करणसच्चे वट्टमाणे जीवे
जहावाई तहाकारी या वि भवइ
जहावाई तहाकारी या वि भवइ
An ideal man does as he says
One who does whatever he says
The one who does not commit sins himself; neither has them done through others, nor approve of them, he is an ideal man. Such a gentleman’s behavior is pure and true. There is identity of purpose in his action of mind, speech and body. Continue reading “One who does whatever he says” »
The Withered Flowers who didn’t Confess
Rajja Sadhvi drunk unboiled water
Rajja Sadhvi was affected by leprosy. One of the sadhviji asked her, “How did this disease infect you?” She replied, “I am infected due to the heat caused by drinking boiled water.” She consealed the fact that her illness was due to her past sins. Continue reading “The Withered Flowers who didn’t Confess” »
Attachment and Desire
वीयरागयाएणं नेहाणुबंधणाणि,
तण्हाणुबंधणाणि य वोच्छिन्दइ
तण्हाणुबंधणाणि य वोच्छिन्दइ
Detachment destroys the bondage of attachment and desire
Know the truth
पुरिसा! सच्चमेव समभिजाणाहि
O man! Know the truth very well
Mata bana viṣaya vilāsī rē manavā
Rāga: Kita guṇa bhayō hai udāsī bihāga
Bhāva: Viṣaya vilāsa = ātma vināśa ēnā tyāganī pāvana prēraṇā
Mata bana viṣaya vilāsī rē manavā,
ē jabarī jaga phānsī. Rē manavā.
Hatasta hariṇa maccha bhramara pataṅga,
ēka ēka viṣayanā āśī.
…Rē ma.1
Attributes of speech
मियं अदुट्ठं अणुवीइ भासए,
सयाण मज्झे लहइ पसंसणं
सयाण मज्झे लहइ पसंसणं
One who speaks concisely and faultlessly with thinking, he gets respect from gentlemen
Janaka sutā huṁ nāma
Bhāva: Mahāsatī sītānō rāvaṇanē paḍakāra nē śīla dr̥ḍhatā
Janaka sutā huṁ nāma dharāvuṁ,
rāma chē antara jāmī;
Pālava mārō mēlōnē pāpī,
kuḷanē lāgē chē khāmī.
Aḍaśō mān̄jō, mān̄jō mān̄jō mān̄jō mān̄jō aḍaśō,
Mhārō nāvalīyō duhavāya,
manē saṅga kēnō na suhāya;
Mhāruṁ mana mānhēthī akaḷāya.
…A.1
