Vaat 4.12
Swamini Vato Prakaran 4 Vaat 12 · 4 · Verse 12
Sanskrit Original
Tīrthne viṣhe jaḷnī buddhi na karavī ne Bhagwānnā bhaktane viṣhe jātinī buddhi na karavī; marane Bhagwānno bhakta shvapach hoy to paṇ potānā kuṭumbe sahitno mokṣha kare chhe ne te vinā bār guṇe yukta evo brāhmaṇ chhe to paṇ potāno mokṣha karī shakato nathī. Footnotes: 1. 1. Sham, dam, dān, tap, yog, satya, shauch, dayā, shāstra-gnān, vidyā, vignān, āstikya. (Swāmīnī Vāt: 3/68)
One should not perceive holy water from a place of pilgrimage as ordinary water. One should not develop prejudice toward a devotee of God based on his caste. Even if the devotee of God belongs to the lowest of the castes, he will be the cause of liberation for his entire family. And without this [understanding that all of God’s devotees are divine], a brāhmin possessing the twelve virtues1 is not able to liberate himself. Footnotes: 1. 1. Twelve attributes of a Brahmin: (1) sham – tranquility (restraint of mind), (2) dam – self-control, (3) donations, (4) austerities, (5) yoga, (6) truth, (7) purity, (8) compassion, (9) scriptural study, (10) scientific knowledge, (11) spiritual knowledge, (12) and faith in God. Swamini Vat 3/68