Vaat 5.302
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 302 · 5 · Verse 302
Sanskrit Original
Bhāgwatnā Pancham Skandhamā Jaḍbharate Rahugaṇne kahyu je, “Tu rājyādiknī vāt kare chhe paṇ tu gnānī nathī, ahinsā ne brahmacharya sahit ne rāg-dveṣhādik rahit evo dharma, tene yukta evo je Vaidik mārg, te paṇ amārā ātmā-Paramātmānā gnānvāḷāne gaṇatīmā nathī, to tārā rājya-bhṛutyādik1 te amārā brahmavettānī shī gaṇatīmā?” Footnotes: 1. 1. Rājā ane sevak ādi.
In the fifth canto (of the Bhagwat), Jadbharat says to Rahugan, “You speak of ruling a kingdom, but you are not a gnāni. For those like me who possess the knowledge of the ātmā and Paramatma, the path of the Vedas that expound dharma - characterized by ahinsā and brahmacharya and devoid of attachment and malice - does not even come into consideration. So, how can your kingdom and servants come into consideration to those who know Brahman like me?”