Shloka : 196

आर्षभो भरत: पूर्वं जडविप्रो यथा भुवि ।

अवर्ततात्र परमहंसैर्वृत्यं तथैव तै: ॥ 196 ॥

અને પૂર્વે ઋષભદેવ ભગવાનના પુત્ર જે ભરતજી, તે જે તે, પૃથ્વીને વિષે જડબ્રાહ્મણથકા જેમ વર્તતા હતા તેમ જ, પરમહંસ એવા જે અમારા સાધુ તેમણે વર્તવું. ॥ 196 ॥

And in the past, Bharatji who was the son of Shri Rishabhdev Bhagwan, used to behave like a 'Jad Brahmin' i.e. insensitive Brahmin, similarly, My Paramhans saints should behave. || 196 ||

Commentary

In this Shloka, Shri Hari has instructed His Tyagi saints to behave like a 'Jad Bharat' i.e. without ego and without any attachment towards body or body related objects. Bharatji had renounced his wife, son etc. and renounced his 'Chakravarti' kingdom i.e. big empire and was residing in the forest to worship God. But, after going there he developed attachment with the baby of a deer, as a result he had to take birth as a deer. The saints of Shri Hari have renounced the body related pleasures and worldly enjoyments, therefore they should not develop attachment towards any object other than the divine form of Shri Hari. Bharatji had to suffer a lot of insults and hardships as a Jad Bharat, even then he remained completely focused on God, similarly the saints of Shri Hari should suffer insults and hardships and consider their spiritual soul united with the brilliance of Supreme God and aspire for the unity with the divine form of Shri Hari as master-disciple. And they should continuously practice to focus their complete attention towards the divine form of Shri Hari. This is the instruction of Shri Hari.