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Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
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spiritual ( sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma ). Everything is intended for the service of the Supreme Lord, and the expert devotee can utilize any so-called material thing for the Lord's service. One cannot serve the Lord without being situated on the spiritual platform. Thus if a so-called material thing is dovetailed in the service of the Lord, it is no longer to be considered material. Thus the pure devotee, in his perfect vision, sees from all angles.
TEXT 43
पतिं परमधर्मज्ञं वैदर्भी मलयच्चजम् । प्रेम्णा पर्यचरद्धित्वा भोगान् सा पतिदेवता ॥४३॥
patiṁ parama-dharma-jñaṁ vaidarbhī malaya-dhvajam premṇā paryacarad dhitvā bhogān sā pati-devatā
patim —her husband;  parama —supreme;  dharma-jñam —knower of religious principles;  vaidarbhī —the daughter of Vidarbha;  malaya-dhvajam —named Malayadhvaja;  premṇā —with love and affection;  paryacarat —served in devotion;  hitvā —giving up;  bhogān —sense enjoyments;  sā —she;  pati-devatā —accepting her husband as the Supreme Lord.
TRANSLATION
The daughter of King Vidarbha accepted her husband all in all as the Supreme. She gave up all sensual enjoyment and in complete renunciation followed the principles of her husband, who was so advanced. Thus she remained engaged in his service.
PURPORT
Figuratively, King Malayadhvaja is the spiritual master, and his wife, Vaidarbhī, is the disciple. The disciple accepts the spiritual master as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As stated by Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura in  Gurv-aṣṭaka ,  sākṣād-dharitvena : "One directly accepts the  guru , the spiritual master, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead." One should accept the spiritual master not in the sense that the Māyāvādī philosophers do but in the way recommended here. Since the spiritual master is the most confidential servant of the Lord, he should be treated exactly like the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The spiritual master