Chapter – 222- Sur -Vinaya – Pathrika – There is no grief
other than the three kinds such as 1) grief caused by illnesses, fear of death,
and separation from beloved ones, 2) grief caused by the attachment to possession,
richness, wealth, money, wife, fame, children, relatives, companions, etc. in
their absence 3) grief caused by natural calamities, drought, famine, flood,
woodfire, earthquake, epidemic, etc.
Sri Surdas
Maharaj speaks “Oh! Sri Hari, I have been drenched in worldly matters of
fleeting nature, I am ignorant and dull-minded, and I did not utilize the
precious birth as a human received after several pieties to achieve the four
Purusharththa/Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha, instead, I have soaked in
worldly matters of possession, richness, fame, money, wealth, children, wife,
companion and relatives, of fleeting nature. Oh! Prabho, you are
Antharyami/resides as a soul in the Jeeva, you are the source of the functioning
of the mind, intellect, chiththa, Ahamkara, vital air/Prana, Karma and
Gnanendhriyas, etc. you are all-pervasive supreme Bhramam, omnipresent,
omniscient and omnipotent, how can I hide my action, thought and words, from
you? How did I explain the sins committed in each and every second? I was
drenched in illusion, I was soaked in Mrigathrishna/the illusion that all those
infinite sounds, smell, passion, appearance, and touch are real, alas! that was
merely a dream. Oh! Prabho, I am worn out of Thapathraya/three kinds of grief 1)
grief caused by an epidemic, famine, drought, flood, woodfire, earth-quake, etc.
– Adhidheivik 2) grief caused by aging, illnesses, fear of death, and
separation from the beloved ones – Adhyathmik and 3) grief caused by
possession, wealth, richness, money, fame, children, wife, companion, relatives
- Adhibhauthik. Oh! Prabho, I have no
one to protect me from the bottomless ocean of worldly existence, I have
neither ferry nor ferryman, I have been stuck in the middle of an ocean of worldly
existence, and I am helpless, kindly protect me from the sufferings of worldly
existence and repeated births.”
Hamari Thum Kau Laj Hari | Janath Hau Prabhu
Antharjami Jo Mohi Manjj Pari || Apane Auguna Kaha Lau Baranau Pal Pal Dhagi
Dhari | Athi Prapancha Ki Mot Bandhi Kai
Apanau Seesa Dhari || Khechanahara Na Khevat Merau Ab Mo Nach Ari |
Surdas Prabhu Thava Charanani Ki Aas Lagi Ubari ||
