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I am the Soul
So thus, what the jiva has to do and what he has to forsake on the path of the devoted practice of the Soul, can be understood only by the mumukshu jiva and none others. The others in fact, misconstrue even the simple and straightforward things. Hence, for such jivas Srimadji has said -
होमतार्थी जीव ते, अवळो ले निर्धार
That jiva who insists upon doing what his intellect, knowledge and imagination suggest, will not be able to understand the matters of devoted practice. Why! Not only will he not understand them, he will also misconstrue them.
A jiva, whose passions are not diminished yet, who has not lost the interest in the worldly affairs, who has not yet given up the wrong-beliefs and stubborn attitude, will not be interested in anything other than his own fixed notions. The very words or the very proximity of the Omniscient Supreme Soul will not only not prove beneficial to him, but just like the nectar that turns into poison after entering the mouth of the snake, the principles also get twisted and miscontsrued for the Matarthi jiva.
Hence, Srimadji implies that the Matarthi jiva never realises that self-conceit is to be rejected. The greatness of the Sadguru never really percolates to his heart. He even scorns the great dharma of humility. He believes there is merit in the wrong beliefs of Kudeva, KuGuru and Kudharma. Whatever high principles that are spoken in the presence of such jivas, instead of proving beneficial for them, tend to become damaging. For -
सक्करखोरनुं साकरजीवन, खरना प्राण ज हरे, EN-FATT HIEMG very, that Homi ... उत्तम वस्तु अधिकार विना मळे, तदपि अर्थ न सरे, मच्छभोगी बगलो मुक्ताफळ, देखी चंचु ना भरे . . . प्रेमरस
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