Vaat 2.18
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 18 · 2 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
Bhagwānnā bhaktano avaguṇ āve tyāre temā guṇ hoy te vichārvā, to te avaguṇ ṭaḷī jāy, jem pāch laḍavā āvyā hoy te sāmā pachās āve to tene haṭhāvī diye; tem guṇ to ghaṇāy hoy te vichārvā, to doṣh thoḍā hoy te ṭaḷī jāy; ne jo doṣh jhājhā hoy to satsangmā rahevāy nahi. Ne jīvne baḷ pāmavāno hetu to satsang ja chhe. Te jem khāy tem baḷiyo thāy. Tem ek to ā badhāy mandir kare ne satsangmā na rahe, ne ek to ek īnṭ paṇ na līdhī hoy ne satsangmā rahe, em samajaṇmā rahyu chhe. Te ūtartāne sange ūtarto ūtarto ūtarī jāy, jem brāhmaṇ hato te ḍheḍhaḍī sāru ḍheḍh1 thaī gayo tem thāy. Footnotes: 1. 1. Ek brāhmaṇe kāmvāsanāne līdhe nimna jātino svīkār karyo.
When a flaw of a devotee is noticed, then think of his virtues so that thoughts of the flaw are eliminated. Just as, if five soldiers have come to fight and if fifty come to oppose them, they will certainly throw out the five. Similarly, there are many virtues and by thinking of them the few faults are discarded. And if a devotee has many faults, he will not be able to stay in Satsang.