Vaat 5.166
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 166 · 5 · Verse 166
Sanskrit Original
“Satsang chār prakārthī chhe. Temā pratham prakār e chhe je, Paramātmānu gnān, ātmānu gnān tathā sānkhyavichārnu gnān; e traṇ gnānno satsang to bākīnā traṇe prakārthī uttam chhe ne bījo prakār e chhe je, dhyān tathā pativratāpaṇu; ne trījo āgnā pāḷavī te, ne chotho āsharo je Sādhu sāthe joḍāvu. Ā chhellā traṇ prakār pratham prakārnā traṇ gnān tethī ūtartā chhe.” Pachhī Nathu Paṭele pūchhyu je, “Upāsanā kem samajavī?” Tyāre Swāmīe kahyu je, “Upāsanā to shāstra, potāno vichār ne Sādhu e traṇthī samajavī.”
Satsang is of four types. Of them, the first type is the knowledge of Paramatma, knowledge of ātmā and knowledge about the perishable nature of the world – this satsang of the three aspects of knowledge is superior to the other three types. The second type is that of meditation and fidelity to one’s chosen God. The third is to observe God’s commands and the fourth is to seek refuge and establish rapport with a God-realized Sadhu. These last three types of satsang are inferior to the first type consisting of the three aspects of knowledge described above. Then Nathu Patel asked, “How should upāsanā be understood?” Then Swami said, “Upāsanā should be understood from the scriptures, one’s own thoughts and the Sadhu.”