Vaat 2.90
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 90 · 2 · Verse 90
Sanskrit Original
“Jo ruchi sārī bandhāṇī hoy ne viṣhaymā taṇāto hoy, paṇ temā ruchinu baḷavānpaṇu hoy to kasar ṭaḷāve, ne vāsanā baḷavān hoy to viṣhay āpe ne ante to mukāve.” Ane Moṭā āgaḷ je dharmamā shithil hoy te sarve dabāy ke nahi? Teno uttar karyo je, “Daivī hoy te dabāy ne āsurī hoy te na dabāy.”
Even if noble intentions have been developed, one is drawn towards material pleasures, but, if one’s intentions are powerful, the defects are overcome. If desires (to enjoy) are more powerful, then (initially) material pleasures are given, but in the end, they are made to renounce them. Can all those who are lax in observing dharma remain under the control of the great (Sadhu) or not? Swami replied, “One who is pure at heart is obedient, while one who is of demonic nature is not obedient.”