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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 16]
suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati
“The sages, knowing Me as the ultimate purpose of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attain peace from the pangs of material miseries.” (Bg. 5.29)
Whenever one is perplexed, let him take shelter of the lotus feet of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, who will give the devotee intelligence to help him surpass all difficulties and return home, back to Godhead. Kaśyapa Muni advised his wife to seek shelter at the lotus feet of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, so that all her problems would be very easily solved. Thus Kaśyapa Muni was an ideal spiritual master. He was not so foolish that he would present himself as an exalted personality, as good as God. He was actually a bona fide  guru  because he advised his wife to seek shelter at the lotus feet of Vāsudeva. One who trains his subordinate or disciple to worship Vāsudeva is the truly bona fide spiritual master. The word  jagad-gurum  is very important in this regard. Kaśyapa Muni did not falsely declare himself to be  jagad-guru , although he actually was  jagad-guru  because he advocated the cause of Vāsudeva. Actually, Vāsudeva is  jagad-guru , as clearly stated here ( vāsudevaṁ jagad-gurum ). One who teaches the instructions of Vāsudeva,  Bhagavad-gītā , is as good as  vāsudevaṁ jagad-gurum . But when one who does not teach this instruction—as it is—declares himself  jagad-guru , he simply cheats the public. Kṛṣṇa is  jagad-guru , and one who teaches the instruction of Kṛṣṇa as it is, on behalf of Kṛṣṇa, may be accepted as  jagad-guru . One who manufactures his own theories cannot be accepted; he becomes  jagad-guru  falsely.
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स विधासति ते कामान्हरिदीनानुक्रम्पनः ।
अमोघा भगवद्भक्तिर्नेतरेति मतिर्मम ॥२१॥
sa vidhāsyati te kāmān harir dīnānukampanaḥ amoghā bhagavad-bhaktir netareti matir mama