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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.76
sa va ayam brahma mahad-vimrigya-
kaivalya-nirvana-sukhanubhutih
priyah suhrid vah khalu matuleya
atmarhaniyo vidhi-krid gurus ca
SYNONYMS
sah -- that Supreme Personality of Godhead; va -- either; ayam -- Krishna; brahma -- the Supreme Brahman; mahat-vimrigya -- sought by great, great saintly persons (devotees of Krishna); kaivalya-nirvana-sukha -- of liberation and transcendental bliss; anubhutih -- for the realization; priyah -- very dear; suhrit -- the well-wisher; vah -- of all of you Pandavas; khalu -- famous as; matuleyah -- the son of your maternal uncle; atma -- heart and soul; arhaniyah -- the most worshipable person; vidhi-krit -- giving direction; guruh -- your spiritual master; ca -- and.
TRANSLATION
How wonderful it is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Parabrahman, Krishna, who is sought by great, great sages for the sake of liberation and transcendental bliss, is acting as your best well-wisher, your friend, your cousin, your heart and soul, your worshipable director, and your spiritual master.
PURPORT
Krishna can become the director and spiritual master of anyone who is serious about getting the mercy of Krishna. The Lord sends the spiritual master to train a devotee, and when the devotee is advanced, the Lord acts as the spiritual master within his heart.
"To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me." Krishna does not become the direct spiritual master unless one is fully trained by His representative spiritual master. Therefore, as we have already discussed, the Lord's representative spiritual master should not be considered an ordinary human being. The representative spiritual master never gives any false knowledge to his disciple, but only perfect knowledge. Thus he is the representative of Krishna. Krishna helps as the guru, or spiritual master, from within and from without. From without He helps the devotee as His representative, and from within He talks personally with the pure devotee and gives him instructions by which he may return home, back to Godhead.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness