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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 7]
should never think the  ācārya  an ordinary person. Familiarity sometimes breeds contempt, but one should be very careful in one's dealings with the  ācārya .  Agādha-dhiṣaṇam dvijam : the  ācārya  is a perfect  brāhmaṇa  and has unlimited intelligence in guiding the activities of his disciple. Therefore Kṛṣṇa advises in  Bhagavad-gītā  (4.34):
tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānam jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ
“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.” One should fully surrender unto the spiritual master, and with service ( sevayā ) one should approach him for further spiritual enlightenment.
TEXT 16
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य मघोनो भगवान् गृहात् । बृहस्पतिर्गतोऽदृष्टं गतिमन्यात्ममायया ॥१६॥
evam cintayatas tasya maghono bhagavān gṛhāt bṛhaspatir gato 'dṛṣṭām gatim adhyātma-māyayā
evam —thus;  cintayataḥ —while thinking very seriously;  tasya —he;  maghonaḥ —Indra;  bhagavān —the most powerful;  gṛhāt —from his home;  bṛhaspatiḥ —Bṛhaspati;  gataḥ —went;  adṛṣṭām —invisible;  gatim —to a state;  adhyātma —due to being highly elevated in spiritual consciousness;  māyayā —by his potency.
TRANSLATION
While Indra, the King of the demigods, thought in this way and repented in his own assembly, Bṛhaspati, the most powerful