Vaat 5.235
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 235 · 5 · Verse 235
Sanskrit Original
Udyam tathā kriyā karye akalyāṇ thātu nathī, te to karavu, paṇ pāpīno sang na karavo. Muvāku jivāve, asmān chaḍī jāve, pay anna hu na khāve, to bī māyā ke gulām he.
By endeavoring and engaging in worldly activities, one does not lose their kalyān; therefore, one should endeavor and engage in these activities. However, one should not keep the company of sinners. Muvāku jivāve, asmān chaḍī jāve, pay anna hu na khāve, to bī māyā ke gulām he.1 Footnotes: 1. 1. One may bring the dead back to life, one may fly in the sky, one may abstain from eating food or drinking water; yet, one is still a slave of māyā. Brahmanand Swami explains that no matter what powers one may achieve, because the intent of their action is to increase their own fame (due to their ego), they still succumb to māyā. Therefore, greatness is not in gaining such powers.