Vaat 6.283
Swamini Vato Prakaran 6 Vaat 283 · 6 · Verse 283
Sanskrit Original
Swāmīe Shrāvaṇ Vadi Bārasne divas vāt karī je, “Mahārāje manḍaḷ bāndhyā tyāre sārā moṭā sādhu bheḷā koī sādhu beṭhā nahi ne bījā bheḷā vīs-pachīs thayā. Te Mahārāj kahe, ‘Olyā Hindusthānmā laī jāshe tevā bheḷā thaī gayā ne ā satsangmā rākhe tevā bheḷā koī nathī.’” Pachhī Swāmī kahe, “Em ekāntiknu ne sādhāraṇ sādhunu nokhu chhe, te oḷakhyā joīe.”
On Shravan vad 12, Swami spoke, “When Maharaj assigned sadhus into groups, no one joined the group lead by the great sadhus, whereas 20 or 25 joined the group of others. So Maharaj said, ‘Some have joined the group of those who will take them to Hindustan,1 whereas no one joined those who will keep them in satsang.’” Then, Swami said, “This is the distinction between the ekāntik sadhu and an ordinary sadhu. One should recognize them.” Footnotes: 1. 1. Hindustan generally refers to Bharat-khand. In this case, Hindustan refers to northern India - meaning far from satsang.