9.1 In the Samvat year 1877, on Kãrtik sud 5 [10th November, 1820], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a decorated bedstead on the veranda outside the north-facing rooms of Vastã Khãchar’s darbãr in Kãriyãni. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
9.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj asked a question to Nityãnand Swãmi and Brahmãnand Swãmi: “Suppose there is someone who is so unkind and stubborn, that once he develops a grudge for someone, he never abandons that grudge. Instead, he continues to remain stubborn like a buffalo. Can such a person be called a sãdhu or not?”
9.3 Both replied, “A person who is like that cannot be called a sãdhu.”
9.4 Then, Muktãnand Swãmi asked a question: “Mahãrãj, there may be a bhakta of Bhagvãn who perceives avgun in some other bhakta, and due to that, he develops hatred for that bhakta. How can he eradicate the perception of that avgun?”
9.5 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “A person who has the bhakti of Bhagvãn in his heart and realises the greatness of Bhagvãn, would never perceive avgun in a bhakta of Bhagvãn, and he would never develop an unkind stubbornness towards a bhakta of Bhagvãn. For example, Uddhavji had understood the greatness of Bhagvãn, and therefore asked for a vardãn: ‘May I be reborn as any of the vines, or blades of grass, or shrubs in Vrundãvan in order to have the privilege of being touched by the dust of the feet of the gopis’. Also, Shree Krishna Bhagvãn told Baldevji that the trees, birds, and deer in Vrundãvan are extremely fortunate. Even Brahmã asked for a vardãn from Shree Krishna Bhagvãn: ‘O Bhagvãn! May I be so highly blessed to be able to serve your holy feet as your dãs, either in this life, or in the life of an animal or bird’.
9.6 “Therefore, a person who understands the greatness of a bhakta of Bhagvãn in this way will never develop a grudge due to a person’s avgun. Moreover, a person who understands such greatness never takes into account even minor avgun that are present in a bhakta of the pratyaksha svarup his own ishta-dev. In fact, a person who realises the greatness of Bhagvãn looks upon even animals, trees, and shrubs, which have come into contact with Bhagvãn, as equivalent to devs. If that is so, what can be said of those people who are engaged in the bhakti of Bhagvãn, abiding by the vartmãn, and chanting the name of Bhagvãn? He would certainly look upon them as equivalent to devs and would not think unkindly of them.
9.7 “Therefore, a person who understands the greatness of Bhagvãn does not develop hatred towards bhaktas of Bhagvãn. On the other hand, a person who does not understand such greatness does develop hatred towards them. Therefore, a person who does not realise the greatness of Bhagvãn and His bhakta should be known as being half-fallen, even if he is a satsangi. Only a person who understands the greatness of Bhagvãn and the bhaktas of Bhagvãn should be known to be a perfect satsangi.”
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