Chapter- 16

THE GLORIES OF APPARELS (GARMENTS)
(Vesh - vaibhava)
|| Salutations to Shreegurudeva ||

Importance of pious and virtueous life and simple living :-
Eeshwaraas maanya je satkaarya | Je saangoni gele santkarya |
Te aacharane yaatachi soundarya | kharyaa jeevanaache ||1||

The beauty of true life lies in the noble, virtueous enactment which is agreeable to God and frequently advised by the great holy saints and seers. ||1||
Saatwik aahaar, saatwik vihaar | saatwik sangati, vyaawaar |
saatwik waachan-darshan aadi saachaar | priya sajjanaasi ||2||

The good noble and virtueous individuals are fond of pious and simple food, simple and moderate living, pious and virtueous association, fair and noble dealings, reading of good, ethical, philosophical books and precepting sciences etc. ||2||
Aise saatwik karave jeevan | hee navhe andhashraddhechi khoon |
saatwikataa nisarga niyamaas dharoon | Aisaa anubhava jaanatyaanchaa ||3||

Making one's life pious is not the sign of blind faith. Not only of the man but the tendencies of all beings are natuarally pious since their moment of taking birth. This is the experience of the knowing wise people. ||3||
Saatwikatene aarogya laabhe | Shaanti, sukh daas howoni raabe |
Jeevan sarva prakaare shobhe | prabhaavee soundaryaane ||4||

Health and hygiene are naturally sought through the piousness, serenity and happiness. They become attendants and readily appear to serve the pious individuals. The piousness creates very influencial and impressive natural beauty in life and adorns it. ||4||
Swairaachaar, heen wichaar | raajas-taamas aahaar vihaar |
Dincharyet naahee taaltantra | Tyaache iha-para sukha naashe ||5||

uncontrolled and wanton conduct, mean and narrow resoning, the food and enjoyments full of the vices of raja and tama, irregular daily routine and all such unnatural flaws and faults certainly destroy both the temporal and spiritual happiness. ||5||
chahaa-chiwadaa-chirutaanche daas | aapulyaa tan, mana, dhanaacha naash |
karoni bighadvitee jeevanaas | gaavaachyaahi ||6||

Those, who have become the habitual and addicted to consuming tea, chiwada etc. and smoking cigar-bidi etc. do a great harm to themselves and destroy their body, mind and money. Similarly they destroy the life of other people in the village also. ||6||
Saatwik, saral thewitaa jeevan | Te hoya sundar aarogyapoorna |
saatwikachi asaavee veshbhushaa jaan | maanawaachee ||7||

If man maintains his life piously and in simple, moderate way it becomes pleasant healthy and hygienic. So his apparel should also be pious, simple and moderate. ||7||
Kaahee bhadak veshbushaa karitee | kapdyaavari kitee kapade ghalatee |
Aat lukade pari varoni shrungaaritee | shareere aapulee ||8||

Some people wear gaudy and showy garments. They put on many pieces of different kinds of garments. Inside their garments their body is thin and bony but they decorate it with such clothes. ||8||
Tondaache khodake, disatee haade | chhatichee kholee daakhawee laakade |
kaaya hotey ghaaloni kapade | garbha reshamee hi? ||9||

The facial bones of some people have become plain & flaltening. Their chest has gone deep inwords. The ribs appear like pieces of wood from outwardly. Then what is the use for them from putting on silken garments? ||9||
Ugeech karitee thaatmaat | kapaalee attaraachaa malawat |
powder, kangwaa, aarsaa, chiroot | khishaa maajee ||10||

They decorate outwardly their bodies with showy garments. They put a layer of some scent on their forehead and always carry articles like talkum powder, comb, small mirror, cigar or bidi in their pockets. ||10||
Vyasan tondaache khodake karee | Tel laavitee varache waree |
Kes phirawoni mhanatee sajaree | disato aamhee ||11||

Due to their addictions, their faces bear sunken features yet they frequently oil their hair, comb them and strutingly say, "look, how smart we look ! ||11||
Ang nistej, jeerna zaale | kharooj, gajakarnaadike bharale |
Bharee kapade ghalooni zaakile | soundaryaa saathee ||12||

They have lost their physical lustre and their bodies have gone worn out. Inside their clothes their bodies have developed skin diseases like itch, eczema, ringworm, scabies, pimples etc. But to appear handsome and pretty, they cover their bodies with costly garments. ||12||
Hey kashaache soundaryapan | jyaatooni na jaay soorykirana |
Brahmacharyaachehi naahit kana | shareeraamaajee ||13||

What kind of beauty is this! No sunrays can pass through their thick clothes. There are no even particles of their celibasy (veerya- i.e. semen) in their body. ||13||
Chaalataannaa padatee aadhyaa | bot laavataa khaatee tanaghadyaa |
Baataa karitee badyaa badyaa | Aamhee shoukeen mhanoni yaa ||14||

While walking, their legs get crossed and twisted. Even a slight push by fingers, makes them lose their balance. Yet in their self boasting they strut saying how they are fond of pleasures and beauty. ||14||
Redyaasaarikhee nighate waachaa | Aushadhaa waachooni na hoya shouchyaa |
Botaat aangathyaa hirakaneechyaa | mirawoni kaaya ? ||15||

Their utterence is like the grunting of he-buffalo. Without taking some purgative medicines they can't attempt purification. Yet they strut by putting diamond rings in their figures. ||15||
Nistej shrungaarile pret | kee bhujaan ubhe kele shetaat |
Ekataachi vichitra disey chaar choughat | aisee nako veshbhushaa ||16||

In such physical decoration they look like decorated corpse; or like the scare crow in the blooming cropful field. In a group of some individuals, this fellow in such over decorative costumes alone, appears odd & strange. ||16||
Athawaa bharjaree kapade ghaatale | pari te swachchhachi naahee kele |
sowale mhanawoni punhaa punhaa nesale | tech te peetambar ||17||

Some body puts on the clothes interwoven with golden and silver threads. But for many days or months such clothes are never cleaned and washed. As a sacred garment to be put on special occasions of festivals or worshiping God and deities, men wear the same silken dhotee (peetambar) again and again. ||17||
Aisee kalaa kaasayaa karaavee | jee haasyaaspad ani baadhakhi whaavee |
Aapulee saadheech raahanee thewaavee | aipatee paree ||18||

Why should we play such showy tricks. They make fun of us in public and become harmful to our body also. Therefore, it is better to maintain our simple and moderate living manners in the limits of our abilities to spend. ||18||
Angee gunasoundarya bharaave | Sundar, saatwik kapade karaave |
khaadee graamodyagaachechi lyaave | lene aapulyaa paree ||19||

Try to imbibe the beauty of virtues in your person. Put on simple, pleasant and moderate clothes. Use the khadee cloth woven in village industry and adorn yourself in such garments. ||19||
Nehamee swachchha dhutalele asaave | ekaachi vastre ang zaakaave |
Nisargaache hawaa, kiran laagaave | shareeraalaagee ||20||

Always wear cleanly washed clothes. Use only one piece garment to cover your body. Your body must have a touch of sunrays & natural fresh air. ||20||
Ekaavari ek aachchhadana | Te thand deshaache andhaanukaran |
shareeraa laagataa sooryakiran | aushadhadhiguna angee yetee ||21||

Putting on more clothes upon your bodies is the blind imitation of the foreign cold countries. When the sunrays reach our bodies, our body forms medicinal remedial reacting powers spontaneously. ||21||
Sone, motee, reshim-jaree | soundarya prasaadhane bahuparee |
tyaa sarvaanhooni shatapatine baree | aarogyaachee tawatawee ||22||

Though gold, pearls, silk clothes, woven with golden and silver threads are the ornamental things to grow your physical beauty, the freshness of health and hygiene is hundred times better and the most precious beautiful ornament. ||22||
Soundarya asaave raktashuddhiche | Ojpoorna brahmacharyaache |
neetnetake waaganyaache | gharee, daaree uttam ||23||

The beauty should be in purity of blood, vigerous celibasy and in the ideal behaviour at home and outside in public. ||23||
Kalaa dakhawaavee balkat snaayunchee | uncha chhaatichee, taatha shareeraachee |
Aarogyaachee, banedaar panaachee | sarwaangaannee aadarsha ||24||

Present your art and skill of strong and stout muscles, wide chest and healthy robust body, which will show your health and dignity. Thus, art in all round and all sided ideals should be displayed in life. ||24||
Veshbhushechee chadhaaodha | aaj jeevanaasa zaalee atyant jada |
Garajaa, chintaa, rogaanchee waadh | yaat kasale mothepana ? ||25||

Today the dry and dull competitions and fashion shows have put a heavy burden upon life. They have grown unnecessry wants, cares, worries and diseases. Where is then a greatness in such competitions? ||25||
Baahya vastunche bhadakapana | hey aatalyaa uneeweche pradarshana |
mahatwaas chadhataa baahya aawaran | mol ghete maanavateche ||26||

To over-decorate bodies superficially using different articles of toilets, is an exhibition of our drawbacks and hidden deformities. When outward covering becomes important, the humanity loses its preciousness and value. ||26||
Maanava maanavatene shobhaavaa | Gaandhivesh laajavee vaibhavaa |
shreekrushnaachaa mormukut paawaa | veda laavee vishwaalaa ||27||

Man should appear adorned by the virtueous humanity. The poor clothing like a phakeer M. Gandhiji's clothes had abashed the enormous glories and wealth. A simple coronet made of the plum of a peacock and the flute of Shreekrishna could also enchant the world. ||27||
Hey janoniyaa antaree | saatwik whaave aahaar-vihaaree |
Tene ghar-gaava-deshasevaahi baree | saadhatase sahajachi ||28||

Keeping this consciousness in mind, man should try to become happy by adopting the healthy habits of pious food and pious virtueous, and noble behaviour. It will also help you to render your services in a very casual way to your home, village and nation also. ||28||
Lokaanpudhe raahee aadarsha | samaantechaa usale harsha |
Graamodyogaachaahi utkarsha | aapaisaachee hoya gaavee ||29||

By such pious and noble behaviour, you can produce an ideal before people and you can create the pleasure of commonness and equality in them. Side by side, the village professions and industries will also prosper spontaneously. ||29||

THE EMBERASSING DELUSIVE COMPETITION OF TODAY'S MODERN AGE; THE RESULTANT OF THE MONEY POWER
Yethe shrotaa karee shankaa saadara | saadhee raahanee oochcha vichaar |
Hey jari rushijeevanaache sootra | taree te aaj na chaale ||30||

One of the listeners expressed his doubt, "Simple living and high thinking is the principle of the pious life of the ancient rishis and sages, yet at present it is out of date, needless and can't be followed in practical life. ||30||
Kimatee kapade, bhadak raahanee | chhap paaditee aaj janee |
saadhaa saatwik raahe padoni | maagchyaa maage ||31||

Costly and gaudy custumes and expensive showy living style creates deep impression upon people's minds. A simple and pious individual is left aside and ignored as the backward and nobody even looks at him. ||31||
Vishnuchaa peetambar paahoon | saagare Lakhshmee kelee arpana |
Shankaraachee chirgute baghoon | dile halaahal taise hoya ||32||

Being impressed by the costly and beautiful silken dhotee (peetambar) of Lord Vishnu, the sea offered him his daughter Lakhshmee but seeing the rags of Lord Shankar, the sea offered him a very dangerous and harmful poison called halaahal. The same is about the manner of living. ||32||
Aaj paise kharchataa sarva milate | nyaaya milato, sattahi milte |
keerti, sanmaan, thorapana milte | aisaa anubhava sarvaanchaa ||33||

It is a general expenience of all that by throwing money, everything can be obtained. Even justice, ruling powers, fame, honour and high status and honour in the society can be easily purchased by paying for them. ||33||
Mitraa ! haachi bhramish tanubhava | lokaannaa saangato dhanachi deva |
yaa sootraanechi dukkhe sarva | aaj waadhalee jeevanaat. ||34||

(Maharaj says), "My friend! this experience of all people like yourself is misguiding all to the wrong way. By this delusion, people have developed a wrong concept that wealth is a real God. This order of reasoning has created sorrows and sufferings in the life of all. ||34||
Sarva hechi chaalatee samajoni | Jaisee spardhaachi laagalee janee |
Toraa daavitee ek-ekaahooni | jaatee patanee adhikaadhik ||35||

All are madly rushing to this wrong way. There is also a competetion. Everybody tries to display his pretentious swaggering and is going rapidly towards his downfall. ||35||
Kaapasaahooni saphede wasane | sonyaahooni piwale daagine |
shikhar gaathale krutrimatene | nitya navyaa housesaathee ||36||

Dead white clothes -whiter than cotton; ornaments yellower and more brilliant than gold and all alike these artificial glories have reached the climax due to the inordinate desires in the showy life style of today. ||36||
Swachchhataa aani pavitrataa | shuddhataa aani naisargikataa |
yaahooni priya zaalee krutrimataa | sushikhshitataa teech waate ||37||

At present, this artificialness has become more and more popular than cleanliness, sacredness, purity and natural simplicity. All feel that highly educatedness lies only in that arificialness. ||37||
Snaan na karataa phawaraa ghyaavaa | kapadyaavari attaraachaa shidakaavaa |
Mala saacho pari sundar disaavaa | kapadaa nawaa ghadoghadee ||38||

In stead of having a good bath, now man prefers to have a shower bath. After putting clothes, he sprays some perfume upon his clothes. Inside the garments there may have gathered a layer of dirt but every moment the costumes must appear neatly folded, new and attractive. This is their intention in doing so. ||38||
Navee fashion, thaatmaat | yaanchee waadhatachi gelee chat |
shiwataa pannaasaachaa coat | laagel pantahi tolaachaa ||39||

New fashions, dressing and decorations are growing more and more popular. If the coat has cost fifty rupees then the pant must also be equally costly. ||39||
Hyaa garajaa waadhatachi jaatee | Tethe na purey kuber sampatti |
Mag baapude kaamagaar karitee | kaaya tethe? ||40||

Day by day such unnecessary needs are growing more and more. Even the treasure of kuber (the treasurer of Gods) will fall short to fulfil them. Then what can a poor worker and labourer do there? ||40||
Konee khaatee laachluchapatee | Konee ughadachi daake detee |
Anyaaya, atyaachaar waadhatee | paishaasaathee ||41||

Then (to fulfill all such needs at least partially) somebody takes bribes and hushmoney. Some openly attempt decoity. They do such wrong deeds, crimes, injustice and excesses to get money. ||41||
Konee saralpane chaalatee | Te yaamaajee ragadale jaatee |
Mag tyaancheehi bhaambaave vrutti | waadhe ashaanti chahookade ||42||

Those, who behave in righteous and plain way, get crushed in this plagueing to death competition. They get embarrassed and confounded. They lose their peace of mind from all sides. ||42||
Konee gharee upaas kaadhitee | Mulaa-baalaa doodh na detee |
pari baahya doul uttama thevitee | Mothepanaa mirawaayaa ||43||

Some of them want to maintain outward show of their greatness. So to keep the superficial higher status in society, they and their family members live half-starved. They stop even providing milk to their children to maintain their false show of status. ||43||
Konee mhanatee yaa waachoon | na chaale dhandaa, na miley dhana |
Pari hey sarvaanseech gele samajon | varma ekmekaanche ||44||

They justify their such behaviour saying that they can't run their business without making such gaudy show and they can't earn money. But all know the secrets behind these outward pomp & show and superficial display of false high status. ||44||
Mag kaa attaahaas karaavaa ? Janoni sanmaarg kaa na dharaavaa ?
pari to maargahi na thaavaa | veda laagale dhanaache ||45||

(Vandaniya maharaj says), why should then there be such obstinate persistance for such outward showiness ? Understanding the reality, why should they not follow a noble good way of life? But they don't even know what a noble and good way of life is, because all have gone mad after money. ||45||
Mhanatee paishaanneech sarva hote | Mokhsha milato, raajya milate |
sant milatee, keerti milate | Dewaache hote poojanhi ||46||

These insane money minded people say, "Everything can be obtained by money.One can buy emancipation by paying for it, we can get a kingdom, we can purchase holy saints, we can get wealth and glories by money. Even we can seek devotion by money. ||46||
Pari hey mhanane vedyaasaarakhe | Paishaanneech sakhe hotee paarakhe |
paishansaatheech jagee waakhe | ghalee narakee paisaachi ||47||

But this concept that money makes everything possible is totally wrong and insane. Due to this money dealings; close friends also go away from us and become alienated from us. It puts us to disgrace and finally leads us to the hell. ||47||
Paisaa niyamaaneech milavilaa | Taartamyaane kharchee ghaatalaa |
Tareech soukhya deto jeewaalaa | jeevanaa maajee ||48||

If money is earned by fair way and lawfully and if it is spent in fair way with proper discretional reasoning, then only it creates happiness, peace and satisfaction in life. ||48||
Naaheetaree paisaa jahar | shaanti na laabhoo de khshanabhar |
Maanawaasi banavito waanar | chanchal chitta karoniyaa ||49||

Otherwise, money is a dreadful poison. It does not allow man to have mental peace for even a moment. It makes man act like a monkey by making his mind fickle. ||49||
Chintaa laavito kamavitaannaa | pashusaarikhe kashta naanaa |
Jaalato tanu, manaa, jeewanaa | sarvakaal maanawaachyaa ||50||

It makes man worried while man tries to earn money. It makes man to labour hard more and more like an animal. Through out the life span it constantly incinerates the mind body & life, of the man. ||50||
Chintaa thora rakhshanaachee | chorabhaya, agnibhayaadikaanchee |
Laalasaa waadhe upabhogaachee | Maanoos hoya pashu jaisaa ||51||

Man is always worried with the fear of thieves, fires and other factors which may deprive him of his store of money. He is always disturbed with the care for protection of his money. Money grows extreme inordinate desires & lust for the enjoyment of various kinds of pleasures and luxuries. It turns man into an animal. ||51||
Asalaa disalaa tyaasi paisaa | Jeeva hoto kaasaavisaa |
waate kharcha karaavaa kaisaa ? Zop tyaasi laagenaa ||52||

Everybody constantly dreams for money. He sees money and money only. This piercing and intimate contemplation of money always keeps him agitated, upset and disturbed. Again, he is in the worry of how to spend and utilize the money. It does not allow him to have a sound sleep. ||52||
Alaa pagaar kharcha zaalaa | cinema, tamaashe paahanyaat gelaa |
Tyaatooni uralaa kaahee, tyaalaa | uttam maarga disenaa ||53||

When the individual gets his salaries, he squanders it on attending cinema or a tamasha. Whatever money remains with him after his extravagant spending, it is not also utilised in good and proper way. ||53||
Daroo, gaanjaadik pito | kaahee paisaa sattyaat jato |
kaahee vibhaaganees laagato | vyabhichaaraachyaa ||54||

From his remaining money, he spends some on drinking wine and smoking hemp. Some amount gets lost in betting and gambling; and some goes in his adulteration. ||54||
Kaahee unmaadaachyaa bharee | zagadaa karataa maargaavaree |
Vakilaanchee ghare bharee | `shahaajog aamhee' mhanaavayaa ||55||

Some individuals start struggling and quarrelling in streets through some frenzied arrogance. Then, to prove in the court of law, that they are good, innocent and noble gentlemen, they pay huge money as fees to the pleaders. ||55||
kaahee khaanyaat aale bashkala | Mag uthale pota, kapaal |
Doctor vaidyaanchee zaalee dhaavapal | paisaa gelaa tyaasaathee ||56||

Somebody consumes coarse, unsavoury food products without thinking of their consequences. Then they suffer from acute pains in stomach and heads. They rush to the doctors and physicians for a medical treatment and thus a big amount from their hard earned money goes away on medicines and treatment. ||56||
Kaahee daakhawaayaa mothepana | detee paartee, bidaagee, daan |
Hasataa hasataa phasatee ghewona | begarjee vastu ||57||

Some folks want to make a great show of their greatness, generosity & high status. So they arrange big expensive parties and dinners, they pay donations, endowments in charity. On some occasion, they fall prey to the selling tricks and get deceived by purchasing costly things which they never require. ||57||
Kaahee lok kamai karitee | tyaanchee tyaannaach na purey puratee |
kharcha waadhataa karja ghetee | Dhokaa bhogatee jaanooniyaa ||58||

Some individuals work hard and earn money. But their earnings is not enough to fulfil even their own needs (due to their luxurious enjoyments). Their expenses grow more than their earnings. So they take loans. Thus, knowingly, they invite future calamities of the debts. ||58||
Jaisaa karja ghewoni kharcha karee | taisaa kamaayees lakhsha na dharee |
Tene sankate yetee gharee, daaree | Mag vicharee "kaaya karoo?" ||59||

He takes loans after loans but he does not pay careful attention to earn more by exerting more labourous hard work to pay off those loans. Naturally the calamities stand at his doors (in the form of the recovery officers or the threatening ruffians). Then he asks, "What should I do now?" ||59||
Pudhe jeewaa laagalee halahal | lotataa na lote pudhachaa kaal |
Mhanoni buddhi zaalee chanchal | choree,chahaadee karaavayaa ||60||

Then his mind becomes restless in regret. It becomes difficult for him to spend further span of life in such hardships. He becomes fickle minded and turns to the path of theft and milicious babbling. ||60||
Akkal naahee aamdaaneechee | samaj naahee mojmaapaachee |
Jeebh chatakalee khaanyaa pinyaachee | dharalaa maarg chorichaa ||61||

On one hand he is not intelligent enough to earn more. He does not control his overspending by keeping discretion of maintaining the two ends (of income & expences) meet. Moreover his toung has formed a great fascination and liking for the delicious savoury food. So he now turns to attempt theft to fulfil his desires. ||61||
Kalank laagalaa gharaanyaavari | Aai-baapaachee badnaamee puree |
Putra nighale aise vairee | uttam konee mhanenaa ||62||

All these wrong and evil practices stain the name of the family and put his parents to a great shameful disgrace. If the sons have become so (thieves) they are the enemies of the family & parents. None speaks well of them. ||62||
Housesaathee sodalaa dharma | Kilaswaane karitee udyama |
Naanaaprakaare vyabhichaarkarma | karitee aani karvitee ||63||

To fulfil their inordinate desires, they have given up their duties to the family and humanity.They have completely sunk in the hideous and disgustful enactments & distorted professions. They enact by themselves and encourage others to enact adultury and other sinful deeds. ||63||
konee dhanik rakhshaschi asatee | Paisaa dewoni gulaam karitee |
Paap karitee, karawoni ghetee | aapanaasathee ||64||

Then there are some wealthy people. They are practically the dreadful demons. They provide a lot of money to others and make them their obedient slaves. They enact sins by themselves and get the sinful crimes done by others. ||64||
konee phasawoni dhan kamavitee | Aapanachee upabhog bhogatee |
Tyaancheehi shewatee hote phajitee | Aikilee keerti bahutaanchee ||65||

Some people deceive innocent folks and grab money. They use all such earnings in their own personal enjoyments only. But finally they are also put to shame and disgrace. ||65||
Kaaheennaa jawaaneechaa chadhe tora | Lagna karitee dahaa baaraa |
Saralaa paisaa aani bojwaaraa | konee thaaraa deyeenaa ||66||

Some individuals grow over priding upon their vigerous youth. In that high fever of egotism they get married to ten or twelve girls and strut upon having so many wives. But (in maintaining all) when all their wealth gets exhausted, then they completely become bankrupt and disgraceful. Nobody then extends them any help. ||66||
Mag khaatee baayakaa todoni | Mhanatee, paisaa aanaa kothoni |
kaaya khaave gharee basoni? lagna kele kaasayaa? ||67||

Now their all wives attack on them for fulfilling their needs. They say, "Go anywhere and do anything, but bring money and feed us. What should we eat now sitting in your house? If you were so helpless and unable to maintain us, why did you marry with us?" ||67||
Kaahee chadhale chadhavitaa manee | vichaar dilaa sagalaa sodoni |
Ghare daare basale samarponi | veshyaa thewoni gharaamaajee ||68||

Some individuals were given undue honours. They became insolent and inflated on their false greatness. They lost their proper discretional reasoning. They kept prostitutes in their homes and offered all their belongings at the feet of those prostitutes. ||68||
Haa zaalaa waanaraa samaan | Lok na paahatee yaache vadana |
Aapta haasatee duroon - duroon | karanee yaachee pahoniyaa ||69||

Then such fellow becomes distorted like a monkey. Due to his dirty enactments and foul behaviour, people did not cast even a flying glance at him. His relatives also kept a distance from him and laughed at him tearing themselves away from him. ||69||
kaahee dhanaasaathee dattak ghetee | pari bhandataa kawadee na ure haatee |
Uralee tari dattak-mitra udavitee | sampatti saaree ||70||

Some wealthy individuals adopt a boy as they don't have their own son. Creating quarrels and disputes with adopted sons they lose all their wealth. In case, if some of their wealth is saved, their adopted sons squander it enjoying luxurious pleasures alongwith their friend circle. Those adopted sons also then lose all the remaining wealth. ||70||
Konee tolejung navasachi kelaa | `Jari devaa ! putra zaalaa |
putraa bharambhaar deyeen tulaa | sone chaandee mhanoniyaa"||71||

Then there are some individuals. They make a vow to God, "O God! if by your grace I can have my own son, born to me, I shall offer you gold and silver equal to his weight." ||71||
Kaahinnaa prathamachi muley zaalee | Tyaannee gaavo gaavee mithayee waatalee |
Estate saree gamaavilee | harsha hotaa poraanchaa ||72||

Some body had his first son born to him. In the fit of joy beyond bounds he went on distributing sweetmeats in the whole nearby villages and lost all his estate in such huge and thoughtless squandering. ||72||
Jemwhaa putra zaale khandokhandee | Temwhaa haat kapaalee dewoni radee |
Aataa uralee naahee kawadee | bheek maage lokaansi ||73||

But in the course of time, he produced score of children. Now he was completely penniless. He didn't have even a cowree with him. Holding his head in regret he now cries and weeps in sorrow. He has to go on begging alms from people. ||73||
Kaahee sajjan yaatooni waachale | pari ghareech paise udhaloni dile |
Mulaa-muleenche lagna kele | dhan khovile baarudkhaanee ||74||

Some good noblemen could save themselves from such disgrace. But they spent more and more upon their household needs. When they performed marriages of their sons and daughters, they squandered huge money upon the display of firework and illuminations. ||74||
Tolejung dilaa mandap | Naahee paahile mojmaap |
Pangatee basalyaa aapoaap | ladu, jilebee, baasundeechyaa ||75||

In those wedding ceremoneies, they eracted a huge and extremely spacious pendal. There was none to keep a control upon expenses. (without invitation) When the mob, gathered there, saw the menu of marriage feast, all (even uninvited) crowd spontaneously formed rows after rows for the marriage dinner. ||75||
Kahee dekhee sekhee karoo laagale | vratabandha sanskaaraadi bhale |
Hote paise sarva khowile | waadhadiwashee putraanchyaa ||76||

Some folks started to celebrate the rites of vratabandhan (secred thread ceremony), birthday celebrations etc. on a very huge scale. They didn't know the sacred principles underlying behind them. They only tried to imitate these practices only by observing others do it and they became bankrupt. ||76||
Kaahinnee vadilaanchee punyatithee kelee | Punjee saaree gamaavilee |
Shewatee roteehi deyeel kuthalee | naava ghewoni wadilaanche? ||77||

Some individuals celebrated death anniversaries of their fathers and forefathers by spending all their savings. But finally they became so poor that they could not manage even for their bread to sacrifice in the name of their fathers and forefathers. ||77||
Kaahee sajjan yaatooni waachale | pari gharee sana waaraadi kele |
Hote nawhate paise ghaatale | diwaalee-dasaraa-holeemaajee ||78||

From such events, some folks had been escaped luckily. But further they celebrated the festivals like diwalee, dasaraa, holee etc. so expensively that they exhausted all their savings over those celebrations. ||78||
Kaahee maanava aise asatee | Je waayeet kaamee paisaa na ghalitee |
Pari pratishthe saathee maramaratee | paisaa dewoni gaathichaa ||79||

There are some individuals who never spend their money in any evil and foul enactments. But they readily spend to any limit just to maintain their high status and greatness. ||79||
Shetaat khataa asot navvad | pari ekaa taasaa saathee karitee phiryaad |
Saaree estate howo barbaad | pari ladhatee ekaa shivisaathee ||80||

There are some individuals. There are so many scarcities in their fields which needed immediate attention. But these strange persons will sue their neighbourers for one abusing word and destroy all wealth in attending court hearings but will not look after their land. ||80||
Konee naava whaave lokaantaree | mhanoni saahebaas mejwaanee karee
Naanaa pakwaanne, najaraane paroparee | paahije te te purawaave ||81||

Some people want to grow their name and fame. so they arrange feasts for their heads. They provide sweet delicious savoury food items. They offer costly presents and anything they want and try to satisfy them. ||81||
Kahinee ghare daare vikalee | pratishthaa sthaapaavayaasi aapulee |
Pudhe bhikaaree howoni melee | mulebaale tyaanchee ||82||

Some folks sell out their houses and estate just to establish their honours and prestige. Finally, their children become beggars and die of starvation or become beggars. ||82||
Kaahee ladhale nivadnook | paise gamaavoni zaale khaak |
Naahee urale loukikee naak | Ghetalaa shok vikatachaa ||83||

Some individuals contested elections. They spent their whole wealth upon the election expenses. Now they have no daring to go before people and in society. Thus they bought only regret by spending all their wealth on elections. ||83||
Kaaheennee vikalee sheteebhaatee | bangale baandhale sadake waratee |
Shaharee mouj bhogalee, antee | potaa anna milenaa ||84||

Some individuals sold out their agricultural land (which was useful for their farming profession); and built house (bunglow) with that money in cities. They enjoyed all pleasures in cities and all money was exhausted in building construction and in enjoyments. Further they could not have enough food. Thus they were put to disgraceful state of poverty. ||84||
Konee vyaapaaraasaathee ghar baandhile | Paise tyaatachi samponi gele |
pudhe khaanyaache phajitee zaale | vyaapaar kaahee suchenaa ||85||

Some built up shop for commercial business. But all their money was exhausted and they became dear for meals even. So they didn't know how to run the trade and business. ||85||
Konee desh-videsh paahatee | Naanaa vastunchaa sangraha karitee |
Shewatee tyaancheehi zaalee phajitee | Goshtee uralyaa badyaa badyaa ||86||

Some individuals went abroad and visited many foreign countries. They visited some places in the country also. In their travel they purchased so many artistic and other things that they liked. Thus they spent all their money in foreign tour and finally faced shameful bankruptcy. What remained with them were only the boastful descriptions of their travel. ||86||
Konaa saadhoochee laagalee zala | Gharee buwaanchee chaale vardala |
chamtkaar karitee mhane sakal | paise udhalee tyaalaagee ||87||

Someone came in contact with some ascetic. It started frequent visits of such ascetics and gosavees to his house. `That ascetic enacts supprising miracles', he thought and then started to spend a lot of money on that ascetic. ||87||
Karee sevaa, deyee dakhshanaa | mishtaanne khaaoo ghalee naanaa |
Bharjaree vastra paatraadi daanaa | karoni zaalaa bhikaree ||88||

He used to feed that `buwaa' (ascetic) with many sweet, delicious and savoury food items. Moreover, he used to pay him lot of `dakhshana' He used to give him costly clothes knitted with gold & silver threads; He gave him vailuable pots and utensils also. Thus he wasted all his money spending over that ascetic and finally became a beggar. ||88||
Mag buwaaseech mhane dhan saangaa | laagale maage karoni traagaa |
Gaath padalee thagaa-thagaa | zaalaa shewatee nirash ||89||

At last, he started asking often and often to that ascetic for telling him how he could get money. (Both he and his buwa were greedy) Thus two knaves had met each other. But at last this individual became disappointed. ||89||
Buwaa dakhshinepurataa goda bolalaa | Tee sampataach ghar visaralaa |
kon pusato dhanheenaalaa | naash zaalaa shewatee ||90||

That buwaa was hungry of `dakhshinaa'. He used to speak sweetly as long as he got it from this man. When the man stopped paying him the dakhshina, that buwa forgot this man's house. Who cares for the moneyless man? Thus he faced his destruction. ||90||
Bhakti chamatkaraadi saathee | mhanoni zaalee phajitee mothee |
Ghar daarahi laawoni gele paathee | lubaadile dhongee buwaannee ||91||

This man offered his devotion because of the miracles. So he had to suffer disgrace. That hypocrite ascetic enchanted this man and all his family memebers & drew after him and robbed him completely. ||91||
Kaahee teertha dhaamaavaree gele | gharache dabole jawalachi aanile |
Choraa-gundaannee thokale | nele paise lutoni ||92||

Somebody went on pilgrimage with family at some holy place. They carried with them all their valuables. There some gundaas and ruffians attacked on them, beat them and snatched all money and valuables from them. ||92||
Zaale bichaare kewilwaanee | Bheek maagat aale paratonee |
Aishee kelee paishya-adhelyaannee | sthitee anekaanchee ||93||

At last that miserable person and his family had to return pitifully by begging for their return journey and any how they reached home. In this way money had destroyed lives of so many persons. ||93||

THE WEALTH OF NOBLE THOUGHTS; The discretional and well controlled conduct
Suvichaaraawaachoni kaahee | paisaa satkaaranee laagat naahee |
Dhan waadhataa mana waadhat jaayee | ghatataa sawayee na ghatatee ||94||

Without noble and fair thoughts, money is not utilized in good and noble work. (otherwise) the more the money grows, the more our requirements also grow. The greed of mind grows more and more. But though the store of money becomes shorter and shorter, the habits formed so far never decrease. ||94||
Jeewanaasi aavashyak dhana | sarva kaaryaache praarambha saadhan |
prapanchee padopadee paahije suwarna | pari vichaardhan aadhee havey ||95||

Money is essential for living life. Every big or small work must have money to start it. In the householder's life gold and money are required on every step. All this is true. But before all these matters what man requires necessarily is the wealth of good and noble thoughts. ||95||
Naaheetari maanuskeeche pade vismarana | Angee waadhalee heen guna |
Lok tondaapurte mhantee sajjana | paath phiravitaa dhikkaritee ||96||

If man does not possess this most essential wealth of good & nobe thoughts, he forgets the truth of humanity and he develops many vices (mean tendencies) Then people call him as gentleman on his face but behind him, they disdain him. ||96||
Shewatee manushyaachaa nirmal vyawaahaar | haachi thewito rhudyee aadar |
Jo parasparaanchyaa hitaachaa vichaar | aatmatwaane chaalavee ||97||

Finally only the pure and pious conduct and practice can create great respect and a feel of adoration in the minds of people. Such pious persons think of eachother with a deep feeling of love and affection. ||97||
Manushyadharma mhanoni sarva karaave | pari bhikaareech na whaave |
Jeevan kartavyasheel raahaave | aisechi karaave satkarma ||98||

As the duty of human everything that is proper and befitting must be enacted. But in doing so, one should not become beggar and moneyless. Maintaining our own house and life, whatever good and precious work can be done, it must be done by everybody. ||98||
Je tikel te karane barey | Tyaasi sajjan mhanatee saajire |
kanjoosheehi na karane barey | udhalpatteehi na whaavee ||99||

Everything, which will survive and last longer and which is upheld as precious and excellent by the virtueous noblemen should be done. In doing such excellent work, there must be neither misery nor extravagance. ||99||
Aipat paahoni prasang karaave | Prasangee kadaryu na banaave |
Pari paisehi na udhalaave | bheek laagel aishaaparee ||100||

Considering our financial abilities to afford money, one must celebrate the special occassions. Finding the demand of the occasion, he must not become miser in fulfiling it. But he must not spend lavishly by which he may be put to disgrace in future and to beg for his livelihood. ||100||
Loukikaasaathee bhikaari na whaave | Antharoon paahoon paaya pasaraave |
prasang shobe aise karaave | Tikaaoo parinaam lakhshooni ||101||

Never go to the downfall and become beggar just for the sake of maintaining prestige and honours. Always think of your income while spending money. Always think of the everlasting and permanently surviving consequences of celebrating any occasions and then celebrate them as your funds allow you to afford for them. ||101||
Manushya bhaavanechyaa aahaaree jato | Temwhaa taartamyachi sodato |
kaaheehi vichitra kareet sutato | `houselaa mole naahee' mhanoni ||102||

When man surrenders himself to any feeling or whim, he loses his discretional reasoning saying that `Inordinate desires are beyond the limits of any price', He starts to do strange enactments thoughtlessly and without considerations. ||102||
Parinaamaanchee parwaa na karitaa | vyarthachi daakhavito udaarataa |
Gharee dhan sampatti nasataa | karj kaadhoni housa karee ||103||

Without caring for the possible good or bad consequences, he unnecessarily shows undue and overliberal attitude. Then, if he doesn't have enough money, he takes loans and fulfils his inordinate desire. ||103||
Pudhe aapulaa karoni naash | bhikes laavee mulaa baalaas |
Naahee konaachaachi vikaas | aise kaasayaa karaave? ||104||

Thus, he destroys his wealth and makes his children beggars. It means that none of them have chance to make their future better and well developed. Why then should he do so? ||104||
Roj nyaayaane milawaave dhana | thode thode karaave jatana |
kaahee kharchaave tyaatoona | prasangaasaathee sansaree ||105||

Everyday, he should earn money by fair, righteous and moral ways. He should regularly save some amount from it. For fulfilling his family needs, he should megrely use some of his earnings. ||105||
Yogya atitheechaa karaavaa aadar | Tyaasahi dyaavee bhaakareet bhaakara |
Aapalyaapareene karaavaa satkaar | aaliyaachaa ||106||

When any needy guest or visitor arrives, he should spare one bread from his own share and treat the visitor with honour. Thus, carefully considering his condition, he should respectfully treat such guests and visitors. ||106||
Dusaryaachyaa dukkhaat dukkhee whaave | Tyaachyaa aanandee sukh maanaave |
prasangee aapanaasi vagalitaa yaave | nyaayee buddhine ||107||

Always share the sorrows and sufferings of others. Always think that real happiness lies in the happiness of others. But on some events try to remain aloof and neutral with discretion and with righteousness and fair reasoning. ||107||

THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVINGS AND FRUITS OF FAIR AND NOBLE BEHAVIOUR
Aapan kamawaave, aapan khaave | Pari urale te gaava kaaryee laawaave |
Kameet kamee kharcheet jaave | netakepane ||108||

We should earn by working hard and we should enjoy from whatever we earn. If, after fulfilling our household needs, some part of our earning is left in balance, utilize it in the development activities of the village. We should live neatly by spending meagrely and by fulfilling our real needs. ||108||
Kamaavane to nawhe sampatti | bachat kelee teech sampatti |
yaanech sampanna hoyee vyakti | waadhe shreemantee gaavaachi ||109||

Earning enormous money does not mean real richness. That, which is saved for good, noble and fair work is the real wealth. When all will think and enact so, the individual and the village will become more and more rich. ||109||
Thodyaa thodyaatachi adhik kharche | kaatkasareene roj waache |
Thembe thembe taley saache | mag te manaa shanti deyee ||110||

We should spend meagrely over our minimum needs and save some money everyday. As the saying goes "Thembe thembe taley saache" i.e. when each and every drop of water comes together a big lake becomes existant, we should form a habit of regular saving. It will make your mind profoundly peaceful. ||110||
Tilaa tilaatachi tel poorna | khshanaa khshanane banale jeevan |
kanaa kanaane saache dhan dhaanya | kaamee yeyee prasangee ||111||

When every drop of oil is extracted from each oil seed, a store of oil is formed. A long life of man consists of each and every moment. Collecting every grain we can have a barnful foodgrains. Similarly saving every single pie we can raise a treasure and on ciritical occasion, this savings only will promptly help us. ||111||
Adhik na ghyaavaa ekahi ghaas | Tene nashibee na ye upaas |
Thodaa traas, adhik vikaas | shevat goda yaachi maarge ||112||

After getting hungry if you don't take even a morsel more than quenching your hunger, you will never suffer starvation. If you bear some trouble, you can develop yourself more. We have to meet a sweet end following this way. ||112||
Aise vartan whaave gaavee | garajaanchee dhaava kamee karaavee |
Anaasakti waadhawaavee | pratyekaane anukrame ||113||

Everybody in our village should maintain his behaviour in this controlled manner. We should reduce our needs to the minimum number of real and essential needs. We should develop detachment for such unnecessary needs by ordered manner of living. ||113||
Kaatkasareene karitaa vartana | apaar waachel gaavee dhana |
tyaane gaava hoyeel nandanvana | sarvatoparee ||114||

In this way, if everybody follows meagre living, we can have boundless wealth in our village and it will become a pleasant ideal eden garden in all respects. ||114||
Gaavaasi satyayug aanaavaa | Tyaachyaa sukhe swarga maanaavaa |
Aapulyaa indriyaanchyaa chavaa | sodooni dyaavyaa thodya thodya ||115||

(Through our skilful enactments) we shall revive the rise of the Age of Truth (Satya yug) and make our village happy. It will be heaven for us. Inordinate desires and attachments for the objects of our senses should be gradually curtailed by us. ||115||
Mag jaanoniyaa aatmarang | Rahaave nityaanand swaroopee dang |
Temwhaachi jeeva hoyeel abhang | amar sthanee shewatchyaa ||116||

Then making all our inclinations introvert and recognising our original own self-form, Let us get fully absorbed in our `Nityaanand swaroop' (Ever divine blissful self form). Then being in us will become undivided at our last eternal and immortal original home. ||116||
Samyak aachaar, samyaak vichaar | sanyamaachaa aadarsha thora |
saadhoo-sant mahaaveer | jagajjete zaale yaa maarge ||117||

With proper and well behaviour, proper and well thinking, and by excellent mind control, there had gone the number of the most excellent and ideal sages and holy saints and world conquerers like Bhagwaan Mahaveer. ||117||
Shuddha aachaar-vichaaraanche phal | vyakti sevechi gaava sojwala |
Gaavee sukhe nandateel sakal | Tukadya mhane ||118||

The sweet outcome of pure and pious behaviour and reasoning is that following them, the individual becomes sacred and pure. Due to goodness of all such individuals the village also becomes naturally pure and sacred. All kinds of pleasures and happiness will then permanently stay in our village. (says so shree sant Tukadojee Maharaj) ||118||
Iti Shree graamgeetaa grantha | Guru-shaastra-swaanubhava sammat |
kathilee saadhee raahaanee sanyamyukta | solaavaa adhyaaya sampoorna ||119||

This Graamgeetaa scripture has been well consented by the Guru, shastraas and self experiences. This sixteenth chapter, describing the self-controlled simple living is hereby concluded. ||119||

|| Sadgurunaath maharaj kee jay ||

 VOLITIONS

1) Happiness and peace can be obtained only through pious, simple and noble behaviour, so we shall make our life pious, simple and noble.

2) We shall take every care not to allow any kind of artificial attitude in our life.

3) We shall use khadee cotton clothes which allow natural fresh air and the sun rays to reach our body through them.

4) We shall earn our livelihood with morality and righteous way. We shall utilize it in some noble activities and sublime mission and achieve peace in life.

5) The clean and sacred practices and conduct, piousness and simplicity; intimate affection for each other can only create high respect in the minds of others. To become so clean, sacred and pure I shall live meagrely minimizing my needs and desires. I shall try to live upon that much money which is enough to maintain my simple living.

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