Gadhada II 66

Sad‌gurunā Prashnonu, Goḷo Zālyānu

Samvat 1881nā Poṣh vadi 1 Pratipadāne divas Swāmī Shrī Sahajānandjī Mahārāj Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā ugamṇe dvār oraḍānī osarīe ḍholiyā upar gādītakiyā bichhavāvīne virājmān hatā ane sarva shvet vastra dhāraṇ karyā hatā ne pīḷā puṣhpanā ne rātī guladāvadīnā puṣhpanā hār kanṭhne viṣhe virājmān hatā ne pīḷā puṣhpano toro pāghne viṣhe virājmān hato ane potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ Muni-manḍaḷ tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Ane potānī āgaḷ sarodā ne dūkaḍ laīne sant-manḍaḷ Viṣhṇupad gāvatā hatā. Te kīrtan-bhakti thaī rahyā pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Āj to amāre moṭā moṭā santne prashna pūchhavā chhe.” Em kahīne pratham Ānand Swāmīne pūchhatā havā je, “Koīk evo puruṣh hoy je tene buddhi thoḍī hoy to paṇ potāmā je doṣh hoy tene dekhe, ane bījā haribhaktamā doṣh hoy tene na dekhe ane guṇ hoy tene ja dekhe. Ane bījo je puruṣh chhe tene to buddhi ghaṇī chhe, to paṇ potānā avaguṇne dekhato ja nathī ane bījā haribhaktane viṣhe guṇno tyāg karīne kevaḷ doṣh ja dekhe chhe. Enu shu kāraṇ hashe je, thoḍī buddhivāḷo hoy te paṇ potānā doṣhne dekhe chhe ane zāzī buddhivāḷo chhe tene potānā doṣh sūzatā nathī? E prashna chhe.” Pachhī Ānand Swāmīne jevo sūzyo tevo uttar karyo paṇ prashnanu samādhān thayu nahī. Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Eno uttar em chhe je, ā janme athavā koīk janmāntarne viṣhe eṇe koīk moṭā Bhagwānnā bhaktano aparādh karyo chhe, te pāpe karīne enī buddhi doṣhe yukta chhe. Māṭe ene haribhaktanā doṣh sūze chhe ne potānā doṣh sūzatā nathī. E ja eno uttar chhe.”

Em kahīne pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj Nityānand Swāmīne prashna pūchhatā havā je, “Bhagwānne pāmyānu ek ja sādhan chhe ke ghaṇāk sādhane karīne Bhagwān pamāy chhe? Tyāre tame em kahesho je, ‘Gnān, vairāgya, bhakti ane dharma e chār sādhane karīne pamāya chhe.’ Te jyāre e chār sādhane karīne Bhagwānnī prāpti thāy chhe tyāre ek Bhagwānnā āshraye karīne ja kalyāṇ thāy evā ananyabhāvno nirdhār rahyo nahī.” Pachhī Nityānand Swāmīe bahu prakāre uttar karyo paṇ prashnanu samādhān thayu nahī. Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Kalyāṇ to ek Bhagwānnā āshraye karīne ja chhe. Paṇ Bhagwān chhe te ati samarth chhe ne tenī āgnāne Brahmādik samagra dev pāḷe chhe tathā kāḷ-māyādik je sarve brahmānḍnā kāraṇ te paṇ Bhagwānnā bhay thakī sāvadhān thaīne Bhagwānnī āgnāmā rahe chhe. Māṭe Bhagwānno bhakta hoy tene e Bhagwānnī āgnā chhe te draḍh karīne mānavī, e ja Bhagwānnā bhaktanu lakṣhaṇ chhe. Te sāru sādhan sarve ati draḍh karīne rākhavā. Eṭale ek Bhagwān vate ja kalyāṇ chhe. Ane e sādhan chhe te to Bhagwānnī prasannatāne arthe chhe. E ja e prashnano uttar chhe.”

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj Brahmānand Swāmīne pūchhatā havā je, “Ā dehne viṣhe jīv chhe, te sākār chhe ke nirākār chhe?” Pachhī Brahmānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “Jīv to sākār chhe.” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāje kahyu je, “Jo jīv sākār hoy to te kar-charaṇādike yukta thayo. Tyāre Dasham Skandhne viṣhe Ved-Stutinā adhyāymā em kahyu chhe je, ‘Bhagwān je te jīvnā kalyāṇne arthe te jīvnā buddhi, indriya, man ne prāṇ tene sṛujatā havā.’ Te jo jīv sākār ja hoy to tene arthe buddhi, indriya, man, prāṇ sṛujyānu shu kām chhe? Māṭe evī rītnā shāstranā vachanne jotā em ja nirdhār thāy chhe je, jīv je te swarūp-swabhāve karīne to sattāmātra chhe ne chaitanya vastu chhe¹⁴⁹ ane anādi agnānrūp evu je kāraṇ sharīr teṇe yukta chhe. Ane jem chamakpāṇ hoy te loḍhāne tāṇīne loḍhā sāthe choṭī rahe chhe, tem e jīvno paṇ choṭavāno swabhāv chhe; te māyik evā je sthūḷ ne sūkṣhma e be sharīr te sāthe choṭe chhe ane e jīv agnāne karīne te sharīrne viṣhe potāpaṇu māne chhe, paṇ vastugate to e jīv sharīr jevo nathī.”

Pachhī Brahmānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “Jyāre Bhagwānnī bhaktie karīne e jīvnā agnānnī nivṛutti thāy chhe, tyāre e jīvne sthūḷ, sūkṣhma ne kāraṇ e māyik traṇ dehno sambandh raheto nathī. Tyāre e jīv Bhagwānnā dhāmmā jaīne kevī rītnā ākāre yukta thako rahe chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jyāre e jīvnā agnānnī nivṛutti thāy chhe tyāre ene māyik traṇ dehno sang chhūṭī jāy chhe. Pachhī e jīv kevaḷ chaitanya sattāmātra rahe chhe. Pachhī e jīvne Bhagwānnī bhūmi ādik je āṭh prakārnī prakṛutti, te thakī judī je chaitanya prakṛuti teno Bhagwānnī ichchhāe karīne deh bandhāy chhe ne teṇe yukta thako Bhagwānnā Akṣhardhāmne viṣhe rahe chhe. E rīte e prashnano uttar chhe.”

Pachhī Gopāḷānand Swāmīne Shrījī Mahārāj pūchhatā havā je, “Aṣhṭāng-Yog siddha thāy chhe athavā ātmadarshan thāy chhe,¹⁵⁰ te to Bhagwān ne Bhagwānnā santnī kṛupā thakī thāy chhe.¹⁵¹ Te e Yog ne ātmadarshan siddha thayānu kāraṇ je Bhagwān ne Bhagwānnā sant, tene viṣhe vṛutti gauṇ thaī jāy chhe ane Aṣhṭāng-Yog ne ātmadarshan ene viṣhe vadhu laganī thāy chhe, tenu shu kāraṇ hashe?” Pachhī Gopāḷānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “Ene yogābhyās karate thake yog siddha thāy chhe tenu kāīk mān āve chhe, teṇe karīne Bhagwānnī kore kāīk vṛutti gauṇ thaī jāy chhe.”

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jyāre siddhadashāne pāme tyāre e yogī chhe te brahmarūp thāy chhe. Te brahmamā to koī jātnu mān hoy nahī.¹⁵² Māṭe uttar sambhave nahī.” Pachhī Gopāḷānand Swāmī bolyā je, “He Mahārāj! E to kāī samajātu nathī; māṭe tame kṛupā karīne kaho.” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “E to em samajavu je,¹⁵³ jyāre potānī khoṭya kāḍhavī hoy tyāre tene moṭāonā vachannī sākhya laīne kāḍhavī. Jem koīk vyavahārik kām hoy ne te kāmne atishay siddha karavu hoy, tyāre sārā sārā māṇasnī sāyadī karavī. Tem ahī paṇ e sāyadī chhe je, Shukdevjī brahmaswarūp thayā hatā to paṇ ati prītie karīne Shrīmad Bhāgwat bhaṇyā¹⁵⁴ ane āj divas sudhī paṇ Bhagwānnī bhaktine ja kare chhe. Ane Shaunakādik aṭhyāshī hajār ṛuṣhi te brahmaswarūp chhe to paṇ Sūtpurāṇīnā mukh thakī Bhagwānnī kathāne sāmbhaḷe chhe. Evī jātnā vachannī sākhya bhaktinī draḍhatāne arthe levī. Ane je khoṭya potānā jāṇyāmā na āvatī hoy tenī kornī Bhagwānne āgaḷ prārthanā karavī je, ‘He Mahārāj! Mārāmā je je khoṭya hoy te kṛupā karīne nāsh karajyo.’ Jem koīk puruṣhne māthe kalank āvyu hoy ne te kalank ṭāḷyāno koī sāyadī na hoy, tyāre te loḍhāno goḷo rātochoḷ hoy tene upāḍīne potānu kalank ṭāḷe chhe; tem je doṣh na oḷakhāto hoy, tyāre te doṣh ṭāḷavāne arthe Bhagwānnī stuti karavī, e te loḍhāno goḷo zālyā jevī chhe. Em karīne potānī khoṭyane ṭāḷavī, e tamārā prashnano uttar chhe.”

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj Muktānand Swāmīne pūchhatā havā je, “Bhagwānne yathārth jāṇyā hoy ne Bhagwān to kāī chamatkār na dekhāḍatā hoy ne bījā je jantra-mantravāḷā hoy te to paracho dekhāḍatā hoy, tene dekhīne Bhagwānno bhakta hoy tenu man Bhagwānmāthī kāī ḍage ke na ḍage?” Pachhī Muktānand Swāmīe kahyu je, “He Mahārāj! Jene Bhagwānno yathārth nishchay hoy tene to Bhagwān vinā bīje kyāy pratīti āve ja nahī ane jo bīje ṭhekāṇe pratīti āvī to tene Bhagwānno nishchay ja nathī. E to guṇbuddhivāḷo haribhakta kahevāy, paṇ yathārth Bhagwānno bhakta na kahevāy.” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “E ja eno uttar chhe.”

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāje Shukmunine pūchhyu je, “Bhagwānno bhakta hoy ne te Bhagwān tathā Bhagwānnā sant tene sākṣhātkār pāmyo, tene jīvtā shī prāpti thāy chhe ane mūvā keḍye shī prāpti thāy chhe?” Pachhī Shukmuni bolyā je, “He Mahārāj! Eno uttar to tamo karasho tyāre thashe.” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jene Bhagwān ne Bhagwānnā santnī prāpti thaī chhe tene jīvate to Bhagwānnā kathā, kīrtan karatā thakā ja divas ne rātri vīte chhe ane traṇe avasthāthī par je potāno jīvātmā tenu brahmarūpe sākṣhāt darshan thāy chhe ane Bhagwān vinā anya padārthmātrane viṣhe vairāgya thāy chhe ane adharmano tyāg karīne dharmane viṣhe rahevāy chhe ane deh mūke tyāre evā bhaktane Bhagwān potā jevo ja kare chhe. Jem Bhagwāne Brahmāne kahyu chhe je, ‘He Brahmā! Jevo hu chhu ne jevo māro mahimā chhe ne jevā mārā guṇ ne karma chhe, tevu mārā anugrah thakī tane vignān thāo.’¹⁵⁵ Evu je Brahmāne kahyu chhe, tem je potānā ananya bhakta hoy te sarvane Bhagwān evī prāpti karāve chhe. Ane jem Bhagwān kāḷ, karma ne māyā thakī rahit chhe tem ja Bhagwānnā bhakta paṇ kāḷ, karma ne māyā thakī rahit thāy chhe ne akhanḍ Bhagwānnī sevāne viṣhe rahe chhe; evī deh mūkyā keḍye prāpti thāy chhe. E ja e prashnano uttar chhe.”

Samvat 1881na Posh vadi 1 Pratipadane divas Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma ugamne dvar oradani osarie dholiya upar gaditakiya bichhavavine virajman hata ane sarva shvet vastra dharan karya hata ne pila pushpana ne rati guladavadina pushpana har kanthne vishe virajman hata ne pila pushpano toro paghne vishe virajman hato ane potana mukharvindni agal Muni-mandal tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Ane potani agal saroda ne dukad laine sant-mandal Vishnupad gavata hata. Te kirtan-bhakti thai rahya pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Aj to amare mota mota santne prashna puchhava chhe.” Em kahine pratham Anand Swamine puchhata hava je, “Koik evo purush hoy je tene buddhi thodi hoy to pan potama je dosh hoy tene dekhe, ane bija haribhaktama dosh hoy tene na dekhe ane gun hoy tene ja dekhe. Ane bijo je purush chhe tene to buddhi ghani chhe, to pan potana avagunne dekhato ja nathi ane bija haribhaktane vishe gunno tyag karine keval dosh ja dekhe chhe. Enu shu karan hashe je, thodi buddhivalo hoy te pan potana doshne dekhe chhe ane zazi buddhivalo chhe tene potana dosh suzata nathi? E prashna chhe.” Pachhi Anand Swamine jevo suzyo tevo uttar karyo pan prashnanu samadhan thayu nahi. Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Eno uttar em chhe je, a janme athava koik janmantarne vishe ene koik mota Bhagwanna bhaktano aparadh karyo chhe, te pape karine eni buddhi doshe yukta chhe. Mate ene haribhaktana dosh suze chhe ne potana dosh suzata nathi. E ja eno uttar chhe.”

Em kahine pachhi Shriji Maharaj Nityanand Swamine prashna puchhata hava je, “Bhagwanne pamyanu ek ja sadhan chhe ke ghanak sadhane karine Bhagwan pamay chhe? Tyare tame em kahesho je, ‘Gnan, vairagya, bhakti ane dharma e char sadhane karine pamaya chhe.’ Te jyare e char sadhane karine Bhagwanni prapti thay chhe tyare ek Bhagwanna ashraye karine ja kalyan thay eva ananyabhavno nirdhar rahyo nahi.” Pachhi Nityanand Swamie bahu prakare uttar karyo pan prashnanu samadhan thayu nahi. Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Kalyan to ek Bhagwanna ashraye karine ja chhe. Pan Bhagwan chhe te ati samarth chhe ne teni agnane Brahmadik samagra dev pale chhe tatha kal-mayadik je sarve brahmandna karan te pan Bhagwanna bhay thaki savadhan thaine Bhagwanni agnama rahe chhe. Mate Bhagwanno bhakta hoy tene e Bhagwanni agna chhe te dradh karine manavi, e ja Bhagwanna bhaktanu lakshan chhe. Te saru sadhan sarve ati dradh karine rakhava. Etale ek Bhagwan vate ja kalyan chhe. Ane e sadhan chhe te to Bhagwanni prasannatane arthe chhe. E ja e prashnano uttar chhe.”

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj Brahmanand Swamine puchhata hava je, “A dehne vishe jiv chhe, te sakar chhe ke nirakar chhe?” Pachhi Brahmanand Swamie kahyu je, “Jiv to sakar chhe.” Tyare Shriji Maharaje kahyu je, “Jo jiv sakar hoy to te kar-charanadike yukta thayo. Tyare Dasham Skandhne vishe Ved-Stutina adhyayma em kahyu chhe je, ‘Bhagwan je te jivna kalyanne arthe te jivna buddhi, indriya, man ne pran tene srujata hava.’ Te jo jiv sakar ja hoy to tene arthe buddhi, indriya, man, pran srujyanu shu kam chhe? Mate evi ritna shastrana vachanne jota em ja nirdhar thay chhe je, jiv je te swarup-swabhave karine to sattamatra chhe ne chaitanya vastu chhe¹⁴⁹ ane anadi agnanrup evu je karan sharir tene yukta chhe. Ane jem chamakpan hoy te lodhane tanine lodha sathe choti rahe chhe, tem e jivno pan chotavano swabhav chhe; te mayik eva je sthul ne sukshma e be sharir te sathe chote chhe ane e jiv agnane karine te sharirne vishe potapanu mane chhe, pan vastugate to e jiv sharir jevo nathi.”

Pachhi Brahmanand Swamie kahyu je, “Jyare Bhagwanni bhaktie karine e jivna agnanni nivrutti thay chhe, tyare e jivne sthul, sukshma ne karan e mayik tran dehno sambandh raheto nathi. Tyare e jiv Bhagwanna dhamma jaine kevi ritna akare yukta thako rahe chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jyare e jivna agnanni nivrutti thay chhe tyare ene mayik tran dehno sang chhuti jay chhe. Pachhi e jiv keval chaitanya sattamatra rahe chhe. Pachhi e jivne Bhagwanni bhumi adik je ath prakarni prakrutti, te thaki judi je chaitanya prakruti teno Bhagwanni ichchhae karine deh bandhay chhe ne tene yukta thako Bhagwanna Akshardhamne vishe rahe chhe. E rite e prashnano uttar chhe.”

Pachhi Gopalanand Swamine Shriji Maharaj puchhata hava je, “Ashtang-Yog siddha thay chhe athava atmadarshan thay chhe,¹⁵⁰ te to Bhagwan ne Bhagwanna santni krupa thaki thay chhe.¹⁵¹ Te e Yog ne atmadarshan siddha thayanu karan je Bhagwan ne Bhagwanna sant, tene vishe vrutti gaun thai jay chhe ane Ashtang-Yog ne atmadarshan ene vishe vadhu lagani thay chhe, tenu shu karan hashe?” Pachhi Gopalanand Swamie kahyu je, “Ene yogabhyas karate thake yog siddha thay chhe tenu kaik man ave chhe, tene karine Bhagwanni kore kaik vrutti gaun thai jay chhe.”

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jyare siddhadashane pame tyare e yogi chhe te brahmarup thay chhe. Te brahmama to koi jatnu man hoy nahi.¹⁵² Mate uttar sambhave nahi.” Pachhi Gopalanand Swami bolya je, “He Maharaj! E to kai samajatu nathi; mate tame krupa karine kaho.” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “E to em samajavu je,¹⁵³ jyare potani khotya kadhavi hoy tyare tene motaona vachanni sakhya laine kadhavi. Jem koik vyavaharik kam hoy ne te kamne atishay siddha karavu hoy, tyare sara sara manasni sayadi karavi. Tem ahi pan e sayadi chhe je, Shukdevji brahmaswarup thaya hata to pan ati pritie karine Shrimad Bhagwat bhanya¹⁵⁴ ane aj divas sudhi pan Bhagwanni bhaktine ja kare chhe. Ane Shaunakadik athyashi hajar rushi te brahmaswarup chhe to pan Sutpuranina mukh thaki Bhagwanni kathane sambhale chhe. Evi jatna vachanni sakhya bhaktini dradhatane arthe levi. Ane je khotya potana janyama na avati hoy teni korni Bhagwanne agal prarthana karavi je, ‘He Maharaj! Marama je je khotya hoy te krupa karine nash karajyo.’ Jem koik purushne mathe kalank avyu hoy ne te kalank talyano koi sayadi na hoy, tyare te lodhano golo ratochol hoy tene upadine potanu kalank tale chhe; tem je dosh na olakhato hoy, tyare te dosh talavane arthe Bhagwanni stuti karavi, e te lodhano golo zalya jevi chhe. Em karine potani khotyane talavi, e tamara prashnano uttar chhe.”

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj Muktanand Swamine puchhata hava je, “Bhagwanne yatharth janya hoy ne Bhagwan to kai chamatkar na dekhadata hoy ne bija je jantra-mantravala hoy te to paracho dekhadata hoy, tene dekhine Bhagwanno bhakta hoy tenu man Bhagwanmathi kai dage ke na dage?” Pachhi Muktanand Swamie kahyu je, “He Maharaj! Jene Bhagwanno yatharth nishchay hoy tene to Bhagwan vina bije kyay pratiti ave ja nahi ane jo bije thekane pratiti avi to tene Bhagwanno nishchay ja nathi. E to gunbuddhivalo haribhakta kahevay, pan yatharth Bhagwanno bhakta na kahevay.” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “E ja eno uttar chhe.”

Pachhi Shriji Maharaje Shukmunine puchhyu je, “Bhagwanno bhakta hoy ne te Bhagwan tatha Bhagwanna sant tene sakshatkar pamyo, tene jivta shi prapti thay chhe ane muva kedye shi prapti thay chhe?” Pachhi Shukmuni bolya je, “He Maharaj! Eno uttar to tamo karasho tyare thashe.” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jene Bhagwan ne Bhagwanna santni prapti thai chhe tene jivate to Bhagwanna katha, kirtan karata thaka ja divas ne ratri vite chhe ane trane avasthathi par je potano jivatma tenu brahmarupe sakshat darshan thay chhe ane Bhagwan vina anya padarthmatrane vishe vairagya thay chhe ane adharmano tyag karine dharmane vishe rahevay chhe ane deh muke tyare eva bhaktane Bhagwan pota jevo ja kare chhe. Jem Bhagwane Brahmane kahyu chhe je, ‘He Brahma! Jevo hu chhu ne jevo maro mahima chhe ne jeva mara gun ne karma chhe, tevu mara anugrah thaki tane vignan thao.’¹⁵⁵ Evu je Brahmane kahyu chhe, tem je potana ananya bhakta hoy te sarvane Bhagwan evi prapti karave chhe. Ane jem Bhagwan kal, karma ne maya thaki rahit chhe tem ja Bhagwanna bhakta pan kal, karma ne maya thaki rahit thay chhe ne akhand Bhagwanni sevane vishe rahe chhe; evi deh mukya kedye prapti thay chhe. E ja e prashnano uttar chhe.”

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