Shloka : 5

सधवा विधवा योषा याश्च मच्छिष्यतां गता: ।

मुक्तानंदादयो ये स्यु: साधवश्चाखिला अपि ॥ 5 ॥

તથા અમારે આશ્રિત જે સુવાસિની અને વિધવા એવી સર્વે બાઈઓ તથા મુક્તાનંદ આદિક જે સર્વે સાધુ. ॥ 5 ॥

And all the women who are married or widowed as well as all the saints like Muktananda etc.. || 5 ||

Commentary

Here, Shri Hari has mentioned all the women who are married or widowed, but He has not mentioned any specific names because these women are not independent of their respective husbands or sons etc. and therefore in this Shloka married and widowed women are mentioned after referring to the householder disciples like Mayaram Bhatt etc.

The term 'Saint' indicates a person who (accomplishes) attains salvation for himself as well as for others. Moreover, those, who have been initiated as per the instructions of Shriji Maharaj as Tyagi Sadhu through an accomplished Dharmavanshi Guru and those who have renounced worldly relations and material possessions according to 'Dharmamrit', are also mentioned as Muni, Paramhans and Saint.

There are two reasons for mentioning the Saint at last: One is that the saint is detached from the worldly commitments which are distracting on the path of spiritual progress; the second is that he is firmly rooted in his absolute belief in God. Besides, by the term 'all Saints', Shri Hari wants to indicate that even if one has achieved Mukta state i.e. liberation through self-realization, one should observe proper conduct till one is aware of physical existence.