Vaat 5.151
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 151 · 5 · Verse 151
Sanskrit Original
Āgnāmā rahe ne chheṭe chhe to paṇ amārā ḍholiyānī pāse chhe ne āgnā nathī pāḷato te pāse chhe to paṇ chheṭo chhe. Te game tevo gnānī hashe, hetvāḷo hashe ne moṭero hashe paṇ āgnā lope to satsangmā na rahevāy. Tyā draṣhṭānt dīdhu je, patang uḍāḍvāthī chheṭo gayo chhe paṇ dorī hāthmā chhe to samīpmā ja chhe. Tem āgnārūpī dorī hāthmā chhe to Mahārājnī pāse ja chhe.
“One who follows the commands and lives far away is still near my seat. While, one who does not follow the commands may be near but is still far away. So, no matter how much knowledge one may have, affection one may have or great one may be, but if commands are transgressed it is not possible to stay in the Satsang for long.” Then, Swami gave an example, “The kite may appear to go far away, but as long as the string is in the hand of the flier it is nearby. Similarly, if the string in the form of the commands (of God and his holy Sadhu) is in the hand (i.e. they are observed), then one is near Maharaj.”