Gadhada II 35

Jārnī Khāṇnu

Samvat 1880nā Bhādarvā sudi 11 Ekādashīne divas rātri pāchhalī chha ghaḍī rahī tyāre Shrījī Mahārāj sūtā ūṭhīne Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā jārnī khāṇ upar ḍholiyo ḍhaḷāvīne virājmān thayā hatā ne dhoḷo khes paheryo hato ne dhoḷī pachheḍī oḍhī hatī ne shyām chheḍānī dhotalī mastake bāndhī hatī.

Pachhī Paramhansa tathā haribhaktane teḍāvīne te pratye bolyā je, “Āj to amane nidrā¹⁰⁵ bahu āvī, te ghaṇu ūṭhavānu karyu paṇ uṭhāy nahī. Ne te nidrāmā ame vichār ghaṇo karyo chhe. Ne te vichār karīne je nirdhār karyo chhe te kahu chhu je, hu Rāmānand Swāmī pāse āvyā mor paṇ ātmāne sākṣhāt dekhato ne hamaṇe paṇ dekhu chhu. Te ātmā sūryanā jevo prakāshe yukta chhe. Ne ā mārī sarve indriyonī kriyāne viṣhe mane ātmānu kṣhaṇmātra paṇ vismaraṇ thatu nathī. Paṇ e ātmadarshan thavu bahu kaṭhaṇ chhe; evu ātmadarshan to pūrvanā ghaṇāk janmanā satsanskārvāḷo koīk viralo hoy tene thāy chhe ane bījo to e ātmāno vichār so varṣh paryant kare to paṇ ātmānu darshan thāy nahī. E to kyāre thāy? To jyāre Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwānnī mūrtinu dhyān kare tyāre e ātmāne dekhavo e kāī kaṭhaṇ nathī; ane Bhagwānnā dhyān vinā kevaḷ ātmāne vichāre karīne ātmā jaṇāy chhe ke dekhāy chhe evī to āshā koīne rākhavī nahī. Ane Bhagwānnī upāsanā karavī ne Bhagwānnā charitra gāvavā-sāmbhaḷavā ne Bhagwānnu nām-smaraṇ karavu ne pot-potānā dharmamā rahevu, evī rīte potānā jīvnu kalyāṇ thavu te kāī kaṭhaṇ nathī; e to jem vā’ṇmā besīne samudrane taravo evo sugam mārg chhe. Ane ātmadarshane karīne kalyāṇ karavu, te to jem tumbaḍā bāndhīne samudra taravo evo kaṭhaṇ mārg chhe. Ane ame je ātmagnānnī vārtā karīe chhīe temā to eṭalu ja prayojan chhe je, ‘Jo potānā ātmāne dehthī judo māne to dehne viṣhe prīti na rahe tathā dehnā sambandhīne viṣhe het na rahe tathā Bhagwānnī bhaktine viṣhe koī vighna na thāy.’ Eṭalu ja prayojan chhe, paṇ kevaḷ eṇe karīne ja kalyāṇ thāy em to mānavu nahī.

“Ane vaḷī jagatmā em vārtā chhe je, ‘Man hoy changā to kathroṭmā Gangā,’ e vārtā khoṭī chhe. E to game tevo samādhiniṣhṭha hoy athavā vichārvān hoy ne te paṇ jo strīonā prasangmā rahevā mānḍe to eno dharma koī rīte rahe ja nahī; ane game tevī dharmavāḷī strī hoy ne tene jo puruṣhno sahavās thāy to eno paṇ dharma rahe ja nahī. Ane evī rīte strī-puruṣhne paraspar sahavās thāy ne eno dharma rahe evī to āshā rākhavī nahī. Te ā vārtā te em ja chhe paṇ emā kāī sanshay rākhavo nahī. Te māṭe dharmamā te kyāre rahevāy? To Paramhansa hoy tathā brahmachārī hoy ne te jo potānā brahmacharyādik niyam kahyā chhe temā rahe to eṇe dharmamā rahevāy. Ane strī hoy ne te paṇ jo pot-potānā niyam kahyā chhe temā varte to teṇe dharmamā rahevāy. Ane bījā je satsangī gṛuhasth hoy te paṇ jo pot-potānā niyam kahyā chhe temā rahe ne yuvān avasthāvāḷī je potānī mā, bon ne dīkarī te bheḷe paṇ ekāntmā na bese ne tenī sāmu paṇ draṣhṭi mānḍīne na jue, to eṇe dharmamā rahevāy. Evī rīte dharmamā rahevu tathā Bhagwānnā swarūpnī upāsanā karavī tathā Bhagwānnā avatār-charitranu shravaṇ-kīrtan karavu tathā Bhagwānnu nām-smaraṇ karavu, e chār vānā ja jīvnā atishay kalyāṇne arthe chhe. Ane ā tame sarve chho te mane Bhagwān jāṇo chho, te ame jyā jyā utsav-samaiyā karyā hoy ne je ṭhekāṇe Paramhansa, brahmachārī tathā haribhakta satsangī bāī-bhāī sarve bhegā thayā hoy ne ame kīrtan gavarāvyā hoy ne vārtā karī hoy ne amārī pūjā thaī hoy, e ādik je amārā charitra-līlā tene kahevā ne sāmbhaḷavā ne tenu manmā chintavan karavu. Ane jene enu chintavan antkāḷe jo thaī āvyu hoy to teno jīv Bhagwānnā dhāmne jarūr pāme. Māṭe evā je amārā e sarve charitra, kriyā tathā nām-smaraṇ te kalyāṇkārī chhe. Ane āvī rīte ame Swarūpānand Swāmīne vārtā karī hatī te vārtāne dhārī, tyāre dehmā je mandavāḍnu ghaṇu dukh hatu te sarve nivṛutti pāmī gayu ne param shānti thaī. Paṇ e ghaṇāy ātmāne dekhatā hatā toy paṇ teṇe karīne kāī siddhi thaī nahī. Ane vaḷī parokṣh je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa-Rāmchandrādik Bhagwānnā avatār temanā je charitra te jyā jyā kahyā hoy tene paṇ sāmbhaḷavā ne gāvavā. Ane e chār vānānī draḍhatā thāy tene arthe ame Shrīmad Bhāgwat ādik āṭh granthnu atishay pratipādan karyu chhe; māṭe e granthne sāmbhaḷavā ne bhaṇavā ne e chār vānānī ja vārtā karavī.

“Ane vaḷī Bhagwānnī mūrtinī upāsanā ne Bhagwānnā charitra ne Bhagwānnu nām-smaraṇ e traṇ vānā vinā kevaḷ dharme karīne kalyāṇ thavu te to tumbaḍā bāndhīne samudra taravo tevu kaṭhaṇ chhe. Ane Bhagwānnī mūrtino āshray hoy ne Bhagwānnā charitrane gāto-sāmbhaḷato hoy ne Bhagwānnu nām-smaraṇ karato hoy ne jo temā dharma na hoy to te māthe pāṇo laīne samudrane taravāne ichchhe evo jāṇavo ne tene chanḍāḷ jevo jāṇavo. Māṭe e chār vānāne karīne ja jīvnu kalyāṇ jarūr thāy chhe, paṇ e vinā bīju koī evu sādhan nathī je jeṇe karīne kalyāṇ thāy. Ane Muktānand Swāmī ādik sādhunā je kāvya, kīrtan te gāvavā ne sāmbhaḷavā tathā Bhagwānnā avatār-charitre yukta evā kāvya, kīrtan bījā kavinā hoy to tene paṇ gāvavā ne sāmbhaḷavā; paṇ Kabīr ne Akhānā je kāvya, kīrtan hoy tathā e jevā jenā jenā kāvya, kīrtan hoy tene gāvavā nahī ne sāmbhaḷavā paṇ nahī.¹⁵⁹ Ane tamāre sarvene māre viṣhe vishvās chhe ne hu tamane jevī-tevī avaḷī vāte chaḍhāvī dau, to jem sarvene kūvāmā nākhīne uparthī pāṇānī shilā ḍhānke tyāre tene nīkaḷavānī āshā ja nahī, tem tame paṇ mārā vachanne vishvāse karīne avaḷe mārge chaḍhī jāo to emā māru shu sāru thāy? Māṭe ā vārtā tamārā kalyāṇnī chhe te me tamane hete karīne kahī chhe; te sāru tamo sarve have āvī ja rīte samajīne draḍhpaṇe vartajo.” Em kahīne pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jo tame sarve ā ame vārtā karī evī rīte vartavāno nishchay karyo hoy to ek ek āvīne māre page aḍīne sam khāv ne evī pratignā karo je, amāre draḍhpaṇe em ja vartavu chhe.” Pachhī sarve Paramhansa tathā satsangī rājī thakā ūṭhīne Shrījī Mahārājnā charaṇkamaḷno sparsh karīne namaskār karīne pāchhā beṭhā. Pachhī sarve bāīone paṇ evī rīte kahyu, tyāre bāīoe paṇ chheṭe ūbhī rahīne em vartavānu nishchay karīne sam khādhā. Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj prasanna thakā potāne utāre padhāryā.

Samvat 1880na Bhadarva sudi 11 Ekadashine divas ratri pachhali chha ghadi rahi tyare Shriji Maharaj suta uthine Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma jarni khan upar dholiyo dhalavine virajman thaya hata ne dholo khes paheryo hato ne dholi pachhedi odhi hati ne shyam chhedani dhotali mastake bandhi hati.

Pachhi Paramhansa tatha haribhaktane tedavine te pratye bolya je, “Aj to amane nidra¹⁰⁵ bahu avi, te ghanu uthavanu karyu pan uthay nahi. Ne te nidrama ame vichar ghano karyo chhe. Ne te vichar karine je nirdhar karyo chhe te kahu chhu je, hu Ramanand Swami pase avya mor pan atmane sakshat dekhato ne hamane pan dekhu chhu. Te atma suryana jevo prakashe yukta chhe. Ne a mari sarve indriyoni kriyane vishe mane atmanu kshanmatra pan vismaran thatu nathi. Pan e atmadarshan thavu bahu kathan chhe; evu atmadarshan to purvana ghanak janmana satsanskarvalo koik viralo hoy tene thay chhe ane bijo to e atmano vichar so varsh paryant kare to pan atmanu darshan thay nahi. E to kyare thay? To jyare Shri Krushna Bhagwanni murtinu dhyan kare tyare e atmane dekhavo e kai kathan nathi; ane Bhagwanna dhyan vina keval atmane vichare karine atma janay chhe ke dekhay chhe evi to asha koine rakhavi nahi. Ane Bhagwanni upasana karavi ne Bhagwanna charitra gavava-sambhalava ne Bhagwannu nam-smaran karavu ne pot-potana dharmama rahevu, evi rite potana jivnu kalyan thavu te kai kathan nathi; e to jem va’nma besine samudrane taravo evo sugam marg chhe. Ane atmadarshane karine kalyan karavu, te to jem tumbada bandhine samudra taravo evo kathan marg chhe. Ane ame je atmagnanni varta karie chhie tema to etalu ja prayojan chhe je, ‘Jo potana atmane dehthi judo mane to dehne vishe priti na rahe tatha dehna sambandhine vishe het na rahe tatha Bhagwanni bhaktine vishe koi vighna na thay.’ Etalu ja prayojan chhe, pan keval ene karine ja kalyan thay em to manavu nahi.

“Ane vali jagatma em varta chhe je, ‘Man hoy changa to kathrotma Ganga,’ e varta khoti chhe. E to game tevo samadhinishtha hoy athava vicharvan hoy ne te pan jo striona prasangma raheva mande to eno dharma koi rite rahe ja nahi; ane game tevi dharmavali stri hoy ne tene jo purushno sahavas thay to eno pan dharma rahe ja nahi. Ane evi rite stri-purushne paraspar sahavas thay ne eno dharma rahe evi to asha rakhavi nahi. Te a varta te em ja chhe pan ema kai sanshay rakhavo nahi. Te mate dharmama te kyare rahevay? To Paramhansa hoy tatha brahmachari hoy ne te jo potana brahmacharyadik niyam kahya chhe tema rahe to ene dharmama rahevay. Ane stri hoy ne te pan jo pot-potana niyam kahya chhe tema varte to tene dharmama rahevay. Ane bija je satsangi gruhasth hoy te pan jo pot-potana niyam kahya chhe tema rahe ne yuvan avasthavali je potani ma, bon ne dikari te bhele pan ekantma na bese ne teni samu pan drashti mandine na jue, to ene dharmama rahevay. Evi rite dharmama rahevu tatha Bhagwanna swarupni upasana karavi tatha Bhagwanna avatar-charitranu shravan-kirtan karavu tatha Bhagwannu nam-smaran karavu, e char vana ja jivna atishay kalyanne arthe chhe. Ane a tame sarve chho te mane Bhagwan jano chho, te ame jya jya utsav-samaiya karya hoy ne je thekane Paramhansa, brahmachari tatha haribhakta satsangi bai-bhai sarve bhega thaya hoy ne ame kirtan gavaravya hoy ne varta kari hoy ne amari puja thai hoy, e adik je amara charitra-lila tene kaheva ne sambhalava ne tenu manma chintavan karavu. Ane jene enu chintavan antkale jo thai avyu hoy to teno jiv Bhagwanna dhamne jarur pame. Mate eva je amara e sarve charitra, kriya tatha nam-smaran te kalyankari chhe. Ane avi rite ame Swarupanand Swamine varta kari hati te vartane dhari, tyare dehma je mandavadnu ghanu dukh hatu te sarve nivrutti pami gayu ne param shanti thai. Pan e ghanay atmane dekhata hata toy pan tene karine kai siddhi thai nahi. Ane vali paroksh je Shri Krushna-Ramchandradik Bhagwanna avatar temana je charitra te jya jya kahya hoy tene pan sambhalava ne gavava. Ane e char vanani dradhata thay tene arthe ame Shrimad Bhagwat adik ath granthnu atishay pratipadan karyu chhe; mate e granthne sambhalava ne bhanava ne e char vanani ja varta karavi.

“Ane vali Bhagwanni murtini upasana ne Bhagwanna charitra ne Bhagwannu nam-smaran e tran vana vina keval dharme karine kalyan thavu te to tumbada bandhine samudra taravo tevu kathan chhe. Ane Bhagwanni murtino ashray hoy ne Bhagwanna charitrane gato-sambhalato hoy ne Bhagwannu nam-smaran karato hoy ne jo tema dharma na hoy to te mathe pano laine samudrane taravane ichchhe evo janavo ne tene chandal jevo janavo. Mate e char vanane karine ja jivnu kalyan jarur thay chhe, pan e vina biju koi evu sadhan nathi je jene karine kalyan thay. Ane Muktanand Swami adik sadhuna je kavya, kirtan te gavava ne sambhalava tatha Bhagwanna avatar-charitre yukta eva kavya, kirtan bija kavina hoy to tene pan gavava ne sambhalava; pan Kabir ne Akhana je kavya, kirtan hoy tatha e jeva jena jena kavya, kirtan hoy tene gavava nahi ne sambhalava pan nahi.¹⁵⁹ Ane tamare sarvene mare vishe vishvas chhe ne hu tamane jevi-tevi avali vate chadhavi dau, to jem sarvene kuvama nakhine uparthi panani shila dhanke tyare tene nikalavani asha ja nahi, tem tame pan mara vachanne vishvase karine avale marge chadhi jao to ema maru shu saru thay? Mate a varta tamara kalyanni chhe te me tamane hete karine kahi chhe; te saru tamo sarve have avi ja rite samajine dradhpane vartajo.” Em kahine pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jo tame sarve a ame varta kari evi rite vartavano nishchay karyo hoy to ek ek avine mare page adine sam khav ne evi pratigna karo je, amare dradhpane em ja vartavu chhe.” Pachhi sarve Paramhansa tatha satsangi raji thaka uthine Shriji Maharajna charankamalno sparsh karine namaskar karine pachha betha. Pachhi sarve baione pan evi rite kahyu, tyare baioe pan chhete ubhi rahine em vartavanu nishchay karine sam khadha. Pachhi Shriji Maharaj prasanna thaka potane utare padharya.

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