Monday, January 23, 2006

Shri Gokulnathji's Hasya Prasangs - Prasang 7

Using wit/clever intellect, it is possible to bring a person on the right path (Chaturaithi koine sidhe raste vaali shakaya che):

One day He said that one woman's husband was going to some other place (Stri-no purush koi beeji jagye jato hato), for that his wife insulted him and said that Bhoonda, why are you going to that other place ? To this that man replied that a man is a Bee/Bhramar (wanderer like the bhramar), after this, one day, that woman also took the beddings in the night and started to go out, seeing this the man asked, where are you going ? At that time the woman said...that i am a Bhramari (female version of the Bhramar, i.e., his wife), I will go where I please. The man asked, but why are you taking the bedding (godu sha mate lai jay che) ? To this the wife replied, that for you, wherever you go beddings will be laid down, but who will prepare the beddings for me? This way, putting on an act, she broke that man's bad habit (aam kala kari ne pela purush ni kutev chhodavi).

Vivechan - From this one should learn that our relatives will behave in the same way in which we will behave. The children will act the same way they observe their parents acting/behaving. Therefore, parents and elders should behave in the most appropriate manner (maa-baapo ye ane motao ye uttam vartan rakhvu joiye); by which all relatives are effected (jethi sambandhiyo sarvama teni asar pade) and the household-life becomes devotionally filled and transcendental/spiritual experience is experienced ane gruhsansar bhaktimay ane alaukik anubhavay). If anyone has developed a bad habit (vali koine khoti tev padi hoi), then it should be broken by putting on (doing) such type of act/show. Demonstrating by putting on a performance is more effective than simply telling (to aavi reete kala kari chhodavvi; kehva karta kalathi kaam saaru thay che).

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