Chapter- 18

LABOUR-WEALTH
Shrama-sampatti
|| Salutations to shree Gurudeva ||

CREATION CONSISTING OF ENACTMENTS (KARMA) AND LABOUR OF THE HUMANITY :-
Ek shrotaa prashna vichaaree | Aamhee aikile Geete maazaaree |
karmamaya ase srushtee; saaree | na karataachi kaarya ghade ||1||

A certain listener started his question, "We have listened in the Bhagwadgeeta that this whole creation is fully involved in some enactments or other. Though not enacted purposefully, some enactments are bound to happen naturally and casually. ||1||
Sarvaasachi laagale karma | Karma haachi dehaachaa dharma |
Tethe kaam karaave muddaam | hey bolane vipareet ||2||

All are closely connected with enactments, Enacting is the physical property of the human beings. So to tell to enact or to make enact by force seems somewhat adverse and contradictory. (to what the Geeta had advocated.) ||2||
Aapan mhanataa parishram karaa | yene poshan hoyeel ahankaaraa |
Sahaj chaalel tochi baraa | vyawahaar lokee ||3||

You ask us to work hard, to toil labouriously. But (in doing so) one can develop the pride for his enactments. So it will be better to allow the natural, casual and spontaneous routine behaviour to enact in its own manner. ||3||
Hee shrotiyaachi shanka | bhramaveet aalee nitya lokaa |
Pari hee navvhe Geetechee bhoomikaa | nirbhel aisee ||4||

(Vandaniya maharaj saya)"This doubt as expressed by the listener (or a general line of thinking) has been always confusing and misleading the common people. (In fact) this is not the basically and principally clear and pure concept of the Geeta. ||4||
Karmamay Vishwa aahe | kone rikaama basalaa raahe |
pratyekjan karitachi jaaya | kaahitari karma ||5||

The whole universe is absorbed in enacting some activities or other. Is their any being sitting idly without doing any actions? Everybody is doing something or other on each moment. ||5||
Pari tyaa karmaanche anek prakaar | kahee shuddha, nishiddha, mishra |
kaahi vidhiyukta, kaahi pavitra | nishkaam karma ||6||

(Though it is so) Among all those enactments some are sacred and pure enactments, some are impure, some are improper and probhibited enactments, some are a complex mixture of pure and impure enactments. Some are regular and formal acts, some are sacrecd and some are desireless and selfless enactments. Thus, there are so many kinds of the enactments. ||6||
Kaahee dehendriyaansaathee | kaahi nipajatee manaachyaa potee |
kaahee vivekbuddhine gomatee | nipajatee karme.||7||

Some activities are performed by different physical organs. Some are enacted according to the mental activity of imaginations. Some excellent enactments are performed and by proper and discretionary reasoning. ||7||
Kaahee karme swatah karitaa | kaahi kutambaachiyaa hitaa |
Kaahi karme gaava lokaankaritaa | sewadharmaroop ||8||

The individual performs some activities for his own personal interest. He does some activities for the welfare of his family. Some are enacted as the duty to serve the people living in his village. ||8||
Aapalyaa dehaache karane kaam | Haa kasalaa aalaa mahaadharma?
Hey aahe nityakarma | sahajachi ghadanaare ||9||

(from among these enactments) whatever enactments does the individual perform just to live his life, do they hold any greatest and most precious sense of duty? All those enactments are routine daily and casual enctments. They are called `Nitya karma' the regular legitimate duties ||9||
Taisechi prasang vishesh kaahee | karane sanotsawaadi sarvahi |
Tyaata hi vishesh aise naahee | naimittik karmee ||10||

Similarly, on some special occasions and events, some festivals and ceremonies are clelbrated. The individual enacts some activities on those occasions. But there is nothing special in the enactments done on such occasions. So they are also classified as the regular legitimate routine duties. ||10||
Nitya naimittik karme sahaj | Tee karne aawashyak kaaja |
Na karitaa viskatel samaaj | pari karane nawhe mahadharma ||11||

The regular-occasional enactments are casually and natually performed by the individual and they are necessary and indespensible, If they are not done, the neat fold of the society will be disturbed and shattered. But they too can't be considered as `Mahadharma'. ||11||
Taisechi potaasaathee karane kaam | Hey nawhet punya parishrama |
uralyaa velee je sevaa karma | Tyaasi dharma bolatee ||12||

To perform any enactments just to feed oneself is not at all the divine meritorious enactment. After performing the enactments for one's ownself, when one utilizes his spare time in enactments for the service to others, they are called the duty to humanity. ||12||
Techi manuskeeche karma | Je dusaryaansaathee kele shrama |
Erawhee pashu pakhsheehi karitee uddyama | Aapulaale ||13||

Those enactments are the enactments of humanity. Otherwise, even the birds and animals also enact to feed themselves. ||13||

ENACTMENTS AS ENDOWMENT (SHRAMADAAN) IS THE TRUE LESSON IMPARTED IN THE Geeta
Nishiddh aani sakaam karma | Taisechi tyaagooni Aham-mama |
Jagaasaathee karaavet shram | Eeshwaraarpana buddheene ||14||

All such enactments, such as prohibited enactments (improper deeds) and purposeful enactments (deeds with some desired gains) should be given up. Sense of pride and consciousness of own self (Ahankaar and mamatwa) should also be sacrificed and all enactments in service to the humanity should be performed with the sense of offering all their fruits to the God. ||14||
Heychi Geetechee shikawanook | waaramwaar nishchayaatmaka |
Jene sarveshwaraache poojan samyak | Techi karma Geetaamaanya ||15||

This is the sacred teaching of the Geetaa. Enacting in this manner, consented by the Geeta, one can offer his services as his devotional worship to the God of all, the most excellent spirit, the absolute Brahma. ||15||
Erwhee kaamaaveen konee naahee | Hey majaseehi kale nissanshayee |
pari tyaasi kaam aaj na mhano kaahee | Je na utpaadan waadhawee ||16||

Otherwise, nobody remains idle without performing some enactment or other, I am also fully and firmly convinced about this. There is no doubt in this reasoning. But we are not going to consider it as the deed which does not help in growing the production of our country. ||16||
Jananataaroop janaardanaachee | Jyaat sewa na hoyee saachee |
Tyaas Geetapriya karmaachee | padawee aamhee na dewoo ||17||

The enactment, which can't provide a service to the welfare of the Janardan (God) in the form of masses, can't deserve the title as "Enactment consented by the Geeta" in our opinion. ||17||
Aaj bharapoor utpaadan | heychi janseveche saadhana |
Tyaasaathee zatel jo jo jana | Geeta kalalee tayaasi ||18||

Today, the true and proper means to render one's services to the masses and multitudes is to produce plenty of wealth and food grains. Anybody, who renders hard labour and efforts to achieve this tremendous abundance for the people, has really and accurately understood and realised the true meaning of the Bhagawadgeetaa ||18||
Mandiree baisoni naak daabaave | Tyaapekhshaa maargeeche kaate uchalaave |
Dukkhitaasi preme paanee paajaave | hey shreshtha teertha sthaanaahooni ||19||

In stead of sitting in the temple by holding nose (performing praanayam) it is better to collect the thorns in the public roads (to avert the sorrows and sufferings of people.) It is more excellent to quench the thirst with love for somebody, dying of acute thirst than to bathe in any holy river at some holy place. ||19||
Ek haat khodaavee jameen | Hey poojanaahooni adhik poojuna |
Parinaam shekado vyaakhyaanaahoona | adhik tayachaa ||20||

Offering free labour (Shramadaan) in digging a hand deep ditch, is more precious than worship; it is the greatest worship of God. Hundreds of (inactive) lectures can't have as much importance as the labour rendered in service to the people. ||20||
Shramikaas jene laabhel anna | Te karma shreshtha yadnyaahoon |
Erawhee Geeteche naava saangoon | bhalate samarthan karoo naye ||21||

The tremendous labour that the hard workers render to earn their livelihood is in fact the most excellent and the most superior enactment to even secred yadna. Therefore none should try to justify vainly by giving the witness of quotations from the Geeta. ||21||
Ek noujawawaan alase nijalaa | Mhane, heyhi paahije shareeraalaa |
Mhanoni to saarakhaachee zopalaa | Phakta uthalaa bhojanaasi ||22||

Bhojan zaalyaavaree punhaa padalaa | Kaisaa aawadel gharachyaa lokaanlaa |
konee thatta maskaree karoo laagalaa | Mhane heyhi kaamachi aahe kee.||23||

One young individual, being sluggish, continued slumbering constantly. He justified saying that sleep is essential for the body. He got up at the time of repast only. ||22||

After repast, he again slept. How can such slumberous person be tolerated by other family members? so somebody jested upon his excessive sleeping. He pleaded that sleep is also an essential enactment. ||23||
Ek saawakaariche ghashee likhaan | Ek zagadyaache chaalavee prakarana |
konee upadrava karee haatee dharon | lok har prakaare ||24||

Somebody writes promissory notes as a money lender. Another one pleads the case of quarrels in the court. The third one creates troubles and threatens people by taking help of the ruffians. ||24||
Asale kaam banda padale | Taree maazyaa matey kahee na adale |
pari nirwaahaache utpaadanachi shaantale | kaise chaalel jeevana ? ||25||

If all such enactments are stopped, no harm is there to the interest and welfare of the world. But if the productive enactments for maintaining and earning livelihood come to a stand still or delayed; then living life in the world will be impossible.||25||
Mhanoni sarvaannee kaam karaave | Graamaache dhana waadhwaave |
Yethe gareeb shreemant na paahaave | kaamaasaathee ||26||

Therefore, all must extract hard work to their best abilities and grow the wealth and glory of the village. There should be no shirking practices through the discrimination as somebody to be the poor and another one to be the rich. ||26||
Shreesant Gora raabe ange | Dewahi maatee tudawoo laage |
Tethe shreemant aalase waage | hey mahaapaap.||27||

Shree sant Gora Kumbhar (The ideal example of this chapter) used to extract hard physical labour. So even God had come to him and co-operated in his work of trampling the soil and mud. And if the rich live as the idler, what a great sin it will be ! ||27||

THE TENDENCY (MENTALITY) FOR UNEMPLOYMENT- THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF PRODUCTION
Yaavaree bole ek shrotaa | Naahee gareeb mjajuraanseech kaam paahataa |
Bekaaraanchaa waadhato jatthaa | Tethe Shreemantaa kaam kothe? ||28||

upon this, one listener said, "Sir, today the poor labourer also can't get a job. Therefore you will find the mobs of such unemployed persons. When they can't seek any job to do, what work is there for the rich to do?" ||28||

Shrotayaachi hee vichaar saranee | aahe bharmaachee posanee |
Saaraa jesh deen-daridree, adnyaanee | Tethe kaam na dise tayaa ||29||

(Vandaniya Maharaj says)- The reasoning of the listener is merely growing the delusions in this regard. Today, the whole country is poor, destitute and ignorant and yet these people don't find work to do. ||29||
Punhaa punhaa janmaa yaave | Maatru bhoomisi sukhee karaave |
Aise thor mhanatee jeeve bhaave | Tethe kaam na dise tayaa ||30||

The great personages had always said (through extreem affection) "Let us born again and again and try hard to make our dear motherland happy". And here are these folks who don't find any work to do. ||30||
Deshaat kaamaachaa ubhaa dongar | Daaridrya-dukkhaanchaa wahato poora |
Ardha nagna, ardha potee lok apaar | Tyaanche dukkha ka na dise? ||31||

Today there is tremendous work - as huge as a mountain- to be done in our country. A destructive flood of poverty and sufferings has been constantly flowing. A great humber of people have to live a half naked and half starved life. Why can't these people see the sorrows of those miserables ? ||31||
Yethe vishraanteesi nase wela | Nirantar kaarya karte prabala |
paahijet thai thai sakal | kaam aise deshaa pudhe ||32||

Today, there is such a tremendous work before our country that the true workers will not find a little time to spare for relaxing. From place to place, we need the strong and ever ready workers to put their hard strenuous efforts and labour to do the work. ||32||
Pari jyaannaa hone aahe saheb | Lokaanvari kasaavayaa rubaab |
Na kashtataa ichchitee aaraam khoob | Techi raahatee bekaar ||33||

But those, who want to become big bosses and rule over others and who have a great desire and liking for pleasures and ease, may only remain as jobless and unemployed. ||33||
Shikhshanaachaa dyaavaa upayog | karoni prachaaraani prayog |
Tava te swatahchi banatee rog | samaajaachyaa jeevanee ||34||

Infact, the educated individuals should utilize their acquired knowledge for doing good to others. They should actually enact and make experiments and canvassing of the essential social work. But these educated persons have themselves become a disease to the social life. ||34||
Ekaa baajoone shikhshit-shreemantaanche | Taisechi zaale majoor-garibaanche |
Shithilataa, aalasa doghaanche | Gharee thaatalaa disataahe ||35||

On one hand, there are these (inactive) educated and rich folks. On the other hand are the poor labours in the same condition. It is as if the disliking for exerting physical labour. idleness and languidness have occupied the houses of the both. ||35||
Jemwhaa potaasi bhook laage | Temwhaachi gharogharee kaam maage |
Naahitari aalsaa ghewoni sange | khushaal pade zopadeemaajee ||36||

When the labourer finds the shortage of food for the family's day's meals, he goes from house to house to search for some job to earn day's livelihood. Otherwise, he wastes his whole day rolling in bed idly in his hut. ||36||
Sakaalee aath waajataache kaam poorna | dahaa waajata uthe gharaatoona |
Naahee kaamaavaree mana | chuthadaa karee kaamaachaa ||37||

This labourer finishes the personal morning duties by ten o'clock, which should have been finished before eight in the morning. Then he goes out to seek some job. While doing his job, he doesn't pay good attention and spoils the whole job. He doesn't put his whole heart in his work. ||37||
Mhane shremantaasi kaaya zaale? Te kaaya bhikesi laagale?
kaaya hote kaam na kele | taree aamuche nukasaan? ||38||

(Moreover) he says, "The rich don't do any work. Do they face any difficulties then? Have they become beggars? Similarly, if we don't do our work, what harm and loss will be there to the society and employers?" ||38||
Kaamaasaathee haat uchalenaa | Tondee saarakhaa waachaal pana |
Majuree na detaa dhingaanaa | Ghaalitase lokaanpaashee ||39||

This fellow never raises his hand to do the work. He only goes on raving and pratting. When the employer refuses to give him wages, he quarrels with the employer, bullies violently and boisterously in public. ||39||
Aise karane aahe chukeeche | paise kasoon ghyaavet kaamaache |
Pari kaam chukar hone hey aamuche | breed navhe sarvatha ||40||

What he does is totally wrong on his part. He should attend to his work sincerely and honestly and should extract full wages that his hard work deserves. But shirking and neglecting his work can't be his fair forte. ||40||
Majoor sakaalee paahije uthalaa | Nitya vidhi karmaatooni nipatalaa |
Gharkaam karoni nighaalaa | paahije tatkaal kaamaasi ||41||

The labourer must get up early in the moring, should finish all his morning duties like personal purification etc. Then he should do the necessary duties for his household work; and should be seen on his way to the job, he is employed for. ||41||
Jemwhaa kaamaachee waajel ghantaa | Majoor chaalalaa chaaree waata |
udyogaachaa chaalalaa sapaataa | aise whaave ||42||

As soon as the bell rings to start the work, he should be seen rushing towards his sight of the job. He should yoke himself in doing the work sincerely without any breaks. ||42||
Majuraavareech aahe utpaadana | utpaadanachi mukhya graamache dhana |
Tayaamaajee karane kucharapana | vedepanaache ||43||

The growth in production depends upon the honest and sincere labourer. Production is the real wealth of the village. So to shirk and make unnecessry delay in the production work is insanity. ||43||
Majoor ikade kaarya nishthaa na jaane | Shrimant tikade aalasee bane |
Mhanoni zaale kantaalwaane | jeewan aataa deshaache ||44||

On one hand, the labourers have no faith and sincerety for the work. On the other hand, the rich have become more and more idle and languid. Hence the life of the country today has become tidious and tiresome. ||44||
Upaadanaachee gatee khuntalee | Upabhogaachee bhaawanaa waadhalee |
kaaya kareel bhoomaataa bhalee | mashaagat nasataa jamineechee ||45||

The growth rate of the productions is decreasing day by day and inversely. The tendency and liking for the enjoyments is increasing more and more in general. What best favour can the poor motherland do then? If the cultivation of the land is not done properly and carefully how can the land yield more produces? ||45||
Yaasi sarvachi asatee jabaabdaar | shakti, sampatti, vichaar, prachaar |
Hey ekahi naahee taalyaavar | Mhanoni graam osaadale ||46||

All nationals are responsible for this deterioration. The strongest, the richest, the most brilliant thinkers and the right way of canvassing their proper reasoning, all these factors have no harmonious co-relation among them. So the village has become desolated. ||46||

Shreemantaa aapule na waate kaam | Gareebaa utpaadanaache naahee prem |
Shikhshitaa heen waatatee parishram | yaanech aalee shithilataa ||47||

The rich think that to enact hard work is not at all their duty. The poor labourers have no interest in increasing the production more and more. The educated (white collared) individuals feel it below their dignity to put themselves to physical hard work. All these factors have brought languidness in the prosperity of the country. ||47||
Aise na whaave aataa pudhatee | Sarvaannee sudhaaraavayaas paahije matee |
Mhanoni aahe maazee vinantee | sakalaanprati aagrahaachi ||48||

In future at least, this should not be happened. All should bring a favourable change in their reasoning and make improvement. This is my humble and sincere request to all (says so vandaniya Tukadojee Maharaj) ||48||
Je je jyaacheni kaam bane | Tyaane tey sewaa mhanoni saadhane |
Aapulehi barey karane | Gaavaasi hone bhooshanaavaha ||49||

If a person can do a particular work skilfully and excellently, he should do it with the feel of rendering his services to the village. He can seek his welfare by it and it will be a marvellous adornment to the village also. ||49||
Jo jo potaa paanyaache kaam na karee | Utpaadanaasi naa sudhaaree |
Tyaas virodha karaavaa, vichaaree | maanasaane gaavachyaa ||50||

Anybody, who does not work hard, at least for earning his own livelihood, who does not improve the growth rate of the production, should be boldly and firmly opposed by the considerate and thoughtful individuals of the village. ||50||
Shramanishthechaa karaavaa prachaar |Sarvaans aapulakee waate purepoor |
Aisee vyawastha karaavee sundar | Gaavaache utpaadan waadhwoni ||51||

A deep faith for physical labour should be created in all through proper canvassing so that all will form affection and liking for physical labour from their whole heart. For this, a good arrangement should be made by actually increasing the production of your village. ||51||

Village rule through the village industries
Gaavache waadhawaayaa utpanna | Gaavee karaayaa navanirmaana |
kaaya karaave aisaa prashna | waramwaar aikoo yeyee ||52||

A question is always and very often raised, what should be done to increase the production rate of the village industries and what new constructive creation should be made in the village. ||52||
Tyaasi upaaya haachi prathama | kaamagaar karitee je shrama |
Tyaanchi shakti waache, tilaa kaam | dyaave sahaayak dusarehi ||51||

The first and important remedy upon this is to provide some additional work to the labourers to use their extra energy to work after completing their legitimate duties. ||53||
Aani itaraanchaa wel kititaree | Jayee vyarthachi gaavee gharee |
laavitaa to nirdharee | kaayaa paalatel gaavaachee ||54||

Secondly, in the village and at home the other members waste their ample time doing nothing. If everybody uses this period going to the waste, in doing some activities whole heartedly, then the total appearance of the village will come to a bright & excellent change. ||54||
Kachchee saamugree gaavachyaa bhaagee | Tee purepoor aanaavee upayogee |
Shodha karonee naana pryogee | maatee karaave sonyaasama ||55||

The raw material is plentifully available in the village. (This is the great fortune of the village). It should be completely utilized in village itself. Utmost efforts should be made through researches and experiments to produce gold out of soil. ||55||
Anya desheechyaa tarunaansi veda | Nityanave sanshodhan prachand |
Taisee dhund chadhaave akhand | Gaavachya shikhshit taruna ||56||

In other foreign countries, the youths are madly involved in research work and in new scientific inventions. Alike them, our young educated youths also should become absorbed in such scientific researches and inventions. ||56||
Gaavache kalaavant nipuna | tyaanna dyaave uttejana |
Navyaa navyaa vastoo karaarya nirmaan | upayogaachyaa jeevanaasi ||57||

Those excellently brilliant artists in the village should be encouraged to produce new, novel and useful things in the village. ||57||
Udyoge yantrehi nirmaavee | Paradeshaa bheek na maagaavee |
Aapanachee karoni bhogaavee | vaibhave saaree ||58||

Without begging at the doors of other foreign countries, we must create big industries and the machinery required to run those industries in our own villages and by ourselves. Creating all the grandeurs and wealth we all should collectively enjoy all pleasures from that wealth. ||58||
Charakha-takalee paasooni udyog | Anna,dhaanyaadikaanche prayog |
gharedaare sarva suyog | aapanachi nirmaave ||59||

From the self reliant industry for producing cloth on charkha (spinning wheel) and takalee (spinning small disc) to food and crop producing agricultural fields, researches and experiments should be made. Our houses & doors should be made by ourselves in the village. ||59||
Pratyek gharee joddhandaa | sarva stree-purush yaachi chhandaa |
Doora karaavayaa aapadaa | Jeevanaachyaa laagaave ||60||

In every hut and house of the village, some additional small industry should be run. The males and the females in the family should form hobby and liking for it. In this way, all should opt the various ways and means to fulfil the problems and difficulties of the house. ||60||
Konee pishavyaa, konee nawaaree | konee khaadi vinato gharee |
konee chapalaa chaamdiyaachyaa karee | melyaa janaavaraanchyaa ||61||

Konee chatayaa, konee aasane | konee khurchyaa, konee khelane |
konee baadalyaa, palang, gone | saabanhi gharee karee ||62||

Konee sundar madake ghadavee | kundyaa, ful-paatre baravee |
Konee kaweloo majboot daavee | karoniya sundarase ||63||

konee sundar vitaa karee | konee phadee phodee baree |
Hey sarva aapaaplyaa paree | gharogharee kaaryarata ||64||

Konee bailaanchaa saaj karee | konee rang shodhee paroparee |
pratyek jan kaaheetaree | karitachi aahe ||65||

(In the following Five stanzaas, Shree Maharaj says what the villagers can do & produce in their home industries.)

Some villager produces bags, some weaves newaar on handlooms. Somebody weaves khadee cloth, while some other individual makes foot wears from the leather of the dead animals. ||61||

Someone makes wooden chairs, some other creates toys for the children. Somebody makes buckets, cots, sacks and soaps in his home. ||62||

Some skilful potter makes beautiful and sturdy earthern pots while some other potter makes flower vases, glasses, strong tiles etc. ||63||

Some one produces beautiful bricks. Some splitter & hewer of stones chips stones and produces well shaped big stones. In this way, everybody seems to be fully engaged and absobed in enacting some productive work or other. ||64||

Some prepares beautiful habiliments to decorate bullocks. Someone is absorbed in the research of producing different shades of high quality paints. Each & every male and female in every house is doing some work or other ||65||
Aise hey sarva gaava | Jod dhandyaanne bhareeva |
Jaraahi naahee uneeva | Koneparee kothe ||66||

In this way, an industrious atmosphere must appear in every villages which is fully occupied by some additional industries & professions. Then there will be no shortage of anything even in the least scale. ||66||
Aisee asaavee kalaa kusaree | udyog dhande gharogharee |
Jaraahi na disel bekaree | waadhalee kothe ||67||

When such kinds of additional industries of artistic & skilful productions would be run in every house, no swelling of unemployment will be seem growing a little any where. ||67||

Tyaasachi mhanaavee sundar kalaa | Eravee awakalechi dharma shaalaa |
Usane aanoni sajavilaa | aapulaa navardeva ||68||

The art and skill, which becomes useful in growing the family's income through their hard work should be admired by calling it as the beautiful art. Otherwise, the village will become the free boarding building full of deteriorations if it depends upon others for its needs. How can a bridegroom maintain all beautifying adornments if they are all the borrowed things from others? ||68||
Jo jo dhandaa gaavee nasalaa | protsahan milaave tyaa kaaryaalaa |
Pari to pahije yogya tharalaa | gaavaachyaa saathee ||69||

If any industry or a profession is not existing in the village, it should be picked up and established in some house, provided that its benefits are suitable for the welfare of the village. ||69||

Gaavache udyog maagaasale | Tyaans shikhshanaane punhaa ujalile |
Aise asaave sudhaarale | Gaava aamuche ||70||

If any small scale village industry has become sick, it should be restarted and developed by providing proper training to the individuals. In this manner, our village should be improved.||70||
Nasateel tyaa vastu nirmaavyaa | yet nasata shikoni ghyaavyaa |
Gharogharee tyaach disaavyaa | Gaavachyaa vastu ||71||

The things, which are not available in the village, should be produced in village itself. If necessary, a proper know how should be acquired from other town or city, but in everyhouse, all things must be utilized which are produced by the villagers of that village. ||71||
Aapulyaa gaavee je je hote | Aapanachi vastu waaparaavee tey |
Tene gaaveeche dhan gaaveech raahate | shakti waadhate gaavaachi ||72||

All things produced in the village should be necessarily used by the villagers. It will help to maintain the wealth of the village in itself and increase the powers of the village. ||72||
Chaambhaar gaavee upashi marey |jodyaasaathee shikhshit shaharee phire |
Kewadhee gaavachee kadar karanaare | buddhimant hey! ||73||

Otherwise, the cobbler (shoe-maker) in the village dies of starvation and the educated one wanders in the town or a city to purchase foot wears for him. What a great intellectual he is caring for the welfare of the village! ||73||
Gaavee vinakar phutaane phakatee | yaasi havee malmalachi dhotee |
Waa re yaachee deshabhaktee | Gaava maaritee shoukaasaathee ||74||

The weaver in the village lives a meagre life any how by feeding himself with soaked & parched grams. And these educated gentlemen want superfine dhotees (for which, they go to the towns or cities.) Thus they are killing the village by starvation for their pleasures. What a great national devotion these folks have! ||74||
Konee mhanatee aamuchaa paisaa | aamhee kharchoo havaa taisaa |
Gaava-drohee samajaavaa aisaa | Aapswaarthee maanava ||75||

These people argue, "It is our money. We are free to spend it in any way we please to spend". These selfish folks should be treated as the traitors of the village. ||75||
Gaavache kalaavaan maagaasale | Mhanoni na paahije upaashee maarile |
Bahya vastunnee aapanachi sajale | bhooshan nawhe, dooshan te. ||76||

The local village artisans have become backward. So they are left to die of starvation. And these folks are buying things from ouside to adorn themselves. But it is not an adornment. It is blameworthy and tarnishing our image. ||76||
Deshaat ekataa Tajmahal | Tyaavaruni na thare deshachaa haal |
Gharogharee lok jari kangaal | Tari te mojmaap kashaache? ||77||

There is one and only one the most beautiful Tajmahal in our country. Does it mean that our country is wealthy? When there are hungry poor people in every house, suffering acute poverty, what is the use of counting the welthiness by the measure of the Taj? ||77||
Gaavee ek kusteegeer mahaan | Aani bakiche lakadee pahelwaan |
Taree te gaava shareer balaane poorna | mhanataa na ye kadheehi ||78||

There is only one strong and stout wrestler in the village and all other villagers are puny and bony fighters, we can't say from that strong wrestler that the village is strong, healthy and possesses great physical stength. ||78||
Mojake thora purush howonhi jaatee | Itaraanchee paatalee na ye varatee |
Tava tee samaajaachee pragati | Kaisee mhanaavee janatyaane? ||79||

Very few great personages are born in the society and all others can't even reach to the highest level of those great individuals. They remain as the lower down fallen folks. Can any wise and knowing person say that the society has progressed to the highest level of those great excellent personages? ||79||
Yaasaathee pratyek ghatak sadnyaan | Paahije niroge, udyogee sampanna |
Tareech hey gaava aadarshaache bhooshana | Mirawoo shake ||80||

Therefore everybody in the village must be thoughtful, healthy, diligent and hero of action. Then only the village can become a graceful adornment and can claim as an ideal village. ||80||
Mhanoni pratyekaane aapulyaa gaavee | graameen vastunnaa chalanaa dyaavee |
Tyaat sudhaaranaahi ghadawaavee | unnati whaayaa kalavantaachi ||81||

So everybody should encourage the use of the things produced in the village itself. Necessary changes and improvements in those products should be made to uplift the local artists and artisans through proper training ||81||
Aise sarvachi udyogdhande | chalawaavet gaaveech anande |
Naandaavet sarva lok swachchhande | sukhaasamaadhaanaane ||82||

All industries & professions essential for villager's life should be run with great enthusiasm, and pleasure. All villagers should live happily with their own will & pleasures. ||82||
Gaavee asaave vastu pradarshana | Aapulyaach gaavee zaale nirmaana |
bee-biyaane, shetee-udyog-saamaan | Tayaamaajee thewaave ||83||

An exhibition should be arranged of all the products produced by the local villagers. In that exhibition, seeds, the tools for agricultural cultivation work, tools required in various industries and factories and all other things should be exhibited. ||83||
Khelanee, lenee, jeevanodyame | laakadee, lohaaree, beldaaree kaame |
kumbhree, vinakaree, uttam charme | asaavee tethe ||84||

In that exhibition the toys, ornaments, things useful for household work, wooden furniture and other things, articles and tools made of iron & steel, things made from stones, earthern wares and other articles made by potter, fabrics and cloth woven by the local weavers, highly artistic leather articles etc. also be kept in the exhibition. ||84||
Asaave sundar ek ghar | Tyaamaajee vastu vividh sundar |
Aamheech nirmilelyancha bhar | asaavaa tethe ||85||

A beautiful house should be erected, Beautiful and artistic things should be arranged in that house. The beautiful artistic pieces, things of handcraft, made by local artists should particularly be kept on a large scale ||85||
Gaavee je maaldhan nirmaan hote | Baghaavaya lokannee yaave tethe |
Yogya kimatee dewoni te te | ghyaave saamaan tayaannee ||86||

Then the people in the village and around should go there to see what things are produced by the villagers of their village. If they want to buy anything, they should pay the proper price and buy it. ||86||
Gaavee asaavee udyog samitee | Jee satat kareel udyog-unnati |
Gaavaache aarthik Jeevan haatee | Ghewoni laaveel soya jee ||87||

A commitee of all industries and professions should be set up in the village. It will always try to prosper the local industries. Taking the financial life of the village in its hand, this committee will solve the financial problems and difficulities of the village. ||87||
Gaavaachiyaa dhanikaa kadooni | Sampteechaa waataa milavonee |
Sarvaanchyaa hitaasaathee raatrandini | upayog karaavaa tayaachaa ||88||

This committee will take a share of wealth from the rich and wealthy people in the village. It will use this money the whole day and night for the betterment and welfare of the village. ||88||
Kaahee asatee jamindaar | Techi gaavache artha bhaandaar |
Tyaannaa sarva kaarbhaar | sopawaayaa laawaava majuraanvaree ||89||

The big & wealthy landlords are the barns of wealth for the village. They should be made to handover the charge of their business to the labourers. ||89||
Kimwaa dhanik jaree naa wale | shetkaree-majuraanchyachi baley |
Thembe thembe saachawaave taley | Tyaanchyaa alpa theveeche ||90||

If the rich and wealthy persons are not ready to co-operate in this village work, the farmers and labourers should raise funds by saving regularly. As the saying describes, "Thembe Thembe taley saache" i.e. When drops of water get collected at some place, a big lake is formed". Similarly their small deposits will become a great treasure. ||90||
Tyaatooni nirmaan karaavaa vastusangraha | sarvaannaa upayogee bhaandaar gruha |
sarvaa miloni chaalawaave nissandeha | dukaan sarva vastunche ||91||

From that fund, a collection of village products should be made available in a shop which should be maintained and run by all villagers. ||91||
Tyaat asaavee sarvaanchee maalakee | hushaar kisaanaanchee thewaavee chaalakee|
Sarvaanchyaa anumateene vyaapaar-ekee | karaavee gaavee ||92||

All villagers will be the owners of that shop. Some wise farmers should keep a regular watch on the management of the shop. A unity of all trades & industries should be made with due thoughtful considerations of all villagers. ||92||
Ek asaave dhaanya bhaandaar | chaalaavayaa gaavache vyawahaar |
Tyaat asaave sarva janateche share | soyeesaarakhe ||93||

There should be one grain shop run by the villagers. All sale & purchase activities will be enacted through this shop. All villagers should become share holders of this shop. ||93||
Prasangee tyaatoonachi dhaanya nyaave | sarvaa milone kar tharawaave |
Prasangee sarvaannee waatoon ghyaave | uttam reetee ||94||

At the events of some difficulties or hardships, the villagers should take the grain from this shop. The taxes should be decided by all hands unitedly. On occasions, the profits should be distributed among all shareholders. ||94||
Tyaatoonachi karaavee gaavasevaa | Uneeva padel jyaa kashtee jeevaa |
Athawaa graamsudhaaranes laavaavaa | waadhawaa tyaachaa ||95||

Services to the village should be rendered through the management of this shop. The hardworking people when feel need, they should be provided to make up their needs from this shop. The increased benefits should be utilized for the reforms of the village. ||95||
Gaavee chaalate sawai-didhee | Tyaas yaanee basel adhee |
Graam nidhichee ughadtaa pedhee | Thandaavel vyaapaaree-saawakaaree ||96||

This will put an end to the practices of charging at the higher rates of interest of multiplication of one and one fourth or one and half. When the village fund will be well maintained, the unfair dealings of traders and money lenders will be subdued. ||96||
Gaavee awashyak telghaanee | shuddha telaadikaanchee nishaanee |
Gaavachee kaame sarva miloni | Gaaveech karaavee upayukatashee ||97||

To provide pure edible oil, the village should have its own oil mill. In this way, all the essential activities should be performed by all in a neat and perfect manner. ||97||
Udyog heenaannaa udyog dyaave | kaame dewoni sukhee karaave |
Aapanaasamaan paahije barawe | kele tyaansi sukhavastu ||98||

Those, who are unemployed in the village, should be provided with proper jobs, and they should be made happy like others. ||98||

Kaam jyaane jyaane karaave | Tyaane hakkaane potabharee khaave |
Laagel tewadhe maagave | hey to aahe praamaanik ||99||

Everybody who works should have bellyful food. It is his right. But he should honestly take the share which actually he needs. ||99||
Jyaas na miley kaamdhaam | Tyaane samitees suchawaave naam |
Graam sevaadhikaaree udyama | deyeel tyaasi. ||100||

Those who don't have jobs or employments should enroll their names with the committee formed for employments. The village employment officer will help to give proper jobs to those unemployed individuals. ||100||
Kaam dene kartavyachi tyaache | jamaa asatee fund gaavaache |
Tyaatooni purawaave mol kaamaache | upayogee aishaa ||101||

It is the duty of the village employment officer to provide jobs to the unemployed youths. They will render proper duties. They should be paid their wages from the funds of the village. ||101||
Majuraa majooree poorna dyaavee | jene mule baale sukhe jagavee |
Taiseech utpanne waadhawoni ghyaavee | Gaavaamaajee ||102||

The labourers should be paid enough wages so that he can live happily with his family and children. Similarly the income of the village should be increased from the industries and agriculture of the village. ||102||
Yaane sarvaans milel sukha | Mitel jeevanaachee bhook |
Graamraajya hoyeel surekha | aarthiktene samruddhaa ||103||

This project will make all happy. It will fulfill all the shortages scarcities and hunger. A fine and fair rule of the village will come into existence on sound financial footing and glories. ||103||
Yaastava shreemant, shikhshit, huddedaar | kalaavant, shetkaree, kaamgaar |
sarvaannee miloni graamoddhaar | karaavaa graamodyogaannee ||104||

To achieve this dream, all the rich, educated, officers and dignitaries, artists, farmers, labourers and workers should unite and work for total upliftment and prosperity through the local industries and professions. ||104||
Shaharaakade chaalalaa prawaaha | To thaambawaavaa nissandeha |
Sarvaanchaa gaaveech hoyeel nirvaaha | aisee yojanaa karaavee ||105||

The flow of village youths is turning towards the big towns and cities today. If a perfect plan is made to provide employments and jobs to them in the industries and professions, run by the village itself, this outgoing flow can be prevented. ||105||
Khedechi shaharaache janak | shahar bhokte, khede utpaadak |
sharaakade na jaataa lok | dhaavaave ulat khedyaakade ||106||

In fact, the village is the creator of the cities & towns. The villages are productive while the cities are the enjoyers of those products. So the cities will have to roam around the villages to seek pleasures and enjoyments. Then village people will not rush towards the towns and cities. On the contrary, the city people will run to the villages. ||106||
Aisee karaavee graamsevaa | hechi karma aawade devaa |
Sanshaya kaahee manee na dharaavaa | Tukadyaa mhane ||107||

(As you are so far told) the service to the Village should be rendered in this manner. This is the enactment that is liked by God. Never have any doubt in this regard. (says so Sant Tukadoji baabaa) ||107||
Iti Shreegraamgeeta grantha | Guru-shaastra-swaanubhava sammat |
Graamodyogaachaa kathilaa tatwaartha | Atharaavaa adyaaya sampoorna ||108||

This Gramgeeta scripture is consented by the Guru, shastras and self experiences. This eighteenth chapter titled as `shram sampatti' which provides perfect guidance of village industries is hereby concluded. ||108||

|| Sadgurunaath maharaj kee jai ||

VOLITIONS

1) The enactment and activity, which is performed for the service of the village and through a sense of offering those to God, is the true desireless and selfless enactment. We shall enact such selfless service to the village regularly everyday.

2) We shall not consider it as the enactment liked by the Geeta by which no true service to the masses (the form of God) is rendered. Today, to produce plentifully is the real means of the service to the human beings. Those, who work hard to increase production have understood the secret of the Geeta perfectly. All of us will collectively help the activities of the poor and hard workers and increase production.

3) When Shree sant Gora kumbhar was working upon the mud, even God had come to co-operate with him in trampling the soil. Therefore it will be a sin if the rich behave as an idler. We all shall help the poor and increase production.

4) The rich don't have a sense of responsibility of their duties. The poor don't have liking and affection in producing more. (because they don't get a proper share from the increased production.) The educated feel it below dignity to extract physical labour. So languidness has emerged in the society. We shall create a good faith in physical labour and offer our labour free of charge.

5) We shall produce all things in the village through the village industries and we shall use only those things that are produced by the villagers themselves.

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