### SB 1.1.9

> तत्र तत्राञ्जसायुष्मन्भवता यद्विनिश्चितम् ।\
> पुंसामेकान्ततः श्रेयस्तन्नः शंसितुमर्हसि ॥९॥

> tatra tatrāñjasāyuṣman\
> bhavatā yad viniścitam\
> puṁsām ekāntataḥ śreyas\
> tan naḥ śaṁsitum arhasi

*tatra*—thereof; *tatra*—thereof; *añjasā*—made easy; *āyuṣman*—blessed with good duration of life; *bhavatā*—by your good self; *yat*—whatever; *viniścitam*—ascertained; *puṁsām*—for the people in general; *ekāntataḥ*—absolutely; *śreyaḥ*—ultimate good; *tat*—that; *naḥ*—to us; *śaṁsitum*—to explain; *arhasi*—deserve.

**Please, therefore, being blessed with many years, explain to us what you ascertain to be the absolute and ultimate good for the people in general.**

In Bhagavad-gītā, worship of the ācārya is recommended. The ācāryas and the gosvāmīs are always well-wishers for the general public. They are especially spiritual well-wishers. Spiritual well-being is automatically followed by material well-being. The ācāryas therefore give directions in spiritual well-being for the people in general. Foreseeing the incompetencies of the people in this age of Kali, or the iron age of quarrel, the sages requested that Sūta Gosvāmī give a summary of all revealed scriptures because the people of this age are condemned in every respect. The sages, therefore, inquired of the absolute good, which is the ultimate good for the people. The condemned state of affairs of the people of this age is described as follows.