Gadhada I 72

Māhātmye Sahit Nishchaynu

Samvat 1876nā Chaitra vadi 11 Ekādashīne divas Swāmī Shrī Sahajānandjī Mahārāj Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā Shrī Vāsudev Nārāyaṇnā mandirne samīpe uttarāde dvār oraḍānī osarīe ḍholiyā upar ugamṇe mukhārvinde virājmān hatā ane sarva shvet vastra dhāraṇ karyā hatā ne potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ muni tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Pachhī Muktānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “He Mahārāj! Kālyane divas tame Dādā Khāchar āgaḷ bahu rūḍī vārtā karī hatī, te vārtā sāmbhaḷvānī amāre sarvene ghaṇī ichchhā chhe.” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Je Bhagwānnā bhaktane Bhagwānno nishchay māhātmye sahit hoy ne santnu ne satsangīnu māhātmya ghaṇu jāṇato hoy, ne te bhaktanu jo karma kaṭhaṇ hoy ne kāḷ paṇ kaṭhaṇ hoy to paṇ te bhaktane evī bhaktinu atishay baḷ chhe, te kāḷ ne karma e bey maḷīne tenu bhūnḍu karī shakatā nathī. Ane jene Bhagwān ne Bhagwānnā santne viṣhe jo niṣhṭhāmā kāīk fer hoy to tenu Bhagwān rūḍu karavāne ichchhe toy paṇ rūḍu thatu nathī. Ane je garībne kalpāve tenu to koī rīte rūḍu ja thāy nahī. Ane Mahābhāratmā Bhīṣhmapitāe Rājā Yudhiṣhṭhirne em kahyu²⁹² chhe je, ‘Jo tu garībne kalpāvīsh to tu tārā vanshe sahit baḷīne bhasma thaī jaīsh.’ Māṭe Bhagwānno bhakta hoy athavā koī bījo hoy, paṇ garībmātrane leshmātra dukhavavo nahī. Ane jo garībne dukhave to tenu koī prakāre sāru thāy nahī ane jo garībne dukhave to brahmahatyā jeṭalu pāp thāy chhe. Ane tem ja koīkne māthe jūṭhu kalank devu te paṇ brahmahatyā jevu ja chhe; ane jo sāchu kalank hoy to paṇ tene ekānte teḍīne tenu rūḍu thāy em kahevu, paṇ tene fajet karavo nahī. Ane tem ja pānch prakārnī je strīo chhe teno jo dharma-bhang karāve to tene paṇ brahmahatyānu pāp lāge chhe. Te pānch prakārnī strīo kaī? To ek to potāne sharaṇe āvī hoy²⁹³ ane bījī te potānī strī hoy ane vrat-upavāsne divase potāno sang karavā na ichchhatī hoy ane trījī te pativratā hoy ane chothī te vidhavā strī ane pānchmī te vishvāsī²⁹⁴ strī - e pānch prakārnī strīone sangāthe jo vyabhichār kare to tene brahmahatyānu pāp lāge chhe. Temā je vidhavā strī chhe tenu jo man kumārgne viṣhe ḍolatu hoy to tene samajāvīne dharmamā rākhavī.”

Pachhī Muni je te Bhagwānnā rasik kīrtan gāvā lāgyā. Tene sāmbhaḷīne Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Bhagwān jīvnā kalyāṇne arthe deh dhare chhe tyāre manuṣhyanā jevī ja sarve kriyā hoy, tene dekhīne je Bhagwānnā bhakta hoy te to charitra karī jāṇe ane vimukh jīv hoy athavā kācho-pocho haribhakta hoy te to te charitrane viṣhe doṣh paraṭhe. Jem Shukjīe Rāspanchādhyāyīnu varṇan karyu tyāre Rājā Parīkṣhitne sanshay thayo. Pachhī em pūchhyu je, ‘Bhagwān to dharmanī maryādā sthāpan karavāne arthe prakaṭ thayā hatā, teṇe parstrīno sang karīne dharmano bhang kem karyo?’²⁹⁵ Evī rīte doṣh līdho. Ane Shukjīe to samajī vichārīne Bhagwānnu guṇgān karyu je, Kāmdeve Brahmādik devatāne jītīne potāne vash karyā teno Kāmdevne atishay garva thayo, te garvane utārvāne kāje Bhagwāne Kāmdevne paḍakāryo. Te jem koī baḷvān rājā hoy, te shatrune potānī gāṭhyanī dārūgoḷī apāvīne pachhī te sāthe laḍavā jāy; tem Bhagwāne Kāmdevrūpī shatrune laḍyāno sāmā morthī āpyo. Te shu? To Kāmdevnu baḷ jyāre strīno sambandh hoy tyāre thāy; temā paṇ Sharad Ṛutune viṣhe rātrimā Kāmdevnu vadhu baḷ thāy tathā strīnā rāg-rang, vilāsnā shabda sāmbhaḷavā tathā strīnu rūp jovu, strīno sparsh karavo, teṇe karīne Kāmdevnu atishay baḷ vadhe chhe; e sarve sāmā Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwāne Kāmdevne āpīne tene jītī līdho ane akhanḍ brahmachārīnī peṭhe ūrdhvaretā rahyā ane evī rīte Kāmno garva utāryo. Evu alaukik sāmarthya Bhagwān vinā bījāmā hoy nahī. Evu ati Bhagwānnu sāmarthya jāṇīne Shukjīe Bhagwānnā charitragān karyā ane Rājā Parīkṣhitne te vāt samajāṇī nahī²⁹⁶ tyāre doṣh paraṭhyo. Māṭe koīk em kahe je, ‘Tame Paramhansa thaīne rasik kīrtan kem gāvo chho?’ To tene em kahevu je, ‘Jo ame rasik kīrtan na gāīe ane Bhagwānnā rasik charitrane viṣhe doṣh paraṭhīe, to ame paṇ Rājā Parīkṣhit tathā bījā je nāstik vimukh jīv tenī panktimā bhaḷīe. Māṭe amāre to vimukhnī panktimā bhaḷavu nathī. Shā māṭe je, paramhansamātranā guru je Shukjī teṇe Bhagwānnā rasik charitra gāyā chhe, māṭe amāre paṇ jarūr gāvavā.’

“Ane kṣhar-Akṣharthī par evā je Puruṣhottam Bhagwān chhe, te jyāre jīvnā kalyāṇne arthe brahmānḍne viṣhe manuṣhya jevī mūrti karīne vichare chhe, tyāre sarve manuṣhyanā jevā ja charitra kare chhe. Ane jem manuṣhyane viṣhe hāravu, jītavu, bhay, shok, kām, krodh, lobh, moh, mad, matsar, āshā, tṛuṣhṇā, īrṣhyā ityādik māyik swabhāv hoy, tevā ja swabhāv Bhagwān paṇ potāmā dekhāḍe chhe; te sarve jīvnā kalyāṇne arthe chhe. Pachhī je bhakta hoy te to e charitrane gāīne param padne pāme chhe ane je vimukh hoy te doṣh paraṭhe chhe. Ane e Bhagwān to jem kṣharnā ātmā chhe tem ja Prakṛuti-Puruṣh thakī par Akṣharbrahma tenā paṇ ātmā chhe ane kṣhar-Akṣhar e beyne potānī shaktie karīne dharī rahyā chhe ane pote to kṣhar-Akṣharthī nyārā chhe. Ane Bhagwānnī moṭāī to evī chhe je, jenā ek ek romnā chhidrane viṣhe anant koṭi brahmānḍ paramāṇunī peṭhe rahyā chhe. Evā je moṭā Bhagwān te jīvnā kalyāṇne vāste manuṣhya jevaḍā ja thāy chhe tyāre jīvne sevā karyāno yog āve chhe; ane jo Bhagwān jevaḍā chhe tevaḍā ne tevaḍā rahe to Brahmādik je brahmānḍnā adhipati dev tene paṇ darshan karyānu ke sevā karyānu sāmarthya rahe nahī, to manuṣhyane to rahe ja kyāthī? Ane jem vaḍvānaḷ agni chhe te samudranā jaḷne viṣhe rahyo chhe ane samudranā jaḷne pīe chhe ne samudrano olāvyo olāto nathī evo moṭo chhe; te agni jyāre āpaṇe gharmā dīvo joīto hoy tyāre āvīne āpaṇā gharmā bese to āpaṇne dīvā jevu sukh thāy nahī ane baḷīne sarve bhasma thaī jaīe ane te ja agni dīvārūpe hoy to ajavāḷu kare ne ānand thāy. Ane te dīvo chhe to teno te ja agni, paṇ fūkīe tathā hāthe karīne olāvīe to olāī jāy evo asamarth chhe, to paṇ te thakī ja āpaṇne sukh thāy paṇ vaḍvānaḷ agnithī sukh na thāy. Tem ja Bhagwān manuṣhya jevā asamarth jaṇātā hoy paṇ anek jīvnu kalyāṇ e thakī ja thāy, paṇ jenā ek ek rommā anant koṭi brahmānḍ rahyā chhe evī mūrtinu to jīv darshan karavā paṇ samarth thāy nahī; māṭe eve rūpe karīne kalyāṇ na thāy. Te māṭe Bhagwān manuṣhya jevī mūrti dhārīne jevā jevā charitra kare chhe te sarve gān karavā yogya chhe, paṇ em na samajavu je, ‘Bhagwān thaīne em shu karatā hashe?’ Ane Bhagwānnā charitra to sarve kalyāṇkārī ja samajavā e ja bhaktano dharma chhe. Ane evu samaje te ja Bhagwānno pūro bhakta kahevāy chhe.”

Pachhī Rojkānā haribhakta Kākābhāīe pūchhyu je, “Jene māhātmya vināno ekalo Bhagwānno nishchay hoy tenā shā lakṣhaṇ chhe? Ane jene māhātmye sahit nishchay hoy tenā shā lakṣhaṇ chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jene ekalo nishchay hoy tene em ghāṭ thāy je, ‘Bhagwān to maḷyā chhe paṇ shu jāṇīe kalyāṇ to thashe ke nahī thāy?’ Ane jene māhātmye sahit nishchay hoy tene em samajāy je, ‘Je divase Bhagwānnu darshan thayu te divasthī ja kalyāṇ to thaī rahyu chhe ane je jīv bhāve karīne māru darshan kare tathā māru vachan māne tenu paṇ kalyāṇ thaī jāy to māre kalyāṇno shyo sanshay chhe? Hu to kṛutārth chhu ane je kāī sādhan karu chhu te to Bhagwānnī prasannatāne arthe karu chhu,’ em samaje tene Bhagwānno māhātmye sahit nishchay jāṇavo.”

Pachhī vaḷī Kākābhāīe pūchhyu je, “Uttam, madhyam ane kaniṣhṭh e traṇ prakārnā je Bhagwānnā bhakta tenā shā lakṣhaṇ chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Je bhakta potāne deh thakī judo je ātmā te rūp māne ane dehnā guṇ je jaḍ, dukh, mithyā, apavitrapaṇu ityādik chhe te ātmāne viṣhe māne nahī ane achhedya, abhedya, avināshī ityādik je ātmānā guṇ te dehne viṣhe māne nahī; ane potānā sharīrne viṣhe rahyo je jīvātmā tene dekhe ane te ātmāne viṣhe rahyā je Paramātmā tene paṇ dekhe ane bījānā dehmā je ātmā rahyo chhe tene paṇ dekhe; ane evo samarth thayo chhe to paṇ e ātmadarshan thakī Bhagwān ane Bhagwānnā sant tene adhik jāṇe chhe, paṇ potāne ātmadarshan thayu chhe tenu abhimān leshmātra na hoy; evā jenā lakṣhaṇ chhe te uttam bhakta kahevāy. Have jene Bhagwānno nishchay hoy ane ātmaniṣhṭhā paṇ hoy, to paṇ Bhagwānnā bhakta upar īrṣhyā āve ane jo Bhagwān enu apamān kare to Bhagwān upar paṇ īrṣhyā āve je, ‘Moṭā thaīne vagar vānke ām shīd karatā hashe?’ Evā jenā lakṣhaṇ hoy te madhyam bhakta jāṇavo. Ane Bhagwānno nishchay to hoy paṇ ātmaniṣhṭhā na hoy, ane Bhagwānne viṣhe prīti hoy ane jagatnā vyavahārne viṣhe paṇ prīti hoy ane sānsārik vyavahārne viṣhe harṣh-shokne pāmato hoy, tene kaniṣhṭh bhakta jāṇavo.”

Samvat 1876na Chaitra vadi 11 Ekadashine divas Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma Shri Vasudev Narayanna mandirne samipe uttarade dvar oradani osarie dholiya upar ugamne mukharvinde virajman hata ane sarva shvet vastra dharan karya hata ne potana mukharvindni agal muni tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Pachhi Muktanand Swamie puchhyu je, “He Maharaj! Kalyane divas tame Dada Khachar agal bahu rudi varta kari hati, te varta sambhalvani amare sarvene ghani ichchha chhe.” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Je Bhagwanna bhaktane Bhagwanno nishchay mahatmye sahit hoy ne santnu ne satsanginu mahatmya ghanu janato hoy, ne te bhaktanu jo karma kathan hoy ne kal pan kathan hoy to pan te bhaktane evi bhaktinu atishay bal chhe, te kal ne karma e bey maline tenu bhundu kari shakata nathi. Ane jene Bhagwan ne Bhagwanna santne vishe jo nishthama kaik fer hoy to tenu Bhagwan rudu karavane ichchhe toy pan rudu thatu nathi. Ane je garibne kalpave tenu to koi rite rudu ja thay nahi. Ane Mahabharatma Bhishmapitae Raja Yudhishthirne em kahyu²⁹² chhe je, ‘Jo tu garibne kalpavish to tu tara vanshe sahit baline bhasma thai jaish.’ Mate Bhagwanno bhakta hoy athava koi bijo hoy, pan garibmatrane leshmatra dukhavavo nahi. Ane jo garibne dukhave to tenu koi prakare saru thay nahi ane jo garibne dukhave to brahmahatya jetalu pap thay chhe. Ane tem ja koikne mathe juthu kalank devu te pan brahmahatya jevu ja chhe; ane jo sachu kalank hoy to pan tene ekante tedine tenu rudu thay em kahevu, pan tene fajet karavo nahi. Ane tem ja panch prakarni je strio chhe teno jo dharma-bhang karave to tene pan brahmahatyanu pap lage chhe. Te panch prakarni strio kai? To ek to potane sharane avi hoy²⁹³ ane biji te potani stri hoy ane vrat-upavasne divase potano sang karava na ichchhati hoy ane triji te pativrata hoy ane chothi te vidhava stri ane panchmi te vishvasi²⁹⁴ stri - e panch prakarni strione sangathe jo vyabhichar kare to tene brahmahatyanu pap lage chhe. Tema je vidhava stri chhe tenu jo man kumargne vishe dolatu hoy to tene samajavine dharmama rakhavi.”

Pachhi Muni je te Bhagwanna rasik kirtan gava lagya. Tene sambhaline Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Bhagwan jivna kalyanne arthe deh dhare chhe tyare manushyana jevi ja sarve kriya hoy, tene dekhine je Bhagwanna bhakta hoy te to charitra kari jane ane vimukh jiv hoy athava kacho-pocho haribhakta hoy te to te charitrane vishe dosh parathe. Jem Shukjie Raspanchadhyayinu varnan karyu tyare Raja Parikshitne sanshay thayo. Pachhi em puchhyu je, ‘Bhagwan to dharmani maryada sthapan karavane arthe prakat thaya hata, tene parstrino sang karine dharmano bhang kem karyo?’²⁹⁵ Evi rite dosh lidho. Ane Shukjie to samaji vicharine Bhagwannu gungan karyu je, Kamdeve Brahmadik devatane jitine potane vash karya teno Kamdevne atishay garva thayo, te garvane utarvane kaje Bhagwane Kamdevne padakaryo. Te jem koi balvan raja hoy, te shatrune potani gathyani darugoli apavine pachhi te sathe ladava jay; tem Bhagwane Kamdevrupi shatrune ladyano sama morthi apyo. Te shu? To Kamdevnu bal jyare strino sambandh hoy tyare thay; tema pan Sharad Rutune vishe ratrima Kamdevnu vadhu bal thay tatha strina rag-rang, vilasna shabda sambhalava tatha strinu rup jovu, strino sparsh karavo, tene karine Kamdevnu atishay bal vadhe chhe; e sarve sama Shri Krushna Bhagwane Kamdevne apine tene jiti lidho ane akhand brahmacharini pethe urdhvareta rahya ane evi rite Kamno garva utaryo. Evu alaukik samarthya Bhagwan vina bijama hoy nahi. Evu ati Bhagwannu samarthya janine Shukjie Bhagwanna charitragan karya ane Raja Parikshitne te vat samajani nahi²⁹⁶ tyare dosh parathyo. Mate koik em kahe je, ‘Tame Paramhansa thaine rasik kirtan kem gavo chho?’ To tene em kahevu je, ‘Jo ame rasik kirtan na gaie ane Bhagwanna rasik charitrane vishe dosh parathie, to ame pan Raja Parikshit tatha bija je nastik vimukh jiv teni panktima bhalie. Mate amare to vimukhni panktima bhalavu nathi. Sha mate je, paramhansamatrana guru je Shukji tene Bhagwanna rasik charitra gaya chhe, mate amare pan jarur gavava.’

“Ane kshar-Aksharthi par eva je Purushottam Bhagwan chhe, te jyare jivna kalyanne arthe brahmandne vishe manushya jevi murti karine vichare chhe, tyare sarve manushyana jeva ja charitra kare chhe. Ane jem manushyane vishe haravu, jitavu, bhay, shok, kam, krodh, lobh, moh, mad, matsar, asha, trushna, irshya ityadik mayik swabhav hoy, teva ja swabhav Bhagwan pan potama dekhade chhe; te sarve jivna kalyanne arthe chhe. Pachhi je bhakta hoy te to e charitrane gaine param padne pame chhe ane je vimukh hoy te dosh parathe chhe. Ane e Bhagwan to jem ksharna atma chhe tem ja Prakruti-Purush thaki par Aksharbrahma tena pan atma chhe ane kshar-Akshar e beyne potani shaktie karine dhari rahya chhe ane pote to kshar-Aksharthi nyara chhe. Ane Bhagwanni motai to evi chhe je, jena ek ek romna chhidrane vishe anant koti brahmand paramanuni pethe rahya chhe. Eva je mota Bhagwan te jivna kalyanne vaste manushya jevada ja thay chhe tyare jivne seva karyano yog ave chhe; ane jo Bhagwan jevada chhe tevada ne tevada rahe to Brahmadik je brahmandna adhipati dev tene pan darshan karyanu ke seva karyanu samarthya rahe nahi, to manushyane to rahe ja kyathi? Ane jem vadvanal agni chhe te samudrana jalne vishe rahyo chhe ane samudrana jalne pie chhe ne samudrano olavyo olato nathi evo moto chhe; te agni jyare apane gharma divo joito hoy tyare avine apana gharma bese to apanne diva jevu sukh thay nahi ane baline sarve bhasma thai jaie ane te ja agni divarupe hoy to ajavalu kare ne anand thay. Ane te divo chhe to teno te ja agni, pan fukie tatha hathe karine olavie to olai jay evo asamarth chhe, to pan te thaki ja apanne sukh thay pan vadvanal agnithi sukh na thay. Tem ja Bhagwan manushya jeva asamarth janata hoy pan anek jivnu kalyan e thaki ja thay, pan jena ek ek romma anant koti brahmand rahya chhe evi murtinu to jiv darshan karava pan samarth thay nahi; mate eve rupe karine kalyan na thay. Te mate Bhagwan manushya jevi murti dharine jeva jeva charitra kare chhe te sarve gan karava yogya chhe, pan em na samajavu je, ‘Bhagwan thaine em shu karata hashe?’ Ane Bhagwanna charitra to sarve kalyankari ja samajava e ja bhaktano dharma chhe. Ane evu samaje te ja Bhagwanno puro bhakta kahevay chhe.”

Pachhi Rojkana haribhakta Kakabhaie puchhyu je, “Jene mahatmya vinano ekalo Bhagwanno nishchay hoy tena sha lakshan chhe? Ane jene mahatmye sahit nishchay hoy tena sha lakshan chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jene ekalo nishchay hoy tene em ghat thay je, ‘Bhagwan to malya chhe pan shu janie kalyan to thashe ke nahi thay?’ Ane jene mahatmye sahit nishchay hoy tene em samajay je, ‘Je divase Bhagwannu darshan thayu te divasthi ja kalyan to thai rahyu chhe ane je jiv bhave karine maru darshan kare tatha maru vachan mane tenu pan kalyan thai jay to mare kalyanno shyo sanshay chhe? Hu to krutarth chhu ane je kai sadhan karu chhu te to Bhagwanni prasannatane arthe karu chhu,’ em samaje tene Bhagwanno mahatmye sahit nishchay janavo.”

Pachhi vali Kakabhaie puchhyu je, “Uttam, madhyam ane kanishth e tran prakarna je Bhagwanna bhakta tena sha lakshan chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Je bhakta potane deh thaki judo je atma te rup mane ane dehna gun je jad, dukh, mithya, apavitrapanu ityadik chhe te atmane vishe mane nahi ane achhedya, abhedya, avinashi ityadik je atmana gun te dehne vishe mane nahi; ane potana sharirne vishe rahyo je jivatma tene dekhe ane te atmane vishe rahya je Paramatma tene pan dekhe ane bijana dehma je atma rahyo chhe tene pan dekhe; ane evo samarth thayo chhe to pan e atmadarshan thaki Bhagwan ane Bhagwanna sant tene adhik jane chhe, pan potane atmadarshan thayu chhe tenu abhiman leshmatra na hoy; eva jena lakshan chhe te uttam bhakta kahevay. Have jene Bhagwanno nishchay hoy ane atmanishtha pan hoy, to pan Bhagwanna bhakta upar irshya ave ane jo Bhagwan enu apaman kare to Bhagwan upar pan irshya ave je, ‘Mota thaine vagar vanke am shid karata hashe?’ Eva jena lakshan hoy te madhyam bhakta janavo. Ane Bhagwanno nishchay to hoy pan atmanishtha na hoy, ane Bhagwanne vishe priti hoy ane jagatna vyavaharne vishe pan priti hoy ane sansarik vyavaharne vishe harsh-shokne pamato hoy, tene kanishth bhakta janavo.”

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