Vaat 2.41
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 41 · 2 · Verse 41
Sanskrit Original
Samāgam karavānī rīti kahī je, “Pratham to ekāntik sāthe jīv joḍavo, pachhī e Sādhu to Bhagwānmā rahetā hoy te Bhagwānnā guṇ sādhumā āve eṭale te sādhunā guṇ te samāgam karanārāmā āve, paṇ jīv sārī peṭhe joḍe nahi to tenā guṇ āve nahi; ane e vāt āj karo ke game to hajār janme karo paṇ ante em karyā vinā chhūṭako nathī.”
Swami described the method of engaging in close association, “First, attach the jiva to the enlightened Sadhu. Then, since he is engrossed in God and the virtues of God are (present) in him, the virtues of the Sadhu are imbibed by one who keeps his company. But if the jiva is not sincerely attached (to him) then the virtues are not gained. So, whether this talk is practiced today or after a thousand births, in the end, without doing this there is no alternative.”