In plain words
(Sant Asaram Bapu, renowned in the spiritual field, came to Prasanthi Nilayam on 14 September 2004 for Swami's darśan. On the afternoon of the 15th he addressed the students in the Sai Kulwant Hall. Marking that occasion, Bhagavān graciously gave this divine message.)
Embodiments of Prema!
God's grace and God's Prema are not gained merely by doing tapas and acts of charity, nor merely by roaming to the four corners of the world preaching and teaching about the śāstras. You must render service to the good. Without doing service, however many sādhanas you practise, they will not bear fruit. A great many people of Bhārata found their fulfilment precisely through the darśan, the touch and the conversation of great souls. He (Sant Asaram Bapu) has taken great pains to come here today from Gujarat, and has given our students excellent teaching. This is truly the students' good fortune. His heart is a very gentle one. At this time, when Bhakti and śraddhā have perished under the influence of the Kali age and atheism keeps on growing, students very much need teachings such as these. Merely seeing great souls does not fulfil the desire of our hearts. Merely touching them does not fulfil our desire either. Only through all three, darśan, touch and conversation, does a man's heart ripen and attain Śānti. For man to be redeemed there are nine paths of Bhakti: