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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 1]
author of both  Vedānta-sūtras  as well as  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  or the essence of all Vedic literatures. Besides  Vyāsadeva , there are other sages who are the authors of six different philosophical systems, namely  Gautama ,  Kanāḍa ,  Kapila ,  Patañjali ,  Jaimini  and  Aṣṭāvakra . Theism is explained completely in the  Vedānta-sūtra , whereas in other systems of philosophical speculations, practically no mention is given to the ultimate cause of all causes. One can sit on the  Vyāsāsana  only after being conversant in all systems of philosophy so that one can present fully the theistic views of the  Bhāgavatam  in defiance of all other systems. Śrīla  Sūta Gosvāmī  was the proper teacher, and therefore the sages at  Naimiṣāraṇya  elevated him to the  Vyāsāsana . Śrīla  Vyāsadeva  is designated herein as the Personality of Godhead because he is the authorized incarnation.
TEXT 8
वेत्थ त्वं सौम्य तत्सर्वं तच्चतस्तदनुग्रहात् । 
  ब्रूयुः स्निग्धस्य शिष्यस्य गुरवो गुह्यमप्युत ॥ ८ ॥
vettha tvam saumya tat-sarvam 
  tattvatas tad-anugrahāt 
  brūyuh snigdhasya śiṣyasya 
  guravo guhyam apy uta
vettha —you are well conversant;  tvam —your honor;  saumya —one who is pure and simple;  tat —those;  sarvam —all;  tattvatah —in fact;  tat —their;  anugrahāt —by the favor of;  brūyuh —will tell;  snigdhasya —of the one who is submissive;  śiṣyasya —of the disciple;  guravah —the spiritual masters;  guhyam —secret;  api uta —endowed with.
TRANSLATION
And because you are submissive, your spiritual masters have endowed you with all their favors. Therefore you can tell us all you have learned from them.
PURPORT
The secret of success in spiritual life is in satisfying the spiritual master and thereby getting His sincere blessings. Śrīla  Viśvanātha Cakravartī   Thākur  has sung in his famous eight stanzas on the spiritual master as follows: “I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my