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67. The Divine Voice of Shrimad
Thrimad, the supreme ascetic, engrossed in Soul, roamed the mountains and caves of Idar for seven weeks like a lone, fearless lion. The divine sound of his melodious voice echoed throughout the highlands of Idar. The vibrations of the immortal verses of Dravyanuyoga reverberated around their peaks.
"If you want to still your mind to achieve ideal state of meditation, then do not have affection or aversion with regard to favourable and unfavourable experiences of the senses. You can chant and meditate on the five worshipful types of Soul or follow a Guru's instruction for chanting or meditation. When you become one with the object on which you are meditating, only then is your meditation successful."
Shrimad was such an embodiment of non-violence that the vibrations emanating from him were so peaceful that even predatory animals would become calm in his presence. He himself experienced such inner peace and bliss that he noted :
"I am one, I am totally alone, I am devoid of all external attachments, I can expand or shrink to fill any physical body I occupy, I am immortal, ageless, I am eternal, I am pure consciousness, undisturbed by wavering thoughts, a mere witness."
After his stay in Idar, in VS 1955 Shrimad went to Ahmedabad. Sheth Jesangbhai Ujamshi had come to see him. He asked permission to leave as he was feeling sleepy but Shrimad had already started his discourse and he could not leave.
When Shrimad stopped, it was after 3-00 am : nobody had realised the time.
When Shrimad was out early in the morning he was chanting a verse :
"Ponder over the wisdom imparted by the Guru."
In Bhimnath, Shrimad preached tattvadrashti (philosophical insight). He then visited Vavania and Morvi, where he spent about seven weeks and then returned to Idar. In Idar this siddha yogi (realised soul) once again awakened the mountains and valleys with the sounds of his melodious voice and with his wisdom.
