Vaat 1.117
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 117 · 1 · Verse 117
Sanskrit Original
“Moṭā chhe te koīkne vadhu sukh āpe chhe ne koīkne thoḍuk sukh āpe chhe tenu kem samajavu?” E prashnano uttar karyo je, “Moṭā to samudra jevā chhe. Te samudramā pāṇīnī khoṭ nathī; tem e to koīne ochhu sukh āpatā nathī, paṇ pātrane laīne em jaṇāy chhe. Ne uparthī to moṭā māṇasnu rākhavu paḍe evu garībnu na rakhāy, e to vahevār kahevāy je, Parvatbhāī jevā vānse bese ne moṭu māṇas hoy te āgaḷ bese.”
The great Sadhu gives more happiness to some and less to others. How should this be understood? In reply, he said, “The great are like an ocean, in which there is no shortage of water. The Sadhu does not give less happiness to people, but it appears that way to them due to the suitability of the recipient. Also, senior people have to be looked after – and this is not necessary for the meek. That is the way of the world. Meek people, like Parvatbhai, sit at the back and dignitaries sit at the front of the assembly.”