Chapter – 282- Sur -Vinaya – Pathrika – Ignorance is the cause of grief -The attachment to worldly matters causes grief, otherwise no one can cause grief to another
Sri Surdas
Maharaj speaks “Oh! Mortals, you have forgotten your real nature/Athama is
Paramathma, like the dog trapped in the mirror maze, it keeps wandering
aimlessly witnessing its own image, drenched in an illusion that there are several dogs
around him. Oh! Mortals, you have forgotten that Sacchidhanandha Swaroopa Paramathma
Parambhramam resides as a soul in you, and the increased interest in worldly matters
of possession, richness, fame, money, children, wealth, wife, companion, and
relatives has driven you afar from the supreme Bhramam, as the musk deer wander
for fragrance forgetting the fragrant musk stored on its navel. Oh! Mortals,
your increased interest in worldly matters has thrown you in constant grief and
agony like the King dreamt of being a pauper and caught by the thieves in
the Jungle, he cannot escape from the momentary trepidation unless he wakes up from the dream. Oh! Mortals, your illusion has driven you insane, like the elephant fighting
with its mirror image, the lion dived into the well at its own mirror image in
the deep dark well. Oh! Mortals, your attachment to possession, wealth, fame,
richness, children, wife, money, relatives, companions, etc, has thrown you into
unending misery, like the monkey/Jeeva/ greed of dhal/Channa/worldly matters/
shoved its hand inside the mud pot with a small mouth/Samsara/, later it finds
difficult to take out its hand because it has already grabbed a fistful of Channa
from the pot, and the pot of mouth is too small to take out the fistful Channa. So, the monkey keeps fighting to get the hands out of the pot, by the time the hunter/death/ arrives and gets hold
of the monkey. The fate of the monkey/Jeeva, caught by the hunter/death/becomes
miserable, it has to dance door-to-door/rebirth. Oh! Mortals, the
attachment to worldly matters, and thereby sufferings and grief of worldly
existence are the result of ignorance, no one can cause grief to you, and the result of your grief was the attachment to worldly matters. Oh! Mortals, the all-pervasive supreme
Bhramam/Sacchidhanandha/Sath-Chith-Anandha/eternal-pure-bliss/ Swaroopa
Paramathma resides as a soul, the lack of knowledge of self and the attachment
to worldly matters is the cause for your grief.”
Apunpau Apunahi
Bisarththyau | Jaisau Swan Kanch Mandhir Mei Bhrami Bhrami Bhooki Parthyau ||
Jyau Saurabh Mriganabhi Basath Hai Dhruma Thrina Soondhi Phirthyau | Jyau Sapne
Mei Ranka Bhoop Bhayau Thaskar Ari Pakarthyau || Jyau Kehari Prathibimb Dhekhi
Kai Aapanu Koop Parthyau | Jaisau Gaja Lakhi Phatikasila Mei Dhasanani Jayi
Arthyau || Markata Moodi Chadi Nahi Dhini Ghar Ghar Dhwara Phirathyau | Surdas
Nalini Kau Suvata Kahi Kaunau Pakarthyau ||