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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 32]
bahiḥ —for what is outside;  jāta-virāgāya —to him who has developed detachment;  śānta-cittāya —whose mind is peaceful;  dīyatām —let this be instructed;  nirmatsarāya —nonenvious;  śucaye —perfectly cleansed;  yasya —of whom;  aham —I;  preyasām —of all that is very dear;  priyaḥ —the most dear.
TRANSLATION
This instruction should be imparted by the spiritual master to persons who have taken the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be more dear than anything, who are not envious of anyone, who are perfectly cleansed and who have developed detachment for that which is outside of the purview of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
PURPORT
In the beginning, no one can be elevated to the highest stage of devotional service. Here  bhakta  means one who does not hesitate to accept the reformatory processes for becoming a  bhakta . In order to become a devotee of the Lord one has to accept a spiritual master and inquire from him about how to progress in devotional service. To serve a devotee, to chant the holy name according to a certain counting method, to worship the Deity, to hear  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  or  Bhagavad-gītā  from a realized person and to live in a sacred place where devotional service is not disturbed are the first out of sixty-four devotional activities for making progress in devotional service. One who has accepted these five chief activities is called a devotee.
One must be prepared to offer the necessary respect and honor to the spiritual master. He should not be unnecessarily envious of his Godbrothers. Rather, if a Godbrother is more enlightened and advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one should accept him as almost equal to the spiritual master, and one should be happy to see such Godbrothers advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A devotee should always be very kind to the general public in instructing Kṛṣṇa consciousness because that is the only solution for getting out of the clutches of  māyā . That is really humanitarian work, for it is the way to show mercy to other people who need it very badly. The word  śuśrūṣābhiratāya  indicates a person who faithfully engages in serving the spiritual master. One should give personal service and all kinds of comforts to the spiritual master. A devotee who does so is also a bona fide candidate for taking this instruction. The word  bahir-jāta-virāgāya  means a person who has developed detachment from external and internal material propensities. Not only is he detached from activities which are not connected to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but he should be internally averse to the material way of life. Such a person must be nonenvious and should think of the welfare of all living entities, not only of the human beings, but living