Shloka : 28

भक्तिं वा ज्ञानमालम्ब्य स्त्रीद्रव्यरसलोलुभा: ।

पापे प्रवर्तमानाः स्यु: कार्यस्तेषां न संङ्गम: ॥ 28 ॥

અને જે મનુષ્ય, ભક્તિનું અથવા જ્ઞાનનું આલંબન કરીને સ્ત્રી, દ્રવ્ય અને રસાસ્વાદ તેને વિષે અતિશય લોલુપથકા પાપને વિષે પ્રવર્તતા હોય તે મનુષ્યનો સમાગમ ન કરવો. ॥ 28 ॥

And if a person commits the sins due to his strong desires for the women, wealth or taste and justify them on the basis of devotion and knowledge, then the company of such person should be avoided. || 28 ||

Commentary

The people who are committing sins like adultery etc. due to their strong desires for the women, wealth or taste and justify them on the basis of devotion towards Shriji Maharaj or knowl­edge of greatness of Shriji Maharaj, the company of such people should be avoided. These miscreants misinterpret the greatness of God like this: "God is the savior of the devotees who have fallen from the path. He purifies the sinners. By reciting the name 'Narayan' only once, all the sins are destroyed. Moreover, even the name of God is powerful enough to destroy all the sins committed by a sinner, but the sinner is not capable enough to commit those many sins. Therefore, what is there to fear about for us, the devotees of God?" The company of such people should be avoided who commit and justify their sins using the compassion of God as an excuse.

Also, if someone says that Muktas are permitted to behave ac­cording to their free will one should never believe such claims. Because those great men, Muktas, are committed to pro­tect the religion, not to commit sins. Muktas, having strong will power and devotion, also could be spoiled through the attachment for a woman. Similarly, a woman devotee also could be distract­ed through the attachment for a man.