Vaat 2.44
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 44 · 2 · Verse 44
Sanskrit Original
Moṭā Santno samāgam karavāno mahimā kahyo je, “Roṭalā khāvā maḷe chhe paṇ kadāch te na maḷe to rāndhelu anna māgī khāīne paṇ ā Sādhuno samāgam karīe, nīkar kāchā dāṇā khāīne paṇ samāgam karīe, nīkar upavās karīne paṇ samāgam karīe, athavā līmbaḍo khāīne, nahi to vāyu bharakhīne paṇ ā samāgam karyā jevo chhe. Ane jene koīk kāmno karanāro hoy ke jene roṭalā khāvā maḷatā hoy, te jo ā samāgam nahi kare to tene to bahu khoṭ jāshe.” Em ghaṇīk vārtā karī.
The glory of associating with a great Sadhu was described, “We get food to eat, but if that is not available, we should beg for cooked food to eat and still keep the company of the Sadhu. If necessary, we should eat only raw grains, observe fasts, or eat only neem leaves and keep his company. In fact, this company of the Satpurush is worth keeping even while subsisting only on air. And for an aspirant who has someone to do the work and who gets food to eat, if he does not keep such company then he will suffer a great loss.”