Gadhada II 8

Ekādashīnu, Gnānyagnanu, Antardraṣhṭinu

Samvat 1878nā Shrāvaṇ sudi 12 Dvādashīne divas prātahkāḷne same Swāmī Shrī Sahajānandjī Mahārāj Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā Shrī Vāsudev Nārāyaṇnā mandir āgaḷ chākaḷā upar virājmān hatā ane sarva shvet vastra dhāraṇ karyā hatā ane potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ Paramhansa tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī ne Paramhansa tāl-mṛudang laīne kīrtan gātā hatā.

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj sant pratye bolyā je, “Ekādashīnu vrat karavu tenī to em vigatī chhe je, pūrve Bhagwān das indriyo ane agiyārmu man tene antar-sanmukh karīne poḍhyā hatā. Te samayamā Nāḍījanghno dīkaro je Murdānav te yuddha karavā āvyo. Pachhī Bhagwānnā ekādash indriyonā tejmāthī ek kanyā utpanna thaī. Tyāre Murdānav kanyā pratye bolyo je, ‘Tu mane varya.’ Pachhī kanyā bolyā je, ‘Māre to evī pratignā chhe je, je mane yuddhamā jīte tene hu varu.’ Pachhī Murdānavne ane kanyāne yuddha thayu, tyāre kanyāe Murdānavnu mastak khaḍge karīne kāpī nākhyu. Pachhī Bhagwāne prasanna thaīne te kanyāne kahyu je, ‘Tu var māgya.’ Tyāre te kanyāe var māgyo je, ‘Mārā vratne divase koī anna na khāy; ane hu tamārā ekādash indriyonā tejmāthī prakaṭ thaī māṭe māru nām Ekādashī chhe ane hu tapasvinī chhu, māṭe mārā vratne divas man ādik je agiyār indriyo teno je āhār te koī kare nahī.’ Evu Ekādashīnu vachan sāmbhaḷīne Bhagwāne te var āpyo. Evī rīte Purāṇnī¹⁶ kathā chhe.

“Ane vaḷī Dharmashāstramā paṇ em kahyu chhe je, ‘Ekādashīnu vrat karavu te divas kām, krodh, lobhādik sambandhī bhūnḍā ghāṭ manmā thavā devā nahī ane dehe karīne kāī bhūnḍu ācharaṇ karavu nahī;’ em shāstramā vachan chhe. Ane te shāstra pramāṇe ja ame paṇ kahīe chhīe je, Ekādashīne divas ḍhorlānghaṇ¹⁷ karavī nahī; ane ekādash indriyonā āhārno tyāg kare tyāre Ekādashī sāchī ne te vinā to ḍhorlānghaṇ kahevāy. Ane jem prāṇne annano āhār chhe tem ja shrotrane shabdano āhār chhe ane tvachāne sparshno āhār chhe ne netrane rūpno āhār chhe ne jihvāne rasno āhār chhe ne nāsikāne gandhno āhār chhe ne manne sankalp-vikalpno āhār chhe. Evī rīte agiyāre indriyonā judā judā āhār chhe. Te sarve āhārno tyāg kare tenu nām ekādashī vrat kahevāy, paṇ agiyāre indriyo kumārge doḍe ane pot-potānā annane khāy te Ekādashīnu vrat shāstra pramāṇe na kahevāy. Māṭe Ekādashīnu vrat karavu tyāre to agiyāre indriyone āhār karavā devā nahī. Evu vrat pandar divasmā ek vār āve te khabaḍdār thaīne karavu, to tene upar Bhagwān prasanna thāy chhe; paṇ te vinā je ḍhorlānghaṇ teṇe karīne Bhagwān prasanna thatā nathī. Ane Shvetdvīpmā je nirannamukta kahevāy chhe te to sadāya e vrat rākhe chhe, kyāreya paṇ e vratno bhang thavā detā nathī; māṭe niranna kahevāy chhe. Ane āpaṇe paṇ ichchhā to em rākhavī je, ‘Jevā Shvetdvīpmā nirannamukta chhe tevu ja thavu chhe,’ paṇ e vātmā himmat hāravī nahī. Evī rīte je himmat rākhīne jevu more kahyu tevu Ekādashīnu vrat kare ane Bhagwānnī kathā-kīrtanādikne kare ne sāmbhaḷe ne rātrie jāgaraṇ kare, to te vrat sāchu chhe ane shāstramā¹⁸ enu ja nām Ekādashī kahī chhe.” Eṭalī vāt karīne Shrījī Mahārāj maun rahyā ne sante kīrtan gāvavā mānḍyā.

Pachhī vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jyāre Brahmāe pratham sṛuṣhṭi karī tyāre sarve prajāne kahyu je, ‘Tamo sarve yagna karajyo ne te yagne karīne tamāre sarva puruṣhārthnī siddhi thashe ane sṛuṣhṭinī paṇ vṛuddhi thashe, māṭe yagna to jarūr karajyo.’¹⁹ Pachhī Vedmā bahu prakārnā je yagna hatā te sarve Brahmāe vidhi sahit batāvyā. Temā je pravṛuttimārgvāḷā hatā tene to rājasī, tāmasī evā pravṛuttimārgnā yagna batāvyā ane je nivṛuttimārgvāḷā hatā tene to sāttvik yagna batāvyā. Te yagna Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne Bhagwad Gītāne viṣhe²⁰ paṇ kahyā chhe. Māṭe āpaṇe to nivṛuttimārgvāḷā chhīe te āpaṇe to sāttvik yagna karavā; paṇ jemā pashu maratā hoy evā je rājasī, tāmasī yagna te āpaṇe karavā nahī. Te sāttvik yagnanī rīt je, dash indriyo ne agiyārmu man e sarve je je viṣhaymā choṭe tyāthī pāchhā khechīne brahma-agnine viṣhe homavā. Enu nām Yog Yagna²¹ kahevāy. Ane evī rīte homatā homatā jem yagna karanārāne Bhagwān darshan āpe chhe tem ja e Yog Yagnanā karanārānā antarne viṣhe potānu swarūp je brahma tene viṣhe Parabrahma je Shrī Puruṣhottam te prakaṭ thaī āve chhe; e Yog Yagnanu faḷ chhe. Ane antardraṣhṭie karīne je Bhagwānnā bhaktane vartavu te Gnān Yagna kahevāy chhe. Have koī em pūchhe je, ‘Antardraṣhṭi te shu?’ To teno uttar e chhe je, bāher athavā māhelī kore Bhagwānnī mūrti sāmī je vṛutti karavī e ja antardraṣhṭi chhe. Ane te vinā to antardraṣhṭi karīne beṭho chhe paṇ bāhyadraṣhṭi ja chhe. Māṭe bāher Bhagwānnu darshan tathā pūjan tathā Bhagwānnā kathā, kīrtan e ādik je je Bhagwān sambandhī kriyāo hoy te sarve antardraṣhṭi chhe ane e sarve Gnān Yagna thāy chhe. Ane te ja Bhagwānnī mūrtine antarmā dhārīne tenu pūjan, vandanādik je karavu te paṇ antardraṣhṭi chhe ne Gnān Yagna chhe. Māṭe satsangīmātrane to evo akhanḍ Gnān Yagna thāy chhe. Ane samādhi to koīkne thāy chhe ne koīkne nathī thātī, te to Parameshvarnī ichchhāe karīne em rahyu chhe; athavā koīk ṭhekāṇe bhaktanī kachāī vate karīne em rahyu chhe.

“Ane koīk mūrkh lok chhe te em kahe chhe je, ‘Gopikānā angnā kīrtan hoy te rahevā dyo ane nirguṇ kīrtan hoy te gāvo.’ Tathā je ughāḍā thaīne faratā hoy tene mūrkh hoy te nirguṇ-puruṣh kahe chhe. Paṇ jo ughāḍā chālye nirguṇ thavātu hoy to kūtarā, gadheḍā ityādik sarve nirguṇ kahevāy, māṭe e to mūrkhnī samajaṇ chhe. Ane gnānī bhakta hoy te to em jāṇe je, ‘Bhagwānnu swarūp chhe te ja nirguṇ chhe ane jene jene te Bhagwānno sambandh thayo te sarve nirguṇmārgvāḷā chhe. Ane je je kathā-kīrtanne viṣhe Bhagwānnā swarūpno sambandh chhe te sarve nirguṇ kahevāy; ane je kathā-kīrtanne viṣhe Bhagwānno sambandh na hoy te māyik guṇe yukta chhe, māṭe saguṇ kahevāy. Ane jo Bhagwānnī prāpti na thaī hoy ne te ughāḍā fare to nirguṇ na kahevāy; ane jene Bhagwānnī prāpti thaī chhe ane gṛuhasthāshramī chhe to paṇ te nirguṇ kahevāy ane tyāgī hoy te paṇ nirguṇ kahevāy.’ Māṭe Bhagwānne pāmyāno je mārg te ja nirguṇmārg chhe ane te je je Bhagwān sambandhī kriyā kare te sarve nirguṇ chhe. Ane jene Bhagwānno sambandh thayo chhe tenā bhāgyano pār āve nahī. Ane te Bhagwānno sambandh ek janmane puṇye karīne thato nathī; e to Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne Gītāmā kahyu chhe je, ‘Aneka-janma-sansiddhastato yāti parām gatim’²² e shlokno e arth chhe je, ‘Anek janmanu sukṛut bheḷu thāy chhe teṇe karīne je sansiddha thayo te param padne pāme chhe.’ Te param pad te shu je, pratyakṣh Bhagwānnī prāpti te ja param pad chhe. Ane vaḷī Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne em paṇ kahyu chhe je,

“E shlokno arth e chhe je, ‘Ā sansārne viṣhe Bhagwānnā ansh je jīv chhe te to mane sahit je panch gnān-indriyo tene panch-viṣhay thakī khechīne potāne vash rākhe chhe; ane je Bhagwānnā ansh nathī tene to indriyo khechīne jyā potānī ichchhā hoy tyā laī jāy chhe.’ Māṭe āpaṇ sarve indriyonā doryā dorātā nathī, to jo Bhagwānnā ansh chhīe; evu jāṇīne atishay ānandmā rahīne Bhagwānnu bhajan karavu ane sarve indriyonī vṛuttione Bhagwānnā swarūpmā homavī ane sadā Gnān Yagna karyā karavo. Ane yagna-rahitnu koī rīte kalyāṇ thatu nathī. Ane chār Ved, Sānkhya Shāstra, Yogshāstra, Dharma Shāstra, Aḍhār Purāṇ, Bhārat, Rāmāyaṇ ane Nārad Pancharātra e ādik sarva shāstranu e ja siddhānt chhe je, ‘Yagna-rahitnu kalyāṇ thatu nathī.’ Māṭe amārī paṇ e ja āgnā chhe je, sarve Paramhansa tathā sarve satsangī Gnān Yagna karatā rahejyo.²⁴ Ane em ne em Gnān Yagna karatā karatā jyāre potānu swarūp je brahma tene viṣhe Parabrahma Bhagwān sākṣhātkār dekhāy e ja Gnān Yagnanu faḷ chhe. Evī rīte Gnān Yagna karatā karatā jyāre Shvetdvīpmā nirannamukta chhe evu thavāy tyāre Gnān Yagnanā vidhino avadhi āvī rahyo ane jyā sudhī evu na thavāy tyā sudhī eṭalu adhuru jāṇavu. Ane nirannamukta jevā thavānī atishay ichchhā rākhavī²⁵ paṇ shraddhārahit thavu nahī ane potāne viṣhe apūrṇapaṇu mānavu nahī, ne Bhagwānnī prāpti thaī chhe teṇe karīne kṛutārth mānīne ne sāvadhān thaīne Gnān Yagna karyā karavo.”

Samvat 1878na Shravan sudi 12 Dvadashine divas pratahkalne same Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma Shri Vasudev Narayanna mandir agal chakala upar virajman hata ane sarva shvet vastra dharan karya hata ane potana mukharvindni agal Paramhansa tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati ne Paramhansa tal-mrudang laine kirtan gata hata.

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj sant pratye bolya je, “Ekadashinu vrat karavu teni to em vigati chhe je, purve Bhagwan das indriyo ane agiyarmu man tene antar-sanmukh karine podhya hata. Te samayama Nadijanghno dikaro je Murdanav te yuddha karava avyo. Pachhi Bhagwanna ekadash indriyona tejmathi ek kanya utpanna thai. Tyare Murdanav kanya pratye bolyo je, ‘Tu mane varya.’ Pachhi kanya bolya je, ‘Mare to evi pratigna chhe je, je mane yuddhama jite tene hu varu.’ Pachhi Murdanavne ane kanyane yuddha thayu, tyare kanyae Murdanavnu mastak khadge karine kapi nakhyu. Pachhi Bhagwane prasanna thaine te kanyane kahyu je, ‘Tu var magya.’ Tyare te kanyae var magyo je, ‘Mara vratne divase koi anna na khay; ane hu tamara ekadash indriyona tejmathi prakat thai mate maru nam Ekadashi chhe ane hu tapasvini chhu, mate mara vratne divas man adik je agiyar indriyo teno je ahar te koi kare nahi.’ Evu Ekadashinu vachan sambhaline Bhagwane te var apyo. Evi rite Puranni¹⁶ katha chhe.

“Ane vali Dharmashastrama pan em kahyu chhe je, ‘Ekadashinu vrat karavu te divas kam, krodh, lobhadik sambandhi bhunda ghat manma thava deva nahi ane dehe karine kai bhundu acharan karavu nahi;’ em shastrama vachan chhe. Ane te shastra pramane ja ame pan kahie chhie je, Ekadashine divas dhorlanghan¹⁷ karavi nahi; ane ekadash indriyona aharno tyag kare tyare Ekadashi sachi ne te vina to dhorlanghan kahevay. Ane jem pranne annano ahar chhe tem ja shrotrane shabdano ahar chhe ane tvachane sparshno ahar chhe ne netrane rupno ahar chhe ne jihvane rasno ahar chhe ne nasikane gandhno ahar chhe ne manne sankalp-vikalpno ahar chhe. Evi rite agiyare indriyona juda juda ahar chhe. Te sarve aharno tyag kare tenu nam ekadashi vrat kahevay, pan agiyare indriyo kumarge dode ane pot-potana annane khay te Ekadashinu vrat shastra pramane na kahevay. Mate Ekadashinu vrat karavu tyare to agiyare indriyone ahar karava deva nahi. Evu vrat pandar divasma ek var ave te khabaddar thaine karavu, to tene upar Bhagwan prasanna thay chhe; pan te vina je dhorlanghan tene karine Bhagwan prasanna thata nathi. Ane Shvetdvipma je nirannamukta kahevay chhe te to sadaya e vrat rakhe chhe, kyareya pan e vratno bhang thava deta nathi; mate niranna kahevay chhe. Ane apane pan ichchha to em rakhavi je, ‘Jeva Shvetdvipma nirannamukta chhe tevu ja thavu chhe,’ pan e vatma himmat haravi nahi. Evi rite je himmat rakhine jevu more kahyu tevu Ekadashinu vrat kare ane Bhagwanni katha-kirtanadikne kare ne sambhale ne ratrie jagaran kare, to te vrat sachu chhe ane shastrama¹⁸ enu ja nam Ekadashi kahi chhe.” Etali vat karine Shriji Maharaj maun rahya ne sante kirtan gavava mandya.

Pachhi vali Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jyare Brahmae pratham srushti kari tyare sarve prajane kahyu je, ‘Tamo sarve yagna karajyo ne te yagne karine tamare sarva purusharthni siddhi thashe ane srushtini pan vruddhi thashe, mate yagna to jarur karajyo.’¹⁹ Pachhi Vedma bahu prakarna je yagna hata te sarve Brahmae vidhi sahit batavya. Tema je pravruttimargvala hata tene to rajasi, tamasi eva pravruttimargna yagna batavya ane je nivruttimargvala hata tene to sattvik yagna batavya. Te yagna Shri Krushna Bhagwane Bhagwad Gitane vishe²⁰ pan kahya chhe. Mate apane to nivruttimargvala chhie te apane to sattvik yagna karava; pan jema pashu marata hoy eva je rajasi, tamasi yagna te apane karava nahi. Te sattvik yagnani rit je, dash indriyo ne agiyarmu man e sarve je je vishayma chote tyathi pachha khechine brahma-agnine vishe homava. Enu nam Yog Yagna²¹ kahevay. Ane evi rite homata homata jem yagna karanarane Bhagwan darshan ape chhe tem ja e Yog Yagnana karanarana antarne vishe potanu swarup je brahma tene vishe Parabrahma je Shri Purushottam te prakat thai ave chhe; e Yog Yagnanu fal chhe. Ane antardrashtie karine je Bhagwanna bhaktane vartavu te Gnan Yagna kahevay chhe. Have koi em puchhe je, ‘Antardrashti te shu?’ To teno uttar e chhe je, baher athava maheli kore Bhagwanni murti sami je vrutti karavi e ja antardrashti chhe. Ane te vina to antardrashti karine betho chhe pan bahyadrashti ja chhe. Mate baher Bhagwannu darshan tatha pujan tatha Bhagwanna katha, kirtan e adik je je Bhagwan sambandhi kriyao hoy te sarve antardrashti chhe ane e sarve Gnan Yagna thay chhe. Ane te ja Bhagwanni murtine antarma dharine tenu pujan, vandanadik je karavu te pan antardrashti chhe ne Gnan Yagna chhe. Mate satsangimatrane to evo akhand Gnan Yagna thay chhe. Ane samadhi to koikne thay chhe ne koikne nathi thati, te to Parameshvarni ichchhae karine em rahyu chhe; athava koik thekane bhaktani kachai vate karine em rahyu chhe.

“Ane koik murkh lok chhe te em kahe chhe je, ‘Gopikana angna kirtan hoy te raheva dyo ane nirgun kirtan hoy te gavo.’ Tatha je ughada thaine farata hoy tene murkh hoy te nirgun-purush kahe chhe. Pan jo ughada chalye nirgun thavatu hoy to kutara, gadheda ityadik sarve nirgun kahevay, mate e to murkhni samajan chhe. Ane gnani bhakta hoy te to em jane je, ‘Bhagwannu swarup chhe te ja nirgun chhe ane jene jene te Bhagwanno sambandh thayo te sarve nirgunmargvala chhe. Ane je je katha-kirtanne vishe Bhagwanna swarupno sambandh chhe te sarve nirgun kahevay; ane je katha-kirtanne vishe Bhagwanno sambandh na hoy te mayik gune yukta chhe, mate sagun kahevay. Ane jo Bhagwanni prapti na thai hoy ne te ughada fare to nirgun na kahevay; ane jene Bhagwanni prapti thai chhe ane gruhasthashrami chhe to pan te nirgun kahevay ane tyagi hoy te pan nirgun kahevay.’ Mate Bhagwanne pamyano je marg te ja nirgunmarg chhe ane te je je Bhagwan sambandhi kriya kare te sarve nirgun chhe. Ane jene Bhagwanno sambandh thayo chhe tena bhagyano par ave nahi. Ane te Bhagwanno sambandh ek janmane punye karine thato nathi; e to Shri Krushna Bhagwane Gitama kahyu chhe je, ‘Aneka-janma-sansiddhastato yati param gatim’²² e shlokno e arth chhe je, ‘Anek janmanu sukrut bhelu thay chhe tene karine je sansiddha thayo te param padne pame chhe.’ Te param pad te shu je, pratyaksh Bhagwanni prapti te ja param pad chhe. Ane vali Shri Krushna Bhagwane em pan kahyu chhe je,

“E shlokno arth e chhe je, ‘A sansarne vishe Bhagwanna ansh je jiv chhe te to mane sahit je panch gnan-indriyo tene panch-vishay thaki khechine potane vash rakhe chhe; ane je Bhagwanna ansh nathi tene to indriyo khechine jya potani ichchha hoy tya lai jay chhe.’ Mate apan sarve indriyona dorya dorata nathi, to jo Bhagwanna ansh chhie; evu janine atishay anandma rahine Bhagwannu bhajan karavu ane sarve indriyoni vruttione Bhagwanna swarupma homavi ane sada Gnan Yagna karya karavo. Ane yagna-rahitnu koi rite kalyan thatu nathi. Ane char Ved, Sankhya Shastra, Yogshastra, Dharma Shastra, Adhar Puran, Bharat, Ramayan ane Narad Pancharatra e adik sarva shastranu e ja siddhant chhe je, ‘Yagna-rahitnu kalyan thatu nathi.’ Mate amari pan e ja agna chhe je, sarve Paramhansa tatha sarve satsangi Gnan Yagna karata rahejyo.²⁴ Ane em ne em Gnan Yagna karata karata jyare potanu swarup je brahma tene vishe Parabrahma Bhagwan sakshatkar dekhay e ja Gnan Yagnanu fal chhe. Evi rite Gnan Yagna karata karata jyare Shvetdvipma nirannamukta chhe evu thavay tyare Gnan Yagnana vidhino avadhi avi rahyo ane jya sudhi evu na thavay tya sudhi etalu adhuru janavu. Ane nirannamukta jeva thavani atishay ichchha rakhavi²⁵ pan shraddharahit thavu nahi ane potane vishe apurnapanu manavu nahi, ne Bhagwanni prapti thai chhe tene karine krutarth manine ne savadhan thaine Gnan Yagna karya karavo.”

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