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Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
1335
TEXT 41
साक्षाद्भगवतोक्तेन गुरुणा हरिणा नृप । विशुद्धज्ञानदीपेन स्फुरता विश्वतोष्ठस्वप् ॥४१॥
sākṣād bhagavatoktena guruṇā hariṇā nṛpa viśuddha-jñāna-dīpena sphuratā viśvato-mukham
sākṣāt —directly;  bhagavatā —by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  uktena —instructed;  guruṇā —the spiritual master;  hariṇā —by Lord Hari;  nṛpa —O King;  viśuddha —pure;  jñāna —knowledge;  dīpena —by the light of;  sphuratā —enlightening;  viśvataḥ-mukham —all angles of vision.
TRANSLATION
In this way King Malayadhvaja attained perfect knowledge because in his pure state he was directly instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By means of such enlightening transcendental knowledge, he could understand everything from all angles of vision.
PURPORT
In this verse the words  sākṣād bhagavatoktena guruṇā hariṇā  are very significant. The Supreme Personality of Godhead speaks directly to the individual soul when the devotee has completely purified himself by rendering devotional service to the Lord. Lord Kṛṣṇa confirms this also in  Bhagavad-gītā :
teṣām satata-yuktānām bhajatām prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogam tam yena mām upayānti te
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Bg. 10.10)
The Lord is the Supersoul seated in everyone’s heart, and He acts as the  caitya-guru , the spiritual master within. However, He gives direct instructions only to the advanced pure devotees. In the beginning, when a devotee is serious and sincere, the Lord gives him directions from within to approach a bona fide spiritual master. When one is trained by the spiritual master according to the regulative principles of devotional service and is situated