Chapter- 17

POVERTY- RICHNESS
(Gareebee- Shreemantee)
|| Salutations to Shree Gurudeva ||

CLASS-STRUGGLES AND THEIR ROOTS

Shrotejan prasnna karitee | Aamuchyaa gaavee aahe sampatti |
pari sukha na miley lokaanprati | Aise zaale ||1||

The listners put forward a question- "There is ample wealth in our village but such circumstances prevail that people are not happy". ||1||

Vikaas kaaryaachaa kothalaa? Gaavee vaad balaavalaa |
Dhanik-garibaanchaa laagalaa | Varga-kalaha ||2||

Struggles have been cropped up between the rich and the poor. So nobody finds time to pay attention to the development of the village. ||2||

Samaaj yaa dohobhaagee vibhaagalaa | ek na maanee ekalaa |
parasparaanvaroni vishwaas gelaa | udoni tyaanchaa ||3||

The village has been divided in two distinct groups. Both of them have lost faith in each other. ||3||

Aataa kaaya karaavee yojanaa? | konaachee thorawee patawaavee janaa? |
Kaisee hoyeel graam rachanaa | sundar aamuchee? ||4||

What can be the remedy to solve the problem? How shall we convince the importance of the rich or of the poor to our people in the village? How can we set up a neat fold of our village and make it beautiful? ||4||

Aikaa, prashna haa mahatwaachaa | Aavashyakchi nirnaya yaachaa |
Tyaa waachooni gaavaachaa | mool paayaachi dhasaale ||5||

(Reply) This is really an important question. Its solution is also very essential. Otherwise the original foundation of the village will tumble down. ||5||

Shreemant- Gareebaanchaa vaad | gaavaas kareel barabaad |
Mhanoni hee door karaavee byaad | Jaanatyaannee ||6||

This struggle between the rich and the poor must be put out. Otherwise it will lead the whole village to the destruction, Therefore, it is the duty of the wise to avert this trouble. ||6||

Dewaagharee ekachi praanee | Na shreemant, naa bhikaaree konee |
Hee aahe samaaj rachanechee unee | maanava nirmit ||7||

For God, the rich and the poor are equal and at par. This discrimination has been created by the social structure set up by the man. ||7||

Mool siddhaantee bhedachi naahee | Haa pralobhanaanchaa khel sarvahi |
samaj yetaa doghaas hi | bhed kaahee disenaa ||8||

There is no hitch in the original proposition, as "All human beings are one". All this tumult and commotion has cropped up through the selfish tendencies of man. If the ignorance and misunderstanding of both are removed, then there will be no discrimination. ||8||

Khelaakaritaa don pakhsha kele | pari khel visaroni ladhoo laagale |
Aapasaat vaimanasya aale | adnyanaane ||9||

Players were divided in two sides for the recreation from their game. But these two groups forgot the sportsmanspirit of the game and started to quarrel between themselves. This hostility emerged among them through their ignorance. ||9||

Ekaakade aale adhik kanche | To mhane maazyaach maalakeeche |
Mag khelanechi thaambale itaraanche | ekaachiyaa lobhaa muley ||10||

While playing the game of pebbles, one of the players won more pebbles. He began to argue,"All these pebbles now belong to me". As this player became selfish, the spirit of the whole game was lost. ||10||

Aisechi zaale sansaaraache | gharache aani samaajaache |
Titambe zaale kutumbaache | adnyaan aani lobhaane ||11||

The same thing have happened in all world, society and the family through the ignorance and avarice of people.||11||

Kaamaakaritaa jaati kelee | kaam visaroon jaatachi dharalee |
Janmajaat thoravee mirawilee | varna dharmaachyaa naavaane ||12||

In fact the castes has been created for the proper management of the business of the village. But forgetting the work, people have adhared to the castes, and in the name of the varnas and aashramaas, they have started to strut upon the caste in which they are born. ||12||

Aisechi zaale artha vyawastheche | Hissedaar sarvachi dhanaache |
Pan kaaheech raahile maanaache | baakee meley bhukene ||13||

The same is the condition in respect of the wealth. In fact, all are having the equal right of their share in the wealth. But some selfish people accumulated the wealth and began to strut upon their status and prestige. The remaining others died in acute agonies of hunger. ||13||

Ek raahilaa gareeb gadee | Ekaachi waadhalee shreemantee badee |
Hee sarva adnyanaachee bedee | bhowalee sagalyaa ||14||

One individual remained poor and the other one became more and more rich. Thus the fetter of this discrimination, which was the result of their ignorance, has been tied round the feet of all. ||14||

Ekaapaashi theva thewalee | Tyaane avichaaraane upabhogilee |
kunaachee theva hee boleech gelee | kalaantaraane ||15||

Somebody deposited some amount with an individual. This fellow used it for his enjoyment without thinking that it didn't belong to him. Further, this fellow totally forgot that some other person had deposited the wealth with thim. ||15||

Dewalaamaajee pujaree thewalaa | To deulachi graasooni basalaa |
Bayakaa poraansaatheehi kelaa | upayog tyaane dewalaachaa ||16||

An individual was appointed in a temple to worship God. He srized the whole temple. He shifted his wife and children there and made the temple as his own residence. ||16||

Konee teerthee sadbhakta zaale | Tyaachee dewalaavaree sattaa chaale |
Pudhe vyaapaaraache saadhanahi kele | Hakka daawooni mulaanee ||17||

At some holy place, one individual established his rule as the devotee of God. In due course his sons claimed their right as his successors and started a regular business, earning from that temple. ||17||

Ekakade dilee khoop jameen | Gaave wasawoni tyaannaa dyaaya waatoon |
Pari tochi basalaa gabar howoon | Raabanaaraansi piloni ||18||

One individual was alloted a very large piece of land to create settlements on it and to distribute the land properly to the residents in those settlements. He began to squeeze the people toiling on the land and became more and more rich. ||18||

Dhanaasaathee raakhandaar aanalaa | Tyaane kamjor maalak paahilaa |
Aapanachi balakaawoon basalaa | paisa shakti yukteene ||19||

A person was appointed by some rich individual to protect his wealth. When he found that his owner was a weak and simple dupe man, he used his power and tricks and seized all wealth forcefully. ||19||

Aisechi zaale gareeb-shreemanteeche | Kashta karanaare zaale doorache |
Paise ghenaare zaale kaayamache | maalak yethe ||20||

The same condition has prevailed in case of the poor and the rich. The labourers, who actually worked hard, were thrown away and those, who collected and guarded the funds, became the permanent owners of all wealth. ||20||

Shramanaaraa padaree mojake maap | Uralaa galla aapoaap |
To swaye upabhogane mahaapaap | Pari tharavilaa nyaayaa haakaa ||21||

It became a regular practice to pay a fixed amount to those who actually worked hard. Then whatever big balance was left by paying off the wages, it was seized by the owner. In fact, to grab money in this way was a great sin. But the rich proved it as their legal right. ||21||

Khotyaasi dile khare naava | paishaannee paishaanche waadhale vaibhava |
Mhanatee hee poorvajaanchee theva | hakka kuthalaa shramikaanchaa? ||22||

By proving a lie as the truth, the moneyed became more wealthy. They put their claim of right saying that it was the wealth earned by their fathers and forefathers. How can the labourers have any right upon it? ||22||

Hypocritical Religious Conduct; Subjective Life and its reaction

Aataa kaahee kelyaa samjenaa | kon pusato updesh-keertana?
Phaar tar mungiyaasi saakhar kanaa | dewoni mhane daan kele ||23||

Now it has become difficult to convince such folks. The precepts or virtueous stories, the keertanaas are of no use. It is much for them to throw some sugar grains before the ants and to make a flash or flairing display of their charity. ||23||

Hajaaronche jeevan pilaave | Tene tyaanchyaat rog waadhaave |
Mag dawaakhaane dharmaartha ghaalaave | dharmasheel mhanawoniyaa ||24||

They squeeze the lives of thousands of the hard working labourers. Naturally, they suffer and develop many diseases. Then they start charitable hospitals and again make a flairing display of being great religious donars. ||24||

Paahataa aajachaa majoor | na miley potaasi bhaakar |
Taisechi kaam karitee ahoraatra | waare maalak dharmasheel! ||25||

You will find that the hard working labourer can't even get a belliful jwaar bread. The master gets work done round the clock from this half starved labourer and calls himself as the most religious man. What a great justice it is ! ||25||

Haa to raahato mahaalee shaharee | Muley gaadee netee cinema daaree |
shikatee vyabhichaar, vyasane, choree | Lutatee kaarbhaaree khedutaa ||26||

This master lives in a palatial house in some city. His children go to see a cinema in a motorcar. They become plunderers, adulterers and addicted. the manager (diwan) of this master robs the simple minded and innocent villagers. ||26||

Kaaheenee khoop buddhi ladhavilee | Sampattee atonaat waadhaveelee |
Kaadhoni kaadeehi naahee dilee | praan jaataa shramikaanchaa ||27||

Some talented masters earned tremendous wealth through their sly intelligent practices; but they never helped with even a cowry to some miserable labourer though he was in the last lingerings of his life. ||27||

Gaavaateel lok upaashee marey | Mhanatee, maratee te marot bichaare |
Aayushya saralyaa kon taare ? paisaa-dawaa sabzoot ||28||

If the villagers are dying of hunger, this rich individual says, "Those, who are on the verge of death will die. When their destined life is over, who can save them? When the life is over, all the money, medicines etc are useless. ||28||

Aise adhik dhana jamavile | samaajee kaamee naahee aale |
Te chorachi mhanaave tharale | ekalkonde, aapgarjee ||29||

In this way these folks have become wealthier and more wealthier. But they never spared and spent even a single cowry for the betterment of the society. Such folks should be held as secluded, selfish and thieves. ||29||

Jyaache paashee adhik jameen | na deyee majuraa pota bharoon |
To kashaachaa bhaagyawaan | Mahaa kadaryu mhanaavaa ||30||

If anybody possesses plenty of land but never feeds the hardworking labourers bellifully, how can he be considered as the most fortunate? He should be considered as the greatest miser. ||30||

Bhavya waadaa padalaa sunsaan | ekachi patnee, ek santaan |
Pari na deyee shejaarpana | waa re bhooshan krupanaache ||31||

Some rich individual is today living in his palatial mansion. He has one wife and only son. Thus these three individuals are living in that very big mansion. This mansion appears as desolated quiet place. Yet this rich man does not bring any neighbourer to have a company. What a great misery is this! ||31||

Kityekaanche janaavaree waagane | saramjaam shaaheene vajan takane |
Dhaak dadapanaane kaam ghene | Ghaatak hoyeel yaa pudhe ||32||

Some influencial rich individuals always behave insolently, adamently and mercilessly. They get their work done by threatening and by pressure. But henceforth all these practices will surely become harmful to them. ||32||

Gareeb saarech oradatee | shreemant hey gunda aahet mhanatee |
Pari yaanchee laaglee netrapaatee | kaahee kelyaa ughadenaa ||33||

Today, all poor people are shouting abuses calling the rich people as ruffians and gundas. But their eyes are sealed. They don't open eyes to have a look of reality. ||33||

Yaasi upaaya karaavaa kaahee | Tyaasaathee maarg donachi paahee |
Kaayadaa athawaa dharmamaarga raahee | sevaabhaave samaj dyaayaa ||34||

Only two remedial ways are possible to make them realise. Either the government should frame a rule or law; or to serve these people through the sense of duty (or through a religious sense). ||34||

Yaasachi konee na ghaalatee bheek | Tyaane pudhe chidatee lok |
Mag rakta kraantichi aikoo ye haak | waadhe dhaak manaswee ||35||

But these insolent wealthy people do not yield to these two means. So people get excited and agitated. Through such growing agitations and unrest, a blood revolution can emerge up. Then these walthy folks will become scared and panic. ||35||

Konee ghar phodoni choree karitee | Konee daake maaruni lutatee |
Konee bhar diwasaa kaapitee | mulaa baalansahit ||36||

Some overagitated persons then break the palatial houses of these wealthy people and attempt robberies. Some decoits loot away their wealth by attempting decoity. Then some angrymen, in their mad fever of vengeance kill these wealthy persons with their wives and children mercilessly. ||36||

Co-operative Life and magnanimity of labour

Hee paaleech ka yewoo dyaavee? Mhanoni kaahee yojanaa shodhaavee |
Gareeb-shreemant donheehi baravee | Raahateel aisee ||37||

But this stage of disaster should not be allowed to occur. So some good plan should be prepared so that the rich and the poor can live together amicably and considerately. ||37||

Parasparaanchaa vichaar ghyaavaa | Aapalaa samatol hissaa thewaavaa |
konaasahi raag na udbhawaavaa | aise karaave gaavaane ||38||

Both the rich and the poor should think considerately of each other, and decide their equal proportion. The village should give a proper justice to both so that no side will have any wrath or vexation. ||38||

Tumachaa paisaa, aamache shram | Tumachee buddhi, aamuchaa udyama |
Ekaachaa ghoda, ekaachaa saranjam | asaavaa jaisaa ||39||

You spare your money and we shall labour for you. You utilize your talent and we shall run the industry and professions on it. Thus, you should follow the principle of using a horse of some one and decorate it with the habiliments from another individual. ||39||

Mulee jeevanaachee taiseech rachanaa | Ekaas haat laagatee naana |
sarvanmiloneech haa aapulyaa sthaanaa | banato sanmaan ghyaavaya ||40||

The basical design of human life is such. Many hands will have to unite for doing work of one individual. An admirable life (mundane) is run by the co-operation of all. ||40||

Konaache nibhenaa vagalooni graama | Pratyelkaasi pratyekaache kaam |
kaam zaaliyaa punhaa bhrama | waadhato yaachaa ||41||

No body can live happily by disconnecting himself from the village. Everybody has to take help from others. But when the work is successfully done, the ego of the individual again becomes strong and creates delusion. ||41||

Sutaar yaache khaamb karee | Beldaar yaachee bhint ubhaaree |
kumbhaar yaache kaweloo utaaree | chhawanee saathee ||42||

Lohaar khile, phase ghadavee | Majoor baandhee ghare-padawee |
Aise na karataa haa gosaavee | raahataa kothe? ||43||

chaambhaar yaache jode banavee | Vinakar yaalaa vastra puravee |
Neet netake kapade shivee | shimpee yaa saathee ||44||

Shetkaree yaalaa pikawoni de | Dhaany, mirachi,bhaajee, kaande |
sarvaanchya shrame ghar aanande | saajavee haa aapulyaa saathee ||45||

(In the above staanzaas, V.Maharaj tells all how a person is helped by several co-operative hands to live his life happily.)

If somebody wants to build a house, he needs a carpenter to chip wood for pillars. The mason builds walls of the house. The potter makes roofing tiles. Then only the roof can be covered. ||42||

The blacksmith produces nails and hooks. The labourer builds up the house and varanda. If the man doesn't have such co-operation from all, then he will have to live alone like some shelterless gosavee. (an ascetic.) ||43||

The cobbler makes shoes for this man. The weaver weaves cloth for him. The tailor tailors dresses and apparels for him. ||44||

The farmar produces grain, chilly, vegetables, onions etc for him. In this way this individual adorns his house life upon the labour and hard work of so many people. ||45||

Sarvaanche haat sarvaansi laage | sarvaas jagavitee guntale dhaage |
Hey samajoni jo gaavee waage | To chi kharaa buddhimaan ||46||

Helping hands of all are working for all. The threads of co-operation, which are interwoven among themselves can help all human beings to live happily. One, who behaves sensibly and lives in the village understanding this, is really an intellectual. ||46||

Pari yaat bhaava waayeet shiralaa | Konee na maaneech konaalaa |
Mhane paise deto aamhee sakalaa | Mhanoni kaame karitee hey ||47||

But one evil sense has penetrated this. People began to think that `all these individuals do our work because we pay them for it.' Thinking so, they do not regard others and respect them. ||47||

Khare mahatwa aahe parishramaalaa | Pari haa manito paishaalaa |
kaam na karita, paisaa asalaa | taree kaaya bhagatase? ||48||

In fact, the real importance is to be given to the labour and enactments. But this individual gives more importance to money. If money is ample but the workers are not available, can he maintain his life? ||48||

Khodooni aanale gote maatee | Taasalyaa phaadee, rachalyaa bhintee |
Temwhaach banalee tee sampatti | parishramaachyaa sparshaane ||49||

The masan broke stones and brought them. He chipped them in right shape. The labour built up walls. The touch of labour of these artisans could create the estate in the form of the house. ||49||

Raanee asot lakade, kaadyaa | tyaa shramaaveen na hotee gaadyaa maadyaa |
Shramaaveen sampatti mhanaje kawadyaa | Tyaahi vechilyaa shramaane ||50||

Ample wood is available in the forest but without hard work, the carts and the mansions can't be created from them. Without labour, even cowries are also not acquired. They can also be obtained by doing labourious efforts. ||50||

THE DUTIES OF THE WEALTHY PEOPLE, THE POLITICAL RULERS AND THE SAINTS

Khare yaache taartammya dnyaana | sarvaannee asaave samjon |
Waahaavaa sarvanchaa yogkhshem poorna | haachi dharma dhanikaancha ||51||

All people must have a discriminative and thoughtfull consideration for this. It is the duty of the wealthy individuals that they should fulfil their responsibilities to help the labourers to maintain their houselives. ||51||

Gaavee je je shreemant asatee | Tyaanche dhan gaavachee sampatti |
samajoni waagaave yaa reetee | madat dyaayaasi prasangee ||52||

The wealthy individuals should hold firmly the concept that their wealth actually belongs to the village. Through this reasoning, they should always rush to help the needy at their critical occasions and difficulties. ||52||

Aapanaashee adhik ase | Shrejaaryaasi purawaave harshe |
Sarva miloni raahaave sarise | gaava - dharma mhanoni yaa ||53||

Whatever in excess and more than one's needs is available with him, he should provide it gladly to his neighbourer. It is the duty of the village to live happily by rendering co-operation to eachother. ||53||

Dhana hey gareebaanche rakta | samajoni waagot shreemant |
Shram hee gaavaachi doulat | mhanoni whaavaa maan tichaa ||54||

The rich should always hold this firmly that wealth is created when the poor boil their precious blood upon hard toiling. Therefore the labourious hard work is the real wealth of the village and so it should always be held in high esteem. ||54||

Aise keliyaa sakal janaannee | warga-bhed mitateel gaavache donhee |
Yaas buddhi dyaavayaa upajoni | saadhoo, santaannee kaam ghyaave ||55||

If all villagers behave with this understanding and consciousness, the class struggle in both-the rich and the poor-will be put out for ever. The saints and seers should take the responsibility to give proper learning and create this intelligence of understanding among all people. ||55||

Aani saavadh asaave sarkaar | neet-netakaa ghadwaayaa vyawahaar |
Janatemaajee bharaabhar | waare shirawaave shikhshanaache ||56||

The government should be aware and cautious enough to maintain this behaviour in a neat manner. For this, the government should start a vast expedition of providing and spreading education in masses and multitudes. ||56||

Lahaan mulee-mulaanpaasoni | mitawaavee gareeb-shreemant shrenee |
Sarvaas paahaayaa samanpanee | laavaave pratyakhsha kruteene ||57||

All should be cautious enough to keep the boys & girls away from air of the class struggle since their early childhood. They should be made to follow equality for all in their actual practical behaviour. ||57||

Shabdaat nako samasamaan | pratyakhsha paahije dhan, maan, shikshana |
Phoot paaditee tey dyaavet haakon | gaavache bhedee ||58||

Moreover, this equality should not be verbal only. It should be seemed in regard to the wealth, respectful status and education. The evil folks, who try to create a rift in the village should be bansihed forever from the village. ||58||

Nasateel aikat je je konee | Tyaannaa kaayadyaane dyaave atponi |
Mag rachanaa karavee samaan gunee | Imaan jaagee thewooniyaa ||59||

Those, who don't follow this should be taught lesson by the government. By harmonious union of working traits and abilities of the individuals and the duties and enactments they are expected to do honestly, and restructure the village afresh. ||59||

Jaise baapaas putra saarikhe | Taise gareeb-shreemant raajaache sakhe |
Haa bhed mitawane kaam nike | Tyaachechi ase raaj dharme ||60||

Father looks and loves all his sons equally and evenly. The government should also have the same sense of equality for the rich and the poor. Removing this discrimination in a neat and fair manner, and ruling over the people in a just and fair manner is the duty of the rulers. ||60||

Pana jethe sarkaar mindhaa zaalaa | Tethe aag laagalee prajelaa |
Mag kon puse konaalaa? Dhingaanaa zaalaa pahaa sarva ||61||

But where the government (and the rulers) has become partial through obligations, the subjects will be singed in fire. Then who will ask and whom? All this commotion and tumult and unrest has emerged because of this discrimination. ||61||

Sant saadhoohi mindhe zaale | Dakhshanevareech mohoon gele |
Mag parvataache kadechi lotale | samaajaavaree ||62||

The saints and seers of today have been subdued under the pressure of the constant flow of `Dakhshana' (money offered as fees for rituals and rites) and have become obliged. It is as calamitious as the collapsing of a mountain upon the society and Villages. ||62||

Janatechaa mag waaleech naahee | Tee chetataa mag aagchi sarvahi |
Bhasma hoyeel sagalee mahee | haahakkaare ||63||

The public will have nobody to protect them and their welfare. If a great agitation and fire of anger in public mind bursts out, it will bring the whole earth to ashes and the fire of revolution will result in a general lamantation and wailing. ||63||

Sagalee janataa bandist kelee | athawaa maaroni takilee |
Taree shramaavin paidaas kuthalee | kashtaave laagel sarvaansi ||64||

Then though all people are put into prison or to death, no production is possible without putting ourselves to hard work and labour. So all will have to yoke themselves to hard labour. ||64||

Mag hey aise kaa howoo dyaave? Sakalaannee aadheech jaagrut whaave |
Aapulyaa pareene saawaraave | kaarya neet gaavaache ||65||

Why should then all of us allow this fire of revolution to break out? They should become cautious well in advance and lead the village towards the neat and fair way with all their mights and energy. ||65||

Uttam vyawahare dhan ghyaave | uttam karyaasaathee laaveet jaave |
Jene parasparaanche kalyaan whaave | Taisechi karaave vyawahaar ||66||

With fair and just dealings everybody should earn money and it should be utilized to fulfil the needs of eachother, to bring betterment and welfare for all public. All should maintain such co-operative and model behaviour with eachother. ||66||

Aisaa kadaryupnaa nasaavaa | kee jyaane gaavachi vyaaje budawaavaa |
Prasang padataahi na dyaawaa | saath lokaa ||67||

There should be no such misery which will make the whole village bankrupt and break under the heavy pressure burdening of high rate of interest. There should be no such misery through which one will not go to help others. ||67||

Avichaaraane na udhalaave dhan | Phasawoni na ghyaave garibaanpasoon |
Donhee maarg samasamaan | thewaave devagheweeche ||68||

Nobody should squander money indiscreetly. Money should not be earned by deceiving the poor. Both the giver & taker should make dealings between them in fair and just manner. ||68||

Na whaavaa shewatachaa kalasa | Mhanoni sahaanubooteechaa waadho havyaas |
virodhachi karoo naye yaas | konee konaa ||69||

The climax of the social disorder will be bloody revolution. It should not happen. So it is necessary to grow compassion and sympathy towards the poor, miserable and needy. Nobody should oppose others in this regard. ||69||

Sagalyaannee miloni waagaave | Sarvaanche samajoni kaarya karaave |
Shreemant-gareeb disochi na dyaave | bahirang jeevanee ||70||

All should behave mixing up in all. Every enactment and work must be performed with a feel that it is for all. In outer and routine behaviour never allow an air of discrimination in the poor and the rich. ||70||

Te disaavet gunaavari | buddhivari, kaaryaavari |
Aise asale prakaar jaree | samataabhaava taree na sodaavaa ||71||

It is sure that the difference in individuals are obviously distinct because basically there is difference in traits, intelligence and enactment in every indivudual. Yet the feel of equality should never be forgotten. ||71||

Yaache samaajaasi miley shikhshan | tochi kharaa bhaagyaachaa dina |
Tyaasi naahee mag bhang jaan | kalpakaalee ||72||

The day, on which such education will be imparted to all human beings, will be the most precious day for the humanity and it will never be destroyed till the end of this world. ||72||

Samaajat jemwhaa dhureen waadhatee | Temwhaachi aisee hoya kraanti |
Apoaapachi mitel bhraanti | pakhsha bhedaanchee ||73||

When such broad minded leaders will increase in number, there will be a fair and better revolution for equality which will put an end to these delusions spontaneously. ||73||

Techi kariteel parivartan | samaajat uttam dnyaankana |
perooni kariteel parampaawan | Bhaaratmaataa ||74||

Such leaders (bearing a feel of equality) will surely impart the necessary education and bring the better change in the human society. In this way they will make our beloved motherland Bharatmaata the most sacred divine, and pious land. ||74||

Aisee subuddhataa sagalyaat yaavee | Taree shreemantee-garibee mitaavee |
Naahitari gati baravee | naahee aataa samaajee ||75||

It is the most essential fact now to understand this truth. Then only the discrimination in the rich and the poor will be removed if all people will form such intellect and reasoning. Otherwise it is obvious that the condition of the society will deteriorate more and more. ||75||

Hey samajanechi jaroor aahe | kaal yaacheech waat paahe |
To aisaa thaambalaachi na raahe | swaaree kareel vegaane ||76||

Now the need is to understand this. The time is waiting for happening this. But it will not wait more to let you understand this. It will raid upon you in the form of revolution with stormy speed at any time. ||76||

Mhanoni maaze ewadhechi saangane | waadhawaa saamajik vruttiche lene |
Mirawaa saamudaayiktechi bhooshane | lokaanmaajee ||77||

(Maharaj says) Therefore I want to tell this much to all. Let the virtue of social tendency for equality increase more and more. Create such an understanding in all that the collectivity is the real ornament of people. ||77||

THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO BECOME HONEST AND TRUTHFUL HARDWORKER

Nusate shreemant sahakaarya detee | kharchooni lakhshaavadhee sampatti |
Taree tewadhyaane hee bhedvrutti | jaanaar naahee ||78||

Though the rich become liberal donors and glady spend huge money upon the work for public welfare, this class struggle will never be put out. ||78||

Olkhoni shramaachi pratishthaa | Tyaannee daavaavee kaarya nishthaa |
shramanaaryaanchyaa niwaaraave kashtaa | swatah shram karoniyaa ||79||

The rich should realise the importance of labour and show their firm faith in it. They should physically participate in the hard toiling and avert or lessen the labour of the poor. ||79||

Sarvaannee sarvaansi poorak whaave | Aise dharmaache sootra barawe |
hey kaaya tumhaasi saangaave | shahane jana ho ||80||

All should extend mutual co-operation to eachother. O my wise brothers! should I tell you that this is the beautiful principle of the duty to the humanity? ||80||

Tyaa abhaavee bighadalee gaava-sthiti | konee janaavaraasam raabatee |
konee naajuk howoni phiratee | tolabhairava ||81||

When the rich begin to shirk from doing hard work, the neat fold of the social structure is disturbed and impaired. Now some individuals are toiling hard like animals while others are roaming like delicate idle wanderers. ||81||

Konee mhanatee dhanee aamhee | kaaya aahe aamhaa kamee?
kamai kelee wadile naamee | gharbasalyaachi aapulyaa ||82||

Some of them say, "We are the wealthy persons What inadequacy do we have? Our fathers and forefathers had earned and accumulated the vast wealth by sitting idly and comfortably at home. ||82||

Hey tayaanche mahaa adnyaan | kalalee naahee tyaannaa khoon |
Yaa pudhe jaayeel dhan jameen | nikashtikaanchee ||83||

This is their great ignorance. They have not so far understood the sound of approaching of the adverse time. If they don't do hard physical labour along with others, they will surely lose their land and wealth. ||83||

Na karitaa kaamakaaj | paawel konaa jeevaa aaraam ?
Sarva dhaavateel howoni bephaam | nikashtikaanchyaa maage ||84||

Nobody will allow any individual to live comfortably without doing work. All hard workers and labourers will then attack upon the shirking idlers. ||84||

Mhanoni saangane, udyog shikaa | paraadheen raahoo nakaa |
Aapulyaa hakkaachaa haa paikaa | godee chaakhaa tayaachee ||85||

Therefore o folks! learn some art, skill, knowledge of some industry or profession. Don't depend upon the labour of others. Money earned through hard work is the money you really deserve as your right. Enjoy its sweetness. ||85||

Aaj nikashtikaanchee chaalatee | udyaa vichaaroo nakaa phajitee |
Mhanoni samjoni ghyaavee yukti | udyogaachee ||86||

The time today is favourable to such shirkers who don't put themselves to hard work. But tomarrow you will find how shameful disgrace they will have to face. Therefore they must learn some art and industrial knowledge. ||86||

Sarva tarhechyaa kalaakusaree | shikooni waagaave shaahanyaa paree |
Pot bharaavayaachee ujaagaree | Temwhaa laabhel ||87||

They should get learning and training of every art and skill and behave like wise. Then only they can feed themselves holding their heads high. ||87||

Hey java kariteel shikhshit jana | Temwhaa band hoteel majuraanche waagbaan |
Naheetaree te beimaan | Tharaviteel aapanaa ||88||

When the educated people will start enacting hard labour, they will save themselves from the bitter reproaches and taunting comments of the labourers. Otherwise they will be treated as dishonest and traitors of the society. ||88||

Mhanateel, aamhee kashta karaave | Tumhee aaraamaat raahaave |
saangataa `samaantene thewaave' | kon mhanel pudharee? ||89||

They will say, "We toil hard and you enjoy comforts and pleasures. Moreover, you go on advising us to behave practicing equality. Then who will accept your leadership? ||89||

Sarvaanwari saarkhech prem | Mag sarvaankaritaa ekachi niyama |
Sarvaanni karaavet parishram | aapaaplyaa pareenee ||90||

If you say `love all evenly and equally,' then apply the same rule equally and evenly to all. All should then extract hard physical labour according to their physical might and abilities. ||90||

Ekaane karaave kaam | dusryaane karaavaa aaraam |
Hey to aahe haraam | desh-hitaachyaa drushteene ||91||

Some one should extract hard labourious work while another individual rests in ease and relaxes. This is unlawfully and inequitably acquired pleasure and it is harmful in the interest of the nation. ||91||

Duniyaa aahe kashtikaanchee | Jo jo kasel shetee tyaachee |
Jo kaam kareel, Lakhshmee tayaachee | daasee whaavee niyamaane ||92||

This world belongs to the hard workers. The land belongs to him who actually cultivates with hard toiling. Lakhshmi should become the maid servant of him who does hard work. This is the rule of the world of humanbeings. ||92||

Aisee aahay aajachi pravrutti | paahije heychi samaajaaprati |
Tyaat thoraanneetaree khantee | kaaya mhanoni maanaavee? ||93||

To live by extracting hard work is the moral tendency essential for today's world. The society earnestly needs this tendency. Why shlould then a few rich persons regret upon it? ||93||

Vidwaanaane, shikhshitaane, mahantaane, shreemantaane |
kashta karaayaa muddam laagane | hechi mothepanaache ||94||

The erudite, pedant, monk, head of a monastery, big merchants money lenders should personally participate in hard work. There only lies their greatness and magnanimity for them. ||94||

Tene hoyeel sarvaans sukhakar | kaame karitee janna bharaabhar |
Laaj jaayeel nighoni paar | vaibhawaane nirmilelee ||95||

When common people observe these great personages extracting hard labourious work, they will come forward rapidly to enact hard labour and all will be very happy. The feel of shame and shyness which had so far imbibed by them through their wealth and richness will then completely subside. ||95||

Kaamaat buddhimaan | Tene pratyakhshaat yeyeel dnyaan |
shetee bhaateechee unnati poorna | vikaas hoyeel deshaachaa ||96||

When the intellectuals come forward to do work, people can get the practical knowledge. By such practical knowledge, the agricultural development will be created and the prosperity of the country will be easily possible. ||96||

Eravee udyogaaveen je bhogane | Te maanawaasi laajeerwaane |
Aalshaasi khaanepine | Dene ase mahaapaap.||97||

Enjoying happiness and pleasures without doing work and labour, is a stigma upon the humanity. It is a great sin to provide food and drink to the idler. ||97||

Shramaane angee heentaa yete | aise bolatee konee ekte |
Samjaave deshghaatakee purate | upadravee paapbhakhshee ||98||

`To extract work by doing labour brings inferiority to the individual.' This is a wrong concept which some people hold. But those, who think so are the trouble shooters, traitors of the country and they are the sin consumers. ||98||

Aapule karaavayaasi kaam | kaa waataavee laaj sharama?
Ulat garva asaavaa nisseem | kaamaachyaa aapulyaa ||99||

Why should one feel a shame in doing one's own duty and enactments! on the contrary, he should be proud of his performance. ||99||

Jayaas jaisee abhyaas reeti | Maanawel jaisee kaarya paddhati |
ghewooni techi shikhshan sumati | yaave pudhatee tayaane ||100||

The individual, who has studied some subject should acquire highest knowledge in that subject. The way of enactment which he likes most should be developed by him and thus he should act as the leader and guide of the society. ||100||

Kaame sarvachi moolyawaan | Tyaanchi yogyataa samasamaan |
Shirkrushne siddha kele uchchhishte kaadhoon | odhile dhore Vitthale ||101||

All enactments and deeds carry equal value and equal importance. Lord Krishna had proved this by collecting the foul tender plates of leaves of the diners at the Rajsooya yadna of the Pandawaas. Lord Pandurang of Pandharee had dragged the dead animals and worked with sant Chokhoba. These examples prove that no work is lower. All duties and deeds are equally precious. ||101||

Konaacheech yogyataa kamee naahee | sarvachi kaame aavashyak hee |
Mhanoni kaamaachaa badalaa sarvahi | saarakhaa ase samaanyataa ||102||

No work is of below dignity. All enactments are very essential and useful. Therefore the returns of all enactments in general should be equal to all. ||102||

Ek sheteekaamaachaa kaamgaar | ek beldaar, sutaar, lohaar |
shimpee, dhobee, kumbhaar, chaambhaar | saarikhechi upayukta ||103||

Konee bhangee kaam karee | konee vaidya naam dharee |
konee devaalayee sakriya pujaaree | saarikhechi upayukta ||104||

Konee buddhivant puraan saange | konee chukaliyaa laavee maarge |
Jaisee jyaachee yojanaa nisarge | sahajachi kelee tyaaparee ||105||

(In these stanzaas Shreemaharaj says how all enactments and duties have equal status and importance.)

The individual may be a land and agricultural labour, or a stone mason, a carpenter, blacksmith, tailor, washerman, potter, cobbler and/or any other kind of worker. All are equally indispensible for the society. ||102||

Somebody works as a sweeper. Some enacts as the medical practioner, somebody worships God in some temple. All these different enactments are equally essential, useful and important. ||104||

Some learned erudite individual delivers discourses or speaks upon the religious scriptures like puranas; somebody guides the strayed and erring people towards the right way. The human being enacts according to the physical abilities and tendencies that the nature has provided him. ||105||

Pari sarvaannaa sarvaanchaa aadar | Aisaa asaavaa jagaachaa vyawahaar |
Kon brahman, kon mahaar? kaamaamaajee saarikhe ||106||

The manner of the conduct of the world should be such as to hold equal respect by all and for all. Whether a Brahmin or a mahaar he should not be considered as high or low. So for as work and labour are concerned, all are equal and at par. ||106||

Yethe kaamaat uchcha-neechataa | kone tharawaavee vyawahaarata?|
pratyek kaam mahatwa poornataa | aapulyaa sthanee thevitase ||107||

So for as the dealings are concerned, who can decide which enactment and work is of higher status and which is below dignity? Each and every deed and work carries its own importance. ||107||

Aahe sarvaancheech garaj | sarvakaal sahajaa sahaj |
Ek nasataa jag-jahaaj | apoornataa daavitase ||108||

All types of work are naturally needful. This need will always be there. If any one of these activities and deeds is short, it brings inferiority to the ship in the form of the world. ||108||

Dor ghewoni saakhaleechaa | bozaa baandhaavaa laakadaanchaa |
Ek tutataa taar kadeechaa | sarva pade viskatoni ||109||

A rope of a chain is used to tie the bundle of pieces of wood. If the wire of one ring gets broken, the chain becomes untied and undone scattering all the pieces of wood. ||109||

Taisee aahe kaamaanchee gati | kaam asaave sarvaanprati |
Tareech jagel hee khshitee | saarakhepanee raabataa ||110||

The same is the case of the working and enactments. All must have some work or other to do and everybody should render his hard work equally as others do. Then only this creation of God will survive ||110||

Jyaachaa asel jojo baanaa | To laawaavaa desh kaaranaa |
Jo asel jyaa kaaryee shaahanaa | Techi purawaave tayaane ||111||

Everybody should utilize, whatever art, talent, and knowledge that he possesses, for the prosperity of the country. Every individual, who is skilful in a particular art or work, should fulfil all the needs by doing that work only. ||111||

Jyaasi purel jaishaaparee | Taisee bharpoor dyaavee saamugree |
Shram karaave aapaapalyaaparee | Jaisee balbuddhi jyaapaashee ||112||

When a particular work is allotted to some particular individual, he should be provided with all the required things and tools in a plentiful measure. He should utilize all his talent and energy to do the work putting himself to his best efforts and hard work. ||112||

Aise gaavee karaal kaam | Tenech paavel aatmaaraam |
laabhel santoshaache nijdhaam | Nahitari sankat na taley ||113||

In this way, averting the cause of difference of opinion, if all of us begin to work at our home towns and villages, all can seek the manifestation of that most excellent and all pervasive Divine Spirit (God) and full satisfaction of life. Otherwise the impending calamity is unavoidable ||113||

Arey! uthaa, uthaa Shreemantaanno! adhikaryaanno! panditaanno! |
Sushikhshitaanno! saadhujanaanno! | hak aalee kranteechee ||114||

O The wealthy individuls ! the officers! the erudites! the pedants! The educated folks! the saints & seers! evoke and be aware! Listen to the disesterous call of the bloody revotution. So get up and start doing your duties. ||114||

Gavaagaavaasi jaagawaa | Bhedbhaava haa samool mitawaa |
ujalaa gramonnateechaa diwaa | Tukadya mhane ||115||

(Shree- Sant Tukadojee says.) Go from village to village. Alert people about this revolution through canvassing and advising. Tell them about the dire need to meet out the class struggle forever. When the villages become prosperous, every town and village will become brilliant like a flame of lamp. ||115||

Iti Shree Graamgeeta grantha | Guru-shaastra-swaanubhava sammata |
Shramsampattimahatwa kathit | sataraavaa adhyaaya sampoorna ||116||

This Graamgeeta is well consented by the Guru, sciences and self experiences. The seventeenth chapter titled as `The magnanimity and importance of the Wealth of hard labour (Shramsampatti mahatwa) is hereby concluded. ||116||

|| Sadgurunaath Maharaj kee jai ||

Volitions

1) All living beings are held equal by God. There is no difference as the poor and the rich in the eyes of God. This differentiation has been created by us. So we shall never keep any such differentiation in our mind.

2) To provide inadequate and rationed food to the hardworking labourers is the greatest sin. It can lead the society towards the bloody revolution. This should not happen. So we shall try to create a social structure based on equality.

3) Hard labour is a real wealth. We shall consider and use the wealth of the rich as the wealth of the village and grow our labour power. We shall make the village happy.

4) If the government becomes partial, if the saints and sages become obliged through their avarice, there will be a great tumult and scare in the people. So we shall provide good knowledge to all and utilize the wealth for the betterment of all.

5) There will be only one rule for all. Everybody should perform his deeds and duties according to his abilities. Today's world is the world of labourers. Therefore the wise, the learned, the saints and monks should purposefully enact some activities so that others should follow them and perform their duties. It will be a great sin to feed the idler, who does not attend to his deeds and duties. So getting united, we all shall work hard for our village.