Vaat 5.312
Swamini Vato Prakaran 5 Vaat 312 · 5 · Verse 312
Sanskrit Original
Rājāne pāṇī na pāyu to paṇ sankalp karyo hato tethī tene gām āpyu. Tem jīv potānā swabhāv mūkatā nathī, tem Bhagwān paṇ pote jīvno mokṣha karavāno sankalp mūkatā nathī.
The king was not given water, but still, because he had resolved to donate, he gifted a village.1 Similarly, even though the jiva does not shun its innate natures, God also does not give up his resolve to grant moksha to it. Footnotes: 1. 1. A king was out hunting and became very thirsty. He saw a villager with a jug of water and resolved in his mind to give a village in exchange for the water. However, the villager poured the water on the ground. Despite this, the king fulfilled his own resolve and gave a village to him. Similarly, even though people do not follow his commands, God is merciful towards them.