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The Appearance of Lord Varāha
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succession from Brahmā is sure to gain fame in this life and salvation in the next. The disciplic succession from Brahmā is called the Brahma-sampradāya, and it descends as follows: Brahmā, Nārada, Vyāsa, Madhva Muni (Pūrṇaprajña), Padmanābha, Nṛhari, Mādhava, Akṣobhya, Jayatīrtha, Jñānasindhu, Dayānidhi, Vidyānidhi, Rājendra, Jayadharma, Puruṣottama, Brahmaṇyatīrtha, Vyāsatīrtha, Lakṣmīpati, Mādhavendra Purī, Īśvara Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and others, Śrī Raghunātha-dāsa Gosvāmī, Kṛṣṇa-dāsa Gosvāmī, Narottama-dāsa Ṭhākura, Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Jagannātha-dāsa Bābājī, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, Gaurakiśora-dāsa Bābājī, Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.
This line of disciplic succession from Brahmā is spiritual, whereas the genealogical succession from Manu is material, but both are on the progressive march towards the same goal of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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महावाच
प्रीतस्तुभ्यमहं तात स्वस्ति स्ताद्वां क्षितीश्वर । यन्निर्व्यतीकेन हृदा शाधि मेत्यात्मनार्पितम् ॥ ९ ॥
brahmovāca prītas tubhyam aham tāta svasti stād vām kṣitīśvara yan nirvyalīkena hṛdā śādhi mety ātmanārpitam
brahmā uvāca—Brahmā said; prītaḥ—pleased; tubhyam—unto you; aham—I; tāta—my dear son; svasti—all blessings; stāt—let there be; vām—unto you both; kṣiti-īśvara—● lord of the world; yat—because; nirvyalīkena—without reservation; hṛdā—by the heart; śādhi—give instruction; mā—unto me; iti—thus; ātmanā—by self; arpitam—surrendered.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahmā said: My dear son, O lord of the world, I am very pleased with you, and I desire all blessings for both you and your wife. You have without reservation surrendered yourself unto me with your heart for my instructions.
PURPORT
The relationship between the father and the son is always sublime. The father is naturally disposed with good will towards the son, and he is