Vachanamrut Essence
Gadhadā III-22
- One who has bhakti characterised with profound love:
- Their attachment to panchvishays will diminish.
- They maintain ātmā-realisation without trying.
- A devotee who has affection for wealth, women, etc., but not for God:
- He is not a staunch devotee of God.
- This sin becomes ingrained.
- To malign God and His Bhakta:
- Is the gravest of all sins.
- There is no release from this sin.
- God becomes displeased by this sin and is hurt.
- He falls from his eminent position.
- If one maligns a devotee of God knowingly or unknowingly:
- One should look at one’s own faults and look at the virtues of God’s devotees.
- One should bow to that person’s feet, pray to him, and act in a manner that pleases him.