Vaat 6.250
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 250 · 6 · Verse 250
Sanskrit Original
Sādhu thāvu eṭale thaī rahyu. Te thayo eṭale Bhagwānnā khoḷāmā beṭho. Te kahyu chhe je, Sādhavo hṛudayam mam.1 Bhagwānne rahevānu ṭhekāṇu Sādhu, ā to haḷdarno gānṭhiyo ek āvyo eṭale gāndhī thaī beṭhā teṇe shu? Footnotes: 1. 1. “Sādhu māru hṛuday chhe ane hu sādhunu hṛuday chhu. Teo mārā vinā bīju kāī jāṇatā nathī ane hu paṇ teo sivāy bīju kaī jāṇato nathī.” (Bhāgwat: 9/4/68)
To become a sadhu is the ultimate. If one becomes a sadhu, then one is seated in the lap of God. It is said, “Sādhavo hrudayam mama.”1 God always remains in the Sadhu. How can one who has only a piece of turmeric call himself a grocer?2 Footnotes: 1. 1. True sadhus are my heart. - Shrimad Bhagvat 9/4/38 2. A person with only a single piece of turmeric can’t be called a grocer. Similarly, one with only a virtue or two cannot be called a Sadhu.