Vaat 1.17
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 17 · 1 · Verse 17
Sanskrit Original
Bhagwāne kahyu chhe je, “Jevo hu satsange karīne vash thāu chhu evo tap, yagna, yog, vrat, dānādik sādhane karīne paṇ vash nathī thāto.”1 Te satsang shu je, ‘Moṭā Ekāntikne hāth joḍavā ne te kahe tem karavu e ja chhe.’ Footnotes: 1. 1. Shrīmadbhāgavat (11/12/1-2)mā Bhagwān kahe chhe: ‘N rodhayati mām yogo na sānkhyam dharma ev cha; N svādhyāyastapastyāgo neṣhṭāpūrtam na dakṣhiṇā. Vratāni yagnashchhandānsi tīrthāni niyamā yamāhā; Yathāvarundhe satsangah sarvasangāpaho hi mām.’
God has said, “I am not as pleased by austerities, sacrifices, yoga, observance of vows, donations and other endeavours as I am by satsang.” What is that satsang? “To fold one’s hands before the great God-realized Sadhu and to do as he says.”