Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8
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Kṛṣṇa must first take permission from the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone's heart, and the spiritual master is His direct external representative. Thus Kṛṣṇa is situated  antar-bahiḥ , within and without. One must first become a pure devotee by following the strict regulative principles and chanting sixteen rounds daily, and when one thinks that he is actually on the Vaiṣṇava platform, he must then take permission from the spiritual master, and that permission must also be confirmed by Kṛṣṇa from within his heart. Then, if one is very sincere and pure, he can write transcendental literature, either prose or poetry.
TEXT 74
দরশন করি কৈলু চরণ বন্দন । গোসাঞ্জিদাস পুজারী করে চরণ-সেবন ॥ ৭৪ ॥
daraśana kari kailuṅ caraṇa vandana gosāñi-dāsa pūjārī kare caraṇa-sevana
SYNONYMS
daraśana —by visiting;  kari —doing;  kailuṅ —made;  caraṇa —lotus feet;  vandana —worship;  gosāñi-dāsa —of the name Gosāñi dāsa;  pūjārī —priest;  kare —does;  caraṇa —lotus feet;  sevana —service.
TRANSLATION
When I visited the temple of Madana-mohana, the priest Gosāñi dāsa was serving the feet of the Lord, and I also prayed at the Lord's lotus feet.
TEXT 75
প্রভুর চরণে যদি আজ্ঞা মাগিল । প্রভুকণ্ঠ হৈতে মালা খসিয়া পড়িল ॥ ৭৫ ॥
prabhura caraṇe yadi ājñā māgila prabhu-kaṇṭha haite mālā khasiyā paḍila
SYNONYMS
prabhura —of the Lord;  caraṇe —lotus feet;  yadi —when;  ājñā —order;  māgila —requested;  prabhu-kaṇṭha —the neck of the Lord;  haite —from;  mālā —garland;  khasiyā —slipped;  paḍila —fell down.
TRANSLATION
When I prayed to the Lord for permission, a garland from His neck immediately slipped down.