Vartal 18

Avashyapaṇe Vārtā Jāṇavānu

Samvat 1882nā Mahā sudi 1 Paḍavāne divas Shrījī Mahārāj Shrī Vartāl madhye sandhyā āratī thayā keḍe Shrī Lakṣhmīnārāyaṇnā manḍapmā gādītakiyā nankhāvīne virājmān thayā hatā ne sarva shvet vastranu dhāraṇ karyu hatu ne potānī chāre kore manḍapne upar tathā heṭhe Paramhansa sarve tathā desh-deshnā haribhakta sarve beṭhā hatā.

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Ā tame sarve moṭā moṭā Paramhansa chho te tamane ame prashna pūchhīe chhīe je, satsangī hoy tene avashyapaṇe shī shī vārtā jāṇī joīe? Kem je, tene koīk pūchhe athavā potānā manmā koīk tark thaī āve, tyāre jo te vārtā jāṇī na hoy to tenu samādhān kem thāy?” Em prashna pūchhīne pachhī pote ja bolyā je, “Lyo, eno uttar ame ja karīe chhīe je, ek to āpaṇo Uddhav Sampradāy chhe, tenī rīt jāṇī joīe tathā bījī guru-paramparā jāṇī joīe. Te kevī rīte? To Uddhav te Rāmānand Swāmīrūpe hatā ne te Rāmānand Swāmī Shrī Rangkṣhetrane viṣhe swapnamā sākṣhāt Rāmānujāchārya thakī Vaiṣhṇavī dīkṣhāne pāmyā. Māṭe Rāmānand Swāmīnā guru te Rāmānujāchārya chhe ne te Rāmānand Swāmīnā shiṣhya ame chhīe. Evī rīte guru-paramparā jāṇavī.⁵⁵ Ane ame amārā Dharmakuḷnu sthāpan karyu chhe tenī rīt jāṇavī. Ane trījā amārā sampradāymā ati pramāṇrūp je shāstra chhe tene jāṇavā. Te shāstranā nām: Ved 1, Vyāssūtra 2, Shrīmad Bhāgwat Purāṇ 3, Mahābhāratne viṣhe Viṣhṇusahasranām 4, Bhagwad Gītā 5, Vidurnīti 6, Skand-Purāṇnā Viṣhṇukhanḍ māhelu Vāsudev-Māhātmya 7, ane Yāgnavalkya-Smṛuti 8; e je āṭh shāstra tene jāṇavā. Ane chothā sarve satsangīnā je je niyam chhe tene jāṇavā. Ane pāchmā āpaṇā iṣhṭadev je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān tene jāṇavā,⁵⁶ ane sthānak, sevak ne kārya tene bhede karīne te Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnī mūrtionu bahupaṇu chhe tene jāṇavu; ane te Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnā je parokṣhrūp ne pratyakṣhrūp tene jāṇavā. Temā parokṣhrūp te kevī rīte? To māyānā tam thakī par evo je Golok tene madhye je Akṣhardhām⁵⁷ tene viṣhe Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān rahyā chhe te dvibhuj chhe ne koṭi koṭi sūrya sarakhā prakāshmān chhe ne shyām-sundar chhe, ne Rādhikājī ne Lakṣhmījīe sahit chhe ne Nand, Sunand ne Shrīdāmādik je pārṣhad temaṇe sevyā chhe, ne anant koṭi brahmānḍnī je utpatti, sthiti ne pralay tenā kartā chhe ne mahārājādhirājpaṇe virājmān chhe. Ane evā je e Bhagwān te chaturbhujrūpne dhāre chhe, aṣhṭabhujrūpne dhāre chhe ne sahasrabhujrūpne paṇ dhāre chhe; ne Vāsudev, Sankarṣhaṇ, Aniruddha ne Pradyumna e je chaturvyūh ne Keshavādik je chovīs vyūh e sarve rūpne dhāre chhe; tathā Varāh, Nṛusinha, Vāman, Kapil, Hayagrīv e ādik je anek avatār tene dhāre chhe; ne pote to sadā dvibhuj chhe. Ane Upaniṣhad tathā Sānkhya-Shāstra ne Yog-Shāstra tathā Pancharātra emane viṣhe e ja swarūpnu varṇan karyu chhe. Evī rīte parokṣhpaṇe Bhagwānnu swarūp kahyu.

“Ane sarve je āchārya thayā chhe temā Vyāsjī moṭā āchārya chhe ne te Vyāsjī jevā to Shankarāchārya na kahevāy, Rāmānujāchārya na kahevāy, Madhvāchārya na kahevāy, Nimbārka na kahevāy, Viṣhṇu Swāmī na kahevāy, Vallabhāchārya na kahevāy; kem je, e āchārya jo Vyāsjīnā vachanne anusare to e āchāryanā vachannu lokmā pramāṇ thāy, nahī to na thāy. Ane Vyāsjīne to bījā koīnī apekṣhā nathī; kem je, Vyāsjī to Vednā āchārya chhe ne pote Bhagwān chhe. Māṭe āpaṇe to Vyāsjīnā vachanne ja anusarvu. Ane te je Vyāsjī teṇe jīvnā kalyāṇne arthe Vedno⁵⁸ vibhāg karyo ne sattar Purāṇ karyā ne Mahābhārat karyu, to paṇ te Vyāsjīnā manmā em thayu je, ‘Jīvnā kalyāṇno upāy jem chhe tem yathārth na kahevāyo.’ Ne teṇe karīne potānā manmā santoṣh na thayo. Te pachhī samagra Ved, Purāṇ, Itihās, Pancharātra, Yog-Shāstra, Sānkhya-Shāstra tenu sār evu je Shrīmad Bhāgwat Purāṇ tene Vyāsjī karatā havā. Te Bhāgwatne viṣhe sarva avatār karatā Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānne ja adhikpaṇe kahyā chhe ne sarva avatārnā dharanārā je chhe te ja swayam Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān chhe. Ane e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne Uddhav pratye Guṇvibhāgnā Adhyāymā⁵⁹ kahyu chhe je, ‘Hu nirguṇ chhu ne mārā sambandhne je pāme chhe te paṇ nirguṇ thāy chhe.’ Māṭe kāmbhāv, dveṣhbhāv, bhaybhāv, sambandhbhāv, snehbhāv - emāthī je je bhāve karīne e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānne je jīv āsharyā te nirguṇ thaī gayā. Māṭe e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān te nirguṇ chhe. Evī rīte Vyāsjīe Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānne kahyā chhe. Ane te Vyāsjīe em siddhānt karyo chhe je, ‘Sarva avatārnā dharatal je Parameshvar te ja swayam Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān chhe ne bījā je avatār te enā chhe.’⁶⁰ Ane jo e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānne nirguṇ nahī kahe ne shuddha sattvātmak kaheshe, to tene Bhāgwatnā pūrvāpar sambandhnī khabar ja nathī ne tene viṣhe moṭo bādh āvashe. Kem je, Gopīoe Shrī Kṛuṣhṇane Bhagwān na jāṇyā ne kāmbhāve karīne e ja Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānne bhajyā, teṇe karīne te Gopīo nirguṇ thaī gaī; tyāre te Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānne shuddha sattvātmak kem kahevāy? Māṭe Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān to nirguṇ ja chhe. Tathā Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne pote Arjun pratye kahyu chhe je,

“Ane e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne potānā janma-samaymā Vasudev-Devkīne Parameshvarpaṇānī pratītine arthe je Chaturbhujrūp dekhāḍyu tathā Brahmāne je anek Chaturbhujrūp dekhāḍyā tathā Akrūrne je Sheṣh-shāyīrūp dekhāḍyu tathā Ajurnne Vishvarūp dekhāḍyu,⁶² ityādik rūpne bhede karīne je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnī upāsanānā bhed kahevā te to yogya chhe. Paṇ e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān Vrajne viṣhe Bāḷmukund kahevāyā, Muralīmanohar kahevāyā, Rādhā-Kṛuṣhṇa kahevāyā tathā vāchhaḍā chāryā, gāyo chārī, Govardhan Parvat dhāryo, Gopīo sāthe rās-krīḍā karī tathā Mathurāpurīmā āvīne Kansne māryo, Yādavne sukhiyā karyā tathā Sāndīpani brāhmaṇne gher vidyā bhaṇyā tathā Kubjā sangāthe vihār karyo tathā Dvārkāpurīmā vasyā ne Rukmiṇī ādik aṣhṭ paṭarāṇīone paraṇyā tathā soḷ hajār strīone paraṇyā tathā Hastināpurmā rahyā ne Pānḍavnī sarva kaṣhṭ thakī rakṣhā karī ne Draupadīnī lāj rākhī ne Arjunnā sārathi thayā ityādik sthānakne bhede karīne je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnī anek līlā chhe; teṇe karīne e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnā dvibhuj swarūpne viṣhe upāsanānā bhed na karavā, ane je karashe te vachan-drohī, guru-drohī chhe. Ane e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnā ācharaṇ je, Govāḷiyānu uchchhiṣhṭa khādhu tathā rās-ramaṇ karyu ityādik anek prakārnā chhe, te ācharaṇ pramāṇe te Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnā bhaktane ācharaṇ na karavu. Ane e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne Ekādash Skandhmā tathā Bhagwad Gītāmā tathā Vāsudev-Māhātmyamā jem sādhunā lakṣhaṇ⁶³ kahyā chhe tathā varṇāshramnā dharma kahyā chhe tathā potānī bhakti karyānu kahyu chhe te pramāṇe vartavu, paṇ e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnā ācharaṇ pramāṇe ācharaṇ na karavu. Ane je karashe te vimukh chhe, amāro satsangī nathī. Ane āpaṇā iṣhṭadev evā je e Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān tenā ācharaṇ pramāṇe jem na karavu, tem ja tamāro sarveno āchārya ne guru ne upadeṣhṭā⁶⁴ evo je hu, te mārā dehnā je ācharaṇ te pramāṇe paṇ tamāre na karavu. Ane amārā sampradāyne viṣhe jem jenā dharma kahyā chhe, te je amārā vachan te pramāṇe tamāre sarvene rahevu paṇ amārā ācharaṇ pramāṇe na rahevu. Ā je ame vārtā karī tene sarva Paramhansa tathā sarva satsangī shīkhī lejyo ne e pramāṇe samajīne em ja vartajo ne bījā āgaḷ paṇ em ja vārtā karajo.” Em kahīne Shrījī Mahārāj bhojan karavā padhāryā. Evī rītnī vārtāne sāmbhaḷīne sarve sādhu ne satsangī te em samajatā havā je, ‘E parokṣh je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān kahyā te ja ā Bhakti-Dharmanā putra Shrījī Mahārāj chhe paṇ e thakī par koī nathī ane e ja āpaṇā iṣhṭadev chhe ne guru paṇ e ja chhe.’

Samvat 1882na Maha sudi 1 Padavane divas Shriji Maharaj Shri Vartal madhye sandhya arati thaya kede Shri Lakshminarayanna mandapma gaditakiya nankhavine virajman thaya hata ne sarva shvet vastranu dharan karyu hatu ne potani chare kore mandapne upar tatha hethe Paramhansa sarve tatha desh-deshna haribhakta sarve betha hata.

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “A tame sarve mota mota Paramhansa chho te tamane ame prashna puchhie chhie je, satsangi hoy tene avashyapane shi shi varta jani joie? Kem je, tene koik puchhe athava potana manma koik tark thai ave, tyare jo te varta jani na hoy to tenu samadhan kem thay?” Em prashna puchhine pachhi pote ja bolya je, “Lyo, eno uttar ame ja karie chhie je, ek to apano Uddhav Sampraday chhe, teni rit jani joie tatha biji guru-parampara jani joie. Te kevi rite? To Uddhav te Ramanand Swamirupe hata ne te Ramanand Swami Shri Rangkshetrane vishe swapnama sakshat Ramanujacharya thaki Vaishnavi dikshane pamya. Mate Ramanand Swamina guru te Ramanujacharya chhe ne te Ramanand Swamina shishya ame chhie. Evi rite guru-parampara janavi.⁵⁵ Ane ame amara Dharmakulnu sthapan karyu chhe teni rit janavi. Ane trija amara sampradayma ati pramanrup je shastra chhe tene janava. Te shastrana nam: Ved 1, Vyassutra 2, Shrimad Bhagwat Puran 3, Mahabharatne vishe Vishnusahasranam 4, Bhagwad Gita 5, Vidurniti 6, Skand-Puranna Vishnukhand mahelu Vasudev-Mahatmya 7, ane Yagnavalkya-Smruti 8; e je ath shastra tene janava. Ane chotha sarve satsangina je je niyam chhe tene janava. Ane pachma apana ishtadev je Shri Krushna Bhagwan tene janava,⁵⁶ ane sthanak, sevak ne karya tene bhede karine te Shri Krushna Bhagwanni murtionu bahupanu chhe tene janavu; ane te Shri Krushna Bhagwanna je parokshrup ne pratyakshrup tene janava. Tema parokshrup te kevi rite? To mayana tam thaki par evo je Golok tene madhye je Akshardham⁵⁷ tene vishe Shri Krushna Bhagwan rahya chhe te dvibhuj chhe ne koti koti surya sarakha prakashman chhe ne shyam-sundar chhe, ne Radhikaji ne Lakshmijie sahit chhe ne Nand, Sunand ne Shridamadik je parshad temane sevya chhe, ne anant koti brahmandni je utpatti, sthiti ne pralay tena karta chhe ne maharajadhirajpane virajman chhe. Ane eva je e Bhagwan te chaturbhujrupne dhare chhe, ashtabhujrupne dhare chhe ne sahasrabhujrupne pan dhare chhe; ne Vasudev, Sankarshan, Aniruddha ne Pradyumna e je chaturvyuh ne Keshavadik je chovis vyuh e sarve rupne dhare chhe; tatha Varah, Nrusinha, Vaman, Kapil, Hayagriv e adik je anek avatar tene dhare chhe; ne pote to sada dvibhuj chhe. Ane Upanishad tatha Sankhya-Shastra ne Yog-Shastra tatha Pancharatra emane vishe e ja swarupnu varnan karyu chhe. Evi rite parokshpane Bhagwannu swarup kahyu.

“Ane sarve je acharya thaya chhe tema Vyasji mota acharya chhe ne te Vyasji jeva to Shankaracharya na kahevay, Ramanujacharya na kahevay, Madhvacharya na kahevay, Nimbarka na kahevay, Vishnu Swami na kahevay, Vallabhacharya na kahevay; kem je, e acharya jo Vyasjina vachanne anusare to e acharyana vachannu lokma praman thay, nahi to na thay. Ane Vyasjine to bija koini apeksha nathi; kem je, Vyasji to Vedna acharya chhe ne pote Bhagwan chhe. Mate apane to Vyasjina vachanne ja anusarvu. Ane te je Vyasji tene jivna kalyanne arthe Vedno⁵⁸ vibhag karyo ne sattar Puran karya ne Mahabharat karyu, to pan te Vyasjina manma em thayu je, ‘Jivna kalyanno upay jem chhe tem yatharth na kahevayo.’ Ne tene karine potana manma santosh na thayo. Te pachhi samagra Ved, Puran, Itihas, Pancharatra, Yog-Shastra, Sankhya-Shastra tenu sar evu je Shrimad Bhagwat Puran tene Vyasji karata hava. Te Bhagwatne vishe sarva avatar karata Shri Krushna Bhagwanne ja adhikpane kahya chhe ne sarva avatarna dharanara je chhe te ja swayam Shri Krushna Bhagwan chhe. Ane e Shri Krushna Bhagwane Uddhav pratye Gunvibhagna Adhyayma⁵⁹ kahyu chhe je, ‘Hu nirgun chhu ne mara sambandhne je pame chhe te pan nirgun thay chhe.’ Mate kambhav, dveshbhav, bhaybhav, sambandhbhav, snehbhav - emathi je je bhave karine e Shri Krushna Bhagwanne je jiv asharya te nirgun thai gaya. Mate e Shri Krushna Bhagwan te nirgun chhe. Evi rite Vyasjie Shri Krushna Bhagwanne kahya chhe. Ane te Vyasjie em siddhant karyo chhe je, ‘Sarva avatarna dharatal je Parameshvar te ja swayam Shri Krushna Bhagwan chhe ne bija je avatar te ena chhe.’⁶⁰ Ane jo e Shri Krushna Bhagwanne nirgun nahi kahe ne shuddha sattvatmak kaheshe, to tene Bhagwatna purvapar sambandhni khabar ja nathi ne tene vishe moto badh avashe. Kem je, Gopioe Shri Krushnane Bhagwan na janya ne kambhave karine e ja Shri Krushna Bhagwanne bhajya, tene karine te Gopio nirgun thai gai; tyare te Shri Krushna Bhagwanne shuddha sattvatmak kem kahevay? Mate Shri Krushna Bhagwan to nirgun ja chhe. Tatha Shri Krushna Bhagwane pote Arjun pratye kahyu chhe je,

“Ane e Shri Krushna Bhagwane potana janma-samayma Vasudev-Devkine Parameshvarpanani pratitine arthe je Chaturbhujrup dekhadyu tatha Brahmane je anek Chaturbhujrup dekhadya tatha Akrurne je Shesh-shayirup dekhadyu tatha Ajurnne Vishvarup dekhadyu,⁶² ityadik rupne bhede karine je Shri Krushna Bhagwanni upasanana bhed kaheva te to yogya chhe. Pan e Shri Krushna Bhagwan Vrajne vishe Balmukund kahevaya, Muralimanohar kahevaya, Radha-Krushna kahevaya tatha vachhada charya, gayo chari, Govardhan Parvat dharyo, Gopio sathe ras-krida kari tatha Mathurapurima avine Kansne maryo, Yadavne sukhiya karya tatha Sandipani brahmanne gher vidya bhanya tatha Kubja sangathe vihar karyo tatha Dvarkapurima vasya ne Rukmini adik asht pataranione paranya tatha sol hajar strione paranya tatha Hastinapurma rahya ne Pandavni sarva kasht thaki raksha kari ne Draupadini laj rakhi ne Arjunna sarathi thaya ityadik sthanakne bhede karine je Shri Krushna Bhagwanni anek lila chhe; tene karine e Shri Krushna Bhagwanna dvibhuj swarupne vishe upasanana bhed na karava, ane je karashe te vachan-drohi, guru-drohi chhe. Ane e Shri Krushna Bhagwanna acharan je, Govaliyanu uchchhishta khadhu tatha ras-raman karyu ityadik anek prakarna chhe, te acharan pramane te Shri Krushna Bhagwanna bhaktane acharan na karavu. Ane e Shri Krushna Bhagwane Ekadash Skandhma tatha Bhagwad Gitama tatha Vasudev-Mahatmyama jem sadhuna lakshan⁶³ kahya chhe tatha varnashramna dharma kahya chhe tatha potani bhakti karyanu kahyu chhe te pramane vartavu, pan e Shri Krushna Bhagwanna acharan pramane acharan na karavu. Ane je karashe te vimukh chhe, amaro satsangi nathi. Ane apana ishtadev eva je e Shri Krushna Bhagwan tena acharan pramane jem na karavu, tem ja tamaro sarveno acharya ne guru ne upadeshta⁶⁴ evo je hu, te mara dehna je acharan te pramane pan tamare na karavu. Ane amara sampradayne vishe jem jena dharma kahya chhe, te je amara vachan te pramane tamare sarvene rahevu pan amara acharan pramane na rahevu. A je ame varta kari tene sarva Paramhansa tatha sarva satsangi shikhi lejyo ne e pramane samajine em ja vartajo ne bija agal pan em ja varta karajo.” Em kahine Shriji Maharaj bhojan karava padharya. Evi ritni vartane sambhaline sarve sadhu ne satsangi te em samajata hava je, ‘E paroksh je Shri Krushna Bhagwan kahya te ja a Bhakti-Dharmana putra Shriji Maharaj chhe pan e thaki par koi nathi ane e ja apana ishtadev chhe ne guru pan e ja chhe.’

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