: 30 : Atmadharma : phAgaN : 2494 :
– je thAy te sArA mATe –
ApaNA gurudevane ek moTA bhAI hatA, temanun nAm khushAlabhAI; temane
vAramvAr em bolavAnI Tev hatI ke ‘je thAy te sArA mATe !’ e vAt prasangavash
gurudeve charchAmAn yAd karI, tyAre te sAmbhaLatAn thayun ke vAh! jagatamAn je kAI prasang bane
temAn ‘je thAy te sArA mATe’ e vAt lAgu pADIne temAnthI potAnun hit shodhI lye to
jIvane keTalI shAnti ne samAdhAn rahe! A sambandhamAn thoDAk prasang vichArIe; jem ke–
sItAjInI agniparIkShA thaI te sArA mATe,
emane jaldI arjikA thavAno avasar Avyo.
sajjananI koI nindA kare to sArA mATe,
ene vairAgya ane jAgRutI rahyA kare.
sudarshan–dharmAtmAnI kasoTI thaI te sArA mATe,
ene sansArathI virakta thaIne munipaNAno ne
kevaLagnAnano jaldI avasar Avyo.
A sambandhamAn bIjI ek lokakathA yAd Ave chhe : ek hato rAjA. ene ek
dIvAn; jyAre hoy tyAre e samAdhAnapriy dIvAnane paN ApaNA khushAlabhAInI
mAphak em bolavAnI Tev ke ‘ je thAy te sArA mATe.’ have ekavAr evun banyun ke rAjA
ane dIvAn banne vanamAn gayelA, tyAn k kthatAn rAjAnI ek AngaLI kapAI gaI; ne
sahajabhAve dIvAnathI bolAI gayun ke– ‘je thAy te sArA mATe!’
rAjA to manamAn samasamI gayo....ek to AngaLI kapANI, ne uparathI dIvAne
kahyun ke je thAy te sArA mATe! –eTale rAjAne to evI khIj chaDhI ke dIvAnane upADIne
phenkyo kUvAmAn.
pachhI rAjAe kUvAmAn Dokiyun karyun to dIvAnajI kUvAmAn paDyA paDyA paN kahe chhe
ke mahArAj! je thAy te sArA mATe!’
rAjA to enI murkhAI upar hasatA hasatA chAlyA gayo. thoDe dUr gayo tyAn to
jangalanA krUr bhIloe e rAjAne pakaDyo. bIje divase narabalI chaDAvavAno hato;