Sarangpur 15

Mugdhā, Madhyā ane Prauḍhānu

Samvat 1877nā Bhādarvā sudi 4 Chothne divas Shrījī Mahārāj gām Shrī Sārangpur madhye Jīvā Khācharnā oraḍānī osarīe ḍholiyā upar virājmān hatā ane sarva shvet vastra dhāraṇ karyā hatā ne potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ Muni tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Lyo, ame prashna karīe chhīe je, be prakārnā Bhagwānnā bhakta chhe, temā ekne to Bhagwānne viṣhe atyant prīti chhe ane Bhagwānnā darshan vinā kṣhaṇmātra paṇ rahevātu nathī ane teno prem bāher paṇ ghaṇo dīṭhāmā āve chhe; ane bījo je Bhagwānno bhakta chhe tene to ātmaniṣhṭhā paṇ chhe ane vairāgya paṇ paripūrṇa chhe ane Bhagwānne viṣhe prīti paṇ chhe, to paṇ teno prem pratham kahyo je bhakta tenā jevo jaṇāto nathī. Ane pratham kahyo tene to ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgya e bey nathī to paṇ enī bhakti atishay shobhe chhe; ane ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgye yukta chhe to paṇ tenī bhakti to pratham kahyo je bhakta tenā jevī shobhatī nathī. E be prakārnā bhaktamā kenī bhakti shreṣhṭh chhe? Ne kenī bhakti kaniṣhṭh chhe? E prashna chhe.” Pachhī Swayamprakāshānand Swāmī bolyā je, “Ātmaniṣhṭhā ane vairāgya nathī to paṇ jene Bhagwānmā atishay prem chhe te ja saras chhe.” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jene vairāgya ne ātmaniṣhṭhā nathī tene shreṣhṭh kaho chho, te shī samajaṇe kaho chho? Kem je, e to dehābhimānī chhe, māṭe jyāre enā dehne sukh thāy evā panch-viṣhayno yog thashe tyāre ene viṣhaymā prīti thaī jashe. Pachhī Bhagwānne viṣhe evī prīti nahī rahe. Tene tame shreṣhṭh kem kaho chho?” Pachhī Swayamprakāshānand Swāmī bolyā je, “Jene viṣhaymā prīti thaī jāy ene ame premī kahetā nathī, ame to Gopīo jevā⁸⁸ bhakta hoy tene kahīe chhīe.”

Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Gopīo kāī bhoḷiyo nahotī, e to ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgye yukta hoy tenī samajaṇne ullanghī jāy evī ḍāhiyo hatī. Jem koīk rājnītino jāṇanāro hoy ne te bole tenā jevu to Gopīone bolyāmā ḍahāpaṇ hatu; ane Bhagwānne paṇ jem yathārthpaṇe jāṇyā joīe tem jāṇatī hatī. Ane sarve Yādavmā atishay ḍāhyā ne Bhagwānnā chovaṭiyā evā je Uddhavajī, te Gopīonī samajaṇ joīne gadgad-kanṭh thaī gayā ane te Uddhavajī em bolyā je, ‘Gopīo pāse mane gnān kahevā mokalyo, te to Bhagwāne mārī upar atishay anugrah karyo.’⁸⁹ Ane pote Gopīone updesh karavā gayā hatā paṇ Gopīonā vachan sāmbhaḷīne pote sāmo updesh grahaṇ karyo. Ane tame kahesho je, ‘Gopīo to evī buddhimān nahotī,’ to emā to mugdhā, madhyā ane prauḍhā e traṇ prakārnā bhed hatā. Temā mugdhānu evu lakṣhaṇ chhe je, ek to Bhagwān upar dhokho ghaṇo kare ane em bole je, ‘Ame tamāre arthe karī karīne marī gayā to paṇ tame najarmā lāvatā nathī;’ ane em karatā jo vadhu chheḍe to Bhagwān sāthe rīs kare ane tochhaḍā tochhaḍā vachan bole je, jāṇīe, hamṇā vimukh thaī jashe; evī jātnā jenā shāstrane viṣhe vachan hoy te Gopīne mugdhā jāṇavī. Ane je madhyā hoy te to koī divas Bhagwān sāmo krodh na kare ane tochhaḍu vachan paṇ na kahe; ane ḍahāpaṇe karīne yukti-yuktie potānu svārthīpaṇu bījāne jaṇāvā de nahī; ane potānu kām sādhe te bheḷu Bhagwānnu gamatu kare paṇ ekalu Bhagwānnu gamatu kare nahī, ane jo Bhagwānnu ja gamatu karavu paḍe to paṇ kāīk potānu gamatu karavānī yukti jarūr rākhe; evā jenā shāstrane viṣhe vachan hoy te Gopīne madhyā jāṇavī. Ane je prauḍhā hoy te to kevaḷ Bhagwānnā gamatā pramāṇe ja chāle ane koī rīte potānā svārthne arthe yukti kare nahī ane kevaḷ Bhagwānne rājī karavāne ichchhe ane je rīte Bhagwān rājī thāy te rīte ja pote rājī rahe; ane potānī barobarnī je bījī Gopīo hoy te upar īrṣhyā, krodh kare ja nahī ane mān, matsar ādik sarve vikārno tyāg karīne Bhagwānnī sevāmā sāvadhān rahe; ane jeṇe karīne Bhagwān kurājī thāy tevu ācharaṇ to man, karma, vachane karīne koī kāḷe kare nahī; evā jenā shāstramā vachan hoy te Gopīne prauḍhā jāṇavī.⁹⁰ Evī rīte mugdhā, madhyā ane prauḍhā evā Gopīonā bhed chhe. Māṭe Gopīonī samajaṇmā to atishay vivek hato, te māṭe enī prīti aṇsamajaṇnī kahevāy nahī. Ane Gopīo to yathārth Bhagwānnā mahimāne jāṇatī hatī ane te mahimāne pratāpe karīne ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgya sahaje enā haiyāmā vartatā hatā. Māṭe e Gopīone viṣhe to ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgya ādik anant je kalyāṇkārī guṇ te Bhagwānnā māhātmyane pratāpe karīne sarve sampūrṇa hatā.

“Ane evā bhaktanī rīt to ām chhe je, ‘shabda, sparsh, rūp, ras ane gandh e je pāch viṣhay te Bhagwān sambandhī ja ichchhe, paṇ bījā koī sambandhī ichchhe nahī. Ane Bhagwānne viṣhe e panch-viṣhaye karīne je atishay het te hete karīne vairāgya ne ātmaniṣhṭhā nathī to paṇ Bhagwān vinā bījo koī jagatno ghāṭ haiyāmā thāy nahī.’ Ane jem varsād na varasyo hoy tyāre nānā prakārnā tṛuṇnā je bīj te pṛuthvī upar kāī e bhāse nahī ane jyāre varsād varase tyāre eṭalā tṛuṇ ūge je pṛuthvī ja dekhāy nahī; tem je ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgye karīne rahit chhe tene jo Bhagwān vinā bījā koī viṣhaynā ghāṭ jaṇātā nathī, toy paṇ jyāre ene kusangno yog thashe tyāre viṣhaynā ghāṭ thavā lāgashe ne buddhi bhraṣhṭ thaī jashe ne Parameshvarnī to haiyāmā smṛuti paṇ nahī rahe ne akhanḍ viṣhaynu dhyān thashe. Pachhī e je vairāgya ne ātmaniṣhṭhā vināno premī tene em bhāsashe je, ‘Māre Bhagwānmā leshmātra prīti nathī.’ Māṭe ātmaniṣhṭhā ne vairāgya vināno je premī bhakta jaṇāto hoy te to atishay nyūn chhe. Ane jene ātmaniṣhṭhā chhe ne vairāgya chhe ne Bhagwānmā prīti paṇ sādhāraṇ jevī ja chhe, te to em jāṇe chhe je, ‘Mārā jīvātmāne viṣhe ja ā Bhagwānnī mūrti akhanḍ virājmān chhe,’ em jāṇīne uparthī to Bhagwānnī mūrtinā darshan-sparshādikne viṣhe āturtā jevu nathī jaṇātu ne shāntpaṇā jevu jaṇāy chhe, to paṇ enī prītinā mūḷ ūnḍā chhe, te koī kusangne yoge karīne paṇ enī prīti ochhī thāy evī nathī; māṭe e bhakta shreṣhṭh chhe ne ekāntik chhe.”

Samvat 1877na Bhadarva sudi 4 Chothne divas Shriji Maharaj gam Shri Sarangpur madhye Jiva Khacharna oradani osarie dholiya upar virajman hata ane sarva shvet vastra dharan karya hata ne potana mukharvindni agal Muni tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Lyo, ame prashna karie chhie je, be prakarna Bhagwanna bhakta chhe, tema ekne to Bhagwanne vishe atyant priti chhe ane Bhagwanna darshan vina kshanmatra pan rahevatu nathi ane teno prem baher pan ghano dithama ave chhe; ane bijo je Bhagwanno bhakta chhe tene to atmanishtha pan chhe ane vairagya pan paripurna chhe ane Bhagwanne vishe priti pan chhe, to pan teno prem pratham kahyo je bhakta tena jevo janato nathi. Ane pratham kahyo tene to atmanishtha ne vairagya e bey nathi to pan eni bhakti atishay shobhe chhe; ane atmanishtha ne vairagye yukta chhe to pan teni bhakti to pratham kahyo je bhakta tena jevi shobhati nathi. E be prakarna bhaktama keni bhakti shreshth chhe? Ne keni bhakti kanishth chhe? E prashna chhe.” Pachhi Swayamprakashanand Swami bolya je, “Atmanishtha ane vairagya nathi to pan jene Bhagwanma atishay prem chhe te ja saras chhe.” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jene vairagya ne atmanishtha nathi tene shreshth kaho chho, te shi samajane kaho chho? Kem je, e to dehabhimani chhe, mate jyare ena dehne sukh thay eva panch-vishayno yog thashe tyare ene vishayma priti thai jashe. Pachhi Bhagwanne vishe evi priti nahi rahe. Tene tame shreshth kem kaho chho?” Pachhi Swayamprakashanand Swami bolya je, “Jene vishayma priti thai jay ene ame premi kaheta nathi, ame to Gopio jeva⁸⁸ bhakta hoy tene kahie chhie.”

Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Gopio kai bholiyo nahoti, e to atmanishtha ne vairagye yukta hoy teni samajanne ullanghi jay evi dahiyo hati. Jem koik rajnitino jananaro hoy ne te bole tena jevu to Gopione bolyama dahapan hatu; ane Bhagwanne pan jem yatharthpane janya joie tem janati hati. Ane sarve Yadavma atishay dahya ne Bhagwanna chovatiya eva je Uddhavaji, te Gopioni samajan joine gadgad-kanth thai gaya ane te Uddhavaji em bolya je, ‘Gopio pase mane gnan kaheva mokalyo, te to Bhagwane mari upar atishay anugrah karyo.’⁸⁹ Ane pote Gopione updesh karava gaya hata pan Gopiona vachan sambhaline pote samo updesh grahan karyo. Ane tame kahesho je, ‘Gopio to evi buddhiman nahoti,’ to ema to mugdha, madhya ane praudha e tran prakarna bhed hata. Tema mugdhanu evu lakshan chhe je, ek to Bhagwan upar dhokho ghano kare ane em bole je, ‘Ame tamare arthe kari karine mari gaya to pan tame najarma lavata nathi;’ ane em karata jo vadhu chhede to Bhagwan sathe ris kare ane tochhada tochhada vachan bole je, janie, hamna vimukh thai jashe; evi jatna jena shastrane vishe vachan hoy te Gopine mugdha janavi. Ane je madhya hoy te to koi divas Bhagwan samo krodh na kare ane tochhadu vachan pan na kahe; ane dahapane karine yukti-yuktie potanu svarthipanu bijane janava de nahi; ane potanu kam sadhe te bhelu Bhagwannu gamatu kare pan ekalu Bhagwannu gamatu kare nahi, ane jo Bhagwannu ja gamatu karavu pade to pan kaik potanu gamatu karavani yukti jarur rakhe; eva jena shastrane vishe vachan hoy te Gopine madhya janavi. Ane je praudha hoy te to keval Bhagwanna gamata pramane ja chale ane koi rite potana svarthne arthe yukti kare nahi ane keval Bhagwanne raji karavane ichchhe ane je rite Bhagwan raji thay te rite ja pote raji rahe; ane potani barobarni je biji Gopio hoy te upar irshya, krodh kare ja nahi ane man, matsar adik sarve vikarno tyag karine Bhagwanni sevama savadhan rahe; ane jene karine Bhagwan kuraji thay tevu acharan to man, karma, vachane karine koi kale kare nahi; eva jena shastrama vachan hoy te Gopine praudha janavi.⁹⁰ Evi rite mugdha, madhya ane praudha eva Gopiona bhed chhe. Mate Gopioni samajanma to atishay vivek hato, te mate eni priti ansamajanni kahevay nahi. Ane Gopio to yatharth Bhagwanna mahimane janati hati ane te mahimane pratape karine atmanishtha ne vairagya sahaje ena haiyama vartata hata. Mate e Gopione vishe to atmanishtha ne vairagya adik anant je kalyankari gun te Bhagwanna mahatmyane pratape karine sarve sampurna hata.

“Ane eva bhaktani rit to am chhe je, ‘shabda, sparsh, rup, ras ane gandh e je pach vishay te Bhagwan sambandhi ja ichchhe, pan bija koi sambandhi ichchhe nahi. Ane Bhagwanne vishe e panch-vishaye karine je atishay het te hete karine vairagya ne atmanishtha nathi to pan Bhagwan vina bijo koi jagatno ghat haiyama thay nahi.’ Ane jem varsad na varasyo hoy tyare nana prakarna trunna je bij te pruthvi upar kai e bhase nahi ane jyare varsad varase tyare etala trun uge je pruthvi ja dekhay nahi; tem je atmanishtha ne vairagye karine rahit chhe tene jo Bhagwan vina bija koi vishayna ghat janata nathi, toy pan jyare ene kusangno yog thashe tyare vishayna ghat thava lagashe ne buddhi bhrasht thai jashe ne Parameshvarni to haiyama smruti pan nahi rahe ne akhand vishaynu dhyan thashe. Pachhi e je vairagya ne atmanishtha vinano premi tene em bhasashe je, ‘Mare Bhagwanma leshmatra priti nathi.’ Mate atmanishtha ne vairagya vinano je premi bhakta janato hoy te to atishay nyun chhe. Ane jene atmanishtha chhe ne vairagya chhe ne Bhagwanma priti pan sadharan jevi ja chhe, te to em jane chhe je, ‘Mara jivatmane vishe ja a Bhagwanni murti akhand virajman chhe,’ em janine uparthi to Bhagwanni murtina darshan-sparshadikne vishe aturta jevu nathi janatu ne shantpana jevu janay chhe, to pan eni pritina mul unda chhe, te koi kusangne yoge karine pan eni priti ochhi thay evi nathi; mate e bhakta shreshth chhe ne ekantik chhe.”

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