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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 28]
Then one can take instructions from the Supersoul directly. This is the duty of the pure devotee: to see the bona fide spiritual master and consult with the Supersoul within the heart.
When the  brāhmaṇa  asked the woman who the man lying on the floor was, she answered that he was her spiritual master and that she was perplexed about what to do in his absence. At such a time the Supersoul immediately appears, provided the devotee is purified in heart by following the directions of the spiritual master. A sincere devotee who follows the instructions of the spiritual master certainly gets direct instructions from his heart from the Supersoul. Thus a sincere devotee is always helped directly or indirectly by the spiritual master and the Supersoul. This is confirmed in  Caitanya-caritāmṛta :  guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja . If the devotee serves his spiritual master sincerely, Kṛṣṇa automatically becomes pleased.  Yasya prasādād bhagavad-prasādaḥ . By satisfying the spiritual master, one automatically satisfies Kṛṣṇa. Thus the devotee becomes enriched by both the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa. The Supersoul is eternally the friend of the living entity and always remains with him. The Supersoul has always been ready to help the living entity, even before the creation of this material world. It is therefore stated here:  yenāgre vicacartha . The word  agre  means “before the creation.” Thus the Supersoul has been accompanying the living entity since before the creation.
TEXT 53
अपि सरसि चात्मानमविज्ञातसखं सखे ।
हित्वा मां पदमन्विच्छन् भौमभोगरतो गतः ॥५३॥
api smarasi cātmānam avijñāta-sakham sakhe hitvā mām padam anvicchan bhauma-bhoga-rato gataḥ
api smarasi—do you remember; ca—also; ātmānam—the Supersoul; avijñāta—unknown; sakham—friend; sakhe—O friend; hitvā—giving up; mām—Me; padam—position; anvicchan—desiring; bhauma—material; bhoga—enjoyment; rataḥ—attached to; gataḥ—you became.
TRANSLATION
The  brāhmaṇa  continued: My dear friend, even though you cannot immediately recognize Me, can't you remember that in the past you had a