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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 2]
Strictly avoiding such inauspicious association, we should simply hear from pure devotees. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī therefore recommends,  śrī-guru-padāśrayaḥ : one must seek shelter at the lotus feet of a pure devotee who can be one's  guru . Caitanya Mahāprabhu advises that a  guru  is one who strictly follows the instructions of  Bhagavad-gītā :  yare dekha, tare kaha, 'krṣṇa'—upadeśa  (Cc. Madhya 7.128). A juggler, a magician or one who speaks nonsense as an academic career is not a  guru . Rather, a  guru  is one who presents  Bhagavad-gītā , Krṣṇa's instructions, as it is.  Śravaṇa  is very important; one must hear from the Vaiṣṇava  sādhu, guru  and  śāstra .
The word  kriyāsu , meaning "by manual labor" or "by work," is important in this verse. One should engage in practical service to the Lord. In our Krṣṇa consciousness movement, all our activities are concentrated upon distributing Krṣṇa literature. This is very important. One may approach any person and induce him to read Krṣṇa literature so that in the future he also may become a devotee. Such activities are recommended in this verse.  Kriyāsu yas tvac-caraṇāravindayoḥ . Such activities will always remind the devotees of the Lord's lotus feet. By fully concentrating on distributing books for Krṣṇa, one is fully absorbed in Krṣṇa. This is  samādhi .
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दिष्ट्या हरेऽस्या भवतः पदो भुवो 
  भारोऽपनीतस्तव जन्मनेशितुः । 
  दिष्ट्याङ्कितां त्वत्पदकैः सुशोभनै- 
  द्रैक्ष्याम गां द्यां च तवानुकम्पिताम् ॥३८॥
diṣṭyā hare 'syā bhavataḥ pado bhuvo 
  bhāro 'panītas tava janmaneśituḥ 
  diṣṭyāṅkitāṁ tvat-padakaiḥ suśobhanair 
  drakṣyāma gāṁ dyāṁ ca tavānukampitām
diṣṭyā—by fortune; hare—O Lord; asyāḥ—of this (world); 
  bhavataḥ—of Your Lordship; padaḥ—of the place; bhuvaḥ—on this 
  earth; bhāraḥ—the burden created by the demons; apanītaḥ—now