Gadhada Last Section Vach. 27 Vachanamrut Rahasyarth Pradeepika Tika

For example, a child may have loose change in his hands. If someone tries to take it away from him, he will not give it away. And if he has rupees or gold coins in his hands and someone tries to take them away, the child will not let them go either. That means that the child considers the loose change, the rupees and gold coins to be the same. That is due to the child’s ignorance. Someone may have loose change in his hands and a thief may threaten him and say, ‘hand it all over, otherwise I will cut off your head with a sword.’ A wise person would give it, but a fool would not. In the same manner, one should distinguish the insignificance and significance of the two types of tenacities. If someone does not and instead understands both types to be the same, he should be considered to have an obstinate nature and he should be known to be arrogant. Someone with such obstinacy may abide by the vartmans; and if this remains true for the rest of his life, it is fine. However, such an individual cannot be completely trusted because if he is offended by someone’s words, or respect for him is not maintained, he will not be able to retain that consistency. A person who abides by the vartmans and performs devotion due to obstinacy is called a Rajarshi. The person who performs devotion and abides by the vartmans in order to please God is called a Brahmarshi and a sadhu. A difference also exists between the fruits attained by both.