samvat 1877na Magshar sudi 3 Trijne divas Shriji Maharaj gam Shri Loya madhye Sura Khacharna darabarma dholiya upar virajman hata ane mathe dholi paghnu chhogalu virajman hatu tatha dholi chhintni dagli paheri hati ane runo bharelo dholo surval paheryo hato ane dholi pachhedi odhi hati ane potana mukharvindni agal Muni tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Ane te samayama Vachanamrutnu pustak Nityanand Swamie lavine Shriji Maharajne apyu. Pachhi te pustakne joine bahu raji thaya. Ane Paramhansa pratye bolya je, “Aj to bhare bhare prashna puchho to vat karie.” Tyare Muktanand Swamie prashna puchhyo je, “Shrutima em kahyu chhe je, ‘Rute gnananna muktihi’¹⁸ ‘Tamev viditvati-mrutyumeti nanyah pantha vidyateyanaya ||’¹⁹ E Shrutima em kahyu chhe je, ‘Bhagwannu sakshat gnan thay tyare jivnu kalyan thay chhe.’ Tyare Shastrama je bija sadhan²⁰ kalyanne arthe batavya chhe tenu shu prayojan chhe? Kem je, kalyan to gnane karine ja thay chhe.” Eva prashnane sambhaline Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Gnan te janavanu nam chhe.” Tyare Nityanand Swamie ashanka kari je, “Janavu e ja gnan hoy to Shastre karine Bhagwanne sarve jagat jane chhe, tene karine sarvenu kalyan thatu nathi.”

Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Shastre karine parokshpane Bhagwanne janya tene karine jem kalyan nathi tem ja Ram-Krushnadik Bhagwanna avatar hata tyare temane sarve manushye pratyaksh ditha hata, to tene karine pan shu kalyan thayu chhe?” Tyare Muktanand Swamie kahyu je, “Jene Bhagwanne pratyaksh ditha hoy tenu to janmantare kalyan thay chhe.” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jene shastre karine Bhagwanne janya tene karine pan janmantare kalyan thay chhe. Ka je, jene shastre karine janya chhe tene ja netre karine dekhe chhe ane jene netre karine dekhe chhe tene ja shastre karine jane chhe; mate beynu bijbal barobar thay chhe ne beynu janmantare kalyan pan barobar chhe. Kem je, shravane karine Bhagwanne sambhalya tema shu gnan nathi? Pan tene te sambhalya ja kahevay. Ane tvachae karine sparsh karyo tema shu gnan nathi? Pan tene te sparsh karyo ja kahevay. Ane netre karine joya tema shu gnan nathi? Pan tene te joya ja kahevay. Ane nasikae karine sunghya tema shu gnan nathi? Pan tene te sunghya ja kahevay. Ane jihvae karine varnan karya tema shu gnan nathi? Pan tene te varnan karya ja kahevay. Evi rite bahya indriyoe karine gnan chhe tatha antahkarane karine je gnan chhe ane antahkaran-indriyo par je jivasatta-tadashrit je anubhav-gnan chhe temathi tame kaya gnanne kaho chho? Ane je Bhagwan chhe tene to a jagatni utpattine arthe Aniruddha evu swarup dharyu chhe, jene vishe sthavar-jangamrup je vishva te savakashe karine rahyu chhe. Ane Sankarshanrupe karine jagatno sanhar kare chhe ane Pradyumnarupe karine jagatni sthiti kare chhe tatha Matsya-Kachchhadik avatarnu dharan kare chhe. Evi rite jya jevu karya tya teva karyani siddhine arthe teva rupnu grahan kare chhe. Tema koi karya to evu chhe je, jema antahkaran-indriyo nathi pugata, keval anubhav-gnane karine ja janay chhe; tyare teva karyani siddhine arthe Bhagwan pan teva swarupnu dharan kare chhe. Ane koi karya evu chhe je, indriyo-antahkarane karine janyama ave chhe tyare te karyani siddhine arthe Bhagwan pan teva ja thay chhe.²¹ Mate tame kaya Bhagwanna swarupne gnane karine kalyan thay em puchho chho?” Tyare Nityanand Swamie kahyu je, “Je Bhagwanna swarupne vishe indriyo, antahkaran ane anubhav e trane puge eva Bhagwanna swarupne gnane karine moksh thay em kahie chhie.” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Eva je Bhagwan te to Shri Krushna chhe. Te to pote potane em kahe chhe je,

“Ityadik vachane karine pote potane indriyo-antahkaran thaki agochar kahe chhe. Mate Bhagwanne tattve karine samajava te to em chhe je, indriyo, antahkaran tatha anubhav e trane karine yatharthpane pratyaksh Bhagwanne jane tyare puro gnani kahevay. Ane e tran prakarmathi jo eke ochho hoy to tene atyantik gnan na kahevay ne tene karine janma-mrutyune pan na tare. Ane koik sadhane karine²⁶ brahmaswarupne pamyo hoy te pan jo pratyaksh Bhagwanne evi rite na jane to te pan puro gnani na kahevay. Mate Shrimad Bhagwatma kahyu chhe je,

“Tatha Gitama kahyu chhe je,

“Akarma je gnan tene vishe pan janavu rahyu chhe, te shu? To je, brahmarup thayo tene pan Parabrahma Purushottam te janava rahya chhe. Ane je brahmarup thayo tene ja Purushottamni bhaktino adhikar chhe. Te bhakti te shu? To jem Shvetdvipvasi je Nirannamukta chhe te brahmarup thaka chandan-pushpadi nana prakarni puja-samagrie karine Parabrahma je Vasudev tene puje chhe; tem e pan brahmarup thako pratyaksh Bhagwanni bhakti chandan, pushpa, shravan, mananadike karine kare.²⁹ Te Bhagwane Gitama kahyu chhe je,

“Mate brahmarup thaine je Parabrahmani bhakti na kare to te pan atyantik kalyanne na pamyo kahevay. Ane³¹

“E vyapya evi jad prakruti chhe ane

“E vyapak evi chaitanya prakruti chhe. Ane je pratyaksh Bhagwan chhe te keva chhe? To e ashta prakarni je vyapya prakruti ane tene vishe vyapak evi je chaitanya prakruti te beyna³⁴ adhar chhe. Jem akash chhe te pruthivyadik char tattvono³⁵ adhar chhe. Ane pruthvini jyare sankoch avastha thay chhe te bhelo akash pan sankochne pame chhe ne pruthvini vikas avastha thay chhe te bheli akashni pan vikas avastha chhe. Tatha jal, tej ane vayuni sankoch-vikas avastha bheli akashni pan sankoch-vikas avastha chhe; ane pruthivyadi tattvani sankoch-vikas avastha te bey akashne vishe thay chhe. Tem³⁶ e be prakrutini sankoch-vikas avastha bheli Bhagwanni pan sankoch-vikas avastha chhe³⁷ ne e be prakrutini sankoch-vikas avastha te Bhagwanne vishe chhe.³⁸ Eva je Bhagwan te sarvana atma chhe. Tya Shrutio chhe –

“Ityadik Shrutio chhe. Tatha annamay brahma kahyo chhe, manomay brahma kahyo chhe, vignanmay brahma kahyo chhe, anandmay brahma⁴³ kahyo chhe ityadik ghanik prakarni brahmavidya kahi chhe. Tenu shu tatparya chhe je, Bhagwan sarvana karan chhe ne sarvana adhar chhe, mate e sarvene brahma kahya chhe. Pan e sarve sharir chhe ane e sarvena shariri te Bhagwan Shri Krushna pratyaksh Purushottam chhe. Te Bhagwanne vishe e jad-chaitanyarup je be prakruti te sankoch-vikas avasthae karine potana karya sahit sukhe karine rahi chhe ane e sarvene vishe Bhagwan je te antaryamirupe karanpane karine rahya chhe. Ane te ja Bhagwan a pratyaksh praman chhe. Evi rite mahimae sahit je Bhagwanne jane ne dekhe tene paripurna gnan kahie.”⁴⁴

Tyare Muktanand Swamie puchhyu je, “Evi rite dekhatu to na hoy ne antahkaranma to evi ritni dradh ati⁴⁵ hoy tene paripurna gnan kahevay ke nahi?” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jem andharu ghar hoy ne tema kothi tatha thambhala rahya hoy tene dekhe chhe to pan yatharth dekhya na kahevay; tem Purushottam Bhagwanne vishe jad-chit prakruti rahi chhe ne e prakrutine vishe pote rahya chhe tene anumane karine jane chhe, pan jo dekhyama nathi avatu to paripurna gnani na kahevay.⁴⁶ Ane jo ene evi ati thavaki chhe to kaik ene alaukikpanu janayu joie; nahi to janashe. Ane nihsandeh evi ati chhe ne janatu nathi, to em e samaje je, ‘E Bhagwanne vishe to sarve chhe pan mane dekhadata nathi, evi ja eni ichchha chhe.’ Em samajine te Bhagwanni bhakti karato thako potane krutarth mane chhe to e paripurna gnani chhe. Mate indriyo, antahkaran ane anubhav e trane prakare karine je Bhagwanne yatharthpane janato hoy tene gnani kahie. Ane teva gnanine Bhagwane Gitama shreshthpane kahyo chhe.

“Evo je gnani te to sada sakarmurti eva je pratyaksh Bhagwan tene Prakruti-Purush, Akshar te thaki par ne sarvana karan, sarvana adhar janine ananyapane seve chhe. Evi rite je samajavu tene gnan kahie ane e gnane karine atyantik moksh thay chhe. Ane je em nathi samajata ne keval shastre karine ‘aham brahmasmi’⁴⁸ thai bese chhe ne kahe chhe je, ‘Ram-Krushnadik to brahmarup evo je hu te mari lahari⁴⁹ chhe,’ eva je brahmakudal⁵⁰ adhunik Vedanti te to ati dusht chhe ne mahapapi chhe ane marine narakma pade chhe, te koi divas eno chhutako thato nathi.”

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