ヴァイシュナヴァ・ジャン・トー（真の神の信徒）
15世紀の詩人ナルシン・メータによるグジャラート語の不朽の賛歌。マハトマ・ガンディーの日々の祈りとして世界に知られ、他者の痛みを自らのものとする慈悲を説く。
Verses
他者の痛みと苦しみを自らのものとして感じ、困窮する者を助けながらも心に決して慢心を抱かない者こそ、真の信徒と呼びなさい。
節 1
全世界のすべての人に敬意を払い、決して誰の悪口も言わない。言葉と行いと心が清らかで不動である者――彼を産んだ母はまことに幸いである。
節 2
私利私欲を捨てて万物を平等に見つめ、他者の妻を己の母のように敬う。舌は決して偽りを語らず、手は決して他人の財産に触れない。
節 3
迷妄や世の幻影に囚われず、心に不動の離欲を宿す者。主の聖なる御名に深く没入する者――その肉体そのものの中に、すべての聖なる巡礼地が宿っている。
節 4
強欲を離れ欺瞞なく、情欲と怒りを克服した者――ナルシンは言う。かかる高潔な人を見るだけで、その一族の七十一世代までもが解脱に至るのである！
節 5
礼拝の手引きと詠唱の功徳（パラシュルティ）
PhalashrutiDaily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)
Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)
Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering
- Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home
Background
Composed by the pioneer of Gujarati literature, saint-poet Narsinh Mehta (1414–1481 CE), 'Vaishnava Jan To' revolutionised the definition of spirituality. Rather than measuring piety by ascetic rituals, pilgrimages, or outward sectarian marks, Narsinh declared that a true Vaishnava (devotee of God) is recognized solely by inner ethical purity: one who deeply feels the suffering of another (peed parayi jane), renders selfless help without pride, speaks no untruth, desires no other's wealth, and views all women with the respect due to a mother. In the 20th century, Mahatma Gandhi made it the core morning anthem at his Sabarmati and Sevagram ashrams, inspiring the Indian independence and nonviolent civil rights movements worldwide. Its portrait of the true devotee echoes the Bhagavad Gita (12.13–19), where the Lord's beloved devotee is free of malice, compassionate, and even-minded in pleasure and pain.
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作者: Narsinh Mehta
出典: wisdomlib.org
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Mahatma Gandhi's Daily Anthem
This 15th-century song became the spiritual heartbeat of the Indian freedom movement, sung every morning during prayers at Gandhi's Sabarmati and Sevagram ashrams.
Radical Moral Definition
Rejecting sectarian caste markings and empty rituals, Narsinh Mehta defines a devotee (Vaishnava) solely through ethical conduct—empathy, humility, truthfulness, and self-restraint.
Empathy First
The opening line Peed parayi jane re ('one who feels the pain of another') coined one of the most enduring maxims of compassion in Indian literature.
All Shrines Within the Body
Verse 4 proclaims that for a soul free of greed and attached to the Divine Name, all holy pilgrim shrines (sakala teeratha) abide right inside their own body.
Seventy-One Generations Redeemed
The closing signature verse affirms that the mere sight and company of such a noble soul purifies and redeems seventy-one generations of their ancestral lineage.
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