《真正的奉獻者》（Vaishnava Jan To）
15世紀古吉拉特聖詩人納爾辛格·梅塔創作的不朽讚歌，是聖雄甘地每日摯愛的祈禱文，將真正的信徒定義為能感知他人痛苦並慈悲奉獻的人。
經詩內容
唯有將他人的痛苦視為己有、無私救助困苦之人卻心中不起一絲傲慢者，方可稱為真正的奉獻者。
第節 1
他謙卑地尊重世間所有人，絕不論人長短；言語、德行與心靈皆堅定純潔——生育他的母親實為大福！
第節 2
他一視同仁，斷除貪欲；視他人之妻如同己母。其口不說虛妄之言，其手永不染指他人之財。
第節 3
不為痴迷與塵世幻象所困，心中常懷堅定出離心；深契於主之聖名者——一切神聖的朝聖聖地皆居於其身！
第節 4
離諸貪婪，絕無欺誑，降伏欲愛與嗔怒——納爾辛格讚曰：得見如此聖者之尊容，足令其家族七十一世祖先皆獲解脫！
第節 5
禮拜指南與念誦功德（Phalashruti）
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
背景介紹
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
來源: wisdomlib.org
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Mahatma Gandhi's Daily Anthem
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Radical Moral Definition
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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.