Shloka : 139

यावज्जीवं च शुश्रूषा कार्या मातु: पितुर्गुरो: ।

रोगार्तस्य मनुष्यस्य यथाशक्ति च मामकै: ॥ 139 ॥

અને અમારા આશ્રિત જે ગૃહસ્થ તેમણે માતા, પિતા અને ગુરુ તથા રોગાતુર એવા જે કોઈ મનુષ્ય તેમની જે સેવા, તે જીવનપર્યંત પોતાના સાર્મથ્ય પ્રમાણે કરવી. ॥ 139 ॥

And my Grihastha devotee should serve his mother, father, Guru and the patients who are suffering from some disease throughout his life as per his capacity. || 139 ||

Commentary

The Grihastha devotees of the ultimate Supreme God Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan should serve their mother who has given birth or stepmother, father who has given birth and Guru who has (initiated) explained the spiritual knowledge, throughout their lives as per their capacity. After conceiving a child, the kind of hardships the parents go through cannot be paid back by serving for hundreds of years. Therefore, they should always try to please their parents and their Guru who has given them spiritual knowledge. A person who pleases all three of them, is said to have behaved in a pious way. It is the biggest service to please all three of them.

Moreover, the devotees of Shri Hari should serve the people suffering from diseases as per their capacity. The wounds inflicted by a weapon are also included in the word 'disease'. A person suffering from wounds inflicted by a weapon, should also be served.