Gadhada III 35

Prakṛuti Maroḍyānu, Bhaktanā Drohthī Bhagwānnā Drohnu

Samvat 1885nā Chaitra sudi 9 Navmīne divas Swāmī Shrī Sahajānandjī Mahārāj Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā Shrī Gopīnāthjīnā Mandirne viṣhe virājmān hatā ne sarva shvet vastra dhāraṇ karyā hatā ne potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ sādhu tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārājne Shukmunie prashna pūchhyo je, “He Mahārāj! Jenā hṛudaymā Bhagwānno ne Bhagwānnā bhaktano draḍh āshray hoy, je āshray game tevo āpatkāḷ āvī paḍe ne dehne sukh-dukh, mān-apamān, desh-kāḷnu viṣhampaṇu ityādike karīne jāy nahī, te kem jaṇāy je, ene evo āshray chhe? Ane tenā manno abhiprāy tathā dehno āchār te kevo hoy? Te kaho.” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Je bhaktane ek Bhagwānne viṣhe ja moṭyap hoy ne Bhagwānthī bīju koī padārth adhik na jāṇato hoy ne Bhagwān vinā bījā sarvene tuchchha jāṇato hoy; tathā potānī je prakṛuti hoy tene Bhagwān tathā sādhu te maroḍe ne prakṛuti pramāṇe na chālavā de ne prakṛuti hoy tethī bījī rīte vartāve, tyāre je mūnzāy nahī ne prakṛuti maroḍe temā kachavāī jāy nahī ne potānī prakṛuti game tevī kaṭhaṇ hoy tene mūkīne jem Bhagwān tathā sādhu te kahe tem ja saralpaṇe varte. Evī be prakāre jenī samajaṇ hoy tene game tevo āpatkāḷ paḍe to paṇ Bhagwānno āshray na ṭaḷe.”

Tyāre vaḷī Shukmunie pūchhyu je, “Mūnzāto to hoy; kem je, prakṛutine maroḍe tyāre jīvne mūnzavaṇ thāy. Paṇ te mūnzavaṇmā paṇ kāī fer chhe ke nahī?” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Prakṛuti maroḍe ne mūnzāy tyāre je potāno ja avaguṇ le paṇ Bhagwānno ne sādhuno avaguṇ na le, e sāro. Ane je potāno avaguṇ na le ne Bhagwānno ne sādhuno avaguṇ le to eno vishvās nahī ne evo je hoy tenā āshrayno paṇ ṭhā nahī.”

Tyāre vaḷī Shukmunie pūchhyu je, “Jenī je prakṛuti hoy tene Bhagwāne tathā sādhue koī divas maroḍī na hoy, tyāre te potānā manmā kem samaje je, mārī prakṛutine maroḍshe tyāre māru ṭhīk nahī rahe? Kem je, pote je ajamāvel vārtā na hoy teno vishvās kem āve?” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “E to potānā mannā je sankalp tenī sāmī draṣhṭi rākhe je, ‘Mārā manmā Bhagwān vinā bījā panch-viṣhay sambandhī bhog chhe temā shānī vāsanā baḷavān chhe? Ne baḷavānpaṇe kayā viṣhayno sankalp thāy chhe?’ Em vichāre to jevo pote hoy tem mālam paḍe, paṇ bījī rīte na paḍe. Ane jyāre e vichāre tyāre em vichāre je, ‘Ā padārthno māre baḷavān ghāṭ chhe ne temā hu pravartu chhu ne temāthī jyāre mane sādhu maroḍshe tyāre māre ṭhīk nahī rahe,’ em ene potāno nishchay thāy. Ane baḷavān prakṛuti hoy ne tadapi jo enī prakṛutine Bhagwān tathā sādhu koī divas maroḍe nahī, to to e pār paḍī jāy. Ne jo maroḍe to to eno ṭhā rahe nahī; ante ati mūnzāīne vimukh thaī jāy.”

Ane vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāje em vārtā karī je, “Sādhunā drohnu shāstramā⁵⁹ sarva karatā adhik pāp kahyu chhe, tenu shu kāraṇ chhe? To e sādhunā hṛudayne viṣhe sākṣhāt Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān rahyā chhe; māṭe sādhuno droh kare tyāre Bhagwānno droh thāy chhe. Kem je, te sādhuno droh kare tyāre tenā hṛudaymā rahyā je Bhagwān te dukhāy chhe, tyāre e Bhagwānnā drohnu adhik pāp chhe; māṭe santnā drohnu sarva karatā adhik pāp kahyu chhe. Ane Kans,⁶⁰ Shishupāl,⁶¹ Pūtanā⁶² e ādik je daitya temaṇe Bhagwānno droh karyo ne tenu paṇ bhaktanī peṭhe Bhagwāne kalyāṇ karyu, teno sho abhiprāy chhe je, e daitye vair-buddhie karīne paṇ Bhagwānnu chintvan karyu tyāre Bhagwāne em jāṇyu je, ‘Vair-buddhie karīne paṇ e daitye māru chintvan karyu ne mārā sambandhne pāmyā; māṭe māre enu kalyāṇ karavu.’ Evī rīte ene viṣhe Bhagwānnī dayānu adhikpaṇu jāṇavu. Ane vaḷī em jāṇavu je, ‘E vair-buddhie karīne āsharyā tenu paṇ Bhagwāne kalyāṇ karyu, to je bhakta bhaktie karīne eno āsharo leshe ne Bhagwānne bhaktie karīne rājī karashe tenu Bhagwān kem kalyāṇ nahī kare? Karashe ja.’ Evī rīte Bhagwānnī dayānu adhikpaṇu jaṇāvīne manuṣhyane Bhagwānnī bhaktimā pravartāvavā, evo abhiprāy shāstranā karanārāno chhe; paṇ em nathī je, daityanī peṭhe Bhagwānnu aṇagamatu karavu. Māṭe Bhagwānnī upar vair-bhāv rākhīne je Bhagwānno droh kare ne aṇagamatu kare tene to daitya ja jāṇavā ane e pakṣh to daityano chhe. Ane jem Bhagwānnu gamatu hoy te pramāṇe ja vartavu, ne bhakti karavī, ne Bhagwān ne Bhagwānnā bhaktane rājī karavā, evo Bhagwānnā bhaktano pakṣh chhe.”

Pachhī Shukmunie Shrījī Mahārājne pūchhyu je, “He Mahārāj! Sādhunā hṛudaymā Bhagwān rahyā hoy ne tenā drohthī Bhagwānno droh thāy ne tenī sevā karīe to Bhagwānnī sevā thāy, te Sādhunā lakṣhaṇ shā chhe? Te kaho.” Tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj thoḍīk vār vichārīne kṛupā karīne bolyā je, “Pratham to moṭu lakṣhaṇ e chhe je, Bhagwānne kyārey paṇ nirākār na samaje, sadāy divya sākārmūrti samaje. Ane game eṭalā Purāṇ, Upaniṣhad, Ved ityādik granthnu shravaṇ thāy ne temā nirākārpaṇā jevu sāmbhaḷyāmā āve to paṇ em jāṇe je, ‘Kā to āpaṇne e shāstrano arth samajāto nathī, ne kā to emā kem kahyu hashe! Paṇ Bhagwān to sadā sākār ja chhe.’ Ane jo sākār na samaje to tenī upāsanā draḍh na kahevāy. Ane sākār na hoy tene viṣhe ākāshnī peṭhe kartāpaṇu na kahevāy tathā ek deshne viṣhe rahevāpaṇu na kahevāy. Māṭe Bhagwān to sadā sākār ja chhe ne anek brahmānḍnī utpatti, sthiti, pralaynā kartā chhe ne sadā potānā Akṣhardhāmne viṣhe virājmān chhe ne rājādhirāj chhe ne te ja ā pratyakṣh chhe. Evī rīte je ā samajaṇ te koī rīte koī kāḷe ḍagī na jāy, sadā em ja samaje. Ek to e lakṣhaṇ hoy 1. Tathā e Bhagwānnī je ekāntik bhakti tene pote karato hoy ane e Bhagwānnu je nām-smaraṇ ne kathā-kīrtanādik tene koī karatu hoy tene dekhīne manmā bahu rājī thāy 2. Tathā e Bhagwānnā bhaktamā rahevu hoy temā koī swabhāv āḍo āve nahī ane te swabhāvne mūke paṇ bhagwad-bhaktanā sangno tyāg na kare. Ane potānā swabhāvne sādhu khode to sādhuno abhāv na le ne potānā swabhāvno avaguṇ leto rahe paṇ kachavāīne bhaktanā samūhmāthī chheṭe rahevāno koī divas man ghāṭ paṇ na kare, em ne em bhaktanā samūhmā paḍyo rahe evo hoy 3. Tathā sāru vastra, sāru bhojan, sāru jaḷ tathā je je koī sāru padārth potāne prāpt thāy to man em ghāṭ kare je, ‘Ā padārth hu Bhagwānnā bhaktane āpu to ṭhīk,’ ane te padārth tene āpe ne rājī thāy evo hoy 4. Tathā bhaktanā samūhmā raheto hoy ne tenī kornu em na thāy je, ‘Ā to keṭalāk varṣh bhego rahyo paṇ enā antarno to kaī tāg āvyo nahī, ne ā te koṇ jāṇe kevoya hashe? Enu to kāī kaḷātu nathī,’ evo na hoy ne jevo e māhī-bāher hoy tene sarve jāṇe je, ‘Ā te āvo chhe,’ evo je saral swabhāvavāḷo hoy 5. Ane shānt swabhāvavāḷo hoy to paṇ kusangīnī sobat na game ne te thāy to tapī jāy; evī rīte vimukhnā sangnī svābhāvik aruchi vartatī hoy 6. Āve chho lakṣhaṇe yukta je Sādhu hoy tenā hṛudaymā sākṣhāt Bhagwān virājmān chhe em jāṇavu. Ane evā Sādhuno droh kare to Bhagwānno droh karyā barobar pāp lāge ane evā Sādhunī sevā kare to Bhagwānnī sevā karyā tulya faḷ thāy chhe.”

Samvat 1885na Chaitra sudi 9 Navmine divas Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma Shri Gopinathjina Mandirne vishe virajman hata ne sarva shvet vastra dharan karya hata ne potana mukharvindni agal sadhu tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Pachhi Shriji Maharajne Shukmunie prashna puchhyo je, “He Maharaj! Jena hrudayma Bhagwanno ne Bhagwanna bhaktano dradh ashray hoy, je ashray game tevo apatkal avi pade ne dehne sukh-dukh, man-apaman, desh-kalnu vishampanu ityadike karine jay nahi, te kem janay je, ene evo ashray chhe? Ane tena manno abhipray tatha dehno achar te kevo hoy? Te kaho.” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Je bhaktane ek Bhagwanne vishe ja motyap hoy ne Bhagwanthi biju koi padarth adhik na janato hoy ne Bhagwan vina bija sarvene tuchchha janato hoy; tatha potani je prakruti hoy tene Bhagwan tatha sadhu te marode ne prakruti pramane na chalava de ne prakruti hoy tethi biji rite vartave, tyare je munzay nahi ne prakruti marode tema kachavai jay nahi ne potani prakruti game tevi kathan hoy tene mukine jem Bhagwan tatha sadhu te kahe tem ja saralpane varte. Evi be prakare jeni samajan hoy tene game tevo apatkal pade to pan Bhagwanno ashray na tale.”

Tyare vali Shukmunie puchhyu je, “Munzato to hoy; kem je, prakrutine marode tyare jivne munzavan thay. Pan te munzavanma pan kai fer chhe ke nahi?” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Prakruti marode ne munzay tyare je potano ja avagun le pan Bhagwanno ne sadhuno avagun na le, e saro. Ane je potano avagun na le ne Bhagwanno ne sadhuno avagun le to eno vishvas nahi ne evo je hoy tena ashrayno pan tha nahi.”

Tyare vali Shukmunie puchhyu je, “Jeni je prakruti hoy tene Bhagwane tatha sadhue koi divas marodi na hoy, tyare te potana manma kem samaje je, mari prakrutine marodshe tyare maru thik nahi rahe? Kem je, pote je ajamavel varta na hoy teno vishvas kem ave?” Tyare Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “E to potana manna je sankalp teni sami drashti rakhe je, ‘Mara manma Bhagwan vina bija panch-vishay sambandhi bhog chhe tema shani vasana balavan chhe? Ne balavanpane kaya vishayno sankalp thay chhe?’ Em vichare to jevo pote hoy tem malam pade, pan biji rite na pade. Ane jyare e vichare tyare em vichare je, ‘A padarthno mare balavan ghat chhe ne tema hu pravartu chhu ne temathi jyare mane sadhu marodshe tyare mare thik nahi rahe,’ em ene potano nishchay thay. Ane balavan prakruti hoy ne tadapi jo eni prakrutine Bhagwan tatha sadhu koi divas marode nahi, to to e par padi jay. Ne jo marode to to eno tha rahe nahi; ante ati munzaine vimukh thai jay.”

Ane vali Shriji Maharaje em varta kari je, “Sadhuna drohnu shastrama⁵⁹ sarva karata adhik pap kahyu chhe, tenu shu karan chhe? To e sadhuna hrudayne vishe sakshat Shri Krushna Bhagwan rahya chhe; mate sadhuno droh kare tyare Bhagwanno droh thay chhe. Kem je, te sadhuno droh kare tyare tena hrudayma rahya je Bhagwan te dukhay chhe, tyare e Bhagwanna drohnu adhik pap chhe; mate santna drohnu sarva karata adhik pap kahyu chhe. Ane Kans,⁶⁰ Shishupal,⁶¹ Putana⁶² e adik je daitya temane Bhagwanno droh karyo ne tenu pan bhaktani pethe Bhagwane kalyan karyu, teno sho abhipray chhe je, e daitye vair-buddhie karine pan Bhagwannu chintvan karyu tyare Bhagwane em janyu je, ‘Vair-buddhie karine pan e daitye maru chintvan karyu ne mara sambandhne pamya; mate mare enu kalyan karavu.’ Evi rite ene vishe Bhagwanni dayanu adhikpanu janavu. Ane vali em janavu je, ‘E vair-buddhie karine asharya tenu pan Bhagwane kalyan karyu, to je bhakta bhaktie karine eno asharo leshe ne Bhagwanne bhaktie karine raji karashe tenu Bhagwan kem kalyan nahi kare? Karashe ja.’ Evi rite Bhagwanni dayanu adhikpanu janavine manushyane Bhagwanni bhaktima pravartavava, evo abhipray shastrana karanarano chhe; pan em nathi je, daityani pethe Bhagwannu anagamatu karavu. Mate Bhagwanni upar vair-bhav rakhine je Bhagwanno droh kare ne anagamatu kare tene to daitya ja janava ane e paksh to daityano chhe. Ane jem Bhagwannu gamatu hoy te pramane ja vartavu, ne bhakti karavi, ne Bhagwan ne Bhagwanna bhaktane raji karava, evo Bhagwanna bhaktano paksh chhe.”

Pachhi Shukmunie Shriji Maharajne puchhyu je, “He Maharaj! Sadhuna hrudayma Bhagwan rahya hoy ne tena drohthi Bhagwanno droh thay ne teni seva karie to Bhagwanni seva thay, te Sadhuna lakshan sha chhe? Te kaho.” Tyare Shriji Maharaj thodik var vicharine krupa karine bolya je, “Pratham to motu lakshan e chhe je, Bhagwanne kyarey pan nirakar na samaje, saday divya sakarmurti samaje. Ane game etala Puran, Upanishad, Ved ityadik granthnu shravan thay ne tema nirakarpana jevu sambhalyama ave to pan em jane je, ‘Ka to apanne e shastrano arth samajato nathi, ne ka to ema kem kahyu hashe! Pan Bhagwan to sada sakar ja chhe.’ Ane jo sakar na samaje to teni upasana dradh na kahevay. Ane sakar na hoy tene vishe akashni pethe kartapanu na kahevay tatha ek deshne vishe rahevapanu na kahevay. Mate Bhagwan to sada sakar ja chhe ne anek brahmandni utpatti, sthiti, pralayna karta chhe ne sada potana Akshardhamne vishe virajman chhe ne rajadhiraj chhe ne te ja a pratyaksh chhe. Evi rite je a samajan te koi rite koi kale dagi na jay, sada em ja samaje. Ek to e lakshan hoy 1. Tatha e Bhagwanni je ekantik bhakti tene pote karato hoy ane e Bhagwannu je nam-smaran ne katha-kirtanadik tene koi karatu hoy tene dekhine manma bahu raji thay 2. Tatha e Bhagwanna bhaktama rahevu hoy tema koi swabhav ado ave nahi ane te swabhavne muke pan bhagwad-bhaktana sangno tyag na kare. Ane potana swabhavne sadhu khode to sadhuno abhav na le ne potana swabhavno avagun leto rahe pan kachavaine bhaktana samuhmathi chhete rahevano koi divas man ghat pan na kare, em ne em bhaktana samuhma padyo rahe evo hoy 3. Tatha saru vastra, saru bhojan, saru jal tatha je je koi saru padarth potane prapt thay to man em ghat kare je, ‘A padarth hu Bhagwanna bhaktane apu to thik,’ ane te padarth tene ape ne raji thay evo hoy 4. Tatha bhaktana samuhma raheto hoy ne teni kornu em na thay je, ‘A to ketalak varsh bhego rahyo pan ena antarno to kai tag avyo nahi, ne a te kon jane kevoya hashe? Enu to kai kalatu nathi,’ evo na hoy ne jevo e mahi-baher hoy tene sarve jane je, ‘A te avo chhe,’ evo je saral swabhavavalo hoy 5. Ane shant swabhavavalo hoy to pan kusangini sobat na game ne te thay to tapi jay; evi rite vimukhna sangni svabhavik aruchi vartati hoy 6. Ave chho lakshane yukta je Sadhu hoy tena hrudayma sakshat Bhagwan virajman chhe em janavu. Ane eva Sadhuno droh kare to Bhagwanno droh karya barobar pap lage ane eva Sadhuni seva kare to Bhagwanni seva karya tulya fal thay chhe.”

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