4.1 In the Samvat year 1876, on Mãgshar sud 7 [23rd November, 1819], Shreeji Mahãrãj was sitting in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of sãdhus, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
4.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “Haribhaktas should not have jealousy amongst each other.”
4.3 Ãnandãnand Swãmi replied, “Mahãrãj, even then jealousy still remains.”
4.4 Hearing this, Shreeji Mahãrãj explained “If a person does hold jealousy within them, it should be like that of Nãradji. Once, both Nãradji and Tumbru went to Vaikunth for the darshan of Lakshmi-Nãrãyan. There, Tumbru sang before them. Both Lakshmiji and Nãrãyan were so pleased that they rewarded him with their clothes and jewellery. Seeing this Nãradji became jealous of Tumbru, and thought, ‘I shall also learn to sing like Tumbru, so I can please Bhagvãn’.
4.5 “Nãradji learned the art of singing, and sang before Bhagvãn. But Bhagvãn replied, ‘You do not know how to sing like Tumbru’. Then, Nãradji performed tap to please Shiv, and received his blessings to master the art of singing. However, when he sang again, Bhagvãn still was not pleased with his singing. So he practised his singing for seven manvantars. Despite this, Bhagvãn still was not pleased.
4.6 “Finally, Nãradji learned to sing from Tumbru himself, and then sang before Shree Krishna Bhagvãn in Dvãrikã. Only then was Shree Krishna pleased, and rewarded Nãradji with His clothes and jewellery. Nãradji then abandoned his jealousy towards Tumbru.
4.7 “Therefore, if a person is to hold jealousy within themselves, then he should perceive the gun of the person that he is jealous of. He should also abandon his own avgun. If this cannot be done, then a bhakta should at least totally abandon any form of jealousy that would result in harming another bhakta.”
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