Chapter- 8

Ek saadhuveshi maja boley | Aamuche aacharan jaree bhale |
Pari lok dusaryaanni dipavile | Na aikati te ||1||

Once an individual in the disguice of a sage began to tell me, "Our behaviour may be excellently noble, yet people have a deep impression of others. So they are not at all ready to give ears to us". ||1||

Vaaitaakade sahaj pravrutti | Anek pralobhane dushtaanche haati |
Aamrataroo mehanteenehee na jagatee | Gavat waadhe na perataa ||2||

"It is very difficult to keep a mango tree alive and make it grow in spite of a great care and efforts. But without sowing or cultivating, grass grows very easily. Similar is the case with people. Very easily and casually they lean towards the evil conduct and bad habits; and the wicked forces have so many means for tempting them". ||2||

Aisaa anubhava maja aala | Saangoneehi na patey janatela |
Waate kaaya karaave yaala | Aikatee na hey wede jana ||3||

"I have experiened that though we tell them a lot of things of their own benefits and welfare, they are not at all ready to listen to us. So we can't understand what to do more for such insane people". ||3||

Mhanoni praarthana karito saahebaasi | Tyaanni karaave kayadyaasi |
Janata uddharaavee havi taisee | Danda, kaid karoni ||4||

"At last, I have decided to request the sahib (the ruling authority) to make laws and rescue the common people from this wheel rut. If necessary, he should impose fine upon them or even arrest them". ||4||

Aaikataachi tyaache wachana | Mhanaalo mag sarkaarachi zaala Bhagawaan |
Kaasaya karishi devaache bhajan ? Pooja jode saahebache ||5||

"Listening to his reasoning upon upliftment of people, I said, "If your sahib can reform the village and uplift the people, he is no less than God. Then why do you worship God and sing bhajans and offer prayers to God? You had better go to the sahib and clean his shoes". ||5||

Waastawik santaanche saangane premaache | Sarkaarache sangane dandukyache |
Jaree paryaayane doghaanche | Ekachi dhyeya paahata ||6||

"In fact, the advice to convince people from the saints and sages sponteneously comes through their sincere love and affectionate concern for people. the way of convincing by your sahib will be the rule of the cudgel (order by law), though both the saints and the sahib have the same intention to make people better". ||6||

Yaat, damanaane lok bheeti | Tewadhyaapurate neet waagati |
Aani maarga kaadhoni paape kariti | Kotyaanukotee ||7||

"The fines or punishment imposed by sahib create terror and fear in people. At that moment they do follow the rules and laws of good manner. But finding out the new escapes and way outs from the rules and laws, they commit crores of wrong deeds and sinful acts as they wish". ||7||

Taise naahi saadhu santaanche | Tyaanche bolane aapulkeeche |
Ekadaa vichaar patale tyaanche | Lok mareto na visariti ||8||

"This doesn't happen in case of the saints and sages. Their way is different. They convince with sincere concern and sympathetic affection. once people, approve their advice and thoughts, with unbreakable faith, they rigidly maintain following that advice till their death (whole life)". ||8||

Saadhunni devaasi prarthaave | Sakal janaasi bodheet jaave |
Aise aahe saadhan barave | Saadhu santaanche ||9||

The way of the saint and sages to convince and canvass is the most excellent. They offer prayers to God and convey people the way of divine knowledge. ||9||

Purvi pracharak saadhu mhanon phirati | Gaavo gaavi lokajaagviti |
`Aalakh' mhanon paaharaa deti | Gharoghari arunodayee ||10||

Even in the post, the canvassers used to roam through the masses of people under the disguise of the sages & seers. Visiting villages very often, they used to wake up people early in the morning giving a call as `ALAKH (the name of God as `Alakhshya' - means `Inconceivable') ||10||

Tyaanche premachi kaarya karee | Lok uthati nitya nemaavari |
Raahane Taaptipiche baaheri | Antaree nirmalapana ||11||

Their love itself was fulfilling the work. Regularly people would get up early in the morning like those sages. They used to live at their homes neatly and tidily and out in public also. They cherished noble and pure thoughts in their minds. Thus (because of loving advice of the sages) the daily life of people through inside and outside was excellently pure and moral. ||11||

Katha-keertanaadikaanchya yoge | Paap bheerutaa angee waage |
Tene kaayadyavinahi sumaarge | Jaati bahujana ||12||

The regular listening to moral stories and keertanas (discourses with songs) by such saints and sages, all of them always had a fear about sins. So, though any laws & rules had never existed, people behaved in a noble and excellent way on their own. ||12||

Jagee kaahi lok adnyaani | Te dusaryaa aisee kariti karani |
Thoraanche aadarsha jeevana mhanoni | Paahije anukaranaastava ||13||

Some people are ignorant in the world. they observe the behaviour of other individuals and imitate them. Therefore for their improvement, the ideal life of great souls and noble personages must be set up as examples before them. ||13||

Kaahi lok chikitsaka | Vichaar patataachi waagati chokha |
Tyaasaathi uttam vivechak | Prachaarak paahije ||14||

Some individuals are rationalists (critics). they respect the logical and moral thoughts and ideas. If they approve any thought or idea, they bring it in to their behaviour very sincerely. For such people, the canvassor should be a very clear and clean philosoper who can convince them the purest thoughts and ideas thoroughly and neatily. ||14||

Kaahi lok pralobhani padale | Laabh asel techi gheti bhale |
Tyaanna swargasukh Paahije daawile | Dukkhe niwaaruni sevakaanni ||15||

Some individuals are selfish. They accept those thoughts by which they can have some benefits. For such selfish people a propagater, who can present an example by his, work and show people convincingly that all their sorrows would disappear and life would be as happy as the heaven. ||15||

Parantu bhayaa waachoni kaahi lok | Na aikateech bodha sammyaka |
Dandaavin jaise pashoo dekh | Na chaalateech yogya maarge ||16||

Some animals never go straight on the roads unless they are threatened by a cudgle. Similarly, there are some individuals, who would not lisen to ideal and knowledgeable thoughts and understand them unless they are threatened by some fearful means. ||16||

Tyaanna hita koni shikawave? Koni murkhaanche rhudaya dharaave?
Mhanoni sattene saral karaave | Aisaa maarga waadhala ||17||

Who can change the thoughts, and minds of such dumb headed fools ? And who can convincingly tell them the thoughts and ideas of their own welfare and benefit? Therefore a way was found out that the ruling authorities should implement the power of law to bring them on the right path. ||17||

Saam, daam, dand, bheda | Rajneeti hee bahuvidha |
Kaaydyaachyaa aadhaare shuddha | Karoo paahe janaloka ||18||

There are many ethics of politics. The ruling political powers try to direct people towards noble and good way using the effective laws. They do this by stern warnings, by giving money, by imposing fines and punishments. ||18||

Kaayadyaanusaar gaava rachana | Kaayadyaaparee karaave vartana |
Kaayadyaanusaarachi janaa | Sahaayya dyaave paraspare ||19||

The ruling authority, following the frame of laws, determines the design of the village, the mode of behaviour of people, and the way of mutual co-operation of the people. ||19||

Jo kareel kaayada bhang | Tyaasi dand dyaava laagawega |
Yaasaathi nemaava laage maga | Raja, sattadheesh, mukhand ||20||

When anybody violets the law, he is to be punished then and there. Therefore for the strict implementation of laws, a ruling head is to be appointed and he may be in the form of a king, a ruler or an executing head. ||20||

Pari Raja haa vishnoo ansha barawa | Aisa loki karaava gavagawaa |
Tenwhaach kaayada tyaacha chaalaava | Yaatahi aale prachaar tantra ||21||

For this, a logic that " The king is the part of Lord Vishnu (Na Vishnuhu pruthvipatihi - i.e. the king is the part of vishnu; Vishnu means praja paalak) is to be convinced to people. Then only people will obey his orders. This means that here also the canvassing technique is very necessary. ||21||

Desh haa devachi pavitra | Kaayada tyaache vyawastha sootra |
Te na paalata paatak thora | Prachaar tantra hey aavashyaka ||22||

A good canvassing technique is also essential to convince people that the nation is a pure form of God, the laws are the rules for its better management. If these laws are violated, they would be sinful. ||22||

Sattaa, kaayada, dhwajaa varee shraddha | Prachaarechi nirmaan hoyee sada |
Tyaavina nusate bhaya sarvada | Niyamyukta na thevi ||23||

It is very necessary to propagate among people that our country, its laws and the national flag must be held in high esteem and with firm faith. A good canvassing is necessary to fix up this retention in people's minds. Without it, mere feel of fear can't maintain the proper discipline in people for ever. ||23||

Ulat raajbhayaadi nasson | Lokaat prachaar hota poorna |
Aatma sakhshine waagatee jana | Uttam, haa hee anubhava ||24||

On the contrary, if excellent noble thoughts and morals are well propagated to full extent, then without any fear for ruling powers people behave with morality and good manner at their own witnessing consciousness. This is what I have experienced. ||24||

Taisech kaayadyaachi chukawoni resha | Kiti karitee paape nityasha |
Pari vichaar bhinata prachaare sahasa | Paaool na pade waam maargee ||25||

There are so many people who go beyond the limits of laws and rules and enact evil deeds. But if good noble thought could forcefully touch their minds, their feet will never turn towards the wrong way. For this also, good and impressive canvassing is very necessary. ||25||

Saaraansh sattanaamehi rajjya kari | Prachaarachi sarva jeevannavari |
Satta dehaasachi bandhanakaari | Andha bhikaari kaayada ||26||

It will be clear now that the ruling power runs the government merely in the name of power. But by good propagation, people's lives are enlightened. Ruling power is related to body of man while mind is out of its limits. Hence it is said that the law is blind and beggar. ||26||

Prachaar manaavari sanskaar karee | To sanskaar antari baaheri |
Rajya karonee maanava sudharee | Gaava karee teerthach to ||27||

Good canvassing creates deep impressions upon mind and it can bring a total change inside and outside of man. It can make man the ideal one and the village as the holy place. In this way, good canvassing can rule over all. ||27||

Hey sattene kadheech nawhe | ulat chukaaraasi laabh paave |
Gareeb, sajjan ugeech maraave | Aisehi hotey ||28||

Such everlasting impression can't be made by the ruling power. On the contrary, the cleaver and crafty individuals can escape from the grips of laws and get their desired benefits. Only the poor and the noble good individuals have to suffer much. ||28||

Sattene je kaayade kele | Tyaanche phaayade mujoraanni ghetale |
Aani dubale, bhole maagech raahile | Aaise zaale aajwaree ||29||

Up till now, whatever laws and rules the ruling governments framed and passed were misused by the haughty individuals for their maximum benefits and the poor, weak individuals as well as the common masses lagged behind & got deprived of the benefits of laws. ||29||

Mhanoni kayadaachi nawhe sarva kaahi | Prachaaraa aise shreshtha nahi |
Sarvaasee maanavateche paath deyee | To niyaman karee na karata ||30||

Therefore the law is not at all closely related to the common people's life. Propagation is the most excellent way by which all can have ideal lessons. Propagation regulates all without having any ruling powers. ||30||

Raaje kiti aale, gele | Tyaanche kayade nashta zaale |
Satteche darbaar ujaadale | Pari raajya chaale santaanche ||31||

Up to date, innumerable kings had come and ruled over the countries in the world. The laws and rules framed by them vanished away with them. Their courts collapsed and ruined. But the rule of the saints has been prevailing since long long ago and is still existing even today and governing people. ||31||

Santaancha to prachaar amar | Ajunihi lok-manaavar |
Raajya chaalawoni nirantara | laakho jeeva uddhariti ||32||

The eternal propagation of the saints has never fallen down from the minds of people. It is prevailing on public mind even today. The rule of the saints virtueous propagation is thus constantly prevailing and helping people to uplift themselves. ||32||

Nalage sattecha badagga | Nako bhaya bheetihi sanmaarga |
Apaapale kartavya jagaa | Prachaar sooryachi daakhavee ||33||

Saints propagation does not need the terror and threat of ruling powers, fear for fines and punishment. People can find the proper moral ways for extracting their duties in the light of the sun of good propagation. ||33||

Jemwha jaaneeva dene apoorna pade | Temwhaachi dand, bhedaacha awalamba ghade |
Aisechi waadhat gele powaade | Vikruteeche ||34||

When efforts to create consciousness in people fall inadequate it becomes necessary to take a shelter of fines, punishment and disintegration (disruption). this practice further developed more and created distortion (perversity) in people. ||34||

Pari dande anyaaya jaree naashate | Lok jari sudhaarale asate |
Tari turunga hey na waadhate | Gunhe na hote adhikaadhik ||35||

But had the injustice decreased and had the people improved, then the crimesand prisons would not have increased on a large scale day by day. ||35||

Heychi jaanoni sajjana mhanati | Jaagawa rhudayaatil antarjyotee |
Tareech sudhaarel manavavrutti | Jag hoyeel aadarsha ||36||

Therefore, rational, knowledgeable, noble individuals understood this and had insistantly said, "Englishten the flame of your inner knowledge". Then only the inner inclination of human beings would be improved and gradually the whole world will become ideal. ||36||

Je je mhanatee sattewaachoon | Gaava hoyeena adarshawaana |
Tyaanche hey mhanane naahee paripoorna | thewaavi khoona bandhoni ||37||

Those, who insistantly plead, "Without an authoritative ruling power, the improvement of village is impossible" are holding insane contention and disagreeable reasoning. They must bear very firmly in their mind that the village can't be reformed using laws and ruling powers. ||37||

Tyaasi pahije satyaprachaaraka | Premala, sarala, namra, saatwika |
Sattewaachoonahi karee haak | Poorna lokaanchi sevapreme ||38||

A true and honest canvassor is needed for this. He should be loving, straightforward, confiding and polite, without any power of law or authority, he can bring people together and organise them. ||38||

Aho! janashakti kewadhi mahaan | Tee jo aaneel sanghatona |
To swargaa warahi laavil nishaan | Aapulyaa kaarye ||39||

How magnificiently great the strength of people is! If with his honest service, one can organise this strength, he can hoist his flag even on the heaven also. ||39||

Haatee na ghetta tarawaar | Buddha raajya karee jagaawara |
Tyaasi kaarana ek prachaar | Prabhaavashaali ||40||

Bhagawaan Buddha ruled over the whole world without holding any kind of power. It was only because of the extreme dominance of the good canvassing. ||40||

Jagee aajwar je kaarya ghadale | Te prachaarakaanchya karavi zaale |
Prachaarak naahi mhanoni adale | Kaarya aapule ||41||

Similarly, whichever enormous act was performed perfectly and excellently in this world, the creative hand behind it was that of the honest and the strongest canvassor. Today your such noble activities have come to stand - still because you don't have such a good canvassor. ||41||

Graam Sudhaaraawayaacha mool mantra | Uttam paahije prachaar tantra |
Prachaarakaa waachoni sarvatra | Nadale aahe ||42||

The basic incantation and the pith of improvement and upliftment of the village lies in the perfect & proper technique of propagation. But for the good propagator our work has been stagnated every where. ||42||

Prachaarakaachi paath waley | Tikade tikade soorya maawale |
Udaaseenateche andhaarjaale | pasaronee raahee ||43||

Wherever the propagator had over looked or connived at, the activities there have come to a standstill as there was none to awaken and provide people a new vision and long sight of brilliant life. So the darkness of ignorance will surely spread all over. ||43||

Prachaar jethe dhawalaa dise | Tetheel gaava swargachi bhaase |
Janalok nyaayaas saajese | waagatee tethe ||44||

Wherever the tide of active propagaters reached, the villages there have been appearing as beautiful and happy as the heaven. Now all people behave according to justice and righteousness. ||44||

Prachaarak pretaat praan aani | Dubalyaasi karee karyaabhimaani |
Bighadavi aani sudhaaravi donhi | Prachaaraka ||45||

A good propagator can pour ardant life even into idiot wasting in lassitude and inspire him to act. He infuses enthusiasm and strength in the feeble and creates ardantness to enact into him. The propagator can improve or spoil the work. Both acts depend upon the propagator. ||45||

Prachaar hee kalla aahe | Prachaar antakkarani raahe |
Pot bharrawayaacha hi upaaya | Prachaaratantra ||46||

Canvassing is useful to the propagator in three kinds. Good canvassing is an art. It is the stable natural temperament and a useful technique of the profession to earn his livelihood. ||46||

Prachaar khotyaas khapavi baajari | Prachaar gotyaas deva karee |
Prachaar yuddhachi waajavi bheri | Vrushtihi kari amrutaachi ||47||

Good canvassing helps making inferior and duplicate things popular in the market and sell them. A stone can be turned into God by canvassing. By creating unrest and discontent in people, by provoking them canvassing can start a war, or by canvassing eternal truth and ethics, canvessor can shower pleasure and happiness. ||47||

Kaahikaancha swabhaavachi ase | Apaprachaar karonee bharaave khise |
Janaa naagavita anand dise | kaahikaanna ||48||

Some canvassors have selfish inclinations. They seek their selfish gains by false propaganda. Some canvassors enjoy pleasure in deceiving and cheating people. ||48||

Pari to prachaarak duraachari | Aapan marooni itara maari |
Yaanech bighadali gaavaachi thoree | Ashaantee sansaari maajali ||49||

But such canvassor is realy a wicked rogue who leads himself as well as others to degeneracy and finally destroys all. Due to such wicked propagator, happiness peace and contentness vanish away from the village. He creates and spreads extreme unrest in the world. ||49||

Tyaachyaa vishaari prachaarahoon | Zaala paahije prabal poorna |
Satya prachaar aapula mahaan | Tareech parivartan sahaj ghade ||50||

If our canvassing of truth becomes more powerful and dominent than the poisonous false canvassing of sucha wicked convassor we can bring a good change in the world. ||50||

Jowari antakkarana naahi guntale | Towari prachaar warwar chaale |
Yaasathi paahije jeevanachi rangale | Prachaarakkache ||51||

Until and unless the whole heart of the canvassor is not involved, his propaganda will be superficial. Therefore his whole life should be absorbed in the canvassing. ||51||

Mitraho ! aadarsha karaaya graam | Uttam prachaarak paahije prathama |
Tari chaale uttam kaam | Gaavache aapulya ||52||

Friends ! the first and prime need for the betterment of the village is of an ideal canvassor. Then only the village can become ideal with the excellent performance of good deeds. ||52||

Raani maashi jawooni baisalee | Tethe madha maashiaanchi reegha laagali |
Paahata paahata srushti sajali | hoyeel aise ||53||

When the queenfly goes any where, the bees follow it and in a very short time, they all create a new honey comb. Similarly, the canvassing of the excellent canvassor will get his proposed work done. ||53||

Shrotayaanni vicharala prashana | Prachaar kareel gaavi poorna |
Tayaa pracharakaache lakhshana | Kaise aahe? ||54||

There upon the listeners asked a question, what are the remarkable characteristics of an excellent canvassor? Who can perform excellent act of excellent canvassing? ||54||

Prachaarakaache vartan kaise | Rahaani, swabhava, bhashana kaise? |
Dhyeya, dhorana, saadhan kaise | Gaavaasathi? ||55||

"How should be the behaviour of the ideal canvassor? How should be his manner of living, what kind of temperament, and his speech should be? What should be his aims and objectives for his village & what should be his plan of action?" ||55||

Yaachi uttare shrawanee aikaa | Je je guna whavet prachaaraka |
Te angee baanata sudhaareel loka | Konnahi sahaj ||56||

(Vandaniya Mahaaraj now replies to all the queries about the characteristics of the canvassor)", Listen, anybody who possesses and imbibes the attributies and dexterity of good canvassor as I now tell you, can become the ideal one and can easily make improvement of the village. ||56||

Gavaache bhavitavya karaaya ujjwala | Paahije prachaarak shakti prabala |
Prachaaraka angee paahije sheela | Sattya, chaaritrya, namrata ||57||

To make the bright future of the village the canvassor must be a dominating powerful person. he must bear good moral character. He should acquire virtues like truthfulness, moral character, politeness etc. ||57||

Prachaarakaachi mukhya lakhshane | Sattewaachuni kaarya karane |
Aatmashuddhine gaava sudhaarane | Gawase taya ||58||

The eminent characteristics of a good propagetor are as follows : i) First of all, he performs his activities without having any kind of power or authority. ii) with purity of mind he successfully brings improvements to the village and (contd ...) ||58||

Tyaasi sattechi naahi chaad | Nase dhanaacha moha dwaad |
Aatma premaacha zaraa akhand | Walavi manaa ||59||

(.... contd.) (iii) He never forms good for power. (iv) nor he has temptation for money. (v) A spring of affectionate love constantly oozes through his mind by which the canvassor wins the minds & hearts of all. ||59|| ... (Contd.)

Prachaarak swabhavacha saral | Waaeet manovrutticha kaala |
Antakkaran panyaahooni nirmala | Ahimsaka ||60||

(vi) His natural temperament is very pure, pious and straight (satwika). (vii) He is not the destroyer of the evil individual but he is the greatest destroyer of the evil tendency of the individuals. (viii) His non-violent mind is purer and clearer than water. ||60||

Bolanyaat raahi nirbhaya | Kashta karanyaat hi pudhe paaya |
Waaganuk tari aadarsha raahe | Prachaarakkachi ||61||

(ix) He is fearless and bold in speaking the truth. (x) He is always one step ahead while working hard for his village. (xi) His normal and routine behaviour is always noble and kind. In this way, the life of the canvassor is excellently ideal. ||61||

Prachaarkaachi dinacharya | Wel jarahi na ghaalavi waaya |
Je je shobhe sevechya kaarya | Te te karee sarwahi ||62||

If you want to know about the daily routine behaviour and life of the canvassor, you will find him always doing some act or other, relating to his social service, but he will never be found wasting time in idleness and doing nothing. ||62||

Netree tayaachya satwik teja | Bolanyaat bharale asey oja |
Rahaneet vairaagya tyaag sahaja | Prachaarakaachya ||63||

A pure, sinless and satwik splendour always shines in his eyes. Each and every word is filled with dominant lustre and in his casual acts also, you will notice his desirlessness and detachment for everything. ||63||

Pikaliya phallache deth tutale | Taise pracharakache mana zaale |
Aasaktee vishaya sarva gele | Indriyaanche ||64||

All his organs of senses get fully free from their respective objects of pleasure just like the ripe fruit. When it is fully ripen, it gets free from the stem. Same is the desireless & detached state of canvassor. ||64||

Indriyaasi nurali urmi | Sarva unmukha seva karami |
Pavasala, Hiwala, garmee | Saarkhecha tyaasi ||65||

Then he doesn't have yearning for enjoying pleasures from worldly objects of any organs. He becomes contemplative and absorbed in service to others. He never cares for the hot sun, cold, rains and troubles from them. ||65||

Pari udaas nase prachaarakachi mati | Nehami disel hasari moorti |
Sada kaarya karaavayaachi sphoorti | Sphuralee dise ||66||

(Though he is so desireless about sensual objects). He will never seem to be dejected or disinterested in his service to the others. You will always find him smiling very delightfully and he is very enthusiastic to do his activities. ||66||

Kadhi na kari chidchid | Kosalo ka aapatticha pahaad |
Shrama karoni jeevapaad | Lok laavi sanmaargi ||67||

While performing his activities, sudden calamaties like cliffs colapsing may appear before him, you will never find him irritated and behaving angrily with anybody. On the contrary (irrespective of such adversities) he strives more hard with all his abilities & beyond them to direct people towards righteous path. ||67||

Prachaarakaasi urale naahi ghara | Sarvachi gharey tyaache maher |
Sarvajana heychi tyaache gotra | Vishwaamaji ||68||

The canvassor does not have any house as his own belonging home because all houses in the village have been made by him as his own homes with his love and service. The people of the whole world are dearer to him like his own close relatives and kins folk. ||68||

Nahi satteche pralobhana | Pratishthechehi kuthale bhaan?
Aapanaasathi na maage dhana | Rengaaloni kona ||69||

The canvassor never has any attraction for any power or authority. How can there be any place for struggle for honours and statues. He will never spread a begging hand before anybody for maintaining his livelihood. ||69||

Satkaaryasathi paathi lage | Dhana, jameen, maan maage |
Sarwaswa maage, praan maage | Na sankochata ||70||

But when his noble activities of welfare of the village demand, without any hesitation he spread his hands before people. With tenacity, for his work for welfare, he seeks money, land, honours and even all their belongings and life also and that too without least hesitation. ||70||

Aapanasathi kaaheech naahi | Je karil te sawanche paahi |
Praan to hi arppawa hi | bhawana sewesaathi ||71||

Whatever he acquires, he never keeps for his personal use. Whatever he does, is always in the interest of others. And finally, he earnestly yearns to offer an oblation of his praan (life) to the cause of his village and its welfare. ||71||

Sarva karane sarvaasathi | Aatmyaasathi, devva sathi |
Bandhawaya manushyatwaachya gaathi | Samaadhane ||72||

His every enactment is always in the interest of all, and for the prosperity of the country, for his own self development and ultimately to seek God. He puts himself to exert his hard efforts with all his abilities so that all people should live with unanimity in thoughts and opinions and live happily to gether. ||72||

Tyaasi ekachi waasana uralee | Janata paahije sukhe sudharaly |
Maanawanchi dainaa geli | Paahije paloniya ||73||

In fact the canvassor does not have any desire and attachment for anything & for himself. Yes, he cherishes one and only one desire and that is the prosperity of his people &their satisfaction. He wants to rid them of all their sorrows and their poverty. ||73||

Sarvaanchi praarthana whaavi ek | Maanawacha vyawahaar maanawa poorak |
Rahani sarvaanchi samaan, satwika | Sarvaaansathi ||74||

All should have one common prayer. The mutual dealings of all with eachother should be with mutual co-operation. The behaviour of all and their routine daily life should be commonly similar and based on equality, and it should be full of all attributes of satwikata (i.e. righteous, virtueous and pure). ||74||

Yaach sathi ataa aatee | Karavayaa Padato sankashti |
Praan to hi arpaava shevati | Waate tyaasi ||75||

With this earnest desire, the canvassor toils hard to fulfil it. He feels blessed if he is expected to offer even his life forces (praana) to fulfil his this only desire. ||75||

Hee bhoomika sadhu, santaanchi | Heech saadhane pracharkaanchi |
Prachaaracha kalas satyachi | Santa pana ||76||

This has been always the vision of the holy saints and great sages. This is the ultimate means to seek the final goal for the canvassor. And in the real sense, the last limit of the canvassing is to acquire such state of the saints & sages. ||76||

Khare prachaarak saadhu, sant | Tyaannich kalavila jagaacha heta |
Satya kaaya, kaaya asatya | Jagaamajee ||77||

In fact, the saints and sages are the true and honest canvassors. Befitting to the circumstances, that prevailed in the world from time to time, they always had advocated what the world needed. In the world what is true and what is false, is truly realised by those saints & sages. ||77||

Tethoonicha prachaarakaanchi nirmiti | Prachaarak sattya samjawoni gheti |
Shanka samaadhan aikati | mana lawoni ||78||

The true canvassors are produced through these considerations and reasoning. They try to understand the basic truth in the world. To get all doubts in this regard they listen to the saints and seers with full concentration and intent attention. ||78||

Jaya khshani bodha zaala | Antakkarani sphuroo laagala |
Tyaasi abhyaasane changala | Balakat karitee satsangee ||79||

The moment they have the manifestation of the truth, it out breaks in their mind then and there. Further, with regular practice, in association with virtueous excellent holy persons, the canvassors bring in their service firmness and strongness. ||79||

Manan karoni atmasaat kariti | Maga pudhe taiseech hoya mati |
Ekada waani rangali sumati | Saral chaale maap tiche ||80||

They attentively listen to the precptive advice and meditate and contem-plate upon it. They get their mind and soul completely absorbed in that intent contemplation and then words out spoken by them, come very casually through their self realisation. ||80||

Uttam purushane kaan phunkale | Samajaa tyaane mantrachi ghetale |
Maga waariyapari prachaar chaale | Prachaarakacha ||81||

And if some authoritative spiritual holy individual, who has sought his own self manifestation, gives him more proper advice, it becomes the greatest & most excellent incantation for him. Then his canvassing spreads up as speedily as blowing of the winds. ||81||

Prachaark pracharaanech prachaar kari | Tyaache maap chaale waryaavari |
Waahan pohochanyaache agodari | Prachaar dhave tayaacha ||82||

The canvassor canvasses through his canvassing itself. (He doesn't have to wander for it) Before any fast vehicle reaches the far off place, his canvassing at that place creates a proper atmosphere reaching more speedily through people's mutual discussions. ||82||

Jo Jo koni tikade bhetala | Tyaas aapule saangat sutala |
Paahanecha naahi meghapari tyaala | Gheto koni ki naahi ||83||

Whom so ever the canvassor meets, he goes on narrating the ethical thoughts about the village, people and service to them. Like the cloud showering rains, the canvassor never cares whether anybody neglects his thoughts or pays heed to it. ||83||

Phataka - tutaka koni diso | Garib-ameer koni aso |
Vidwaan, shikhshit haso, ruso | Prachaar tyacha band naahi ||84||

Canvassor goes on canvassing before all, they may be sorrowful or miserable, rich or poor, erudite or educated. He never cares whether anybody is pleased with his canvassing or some another is anary with him. His canvassing activity continueously goes on and never ceases. ||84||

Koni aso konya panthacha | Aadhar deyee tyaasachi tyaacha |
Ogha chalala prachaaracha | Khalage bhareet disatee te ||85||

His visitor may belong to any faith or religous sect. He then puts examples and ideal evidences of the saints belonging to that faith or religion and puts before his visitor the impartial philosophy of his canvassing activities. Thus the canvassor keeps his stream of active life continueously flowing for making good the deficiencies which he finds. ||85||

Jara mukhawata dolyaani paahila | Waacha phutali prachaarakala |
Raaghupari bolat sutala | hoya -nawhe sarva kaahi ||86||

As soon as he acts little acquainted with some body, he starts discussing (upon the villages) like any parrot (but not as the arid learned one). ||86||

Lokaanni jari thaamb mhatale | Tari yaache karya zaale |
Jara welaane punha chaale | Rastaa kareeta shabdaganga ||87||

Though anybody from the visitors asks him to stop or prevents his discussion on his activities of village welfare, the canvasser stops but his desired effects are surely seemed upon the visitors. After a short interval again he continues the flow of his pure and holy speech like the sacred Ganga. ||87||

Pracharakaache bol tatwawadi | Achook dharooni sanshaya chhedi |
Tochak nasataahi marmabhedi | Saraas rhudayache ||88||

The canvassor always argues with sound base of ethical Principles and so the listeners get all their doubts removed. Without hurting anybody the straight forward & clear speech of the honest canvassor directly touches the inner soul of the listeners. ||88||

Koni virodhak shivya deyee | Hasooni tyaache shabda saahi |
Goda bolooni samajaavit jayee | Apule mhanane ||89||

If anybody crosses him and abuses him while opposing, the true canvassor bears all his abusive angry comments smiling in peace and in a loving manner, again starts to convince the agitated individual with his thoughts. ||89||

Sahansheelataachi tyaache breeda | kadhi tondi na ye apashabda |
Jari zaalan waadvivaad | Taree gambhiryaasi na sodee ||90||

Forbearance is the ever static state of his mind. Though he has to enter in debates and disputes with any listeners, and to any limits, he never utters bad or indescent word. He will remain undisturbed with serenity & graveness. ||90||

Konasi ' Hat ' na bolata | Angee thewoni sahansheelata |
Aapale tatwa bolata, chaalata | Samajawoni de prachaaraka ||91||

He will never flout anybody in detestful manner and insulting intention, but facing & bearing the blows of others, he will again try to convince people about his pure thoughts with clear reasoning. ||91||

Goda bolonee manaa walavi | Gaawaachya sevelaagi laavi |
Ananta prakaare vrutti baravi | Karonee sodee ||92||

With his sweet tongue, the canvassor attracts the minds of people and directs them to perform the activities in the interest of the village. By this way, he gets absorbed in all his intentions for the village work. ||92||

Bighadalele ghara sudharavi | Phataafoot tethe sangati julawi |
Nirdayaaseehi dayaa upajavee | Nana prayatne ||93||

If he notices any clashes or problems in some family, he convinces all and creates unity in the disrupting family. If he finds a rift some where, he tries to make a compromise in the groups with hard efforts. he can breakout a spring through the hard stonelike merciless hearts of people. ||93||

Prachaarakaachi yatnasaadhana | Sangataachi naye ek kona |
Nana prakaar, nana youjana | Prachaarakapashi ||94||

One can't describe the method of canvasser's working. In fact it is not a particular one method. According to the need of the event or circumstances, he uses different methods and even finds out some new and more effective plans. ||94||

Kothe bhajanatooni prachar kari | Kothe prarthana karooni kaani bhari |
Kothe katha saangoon manaasi saawari | Prachaaraka ||95||

For example, He uses bhajan singing programmes for his effective canvassing. On another occasion he arranges a common mass prayer for it. Some where he tells the stories befitting to the occasion and guides the minds on the noble ways. ||95||

Kothe keertan, prawachan kari | Tumbadi, Powaade nanapari |
Yaatra, Uttasava haati dhari | Prachaarak ||96||

He performs keertanas for his canvassing. Some where he delivers sermons and discourses. Sometimes he plays on `TUMBADI' (A bowl like musical instrument) or sings minstrelsies (heroic songs of the brave) to awaken people. He makes the best use of the fairs and festivals for his work. He goes there and mixes with people. ||96||

Kothe udyogaatoon haat ghaali | Kothe kala ranjanaane janata wedhilee |
Manoranjanaatoonahi chalee | Chaalavi kothe ||97||

Somewhere he motivates through some industry, some where he makes people mad after the mission, by arranging variety entertainment programmes. Sometimes, he displays his art and skilful acts; Through all these ways & means, he tries to put his thoughts forcibly before people. ||97||

Kothe vyayaamatunachi sphoorti bharali | Kothe paartitahi sabha rangali |
Kothe laganaatoona suravaat keli | Paahije tyaane ||98||

Somewhere, the canvassor fills the ardant youths with more and more enthusiasm through physical exercises. In the parties, in social gatherings he presents his objects in delightful manner. Even when he attends some marriage ceremony, he starts his work there. ||98||

Kothe janmatithi, punyatithi | Mounjibandhanehi na thevi riti |
Jaisee wel pade prachaarakaprati | Sarva kari swabhaave ||99||

The canvassor makes the best use of celebrations like the birth anniversaries, death anniversaries and even the sacred thread ceremonies (Mounjee bandhana) of young boys and keeps his work going on in a very natural temperament according to the occasion's demand. ||99||

Kothe shimpiyache dukani | Kothe nhaviyaache saloonee |
Oti, chohati, chahukoni | Prachaar chaale ||100||

The true canvassor's work constantly goes on any where he goes. At the tailor's shop, in the hair cutting saloon, on the verandahs, where people gather for chitchatting, on the squares and wherever he finds people together, he does his canvassing work without break. ||100||

Haati baajari techi kari | Tamaashihi techa boley vaikhari |
Prachaarakachi aisee bawari | Jiwha ase ||101||

His tongue has formed a mad liking for his canvassing activity so profoundly that in the big market places, in the evening markets, in any lane, wherever goes, his main activity, i.e. canvassing constantly goes on. Even in the erotic display like tamaasha, he never acts as the idle spectator, but participates in the display and spreads his revolutionary thoughts among the assembled masses there. ||101||

Kothe -aai - bayee pashi baise | Tyaane gharaateel walavi maanase |
Kaay margaane prachaar ghuse | Hey to sangata na ye kona ||102||

If he reaches some motherly elder females, he certainly turns the members and the children in that family towards his work. You can't say by what a particular way the canvassor enters into the masses of people for his work. ||102||

Kaamatooni, gaanyatooni | Hasanyatooni, vyasanatooni |
Chaalata bolata prachaar wani | Range tyaachi ||103||

His canvassing speech stops nowhere. through the work of professions, through vocal or instrumental musical consorts, sometimes through casual light conversations or laughing discussions, even through some addiction also, he keeps enlightening all. ||103||

Prachaarak ase balakat balak | Tarunasi bodhaaya tarun sammyak |
Vruddhasi dyawaya anubhava taatawika | Tyaachepashi ||104||

In children, the canvasser acts like a child. To inspire the youths, he becomes young like them. even to enlighten the elders upon moral truths, he possesses the experiences of those principles of morality & ethics. ||104||

Mulaat jawooni seva waadhavi | Mulinmaaji kala upajavi |
Tarun - tarunee doghaatehi laavi | Gaava sevela ||105||

He creates a feel of service in boys. He creates skills and attributes in handicrafts in the girls. He motivates young boys and girls to make village an ideal one. ||105||

Vyasanaadhinaanchi dhari sangati | Pari neet karaaya tyanchi mati |
Daava na chuke kalpantee | Prachaarakaacha ||106||

The canvassor accompanies the addicted individuals but to free them from their bad habits. His storke upon their bad habits never goes in vain. ||106||

Nana kala tyaachya angee | Jaisee wel pade prasangee |
Rangavi nana saadhan - rangi | Prachaar aapula ||107||

He possesses various arts and attributes. He uses them at the proper occasions and events to make his canvassing more pleasant and colourful. ||107||

Taara tamya thewoni antari | Goda bolonee prachaar karee |
Waate taakalee mohani bari | Gawavari prachaarakane ||108||

Keeping consciousness of discrimination and in a very sweet tongue, when the canvassor very skillfully enacts his canvassing activities, it appears as if he has bewitched the village by some hypnrotic tricks. ||108||

To prachaarak aawade sarvanchya manee | Tyaasi baghataachi pade mohini |
Lok dhaavatee bolata khshanee | Kaarya karaaya gawaache ||109||

Such a canvassor is liked and always welcomed by all from their hearts and souls. As soon as they see him, a spring of sponteneous love emerges in their minds. They very attentively and faithfully listen to whatever he tells them and get prepared to render their services promptly. ||109||

Ha Ha mhanata gawaat phirala | Sarva lokaancha thava ghewonee aala |
Saangel taise karoo laagala | Pracharak tyaasi ||110||

When the canvassor moves through the village, you will find a great mob of villagers accompaning him. Then whatever he advises them to do, they honestly follow it. ||110||

Aisaa pracharak jaadugara | Tyachyaa muthita janasaagara |
Navya srushteecha kaarageera | Saadha- sudha ||111||

The canvassor is really a magician. All people become bewitched like dolls in his hands. In outward appearance he seems to be very simple but the canvassor is the most skilful and cleaver artisan who remakes the world with a new design and creates a new creation. ||111||

Prachaarak sarvanshi bolanee purey | Dnyaana angee tyachya sanchare |
Roama romaat vairaagya ankure | Disatee tayaachyaa ||112||

The canvassor never falls short in dealing with all according to their level and worthiness. Knowledge has pervaded his whole body. desirelessness and ascetic sense are permanently awakened in his hair also. ||112||

Mhanoni ase aakarshana | Lok dhaawooni yeti pakhshyasamaan |
Karaavaya gaava swayampoorna | Prachaarakachi paahije ||113||

Thus he possesses a tremendous power of attraction. People rush to him like birds. To make the village self - sufficient in all respects, such most forceful canvassor is extremely essential. ||113||

Tyaache angee mahaan nishchaya | Je sankalpeel gheyeel thaaya |
Nana karoni upaaya | Saadheel tyaasi ||114||

The canvassor is resolute minded. Once he makes any vow or volition to perform any activity, he fulfils it with whatever efforts and various means he could employ. ||114||

Tyaacha prachaar mahaprabala | Chaalatase sarvasparshee sarvakaala |
Prachaaraveena ekahi bol | Na nighe tyaacha ||115||

His canvassing power is tremendous. He handles almost all subjects and all aspects of life. It touches all sides of human life and at all times. He utters no word except the canvassing for his work and service to the people. ||115||

'Kaaya karaave' hechi bolane | na karaave te te kaaheech na jaane |
'Nahi' hey bolanechi une | tyaachya jeevan koshi ||116||

You will listen only the worlds "What is to be done". He never takes interest in vain and empty discussions or debates about what is to be done. There are no words as "can't be done" in his life's dictionary. ||116||

Kaaya nahi amuchya gaavi | tyaasi hee vadantaach kalavee |
Haati gheta karoni daavi | poorteech tyaachi ||117||

As soon as he knows that a particular scheme or a particular things useful to people is not available in his village, he takes it in his hands and with atmost tenacity he successfully achieves it for his village. ||117||

Nasel te te ubhe kari | lokjeevanaachi kala kusaree |
Chetana jeeva-jeevaat bhari | satkaaryachi ||118||

When he finds that some activity (helpful to the village) is not existing in his village, he tries to introduce it. Whatever is useful and essential for village life, the canvassor erects every things by employing all his art, attributes and skills. He infuses enormous & strong enthusiasm for noble virtueous work in each and every individual of the village. ||118||

Jyaacha prachaar haati dharala | samajoni jaave poorna kela |
Nahitari aapanachi mela | samajaava prachaarak ||119||

The canvassor when takes some activity in his hands, take it for granted that it will be successfully done. If he fails to complete it, the canvassor feels agonies more painful than the agonies of death. His failure may be treated as his death. ||119||

Mhanoni bolalo gaavache adhishthaan | pratham paahije pracharaka mahaan |
Ji ji asel ti uneeva bharona | kaadhavaya gavachi ||120||

That is why I have insistantly told you that the entire responsibility of the village lies upon the canvassor and the canvassor only. An ideal canvassor is the abode of the village. Hence a powerful and extrordinarily dominating canvassor is the dire need of the villages to make good all the deficiencies & needs of the village. ||120||

Saraansh prachaarak jya gaavi | tethe dusari pandhareech jaanavi |
Jana, mana, pashaana naachavi | aanandane ||121||

The pith and moral of all this discussion is, that, the village, where such canvassors exist, will surely become the BHOO - VAIKUNTHA (Pandhari) Nagari. He brings the delightful Deepavali (festival of lights) in the minds of people. The mind and soul of some individual may be as hard as the stone, the canvassor breaks up the spring of love through it. ||121||

Aise prachaarak niwada gaavi | maga gaava nandel vaibhavi |
Seva mandale sthapooni dyaavi | sevesaathi ||122||

Such active and great canvassors must be chosen out carefully so that happiness & contentness will permanently dwell in the village. Village service boards must be set up in every village. ||122||

Aise gaava jyaanni kele | techi keertivant hotee bhale |
Mhanoni paahije arambhile | prachaar karya ||123||

Those, who made their villages full of happiness with their all capabilities and activities, have become immortal in the world in the form of their fame and glory. Know & understand this and now start your canvasing work. ||123||

Tya saathi punha punha bolalo | prucharak karaavayasi laagalo |
Prachaaraka karavee zaalo | daas sarva lokaancha ||124||

Again and again, I am insistantly telling you. I have now started myself to extract efforts to create such canvassors. I have become the loyal servant of all through the medium of the service to the village treating it as the duty of the canvassor. ||124||

Nishchaye grama nirmaavaya | Pracharaka haachi mukhya paaya |
Graamgeeta hi yaach kaarya | Nirmaan keli tukadya mhane ||125||

(Vandaniya Shreesant Tukadoji Maharaj says), "I am firmly and positively telling you, the sound foundation to create the ideal village is the canvassor himself. I am writing this scripture `Graamgeeta' with this intention to bring up the rank of canvassors for village work. ||125||

Iti shreegraamgeeta grantha | Guru -shastra - swaanubhava sammata |
Kathila prachaar mahima yeth | Aathava aadhyaya sampoorna ||126||

Thus, this eighth chapter, in which the greatness of the canvassor and his canvassing is elaborately described in the scripture "Graam geeta", which has been consented by all three experiences, is hereby concluded. ||126||

|| Sadgurunaath Maharaj ke jai ||

2. The ignorant people imitate others therefore I shall follow the noble way of behaviour and keep an ideal to imitate before my village brothers.

3. There are some individuals who are critical or inquistive. But once they are convinced they never forget it throughout their life. So I shall try to convince such people.

4. For the all round progress of the village the basic factor is the proper and dominant canvassor. Therefore, I shall try to acquire the qualities of a good canvassor and try to become a successful propagater of my village.

5. The scripture, GRAMA GEETA' has emerged through the spiritual meditation upon the all round progress and prosperity of the village. I shall try to propagate the Grama geeta in my village.