Vaat 6.110
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 110 · 6 · Verse 110
Sanskrit Original
Āchārya ādik chārno avaguṇ āve e moṭu pāp chhe. Bījā to anek swabhāv hoy paṇ e pāpnu mūḷ chhe. Te pāpne viṣhe puṇyanī buddhi thāy ne Sādhune viṣhe asādhunī buddhi thāy. Pachhī droh thāy, pachhī teno jīv nāsh thāy, evu e chhe. Māṭe vāramvār kahevānu tātparya shu chhe? To e vāt haiyāmā rākhīne koī divas e mārge chaḍavu nahī ne enī sevā thāy to karavī nīkar hāth joḍavā paṇ avaguṇ to na ja levo, e amāro siddhānt hato te kahyo: Pīpā pāp na kījiye, to dharma kiyā so vār; Jo kisikā liyā nahī, to diyā vār hajār. Sādhunī, mandirnī, āchāryanī ne satsangīnī sevā karavī to vṛuddhi pamāy ne droh thāy to jīvno nāsh thāy. Te sevā te shu? To Bhaktyānuvṛuttyā, anuvṛutti e ja sevā chhe, māṭe te pramāṇe rahevu.
The habit of finding flaws is a big sin. There may be many types of vicious nature but finding flaws is the root of sin. As a result, one sees virtues in sins and sees the God-realized Sadhu as not being a Sadhu. Then one bears malice towards him and one’s jiva is destroyed. This is what it is like. And what is the reason for repeatedly saying this? So that by keeping this point in one’s heart, one should never tread that path. If one can serve them, then do so, otherwise just fold your hands to them but certainly do not perceive any flaws in them. This is my principle which I have told you: Pipā pāp na kijiye, to dharma kiyā so vār; Jo kisikā liyā nahi, to diyā vār hajār.1 By serving sadhus, the mandir, ācharyas and satsangis one can progress, but if they are maligned, then the jiva is destroyed. What is that service? ‘Bhaktyānuvrutya’ – instinctively following their wishes is real service; so live like that. Footnotes: 1. 1. The saint-poet Pipa says that not sinning is like have observed dharma, many times over. Just as, if one does not take away anything, it is like having given.