Ghazal
Akha Bhagat 29
This ghazal uses the analogy of a tree to illustrate how a general perspective differs from a detailed one, and only a true guru can resolve such misunderstandings. It suggests that all spiritual endeavors originate from the ultimate reality (Brahman). The individual soul, asleep within itself, experiences worldly sufferings as if in a dream.
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જેમ બાધું જોતાં એકજ ઝાડ
વિગતે જોતાં ભાંગે જાડ્ ય;
When seen as a whole, it's a single tree, but observed in detail, its oneness ceases to be.
When viewed as a whole, it is a single tree, but when observed in detail, its singularity disappears.
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રંગ સ્વાદ પત્ર ફળ ફુ લ
સદગુરુ મળે તો ભાંગે ભૂલ.
Color, taste, leaf, fruit, and flower,If a true guru is found, mistakes lose their power.
Just as there are color, taste, leaves, fruits, and flowers, if a true guru is found, all mistakes are dispelled.
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જાગ જોગ મંત્ર ફ્ળ ને સિદ્ધિ
એ બ્રહ્મઉદર માંહે લી રિદ્ધિ;
Awakening, Yoga, mantra's fruit, and Siddhi,All these are riches held in Brahma's cosmic belly.
Awakening, Yoga, the fruit of mantras, and Siddhi—all these riches are contained within Brahma's cosmic belly.
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અંશીનર ઉંઘ્યો આપમાંહે
સ્વપ્ન ભોગવે ત્રણ તાપ ત્યાંહે ;
The embodied soul slept deep within, There, dreams it met, and threefold pain therein.
The embodied soul slept deep within, There, dreams it met, and threefold pain therein.
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વિધિસહિત પરબ્રહ્મને જાણ
ત્યારે અખા ટળે ભવતાણ.
Know the Supreme Brahman with proper method,
Then, O Akha, the suffering of worldly ties will cease.
Know the Supreme Brahman with proper method, then, O Akha, the suffering of worldly ties will cease.
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આત્મલક્ષમાં નહિ પર આપ
વણસંતાને કે નો બાપ;
Not for self-gain, nor for others' grace,Who is a father without a child's embrace?
This couplet emphasizes that actions should not be driven by self-interest or the desire for others' approval, but by the spirit of giving. It rhetorically asks how one can be a father without children, highlighting that true purpose is found in giving to others.
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