Toys 3301
Еуоланатионс оф тhe Atmarama Verse is
267
प्रारम्भिक परिचय
Sanātana Gosvāmī was a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa. A pure devotee has no business other than serving Kṛṣṇa; consequently Kṛṣṇa is always ready to help him. This benediction was given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Sanātana Gosvāmī, who was authorized to write Vaiṣṇava  smṛti . Sanātana Gosvāmī was a pure devotee of the Lord, and through the blessings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he was able to write the book perfectly.
TEXT 329
তথাপি এই সূত্রের শুন দিগ্দ্দরশন । সকারণ লিখি আদ্দৌ গুরু-আশ্রয়ণ ॥ ৩২৯ ॥
tathāpi ei sūtrera śuna dig-daraśana sakāraṇa likhi ādau guru-āśrayana
SYNONYMS
tathāpi —still;  ei sūtrera —of the synopsis of this book;  śuna —hear;  dik-daraśana —an indication;  sakāraṇa —the cause;  likhi —we should write;  ādau —in the beginning;  guru-āśrayaṇa —accepting a bona fide spiritual master.
TRANSLATION
“Because you asked me for a synopsis, please hear these few indications. In the beginning one must take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master.
TEXT 330
গুরুলক্ষণ  ,  শিয়ূলক্ষণ ,  দোঁহার পরীক্ষণ  ।  সেব্য — ভগবান্ ,  সর্বমন্ত্র - বিচারণ  ॥ ৩৩۰ ॥
guru-lakşana, śiṣya-lakşana, doṅhāra parikṣaṇa sevya—bhagavān, sarva-mantra-vicāraṇa
SYNONYMS
guru-lakṣaṇa —the symptoms of a bona fide spiritual master;  śiṣya-lakṣaṇa —the symptoms of a bona fide disciple;  doṅhāra —of both;  parīkṣaṇa —the testing;  sevya-bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshipable;  sarva-mantra-vicāraṇa —consideration of the different types of  mantras .
TRANSLATION
“In your book there should be the characteristics of the bona fide guru and the bona fide disciple. Then, before accepting a spiritual master, one can be