अयं साधुरहो कष्टं कष्टमस्य महाजनाः । साधोर्वदंत्येतदपि पापिनां दुर्लभं त्विदम्
ayaṃ sādhuraho kaṣṭaṃ kaṣṭamasya mahājanāḥ | sādhorvadaṃtyetadapi pāpināṃ durlabhaṃ tvidam
‘अहो, हा साधू किती कष्ट भोगतो!’—असे महाजन धर्मात्म्याविषयी म्हणतात; पण अशी साधुत्वाची कीर्तीही पाप्यांना अत्यंत दुर्लभ असते।
Nandabhadra
Scene: A compassionate assembly where elders (mahājanas) speak softly about a suffering sādhu; the sādhu remains composed, radiating inner steadiness despite outer hardship.
Even when the virtuous suffer, their goodness is recognized; true virtue itself is rare and should not be abandoned for comfort.
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