THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

Vairagya, the correct karmas, and Sadhana so that the disciples don’t lose out on anything. The
Guru knows that most of his disciples are common men with meager abilities and hence tells them
everything stepwise so that they can digest, understand them and then put them into practice. For
the best implementation of this the Guru himself has to show the disciples everything done by him
as an example to be followed. When the Guru has to care for so many people he has to have
different paths of Sadhana and he does have them. He knows that spiritualism without Sadhana
may last for a while but will finally desert you and hence very prudently does Sadhana himself
thereby subtly demonstrating to the disciples that they also should never deviate from this path.
Shree Samarth destructively criticizes those so called Gurus who take everything for granted and
who don’t do what they preach. In short he says that the Guru has to be more careful than the
disciples while treading on the path of spirituality.
Corruption is rampant in spirituality also when it is pursued without
worship and karma. Shree Samarth says that in view of this one should be most careful while
submitting before someone thinking that he deserves to be the Guru. He says that many a times one
goes by the outward appearance of a person which so commonly conceals the inward impurity and
therefore he is liable to be deceived, thereby the whole cause is lost. When the Guru doesn’t
deserve to be a Guru on any count, following him and his ways is like following the demon to the
hell.
Shree Samarth says that there are many types of people in this world
who pose as Guru just because they teach something but the real and the only Guru is the one who
is capable of taking the disciple to the status of Moksha. He is full of all the virtues which he
acquires with relentless Sadhana and has immeasurable kindness towards one and all and especially
those who live a troubled life.
END OF SECOND SAMAS
THE THIRD SAMAS – SHISHYALAKSHAN (ATTRIBUTES OF THE DISCIPLE)
If the disciple is unable to find the Guru his life is futile whereas if
the Guru doesn’t get the proper disciple he also is constantly on the look out for one. The Guru
after finding the disciple has to work really hard to improve him. It is always highly desirous to
have the right person as the Guru and the correct one as the disciple otherwise the whole cause is
lost.
The Guru after accepting the disciple blesses him completely and for
ever. The Guru is having the knowledge of the Parbrahma and is very kind but if he gets a useless
disciple all his efforts go waste, it is akin to a rich and great man having a scoundrel as his son! For
this reason thence the Guru and the disciple should almost be, in today’s parlance, “Made for each
other”. In this case the disciple’s life is made without much effort from the Guru. The Guru is
happy that he imparted knowledge to the proper person and the disciple is happy because he got to
listen to the real knowledge from a really authoritative person.