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quickly satisfied and gives benediction to his devotees without consideration, he is called  mīḍhuṣṭama , or the best of the benedictors. Materialistic persons are always anxious to get material profit, but they are not serious about spiritual profit.
Sometimes, of course, it so happens that Lord Śiva becomes the best benedictor in spiritual life. It is said that once a poor  brāhmaṇa  worshiped Lord Śiva for a benediction, and Lord Śiva advised the devotee to go to see Sanātana Gosvāmī. The devotee went to Sanātana Gosvāmī and informed him that Lord Śiva had advised him to seek out the best benediction from him (Sanātana). Sanātana had a touchstone with him, which he kept with the garbage. On the request of the poor  brāhmaṇa , Sanātana Gosvāmī gave him the touchstone, and the  brāhmaṇa  was very happy to have it. He now could get as much gold as he desired simply by touching the touchstone to iron. But after he left Sanātana, he thought, “If a touchstone is the best benediction, why has Sanātana Gosvāmī kept it with the garbage?” He therefore returned and asked Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Sir, if this is the best benediction, why did you keep it with the garbage?” Sanātana Gosvāmī then informed him, “Actually, this is not the best benediction. But are you prepared to take the best benediction from me?” The  brāhmaṇa  said, “Yes, sir. Lord Śiva has sent me to you for the best benediction.” Then Sanātana Gosvāmī asked him to throw the touchstone in the water nearby and then come back. The poor  brāhmaṇa  did so, and when he returned, Sanātana Gosvāmī initiated him with the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . Thus by the benediction of Lord Śiva the  brāhmaṇa  got the association of the best devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa and was thus initiated in the  mahāmantra , Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
TEXT 7
ततो मी द्वांसमामन्त्र्य शुनासीराः सहर्षिभिः । भूयस्तवदेवयजनं समीद्वद्वेधसो ययुः ॥ ७ ॥
tato mīḍhvāmsam āmantrya śunāsīrāḥ saharṣibhiḥ bhūyas tad deva-yajanam sa-mīḍhvad-vedhaso yayuḥ
tataḥ—thereafter; mīḍhvāmsam—Lord Śiva; āmantrya—inviting; śunāsīrāḥ—the demigods headed by King Indra; saha-rṣibhiḥ—with all the