Vaat 5.253
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 253 · 5 · Verse 253
Sanskrit Original
Viṣhay thakī to jīv potānī meḷe judā paḍī shake ja nahī ne viṣhay mūkavā jāy to bamaṇā bandhāy ne Moṭā Sādhu thakī to viṣhaythī judu paḍāy; tyā draṣhṭānt dīdhu je, ‘Dūdh ne pāṇī koīthī judā paḍe ja nahī. Paṇ hansathī judā paḍe chhe.’
The jivas cannot separate from material pleasures on their own. And if they attempt to leave them, then they becomes doubly bound. But with the help of the great Sadhu they can become separate. There, an example was given, “Nobody can separate milk and water. But they are separated by the mythical swan.”1 Footnotes: 1. 1. The mythical swan is called the hansa and is recognized by its ability to separate a mixture of water and milk by merely pecking at the mixture. The hansa are said to graze on only pearls. In this Kali-yug false sadhus can be compared to black hansas. Those who encourage devotion and live a disciplined life in keeping with the commands of God, the scriptures and the holy Sadhu are true hansas. With just a word, they cleanly separate the truth from falsity and worldly pleasures from spiritual joy. Those who can destroy our worldly desires and attachment are true hansas – true Sadhus.