Congregation

All that brings happiness in life is achieved through the grace of the company of saints. The more we attend congregations, the more our life becomes enriched with saintly qualities. Our heart begins to absorb love and humility, which are the sources of all kinds of happiness.

Satsanga or association with the Guru is an armour and fortress to guard you against all temptations and unfavourable forces of the material world.

The first form of devotion is fellowship with the saints, and the second is fondness for My stories.

The Lord of Raghus, the congregation of holy men, the sage Vasiṣṭha, and the lord of Mithilā, all were faint with love and admired in their heart the surpassing glory of Bharata's brotherly affection and devotion.

Only those rulers who have never attended a gathering of saints are the ones who lose their sense when they taste power.

Due to natural modesty, she felt shy in front of the elders and the large gathering, and so she looked at her companions while thinking of the hero of Raghu's race in her heart.

The story of Rama is like a wish-fulfilling cow, granting all blessings to those who devote themselves to it, and the gatherings of saints are like the various divine realms.

Let him who wants to bathe in this lake, brother, practice Satsanga (association with saints) diligently.

One must let go of greed. Whoever shares the story of the righteous sages in public gatherings will gain wealth and prosperity.

The person with dull intelligence who refuses to explain the meanings of texts in a gathering of learned people, with foolish understanding, never succeeds in explaining the meaning correctly.

The gods consider someone a true Brahmana if they fear social gatherings as much as they fear a snake, are wary of overindulgence in sweet foods and drinks as much as they fear hell, and view women with the same detachment as they would a corpse.

Then the thousand-eyed chief of the gods, accompanied by Sree and his friend the great Rishi, came into the assembly of the celestials in a magnificent chariot drawn by green horses, receiving honor from all.

A king should conceal his secret plans, the gathering of troops for victory, and his wrong intentions by appearing candid and honest.

Oh Keshava, the faces of those beautiful women, although pale, still look radiant, like a gathering of red lotuses.

When I recall the forced dragging of Draupadi to the assembly, none of her husbands - not even Arjuna, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Nakula, or Sahadeva - brings me joy.

Please cry out in every realm and assembly, 'Oh beloved gambler, where have you gone, cutting off half of my garment and abandoning your devoted wife who was asleep in the forest?'

In an assembly where a blameworthy act is not criticized, half of the blame falls on the leader of the assembly, a quarter on the person who committed the act, and a quarter on the others who are present.

When virtue is pierced by sin and seeks help from an assembly, it is the duty of everyone in the assembly to remove the sin, or else they will be affected by it.

Those in the assembly extinguish that fire and calm him through truth and morality.

Virtue and morality are being oppressed by such behavior. A distressed person approaches a gathering of good people, just like someone being consumed by fire.