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The Appearance of Lord Varāha
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PURPORT
Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam  is full of the transcendental topics of the Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees. In the absolute world there is no difference in quality between the Supreme Lord and His pure devotee. Therefore, hearing the topics of the Lord and hearing of the character and activities of the pure devotee have the same result, namely, the development of devotional service.
TEXT 4
श्वतस्य पुंसां सुचिरश्रमस्य नन्वञ्जसा स्वरिमिरीडितोऽर्थः । तत्तद्गुणानुश्रवणं मुकुन्द- पादारविन्दं हृदयेषु येषाम् ॥ ४ ॥
śrutasya puṁsāṁ sucira-śramasya ṅanv añjasā sūribhir īḍito'rthaḥ tat-tad-guṇānuśravaṇaṁ mukunda- pādāravindaṁ hṛdayeṣu yeṣām
śrutasya—of persons who are in the process of hearing; puṁsāṁ—of such persons; sucira—for a long time; śramasya—laboring very hard; nanu—certainly; añjasā—elaborately; sūribhiḥ—by pure devotees; īḍitaḥ—explained by; arthaḥ—statements; tat—that; tat—that; guṇa—transcendental qualities; anuśravaṇaṁ—thinking; mukunda—the Personality of Godhead, who awards liberation; pāda-aravindaṁ—the lotus feet; hṛdayeṣu—within the heart; yeṣām—of them.
TRANSLATION
Persons who engage in hearing from a spiritual master with great labor and for a long time must hear from the mouths of pure devotees about the character and activities of pure devotees. Pure devotees always think within their hearts of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, who awards liberation to His devotees.
PURPORT
Transcendental students are those who undergo great penance in being trained by hearing the  Vedas  from a bona fide spiritual master. Not only must they hear about the activities of the Lord, but they must also hear about the transcendental qualities of the devotees who are constantly