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    1) Sahajobai was a devout girl from Rajasthan, India who became the disciple of Sant Charandas ji Mahaaraj after he interrupted her wedding preparations and convinced her to renounce worldly life. 2) She attained self-realization through rigorously following her Guru's instructions and expressed deep gratitude for his grace in verses comparing what God had done for her versus what her Guru had done. 3) In the verses, she says that while God entangled her in the world, her Guru freed her from rebirth and enlightened her to her true self, and that she offers herself fully to her Guru and would renounce God but never

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    I Might Renounce God, But Can Never Abandon My Guru!

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    1) Sahajobai was a devout girl from Rajasthan, India who became the disciple of Sant Charandas ji Mahaaraj after he interrupted her wedding preparations and convinced her to renounce worldly life. 2) She attained self-realization through rigorously following her Guru's instructions and expressed deep gratitude for his grace in verses comparing what God had done for her versus what her Guru had done. 3) In the verses, she says that while God entangled her in the world, her Guru freed her from rebirth and enlightened her to her true self, and that she offers herself fully to her Guru and would renounce God but never

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    Sahajo Bai AmritVaani

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    1) Sahajobai was a devout girl from Rajasthan, India who became the disciple of Sant Charandas ji Mahaaraj after he interrupted her wedding preparations and convinced her to renounce worldly life. 2) She attained self-realization through rigorously following her Guru's instructions and expressed deep gratitude for his grace in verses comparing what God had done for her versus what her Guru had done. 3) In the verses, she says that while God entangled her in the world, her Guru freed her from rebirth and enlightened her to her true self, and that she offers herself fully to her Guru and would renounce God but never

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    SahajoBaiAmritVaani:IMightRenounceGod,ButCanNever

    AbandonMyGuru!
    HariOmNarayan/8yrsago/ 3

    SahajoBai'sDevotiontoGuru



    SahajobaiwasadevoutgirlhailingfromRajputanaofthestateofRajasthan,India.Shehad
    acceptedthedisciplehoodofSantCharandasjiMahaaraj.Thestoryofhowshegotconvertedto
    thepathofdevotionisquiteinterestingandinspiring.

    Hermarriageceremonyhadjustbeenover.Preparationswereafoottosendherofftoherinlaws'
    house.Herhairwasbeingdone.Shewasbeingmeticulouslydressed&decorated.Herfriends
    werebusydoinghermakeup.Itwasthenonly,shallwesaybythequirkofthefatethat
    Charandaasjeeappearedonthescene.LookingatSahajoBaiwhosemakeupwasinprogress,
    heremarked,
    Chalanaahairahanaanaheenchalanaawishwaabees
    Sahajotaniksuhaagparkahaanguthaavaisheesh

    [OSahajo!Thisworldisnotyourpermanentabode.Wewouldhavetoleave,itisdeadsure,this
    world.

    Wouldyoutradeyourheadforsuchafickle&ephemeralconjugalbliss?]
    Nosoonerthanthesewordshadbeenuttered,sheputoffallitemsofmakeupanddecoration,
    andgaveuptheveryideaofgoingtoherinlaws'place.Instead,shegotherselfmarriedtoalifeof
    meditationandgrewup,induecourseoftime,intoagreatdevoteeandsantherself.Shecould
    attaintheUltimatePerfection(SelfRealisation)bymeticulouslyandrigorouslyobeyingthe
    instructionsofherGuru,andthus,shehadgratefullyexperiencedhisinfinitegrace.

    Itiswiththisdeepsenseofgratitudeinhermindthatshehasexpressedherheartfeltemotions
    towardsherGuruinthefollowingverses.

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    RamtajoonpaiGurunavisaaroon|
    Gurukesamharikonanihaaroon||

    ImayabandonRam(God),butIcanneverforgetmyGuru|

    IdonotseeGodwiththesamesenseofgratitudeasIdomyGuru||

    *****************************

    Harinejanmdiyojagmaanhee|
    Guruneaawaagamanchhudaaheen||

    Godsentmeintothisworld|

    ButGururidmeoftheviciouscycleofbirth&deathortransmigration||

    *****************************

    Harinepaanchchordiyesaathaa|
    Gurunelaeechhudaayanaathaa||
    Godsentfivethieves(thefivesensoryorgansnamelyeyes,ears,nose,tongueandskin
    whichkeeponstealing(thepleasuresin)objectsofsensesviz.form,sound,smell,taste
    andtouch)toaccompanyme|

    Gururescuedme,thehelpless,fromthecaptivityofthese(thieves)||

    *****************************

    Harinekutumbjaalmeingeree|
    Gurunekaateemamataabedee||

    Godensnaredmeinthetrapofkiths&kins|

    Guru,ontheotherhand,freedmebysnappingtheshacklesofattachments||

    *****************************

    Harinerogbhogurajhaayau|
    Gurujogeekarsabaichhutaayau||

    Godentangledmeinvariousdiseases(bodilyaswellasmental)andenduringthefruitsof
    fateordeedsperformedinearlierbirths|

    WhileGuruliberatedmefromalltheseafflictionsbymakingmeayogii.e.bymakingme
    performYogaSadhana(DrishtiYogaandShabdaYoga)||

    *****************************

    Harinekarmbharmbharamaayau|
    Guruneaatamrooplakhaayau||

    Godmisledmeintotheillusorywebofdoing(goodaswellasbaddeeds)|

    ButGurumademesee,takingmebeyondthese,mytrueSelf||

    *****************************

    Harinemosoonaapchhipaayau|
    Gurudeepakdetaahidikhaayau||

    GodhidorconcealedHimselffromme(thoughHeisinme,IcouldntseeHim)|
    WhereasGuru,lendingmethelampofinnereye/vision,enabledmeseeHim||

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    Firharibandhmuktigatilaaye|
    Gurunesabaheebharmmitaaye||

    Godbroughtmerepeatedlyinthefettersofthebodyandthefourkindsofmukti(liberation
    whichisnotgenuine)namely,saalokya,saameepya,saaroopyaandsaayujya|

    ButGuru,impartingtheexperientialknowledgeofkaivalyamukti(accessintothesphere
    ofpureconsciousnessi.e.primevalword),endedallmywanderings&delusions||

    *****************************

    Charandaspartanmanwaaroon|
    Gurunatajoonharikotajidaaroon||

    I(SahajoBai)offermyselfwholeheartedly,withallmyphysicalandmentalresources,in
    sacrificeatthelotusfeetof(myGuru)Charandasji|

    ImayrenounceGod,butcannevereverforsakemyGuru||

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