Gadhada I 56

Polā Pāṇānu

Samvat 1876nā Mahā vadi 12 Dvādashīne divas sānjne same Shrījī Mahārāj Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā Shrī Vāsudev Nārāyaṇnā mandir āgaḷ āthamṇā dvārnā oraḍānī osarīe ḍholiyā upar virājmān hatā ane dhoḷo khes paheryo hato ne jariyān kasumbal renṭo oḍhyo hato ne māthe faratā chheḍāno kasumbī renṭo bāndhyo hato ne potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ muni tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī ane Nārāyaṇ-dhūnya karīne muni zānz-mṛudang laīne kīrtan gātā hatā.

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Kīrtan rākho ane ghaḍīk prashna-uttar karīe.” Em kahīne vaḷī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Lyo, hu prashna pūchhu chhu je, Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne Gītāmā chār prakārnā bhakta kahyā chhe temā gnānīne adhik kahyo chhe;²¹⁹ ane chārene Bhagwānnā swarūpno nishchay to sarakho chhe, māṭe gnānī te kevī rīte visheṣh chhe?” Pachhī e prashnano uttar munie karavā mānḍyo paṇ thayo nahī. Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Gnānī chhe te to brahmaswarūpe varte chhe ane Bhagwānno mahimā yathārthpaṇe jāṇe chhe, māṭe ene Bhagwānnā swarūp vinā bījī manmā kāī kāmnā rahetī nathī. Ane bījā je traṇ prakārnā bhakta chhe tene Bhagwānno nishchay to chhe toya paṇ Bhagwānno mahimā yathārthpaṇe jāṇatā nathī; te māṭe ene Bhagwān vinā bījī kāmnā rahī jāy chhe, te māṭe gnānīne barobar thatā nathī. Te sāru Bhagwānnā bhaktane Bhagwān vinā bījī koī jātnī kāmnā rahe e moṭī khoṭ chhe. Ane jene koī jātnī vāsanā na hoy ane tīvra vairāgyavān hoy ane jo te vairāgyane yoge ahankāre yukta varte to e paṇ ene viṣhe moṭī khoṭ chhe; athavā atyant ātmagnānnu baḷ hoy athavā Bhagwānne viṣhe draḍh bhaktinu baḷ hoy ane tenā mānne yoge karīne jo garīb haribhaktane namāy nahī athavā tenī āgaḷ dīn-vachan bolāy nahī to e paṇ ene viṣhe moṭī khoṭ chhe. Te khoṭe karīne e haribhaktanu ang vṛuddhine na pāme. Jem salāṭ kūvo khodato hoy ane jo heṭhe pāṇo polo bole to salāṭ em kahe je, ‘Pāṇī ghaṇu thashe,’ ane jo uparthī raṇakto hoy ne māhī kāpe tyāre agni zare to salāṭ em kahe je, ‘Kūvāmā pāṇī thashe to ardhā koshnu ke pā koshnu thashe paṇ vadhu nahī thāy;’ tem gnān, vairāgya ane bhakti tenā mānmā je aṭanṭ rahe to e moṭo to kahevāy paṇ jevu ardhā koshnu ke pā koshnu pāṇī thayu evo moṭo thāy, paṇ jevā nirmānī bhaktamā moṭā guṇ āve tevā moṭā guṇ emā na āve. Māṭe jene Bhagwānne prasanna karavā hoy tene gnān, vairāgya, bhakti tathā bījā koī shreṣhṭh guṇ hoy tene abhimāne karīne aṭanṭ thavu nahī, to e puruṣhnā hṛudayne viṣhe prakaṭ pramāṇ evā je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Nārāyaṇ te prasanna thaīne nivās karīne rahe chhe.”

Pachhī Muktānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “He Mahārāj! Gnān, vairāgya, bhakti tathā bījā je shubh guṇ tene yoge karīne mān āve te mānne kayā upāye karīne ṭāḷavu?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Bhagwānnā bhaktanu māhātmya jāṇīne pote dehe karīne temane namaskār kare tathā temanī sevā-chākarī kare, ane jo haiyāmā mānno sankalp thāy to tene oḷakhe ne vichārnu baḷ rākhe to mān ṭaḷī jāy. Ane atishay prem-lakṣhaṇā bhakti hoy ane te bhaktie karīne Bhagwān tene vash vartatā hoy ane jo te bhaktinu bhaktanā hṛudaymā mān āve toy paṇ ene ati khoṭ chhe. Ane ātmagnānnu mān hoy athavā vairāgyanu mān hoy paṇ te abhimān to dehātmabuddhine ja draḍh karāve, māṭe Bhagwānnā bhakta hoy tene koī prakāre abhimān rākhavu nahī e ja Bhagwānne rājī karyāno upāy chhe. Ane antardraṣhṭivāḷā je Bhagwānnā bhakta hoy te jo tapāsīne potānā hṛuday sāmu jue to jyāre lagāre mān āvatu hashe tyāre hṛudaymā rahī je Bhagwānnī mūrti tenī najar karaḍī dekhātī hashe ane jyāre nirmānīpaṇe vartātu hashe tyāre potānā hṛudaymā rahī je Bhagwānnī mūrti tenī draṣhṭi ati prasanna jaṇātī hashe. Māṭe Bhagwānno bhakta hoy tene vichārnu baḷ rākhīne koī prakārnu mān uday thavā devu nahī. Ane jo mān sahit gnān, vairāgya, bhakti hoy to jem sonu hoy ane temā bheg bhaḷe tyāre te sonu panarvalu kahevāy ane tethī vadhato bheg bhaḷe to bārvalu kahevāy ane tethī vadhato bheg bhaḷe to āṭhvalu kahevāy, tem e bhaktane gnān, vairāgya, bhaktimā jem jem ahankārno bheg bhaḷato āve tem tem e traṇe ochhā thatā jāy chhe; māṭe mānrahit je gnān, vairāgya ane bhakti te to soḷvalā sonā jevā chhe ane mān sahit hoy te uparthī to ene ghaṇo shobhāḍe paṇ enā antarmā zāzu baḷ hoy nahī. Tyā draṣhṭānt chhe: jem pachās koṭi yojan pṛuthvī te samudra, parvat ane sarva bhūt-prāṇīmātra teno ādhār chhe, māṭe ghaṇī baḷavān jaṇāy chhe. Ane te thakī jaḷ vaḷī ghaṇu baḷavān jaṇāy chhe je, jaḷne viṣhe pṛuthvī chhāṇānī peṭhe tare chhe. Ane jaḷ thakī tejmā ghaṇu baḷ jaṇāy chhe. Ane tej thakī vāyumā ghaṇu baḷ jaṇāy chhe. Ane ākāshnu to kāī baḷ jaṇātu nathī paṇ ākāsh sarvathī baḷavān chhe; kā je, e chāreno ākāsh ādhārrūp chhe. Tem mānrahit je e bhaktanā gnān, vairāgya ane bhakti te ākāsh sarakhā baḷavān chhe; māṭe uparthī to jaṇāy nahī paṇ nirmānī bhakta te sarvathī shreṣhṭh chhe. Ane jem bāḷak hoy te divas kāī mānno ghāṭ-sankalp hoy nahī, tem ja sādhune to game teṭalī pūjā-pratiṣhṭhā thatī hoy paṇ bāḷaknī peṭhe mānrahit vartavu.”

Pachhī vaḷī Muktānand Swāmīe prashna pūchhyu je, “Indriyo, antahkaraṇ ane prāṇ tathā jāgrat, swapna ane suṣhupti e traṇ avasthā tathā sthūl, sūkṣhma ane kāraṇ e traṇ sharīr e sarva thakī jīvnu swarūp nyāru chhe, evu satsangmāthī sāmbhaḷīne draḍh nishchay karyo chhe toy paṇ indriyo-antahkaraṇādik bheḷo bhaḷīne sukhrūp evo je jīvātmā te Paramātmānu bhajan-smaraṇ karato thako sankalpne yoge karīne dukhiyo kem thaī jāy chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Keṭalāk siddha thāy chhe²²⁰ ne keṭalāk sarvagna²²¹ thāy chhe ne keṭalāk devatā thāy chhe ityādik anant prakārnī moṭyap pāme chhe tathā param padne pāme chhe e sarve Bhagwānnī upāsanāne baḷe pāme chhe, paṇ upāsanā vinā koī vāt siddha thatī nathī. Māṭe Shāstramāthī ātmā-anātmānī²²² vigat samajīne athavā koīk Moṭā Santnā mukhthī vāt sāmbhaḷīne jāṇe je, ‘Hu ātmā-anātmānī vigati karī lau,’ em vigati thatī nathī. E to e jīvne jeṭalī potānā īṣhṭadev je Parameshvar tene viṣhe niṣhṭhā hoy teṭalo ja ātmā-anātmāno vivek thāy chhe, paṇ īṣhṭadevnā baḷ vinā to koī sādhan siddha thatā nathī. Ane jene Gopīonā jevī prem-lakṣhaṇā bhakti chhe tene to sarve sādhan sampūrṇa thayā chhe. Ane jene evo prem na hoy tene to Bhagwānno mahimā samajavo je, ‘Bhagwān to Golok, Vaikunṭh, Shvetdvīp, Brahmamahol tenā pati chhe ane manuṣhya jevā jaṇāy chhe te to bhaktanā sukhne arthe jaṇāy chhe, paṇ enī mūrti chhe te Golokādik je potānā dhām tene viṣhe ek ek nakhmā koṭi koṭi sūryanā prakāshe yukta jaṇāy chhe. Ane Martyalokne viṣhe Bhagwānnī manuṣhya sevā kare chhe ne dīvo kare tyāre ene āgaḷ prakāsh thāy chhe, paṇ e to sūrya, chandrādik sarvane prakāshnā dātā chhe. Ane Golokādik je dhām chhe tene viṣhe to Rādhikā, Lakṣhmī ādik je potānā bhakta chhe temaṇe nirantar sevyā evā e Bhagwān chhe. Ane jyāre brahmānḍono pralay thaī jāy chhe tyāre ā pragaṭ Bhagwān chhe te ja ek rahe chhe ane pachhī sṛuṣhṭi rachavāne same paṇ Prakṛuti-Puruṣh dvāre karīne anant koṭi brahmānḍone e ja Bhagwān upajāve chhe.’ Evī rīte Bhagwānno mahimā vichārvo e ja ātmā-anātmānā viveknu kāraṇ chhe. Ane jeṭalī e bhaktane Bhagwānnā māhātmye sahit Bhagwānne viṣhe niṣhṭhā chhe teṭalo ja e bhaktanā hṛudaymā vairāgya āve chhe, māṭe bījā sādhannā baḷne tajīne ekalu Bhagwānnī upāsanānu baḷ rākhavu. Ane je evo bhakta hoy te to em samaje, ‘Game tevo pāpī hoy ne ant same jo tene ‘Swāminārāyaṇ’ evā nāmnu uchchāraṇ thāy to te sarva pāp thakī chhūṭīne Brahmamoholne viṣhe nivās kare, to je e Bhagwānno āshrit hoy te e Bhagwānnā dhāmne pāme emā sho sanshay chhe?’ Em māhātmya samaje. Te sāru je Bhagwānno bhakta hoy tene Bhagwānnī upāsanānu baḷ satsang karīne divase divase vṛuddhi pamāḍavu.”

Samvat 1876na Maha vadi 12 Dvadashine divas sanjne same Shriji Maharaj Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma Shri Vasudev Narayanna mandir agal athamna dvarna oradani osarie dholiya upar virajman hata ane dholo khes paheryo hato ne jariyan kasumbal rento odhyo hato ne mathe farata chhedano kasumbi rento bandhyo hato ne potana mukharvindni agal muni tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati ane Narayan-dhunya karine muni zanz-mrudang laine kirtan gata hata.

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Kirtan rakho ane ghadik prashna-uttar karie.” Em kahine vali Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Lyo, hu prashna puchhu chhu je, Shri Krushna Bhagwane Gitama char prakarna bhakta kahya chhe tema gnanine adhik kahyo chhe;²¹⁹ ane charene Bhagwanna swarupno nishchay to sarakho chhe, mate gnani te kevi rite vishesh chhe?” Pachhi e prashnano uttar munie karava mandyo pan thayo nahi. Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Gnani chhe te to brahmaswarupe varte chhe ane Bhagwanno mahima yatharthpane jane chhe, mate ene Bhagwanna swarup vina biji manma kai kamna raheti nathi. Ane bija je tran prakarna bhakta chhe tene Bhagwanno nishchay to chhe toya pan Bhagwanno mahima yatharthpane janata nathi; te mate ene Bhagwan vina biji kamna rahi jay chhe, te mate gnanine barobar thata nathi. Te saru Bhagwanna bhaktane Bhagwan vina biji koi jatni kamna rahe e moti khot chhe. Ane jene koi jatni vasana na hoy ane tivra vairagyavan hoy ane jo te vairagyane yoge ahankare yukta varte to e pan ene vishe moti khot chhe; athava atyant atmagnannu bal hoy athava Bhagwanne vishe dradh bhaktinu bal hoy ane tena manne yoge karine jo garib haribhaktane namay nahi athava teni agal din-vachan bolay nahi to e pan ene vishe moti khot chhe. Te khote karine e haribhaktanu ang vruddhine na pame. Jem salat kuvo khodato hoy ane jo hethe pano polo bole to salat em kahe je, ‘Pani ghanu thashe,’ ane jo uparthi ranakto hoy ne mahi kape tyare agni zare to salat em kahe je, ‘Kuvama pani thashe to ardha koshnu ke pa koshnu thashe pan vadhu nahi thay;’ tem gnan, vairagya ane bhakti tena manma je atant rahe to e moto to kahevay pan jevu ardha koshnu ke pa koshnu pani thayu evo moto thay, pan jeva nirmani bhaktama mota gun ave teva mota gun ema na ave. Mate jene Bhagwanne prasanna karava hoy tene gnan, vairagya, bhakti tatha bija koi shreshth gun hoy tene abhimane karine atant thavu nahi, to e purushna hrudayne vishe prakat praman eva je Shri Krushna Narayan te prasanna thaine nivas karine rahe chhe.”

Pachhi Muktanand Swamie puchhyu je, “He Maharaj! Gnan, vairagya, bhakti tatha bija je shubh gun tene yoge karine man ave te manne kaya upaye karine talavu?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Bhagwanna bhaktanu mahatmya janine pote dehe karine temane namaskar kare tatha temani seva-chakari kare, ane jo haiyama manno sankalp thay to tene olakhe ne vicharnu bal rakhe to man tali jay. Ane atishay prem-lakshana bhakti hoy ane te bhaktie karine Bhagwan tene vash vartata hoy ane jo te bhaktinu bhaktana hrudayma man ave toy pan ene ati khot chhe. Ane atmagnannu man hoy athava vairagyanu man hoy pan te abhiman to dehatmabuddhine ja dradh karave, mate Bhagwanna bhakta hoy tene koi prakare abhiman rakhavu nahi e ja Bhagwanne raji karyano upay chhe. Ane antardrashtivala je Bhagwanna bhakta hoy te jo tapasine potana hruday samu jue to jyare lagare man avatu hashe tyare hrudayma rahi je Bhagwanni murti teni najar karadi dekhati hashe ane jyare nirmanipane vartatu hashe tyare potana hrudayma rahi je Bhagwanni murti teni drashti ati prasanna janati hashe. Mate Bhagwanno bhakta hoy tene vicharnu bal rakhine koi prakarnu man uday thava devu nahi. Ane jo man sahit gnan, vairagya, bhakti hoy to jem sonu hoy ane tema bheg bhale tyare te sonu panarvalu kahevay ane tethi vadhato bheg bhale to barvalu kahevay ane tethi vadhato bheg bhale to athvalu kahevay, tem e bhaktane gnan, vairagya, bhaktima jem jem ahankarno bheg bhalato ave tem tem e trane ochha thata jay chhe; mate manrahit je gnan, vairagya ane bhakti te to solvala sona jeva chhe ane man sahit hoy te uparthi to ene ghano shobhade pan ena antarma zazu bal hoy nahi. Tya drashtant chhe: jem pachas koti yojan pruthvi te samudra, parvat ane sarva bhut-pranimatra teno adhar chhe, mate ghani balavan janay chhe. Ane te thaki jal vali ghanu balavan janay chhe je, jalne vishe pruthvi chhanani pethe tare chhe. Ane jal thaki tejma ghanu bal janay chhe. Ane tej thaki vayuma ghanu bal janay chhe. Ane akashnu to kai bal janatu nathi pan akash sarvathi balavan chhe; ka je, e chareno akash adharrup chhe. Tem manrahit je e bhaktana gnan, vairagya ane bhakti te akash sarakha balavan chhe; mate uparthi to janay nahi pan nirmani bhakta te sarvathi shreshth chhe. Ane jem balak hoy te divas kai manno ghat-sankalp hoy nahi, tem ja sadhune to game tetali puja-pratishtha thati hoy pan balakni pethe manrahit vartavu.”

Pachhi vali Muktanand Swamie prashna puchhyu je, “Indriyo, antahkaran ane pran tatha jagrat, swapna ane sushupti e tran avastha tatha sthul, sukshma ane karan e tran sharir e sarva thaki jivnu swarup nyaru chhe, evu satsangmathi sambhaline dradh nishchay karyo chhe toy pan indriyo-antahkaranadik bhelo bhaline sukhrup evo je jivatma te Paramatmanu bhajan-smaran karato thako sankalpne yoge karine dukhiyo kem thai jay chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Ketalak siddha thay chhe²²⁰ ne ketalak sarvagna²²¹ thay chhe ne ketalak devata thay chhe ityadik anant prakarni motyap pame chhe tatha param padne pame chhe e sarve Bhagwanni upasanane bale pame chhe, pan upasana vina koi vat siddha thati nathi. Mate Shastramathi atma-anatmani²²² vigat samajine athava koik Mota Santna mukhthi vat sambhaline jane je, ‘Hu atma-anatmani vigati kari lau,’ em vigati thati nathi. E to e jivne jetali potana ishtadev je Parameshvar tene vishe nishtha hoy tetalo ja atma-anatmano vivek thay chhe, pan ishtadevna bal vina to koi sadhan siddha thata nathi. Ane jene Gopiona jevi prem-lakshana bhakti chhe tene to sarve sadhan sampurna thaya chhe. Ane jene evo prem na hoy tene to Bhagwanno mahima samajavo je, ‘Bhagwan to Golok, Vaikunth, Shvetdvip, Brahmamahol tena pati chhe ane manushya jeva janay chhe te to bhaktana sukhne arthe janay chhe, pan eni murti chhe te Golokadik je potana dham tene vishe ek ek nakhma koti koti suryana prakashe yukta janay chhe. Ane Martyalokne vishe Bhagwanni manushya seva kare chhe ne divo kare tyare ene agal prakash thay chhe, pan e to surya, chandradik sarvane prakashna data chhe. Ane Golokadik je dham chhe tene vishe to Radhika, Lakshmi adik je potana bhakta chhe temane nirantar sevya eva e Bhagwan chhe. Ane jyare brahmandono pralay thai jay chhe tyare a pragat Bhagwan chhe te ja ek rahe chhe ane pachhi srushti rachavane same pan Prakruti-Purush dvare karine anant koti brahmandone e ja Bhagwan upajave chhe.’ Evi rite Bhagwanno mahima vicharvo e ja atma-anatmana viveknu karan chhe. Ane jetali e bhaktane Bhagwanna mahatmye sahit Bhagwanne vishe nishtha chhe tetalo ja e bhaktana hrudayma vairagya ave chhe, mate bija sadhanna balne tajine ekalu Bhagwanni upasananu bal rakhavu. Ane je evo bhakta hoy te to em samaje, ‘Game tevo papi hoy ne ant same jo tene ‘Swaminarayan’ eva namnu uchcharan thay to te sarva pap thaki chhutine Brahmamoholne vishe nivas kare, to je e Bhagwanno ashrit hoy te e Bhagwanna dhamne pame ema sho sanshay chhe?’ Em mahatmya samaje. Te saru je Bhagwanno bhakta hoy tene Bhagwanni upasananu bal satsang karine divase divase vruddhi pamadavu.”

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