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Questions by the Sages
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spiritual master. Only by his satisfaction can one please the Personality of Godhead, and when he is dissatisfied there is only havoc on the path of spiritual realization.” It is essential, therefore, that a disciple be very much obedient and submissive to the bona fide spiritual master. Śrīla Sūta Gosvāmī fulfilled all these qualifications as a disciple, and therefore he was endowed with all favors by his learned and self-realized spiritual masters such as Śrīla Vyāsadeva and others. The sages of Naimiṣāraṇya were confident that Śrīla Sūta Gosvāmī was bona fide. Therefore they were anxious to hear from him.
TEXT 9
तत्र तत्राञ्जसाऽऽयुष्मन् भवता यद्विनिश्चितम्। पुंसामेकान्ततः श्रेयस्तन्नः शंसितुमर्हसि ॥ ९ ॥
tatra tatrāñjasā’’yuṣman 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.
TRANSLATION
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.
PURPORT
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