Shloka : 208 - 209

शिक्षापत्र्या: प्रतिदिनं पाठोऽस्या मदुपाश्रितै: ।

कर्तव्योऽनक्षरज्ञैस्तु श्रवणं कार्यमादरात् ॥ 208 ॥

અને અમારા જે આશ્રિત સત્સંગી તેમણે આ શિક્ષાપત્રીનો નિત્યપ્રત્યે પાઠ કરવો; અને જેને ભણતાં આવડતું ન હોય તેમણે તો, આદરથકી આ શિક્ષાપત્રીનું શ્રવણ કરવું. ॥ 208 ॥

And all My devotees should study the Shikshapatri regularly; and those who can not read, should listen to the Shikshapatri with reverence. || 208 ||

वक्त्रभावे तु पूजैव कार्याऽस्या: प्रतिवासरम् ।

मद्रुपमिति मद्वाणी मान्येयं परमादरात् ॥ 209 ॥

અને આ શિક્ષાપત્રીને વાંચી સંભળાવે એવો કોઈ ન હોય ત્યારે તો, નિત્યપ્રત્યે આ શિક્ષાપત્રીની પૂજા કરવી; અને આ જે અમારી વાણી તે અમારું સ્વરૂપ છે - એ રીતે પરમ આદરથકી માનવી. ॥ 209 ॥

And if there is no one around who can read the Shikshapatri, then one should worship the Shikshapatri; and the Shikshapatri which is My speech is My divine form and it should be followed with full devotion. || 209 ||

Commentary

The devotees of Shri Hari should study the Shikshapatri regular­ly and those who cannot read or cannot pronounce properly, should listen to the Shikshapatri with great affection. And if there is no one available to read, at that time one should worship the Shikshapatri daily with whatever means available. A person, who cannot follow any of the three, should observe one fast.

And the Shikshapatri is the speech of Shri Hari which explains the code of conduct prescribed by Shri Hari. It is the divine form of Shri Hari and should be followed with full devotion.

Thus, Shri Hari Himself has clearly explained in these two Shlokas that He prefers Shikshapatri the most. Therefore, an absolute devotee of Shri Hari prefers to study, listen to and worship the scriptures which describe the playful character of Shri Hari and the scriptures related to Shri Hari. This is the duty of a faithful and devoted disciple and it pleases Shriji Maharaj also.