Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
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with him fuel to perform  yajñas , or sacrifices. The exact Vedic injunction is as follows:
tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham
“To learn transcendental subject matter, one must approach the spiritual master. In doing so, he should carry fuel to burn in sacrifice. The symptom of such a spiritual master is that he is expert in understanding the Vedic conclusion and therefore he constantly engages in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” ( Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad  1.2.12) By serving such a bona fide spiritual master, gradually a conditioned soul becomes detached from material enjoyment and invariably makes progress in spiritual realization under the direction of the spiritual master. Those who are misled by the illusory energy are never interested in approaching a spiritual master to make life successful.
Jāyā.  Intelligence.
Jīrṇa-sarpa.  The fatigued air of life.
Kālakanyā.  The invalidity of old age.
Kāma.  A high fever.
Kulācala.  The place where there is no disturbance.
Kuṭumbinī.  Intelligence.
Madirekṣaṇā.   Madirekṣaṇā  refers to one whose eyes are so attractive that one who observes them becomes maddened by her. In other words,  madirekṣaṇā  means a very beautiful young girl. According to  Jīva Gosvāmī ,  madirekṣaṇā  means the personified deity of  bhakti . If one is attracted by the  bhakti  cult, he becomes engaged in the service of the Lord and the spiritual master, and thus his life becomes successful. Vaidarbhī, the woman, became a follower of her husband. As she left her comfortable home for the service of her husband, so a serious student of spiritual understanding must give up everything for the service of the spiritual master. As stated by  Viśvanātha Cakravartī   Thākura ,  yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ : if one wants actual success in life, he must strictly follow the instructions of the spiritual master. By following such instructions, one is sure to make rapid progress in spiritual life. This statement by  Viśvanātha Cakravartī  is in pursuance of the following injunction from the  Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad :