Vaat 6.156
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 156 · 6 · Verse 156
Sanskrit Original
Ek vār Mahārāje ūbhā thaīne kahyu hatu je, “Koī niyam bhang karasho mā, ne jene karavo hoy te satsangmā rahesho mā, ne ā je sūraj sarakhī godaḍiyu temā bhalā thaīne ḍāgh lāgavā desho mā. Ne mune Bhagwān jāṇashe ne kusangmā hashe to paṇ kalyāṇ thāshe, ne satsangmā rahīne niyam bhang thāshe tenu to bhūnḍu ja thāshe.” Em Mahārāje kahyu hatu, ne enā sādhu paṇ roj kahe chhe. Te māṭe na rahevāy to māg dejo. Ne undar ne mīndaḍī vāṇmā beṭhā. Te mīndaḍī kahe, “Dhūḍya uḍāḍ mā.” Tyāre undar kahe, “Mārnārī thaī ho to ām ja mārne.” Em je jānārā thayā ho te jājo, paṇ mīndaḍīnī peṭhe karasho mā.
Once, Maharaj stood up and said, “Nobody should break the rules and those who want to, do not remain in the Satsang. Be good and do not stain this clean, pure and spotless blanket of character. If one knows me as God and is at present in bad company, still one will attain moksha. But if one remains in Satsang and yet breaks the rules, then one will encounter misery.” This is what Maharaj has said and is even said by his sadhus daily. Therefore, if you cannot observe the rules, then leave. A mouse and cat were seated in a boat. The cat said, “Do not throw dust.” Then the mouse said, “If you are going to kill me, then just kill me. But do not make excuses.”1 Similarly, those who are certain to go, leave; but do not make excuses like the cat. Footnotes: 1. 1. A cat and mouse were seated in a boat. The cat wanted to kill and eat the mouse. So it started throwing dust at it to incite it and create an argument, thus giving it a reason to kill the mouse. But the mouse realized the intention of the cat.