tasmāt tādṛśa-sādhu-saṅga-mahā-nidher māhātmyam asmad-anubhava-gocarī-kṛtaṁ kiyad brumaḥ? ity āhuḥ |
bhagavat-saṅgino bhaktāḥ, teṣāṁ saṅgasya yo lavo’tyalpaḥ kālaḥ, tena svargaṁ karma-phalam,apunarbhavaṁ mokṣaṁ ca jñāna-phalaṁ na tulayāma, martyānāṁ tucchā āśiṣo rājyādyāḥ kim uta vaktavyaṁ na tulayāmeti |
yataḥ sādhu-saṅgena parama-durlabhāyā bhakter aṅkuro hy udbhavatīti bhāvaḥ |
tatra bhakteḥ sādhanasyāpi sādhu-saṅgasya lavenāpi karma-jñānādeḥ phalaṁ sampūrṇam api na tulayāma, kimuta bahu-kāla-vyāpinā sādhu-saṅgena, kimutatarāṁ tat-phala-bhūtayā bhaktyā, kimutatamāṁ bhakti-phalena premneti ca kaimutyātiśayo dyotito bhavati |
tathātra sambhāvanārtha-kaloṭātolane sambhāvanām eva na kurmaḥ |
na hi meruṇā sarṣapaṁ kaścit tulayatīti dyotyate |
bahu-vacanena bahūnāṁ sammatyā naiṣo’rthaḥ kenacid apramāṇīkartuṁ śakyata iti vyajyāte |
bhagavat-saṅgi-saṅgasya ity anena –
na tathāsya bhavet kleśo bandhaś cānya-prasaṅgataḥ | yoṣit-saṅgād yathā puṁsas tathā tat-saṅgi-saṅgataḥ ||
iti yoṣit-saṅgād api yoṣit-saṅgināṁ saṅgo yathātinindya uktaḥ, tathaiva bhagavat-saṅgād api bhagavat-saṅgināṁ saṅgo’tivandyo’tipraśasyo’tyabhilaṣaṇīya iti bodhyate ||