Loya 8

Indriyonī Chanchaḷtā Ṭāḷyānu, Potānā Angnā Shabdo Grahaṇ Karyānu

Samvat 1877nā Māgshar sudi 5 Panchamīne divas rātrine same Shrījī Mahārāj gām Shrī Loyā madhye Surā Bhaktanā darabārmā virājmān hatā ane dhoḷo fenṭo mastake bāndhyo hato ne dhoḷī chhīnṭnī ḍaglī paherī hatī ne dhoḷo khes paheryo hato ne potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ Paramhansa tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Te samayane viṣhe Shrījī Mahārājne Muktānand Swāmīe prashna pūchhyo je, “Je bhoḷo hoy tene to koī swabhāv dekhīne santno avaguṇ āve, paṇ je ḍāhyo hoy tene santno avaguṇ kem āve chhe?” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Je ḍāhyo hoy tene potāmā je koī ayogya swabhāv dekhyāmā āvyo ne tenī upar pote ati doṣh-buddhi rākhīne dveṣhe sahit te swabhāvne ṭāḷyāno dākhaḍo karato hoy ane te swabhāv upar potāne ati khār hoy ane teno te swabhāv koī bījā santmā dekhāya tyāre teno abhāv āve chhe. Ane je mūrkh hoy te to potānā swabhāvne ṭāḷe nahī ne bījā santmā kāīk te swabhāv dekhe to teno avaguṇ le chhe tene mūrkh kahīe.”⁵¹

Tyār pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj nānā nānā Paramhansane teḍāvīne pote prashna shīkhavavā lāgyā ne pote uttar karavā lāgyā. Temā pratham to pote em prashna pūchhyo je, “Kām, krodh ane lobhādik shatruno je veg tenu je tīvrapaṇu ne mandpaṇu te bāḷ, yauvan ane vṛuddha teṇe karīne chhe. Kevī rīte? To bāḷpaṇāmā mand veg hoy ane yauvan avasthāmā tīvra veg hoy ne vaḷī pāchhu vṛuddhapaṇāmā mandpaṇu thāy. Em kāmādiknu tīvra-mandpaṇu chhe te to jaṇāy chhe, paṇ vichāre karīne enu mandpaṇu chhe ke nahī?” Tyāre teno uttar pote ja karyo je, “Vichāre karīne paṇ kāmādiknu mandpaṇu chhe. Te vichār kem kare? To bāḷak avasthāmā mandpaṇu chhe ne yauvan avasthāmā tīvrapaṇu chhe ne vṛuddha avasthāmā pāchhu mandpaṇu chhe te to āhāre karīne chhe; je bāḷ avasthāne viṣhe āhār thoḍo chhe māṭe kām paṇ ochho chhe ne vṛuddha avasthāmā paṇ āhār ochho hoy eṭale kām paṇ ochho hoy ane yauvan avasthāmā āhārnī vṛuddhi hoy eṭale kāmnī paṇ vṛuddhi hoy. Te māṭe jo yauvan avasthāmā āhār ochho kare ane⁵² dehe karīne shīt, uṣhṇa, varsād, bhūkh tenu jāṇī-jāṇīne sahan kare; evo je vichār rākhe ane moṭā sādhuno samāgam rākhe to tene yauvan avasthāmā paṇ kām mand paḍī jāy.”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Jīvne nānā prakārnā vyasan paḍe chhe, koīkne bhāngyanu, afīṇnu, dārūnu, gānjānu ityādik anek prakārnā paḍe chhe, te vyasan kriyamāṇ chhe ke prārabdhe karīne chhe?” Tyāre teno uttar paṇ pote ja karyo je, “E vyasan to karyā thāy chhe paṇ prārabdhe karīne nathī. Māṭe jo e vyasanne ṭāḷyāno shraddhā sahit āgrah kare ne shūrvīrpaṇu hoy to te ṭaḷī jāy, paṇ shraddhā na hoy ne foshī hoy tethī e swabhāv ṭaḷe nahī.”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Keṭalāk bāḷakne to vṛuddhanā sarakhī prakṛuti hoy chhe ne keṭalākne to ati chanchaḷ prakṛuti hoy chhe; te sange karīne thāy chhe ke enā jīvmā ja evī prakṛuti rahī chhe?” Tyāre teno uttar paṇ pote ja karyo je, “Bahudhā to sange karīne ja sārī-narasī prakṛuti thāy chhe ane keṭalākne pūrva-karmānusāre paṇ thāy chhe.”

Pachhī Kapileshvarānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “He Mahārāj! Pūrvano swabhāv hoy te kem jāṇavo ne hamaṇāno swabhāv hoy te kem jāṇavo?” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāje teno uttar karyo je, “Je swabhāv hamaṇāno hoy te to jo rūḍā santne sange rahīne thoḍok tene ṭāḷyāno upāya kare to ṭaḷī jāy. Jem vanḍī upar tṛuṇ ūgyā hoy te pāch dahāḍā megh na varase to sukāī jāy; tem hamaṇāno je swabhāv te to thoḍāk divasmā ṭaḷī jāy chhe. Ane je pūrvano swabhāv hoy tene ṭāḷyāno to ati dākhaḍo kare tyāre mānḍ-mānḍ ṭaḷe. Jem dharatīmā dharono chhoḍ hoy athavā boraḍīnā zāḍ hoy tene to kheḍūt agni lagāḍīne bāḷe to paṇ pāchho fūṭī āve ne jo kodāḷī laīne mūḷmāthī khodī nākhe to jāy; tem je pūrvano swabhāv hoy tene rūḍā santnā samāgammā rahīne ati prayāse karīne ṭāḷe to mānḍ-mānḍ ṭaḷe.”

Ane tyār pachhī vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Jenī indriyo chanchaḷ hoy te chanchaḷtāne ṭāḷyānā pṛuthak pṛuthak kayā upāy chhe?” Tyāre teno uttar paṇ pote ja karyo je, “Chakṣhu indriyanī chanchaḷtā ṭāḷyāno e upāy chhe je, nāsikāgra draṣhṭi rākhe ne āḍu-avaḷu jue nahī, bhaṇavu hoy to bhaṇyā kare tathā bhajan-smaraṇ karyā kare. Ane em karatā strīādik dekhāī jāy ne ayogya ghāṭ na thayo hoy to paṇ netrane ughāḍā rākhīne meṣhonmeṣhe rahit karīne jyā sudhī netra sārī peṭhe baḷe ne āsu chāle tyā sudhī ghaḍī be ghaḍī paryant joī rahe, tyāre tenī draṣhṭi chanchaḷ hoy to paṇ vash thaī jāy chhe. Ane nāsikā indriya chhe te koīnu sharīr athavā mukh ke vastra te gandhātu hoy teno gandh le tyāre te na game. Tyāre teno em vichār kare je, ‘Māro deh paṇ uparthī sāro chhe paṇ māhī to rudhir, māns, hāḍakā chhe tathā peṭmā maḷ, mūtra, āntarḍā chhe.’ Em vichāre to nāsikānī chanchaḷtā ṭaḷe. Ane kānnī chanchaḷtā em ṭaḷe je, koī ramūj thatī hoy athavā bhavāī thatī hoy to tene sāmbhaḷyāmā het thāy ne Bhagwānnī kathā-kīrtan sāmbhaḷyāmā nidrā āve, tyāre ūbhā thavu ne nidrā-āḷasne ṭāḷavu ne Bhagwānnī kathā sāmbhaḷyāmā shraddhā rākhavī ne het rākhavu, to kān jitāy. Ane tvachā indriyane em jīte je, jāṇī-jāṇīne ṭāḍh, taḍako, varsād tene khamavo, ne godaḍī hoy te ushīke mūkī rākhavī ne sārī peṭhe ṭāḍh vāy tyāre oḍhavī tathā jyān-tyā paḍī rahevu, em karīne tvachāne bāḷī nākhe. Em kare to tvachā indriyanī chanchaḷtā ṭaḷe. Ane hāthnī chanchaḷtā em ṭaḷe je, jyāre hāth navarā hoy tyāre hāthmā māḷā rākhīne shvāsochchhvāse Bhagwānnu nām laīne te māḷā feravavī, paṇ utāvaḷī laharke māḷā na feravavī. Ane keṭalāk em kahe chhe je, ‘Mane karīne to nām vadhu levāy,’ e vāt khoṭī chhe; jeṭalā jībhe levāy teṭalā ja mane karīne levāy chhe. Em kare to hāthnī chanchaḷtā ṭaḷe. Ane pag chanchaḷ hoy to āsanne jītavu, to pag jitāy. Ane shishna chanchaḷ hoy to jem zīṇī khas hoy ke rātī dādar hoy, tene khanjoḷīe to lohī nīkaḷe tyā sudhī kharaj ṭaḷe nahī ane jo na khanjoḷīe to te em ne em baḷī jāy; tem shishna indriyamā chaḷ āve to paṇ tene hāthe karīne aḍe ja nahī. Ane jo shishnamā vāyu bharāto hoy to āhār thoḍo kare ne upavās karyā kare ne dehne baḷhīn karī nākhe, to shishna jitāy. Ane jihvā indriyane jītavī hoy to je vastu jībhne gamatī hoy te vastu na āpavī ane āhār yukta karavo, to jihvānī chanchaḷtā ṭaḷe. Ane vāṇī chanchaḷ hoy to em ṭaḷe je, Muktānand Swāmī jevā vārtā karatā hoy tathā kathā vānchatā hoy te vachmā pote ḍahāpaṇ karīne bolavu nahī ane jo vachmā bolāī jāy to panchavīsh māḷā feravavī, to vāṇīnī chanchaḷtā ṭaḷī jāy.”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “E sarve indriyo chhe temāthī ekne paripakva jīte to sarve indriyo jitāy, evī kaī indriya chhe?” Tyāre teno uttar paṇ pote ja karyo je, “Ek jihvāne paripakva jīte, to bījā sarve indriyo jitāy chhe.”

Tyār pachhī vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Je puruṣhne antarmā kām vyāpyo hoy tene bahārthī kem jāṇīe je, ene kām vyāpyo chhe? Ane enu je ang te to vastramā ḍhānkyu hoy chhe.” Tyāre eno uttar paṇ pote ja karyo je, “Jene kām vyāpe tenā netra ādik je sarve indriyo te chanchaḷ thāy tyāre jāṇavu je, e kāme vyākuḷ thayo chhe.”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Jeno chanchaḷ swabhāv hoy tene shānt thavu ane jeno shānt swabhāv hoy tene chanchaḷ thavu, te kayā vichāre karīne thāy chhe?” Tyāre eno uttar paṇ pote j karyo je, “Je chanchaḷ hoy te em vichāre je, ‘Hu ātmā chhu, brahma⁵³ chhu, aling⁵⁴ chhu ane ākāshnī peṭhe sthir chhu;’ eve vichāre karīne upasham avasthāne pāme to chanchaḷ hoy te shānt thāy. Ane je shāntne chanchaḷ thavu hoy tene to Bhagwān ne Bhagwānnā bhaktanu māhātmya jāṇavu; ne māhātmya jāṇe tyāre Bhagwānnī nav prakāre bhakti kare tathā Bhagwānnā bhaktanī sevā-chākarī kare, teṇe karīne eno chanchaḷ swabhāv thāy chhe.”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Shrīmad Bhāgwatādik je āṭh Sat‎shāstra temāthī koī tyāg karavā yogya chhe ke sarve grahaṇ karavā yogya chhe?” Tyāre teno uttar paṇ pote j karyo je, “E sarve granthmā paṇ anek prakārnā prakaraṇ chhe. Te sarve prakarṇe karīne Bhagwānne pāmyā je bhakta temanā ang kahyā chhe, māṭe e sarve grahaṇ karyā yogya chhe. Paṇ sarva prakaraṇmāthī je prakaraṇ potānā angmā maḷatu āvatu hoy tene grahaṇ karavu ne bījāno tyāg karavo ane em jāṇavu je, ‘E chhe to sāchu, paṇ e bījā bhaktane arthe chhe, paṇ māre arthe nathī.’”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje prashna pūchhyo je, “Ā tame sarve nānā chhokarā beṭhā chho temāthī koīkne to ā sarve sant pramāṇ kare chhe ne koīkne to nathī karatā; ane sarvenī avasthā sarakhī chhe ne sang paṇ ek-sarakho chhe ane bhojan, vastra, upāsanā, shāstra, updesh, mantra te sarvene ek-sarakhā chhe; to paṇ je nyūnādhikpaṇu rahī gayu tenu shu kāraṇ chhe? Ane je sant chhe te to samdraṣhṭivāḷā chhe ne nirpakṣh chhe ne dharmavāḷā chhe, te to je jevo hoy tene tem kahe. Māṭe eno uttar kaho.” Pachhī pote ja eno uttar karyo je, “Jenā sant vakhāṇ kare chhe tene ja shraddhā chhe, māṭe dharma pāḷyāne viṣhe teno vadhāro chhe ne tene santnī sevā karavāne viṣhe tathā Bhagwānnī vāt sāmbhaḷvāne viṣhe paṇ shraddhā chhe ne santno vishvās chhe, māṭe e vadhī gayo. Ane je āvā samāgammā rahyo thako vadhyo nahī te shraddhārahit chhe em jāṇavu.”

Samvat 1877na Magshar sudi 5 Panchamine divas ratrine same Shriji Maharaj gam Shri Loya madhye Sura Bhaktana darabarma virajman hata ane dholo fento mastake bandhyo hato ne dholi chhintni dagli paheri hati ne dholo khes paheryo hato ne potana mukharvindni agal Paramhansa tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Te samayane vishe Shriji Maharajne Muktanand Swamie prashna puchhyo je, “Je bholo hoy tene to koi swabhav dekhine santno avagun ave, pan je dahyo hoy tene santno avagun kem ave chhe?” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Je dahyo hoy tene potama je koi ayogya swabhav dekhyama avyo ne teni upar pote ati dosh-buddhi rakhine dveshe sahit te swabhavne talyano dakhado karato hoy ane te swabhav upar potane ati khar hoy ane teno te swabhav koi bija santma dekhaya tyare teno abhav ave chhe. Ane je murkh hoy te to potana swabhavne tale nahi ne bija santma kaik te swabhav dekhe to teno avagun le chhe tene murkh kahie.”⁵¹

Tyar pachhi Shriji Maharaj nana nana Paramhansane tedavine pote prashna shikhavava lagya ne pote uttar karava lagya. Tema pratham to pote em prashna puchhyo je, “Kam, krodh ane lobhadik shatruno je veg tenu je tivrapanu ne mandpanu te bal, yauvan ane vruddha tene karine chhe. Kevi rite? To balpanama mand veg hoy ane yauvan avasthama tivra veg hoy ne vali pachhu vruddhapanama mandpanu thay. Em kamadiknu tivra-mandpanu chhe te to janay chhe, pan vichare karine enu mandpanu chhe ke nahi?” Tyare teno uttar pote ja karyo je, “Vichare karine pan kamadiknu mandpanu chhe. Te vichar kem kare? To balak avasthama mandpanu chhe ne yauvan avasthama tivrapanu chhe ne vruddha avasthama pachhu mandpanu chhe te to ahare karine chhe; je bal avasthane vishe ahar thodo chhe mate kam pan ochho chhe ne vruddha avasthama pan ahar ochho hoy etale kam pan ochho hoy ane yauvan avasthama aharni vruddhi hoy etale kamni pan vruddhi hoy. Te mate jo yauvan avasthama ahar ochho kare ane⁵² dehe karine shit, ushna, varsad, bhukh tenu jani-janine sahan kare; evo je vichar rakhe ane mota sadhuno samagam rakhe to tene yauvan avasthama pan kam mand padi jay.”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “Jivne nana prakarna vyasan pade chhe, koikne bhangyanu, afinnu, darunu, ganjanu ityadik anek prakarna pade chhe, te vyasan kriyaman chhe ke prarabdhe karine chhe?” Tyare teno uttar pan pote ja karyo je, “E vyasan to karya thay chhe pan prarabdhe karine nathi. Mate jo e vyasanne talyano shraddha sahit agrah kare ne shurvirpanu hoy to te tali jay, pan shraddha na hoy ne foshi hoy tethi e swabhav tale nahi.”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “Ketalak balakne to vruddhana sarakhi prakruti hoy chhe ne ketalakne to ati chanchal prakruti hoy chhe; te sange karine thay chhe ke ena jivma ja evi prakruti rahi chhe?” Tyare teno uttar pan pote ja karyo je, “Bahudha to sange karine ja sari-narasi prakruti thay chhe ane ketalakne purva-karmanusare pan thay chhe.”

Pachhi Kapileshvaranand Swamie puchhyu je, “He Maharaj! Purvano swabhav hoy te kem janavo ne hamanano swabhav hoy te kem janavo?” Tyare Shriji Maharaje teno uttar karyo je, “Je swabhav hamanano hoy te to jo ruda santne sange rahine thodok tene talyano upaya kare to tali jay. Jem vandi upar trun ugya hoy te pach dahada megh na varase to sukai jay; tem hamanano je swabhav te to thodak divasma tali jay chhe. Ane je purvano swabhav hoy tene talyano to ati dakhado kare tyare mand-mand tale. Jem dharatima dharono chhod hoy athava boradina zad hoy tene to khedut agni lagadine bale to pan pachho futi ave ne jo kodali laine mulmathi khodi nakhe to jay; tem je purvano swabhav hoy tene ruda santna samagamma rahine ati prayase karine tale to mand-mand tale.”

Ane tyar pachhi vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “Jeni indriyo chanchal hoy te chanchaltane talyana pruthak pruthak kaya upay chhe?” Tyare teno uttar pan pote ja karyo je, “Chakshu indriyani chanchalta talyano e upay chhe je, nasikagra drashti rakhe ne adu-avalu jue nahi, bhanavu hoy to bhanya kare tatha bhajan-smaran karya kare. Ane em karata striadik dekhai jay ne ayogya ghat na thayo hoy to pan netrane ughada rakhine meshonmeshe rahit karine jya sudhi netra sari pethe bale ne asu chale tya sudhi ghadi be ghadi paryant joi rahe, tyare teni drashti chanchal hoy to pan vash thai jay chhe. Ane nasika indriya chhe te koinu sharir athava mukh ke vastra te gandhatu hoy teno gandh le tyare te na game. Tyare teno em vichar kare je, ‘Maro deh pan uparthi saro chhe pan mahi to rudhir, mans, hadaka chhe tatha petma mal, mutra, antarda chhe.’ Em vichare to nasikani chanchalta tale. Ane kanni chanchalta em tale je, koi ramuj thati hoy athava bhavai thati hoy to tene sambhalyama het thay ne Bhagwanni katha-kirtan sambhalyama nidra ave, tyare ubha thavu ne nidra-alasne talavu ne Bhagwanni katha sambhalyama shraddha rakhavi ne het rakhavu, to kan jitay. Ane tvacha indriyane em jite je, jani-janine tadh, tadako, varsad tene khamavo, ne godadi hoy te ushike muki rakhavi ne sari pethe tadh vay tyare odhavi tatha jyan-tya padi rahevu, em karine tvachane bali nakhe. Em kare to tvacha indriyani chanchalta tale. Ane hathni chanchalta em tale je, jyare hath navara hoy tyare hathma mala rakhine shvasochchhvase Bhagwannu nam laine te mala feravavi, pan utavali laharke mala na feravavi. Ane ketalak em kahe chhe je, ‘Mane karine to nam vadhu levay,’ e vat khoti chhe; jetala jibhe levay tetala ja mane karine levay chhe. Em kare to hathni chanchalta tale. Ane pag chanchal hoy to asanne jitavu, to pag jitay. Ane shishna chanchal hoy to jem zini khas hoy ke rati dadar hoy, tene khanjolie to lohi nikale tya sudhi kharaj tale nahi ane jo na khanjolie to te em ne em bali jay; tem shishna indriyama chal ave to pan tene hathe karine ade ja nahi. Ane jo shishnama vayu bharato hoy to ahar thodo kare ne upavas karya kare ne dehne balhin kari nakhe, to shishna jitay. Ane jihva indriyane jitavi hoy to je vastu jibhne gamati hoy te vastu na apavi ane ahar yukta karavo, to jihvani chanchalta tale. Ane vani chanchal hoy to em tale je, Muktanand Swami jeva varta karata hoy tatha katha vanchata hoy te vachma pote dahapan karine bolavu nahi ane jo vachma bolai jay to panchavish mala feravavi, to vanini chanchalta tali jay.”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “E sarve indriyo chhe temathi ekne paripakva jite to sarve indriyo jitay, evi kai indriya chhe?” Tyare teno uttar pan pote ja karyo je, “Ek jihvane paripakva jite, to bija sarve indriyo jitay chhe.”

Tyar pachhi vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “Je purushne antarma kam vyapyo hoy tene baharthi kem janie je, ene kam vyapyo chhe? Ane enu je ang te to vastrama dhankyu hoy chhe.” Tyare eno uttar pan pote ja karyo je, “Jene kam vyape tena netra adik je sarve indriyo te chanchal thay tyare janavu je, e kame vyakul thayo chhe.”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “Jeno chanchal swabhav hoy tene shant thavu ane jeno shant swabhav hoy tene chanchal thavu, te kaya vichare karine thay chhe?” Tyare eno uttar pan pote j karyo je, “Je chanchal hoy te em vichare je, ‘Hu atma chhu, brahma⁵³ chhu, aling⁵⁴ chhu ane akashni pethe sthir chhu;’ eve vichare karine upasham avasthane pame to chanchal hoy te shant thay. Ane je shantne chanchal thavu hoy tene to Bhagwan ne Bhagwanna bhaktanu mahatmya janavu; ne mahatmya jane tyare Bhagwanni nav prakare bhakti kare tatha Bhagwanna bhaktani seva-chakari kare, tene karine eno chanchal swabhav thay chhe.”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “Shrimad Bhagwatadik je ath Sat‎shastra temathi koi tyag karava yogya chhe ke sarve grahan karava yogya chhe?” Tyare teno uttar pan pote j karyo je, “E sarve granthma pan anek prakarna prakaran chhe. Te sarve prakarne karine Bhagwanne pamya je bhakta temana ang kahya chhe, mate e sarve grahan karya yogya chhe. Pan sarva prakaranmathi je prakaran potana angma malatu avatu hoy tene grahan karavu ne bijano tyag karavo ane em janavu je, ‘E chhe to sachu, pan e bija bhaktane arthe chhe, pan mare arthe nathi.’”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje prashna puchhyo je, “A tame sarve nana chhokara betha chho temathi koikne to a sarve sant praman kare chhe ne koikne to nathi karata; ane sarveni avastha sarakhi chhe ne sang pan ek-sarakho chhe ane bhojan, vastra, upasana, shastra, updesh, mantra te sarvene ek-sarakha chhe; to pan je nyunadhikpanu rahi gayu tenu shu karan chhe? Ane je sant chhe te to samdrashtivala chhe ne nirpaksh chhe ne dharmavala chhe, te to je jevo hoy tene tem kahe. Mate eno uttar kaho.” Pachhi pote ja eno uttar karyo je, “Jena sant vakhan kare chhe tene ja shraddha chhe, mate dharma palyane vishe teno vadharo chhe ne tene santni seva karavane vishe tatha Bhagwanni vat sambhalvane vishe pan shraddha chhe ne santno vishvas chhe, mate e vadhi gayo. Ane je ava samagamma rahyo thako vadhyo nahi te shraddharahit chhe em janavu.”

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