Vaat 2.173
Swamini Vato Prakaran 2 Vaat 173 · 2 · Verse 173
Sanskrit Original
Sabhānī vāt bahudhā lāge nahi, e to ekāntmā pūchhavu-sāmbhaḷavu tyāre samās thāy chhe. Ne samāgam kare teno sang lāge tyāre te samāgam karyo kahevāy, te jem pāṇī lāge chhe1 em jyāre sang lāge tyāre tenā to avayav farī jāy. Ne sang to kevo chhe, to ene lobhādik doṣh na mūkavā hoy to paṇ mukāī jāy. Ne jo doṣh mūkavā hoy to paṇ jo ūtarto sang thaī jāy to mūḷagā doṣh vadhī jāy, em sangmā rahyu chhe. Footnotes: 1. 1. Gīrnu paththariyu pāṇī pīnārne lāmbe samaye peṭ goḷā jevu thāy chhe ne hāth-pag doraḍī jevā thāy chhe. Te pachhī kashu kārya karavā samarth thato nathī. Enā e avayav ashakt thaī jāy chhe.
On the whole, the talks delivered in the assembly do not have a lasting effect. It is only when one asks and listens individually that satisfaction is attained. When the company one keeps has an effect on one’s life that is known as true association. It is like when the water of Gir is consumed,1 similarly, when company has an effect, one is transformed. What is the nature of association? Even if one does not want to shed faults such as greed, etc., still they are overcome. And if one wants to overcome base instincts, but if improper company is attained, then, in fact, the faults increase. This is the nature of company. Footnotes: 1. 1. The hard water of the Gir region (near Junagadh) caused an illness in which the stomach becomes bloated and the hands and legs become thin.