Gadhada Last Section Vach. 11 Vachanamrut Rahasyarth Pradeepika Tika

Shreejimaharaj again asked the paramhansas a question, “When Ramchandraji exiled Jankiji to the forest, she started crying profusely. Laxmanji also became immensely distressed. At that time, Sitaji (Jankiji) explained to Laxmanji, ‘I am not crying due to my own pain. I am sad because of the distress that Ramchandraji must be feeling; because Raghunathji (Ramchadraji) is merciful, and due to the public scandal, he has had to exile me to the forest. He must be thinking, ‘even though she was not at fault, I have exiled Sitaji to the forest.’ Knowing this, and because he is merciful, he must be experiencing considerable distress in his mind. Tell Ramchandraji that Sita is not hurt in any manner. She will go to the hermitage of sage Valmiki and happily perform worship to you there. Therefore, there is no need for you to be sad because of Sita’s distress.’ Through Laxmanji, Sita sent this message to Ramchandraji, but she did not demerit him in any way (Valmiki-Ramayan Uttar-kand Chapter 45 & 48). One disciple is like that; he does not perceive demerit in God and His disciples in any manner. However, the extent of asceticism (vairagya) and adherence to the religious decree within him are ordinary. Another disciple has extremely staunch asceticism and adherence to the religious decree, but he does not have the kind of understanding that Sita possessed. Of these two types of disciple, who should one associate with and have profound affection and regard for?” Chaitanyanand Swami then replied, “One should associate with and have profound affection and regard for the disciple whose asceticism and adherence to the religious decree, are of an ordinary type, but who has the understanding like that of Jankiji (Sita). The other disciple may have staunch asceticism and adherence to the religious decree, but if he perceives demerit to exist in God and His disciples, one should not associate with him.” Shreejimaharaj commented, “That is the appropriate answer.”