Vaat 5.218
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 218 · 5 · Verse 218
Sanskrit Original
Āpaṇe dharma pāḷavo, tyāg rākhavo, tap karavu, niyam pāḷavā vagere kriyāyu sādhannī chhe te potānā kalyāṇne arthe nathī, te to bījā jīvunā kalyāṇne arthe chhe. Ne amāre to zīṇī vātu chhe te tamane jāḍī karī daīne samajāvavī chhe.
The fact that we abide by our dharma, remain detached to objects, perform austerities, and practice other such spiritual endeavors is not for our own liberation; actually, it is for the liberation of others. I want to explain such extremely subtle talks in the most tangible way.1 Footnotes: 1. 1. Swami’s purport here is that our liberation is due to the upāsanā of God. The spiritual endeavors, as mentioned here, that we engage in are so that others will perceive virtues in our pure conduct, and therefore, attain liberation.