THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

single moment sitting idle which is the only thing he dislikes. He is a workaholic. It is therefore
impossible for poverty even to have a look at him. He stands tall among the masses and the classes
too. In his presence there is no chance of quarrels or chaos.
He knows the importance of worldly wisdom in routine life and that
of the knowledge of what is Atman and what isn’t in the spiritual life. He never indulges in
backbiting. He is wisdom in human form. He is perfect in all the karmas, Sadhana, knowledge and
Vairagya. His intellect knows no bounds. He thus is omnipresent like the soul; in everybody’s mind
with a feeling of great love for him. He is aggrieved by others’ grief and he shares and enjoys
others’ happiness. He cares for all as if they are his own children.
He is unhappy if people don’t get what they deserve and spares no
effort in seeing to it that they get it. He is never affected by anyone who dares to insult him for he
knows that the insult is intended towards the body which is nonexistent for him as he is the really
knowledgeable. He has scant consideration for the body, its demands and desires. He lives in the
body but doesn’t care a bit for it. In gist you should try to emulate him so that you also can become
like him. You should also realize that he not only has thrown the mind body intellect conglomerate
out forever but has the power of micro and highly penetrable universal wisdom.
He forgives all for everything bad they do. Forgiveness is his other
name. Even the most vicious are all for him because he has forgiven them and set them free of all
the sins they have committed. Everyone thinks that he or she is great but the fact remains that the
only great one is the one who is acclaimed by all to be a great.
END OF THE FOURTH SAMAS
THE FIFTH SAMAS – DEHMANYANIRUPAN (ABOUT THE BODY)
Shree Samarth elaborates of the types of Gods who are worshipped,
the types of Sadhana. He says that the reason for all these Gods is the original whirl of the universal
flame. Gods are small parts of it. The original prudent God is singular. This can be understood only
by application of wisdom.
Without the body you can’t worship or do Sadhana. If you call this
body as totally and completely untrue then you are left with nothing. You can worship because the
soul unites with the body. Shree Samarth then gives numerous examples of things you can’t do
without the body. Through this body you worship the Gods but he advises that you should give
them importance according to their status. Ultimately whomsoever you worship your worship
reaches the original God. Body is the manifestation of the Maya but it is also the fruit of the
feelings of the original God. (Shree Samarth here is in no way praising the body but only
emphasizing that you need a body to achieve the state you aspire for after which you need not pay
any attention to the needs of the body)
Now Shree Samarth comes to the point which he wants to tell. He
says that whatever you want to know about the Atman is hidden inside your body and therefore you
should tirelessly and with wisdom try to find that hidden Atman. Once you are able to do this, then