256 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 5
spiritual master. The expert spiritual master knows the art of utilizing
everything to glorify the Lord, and therefore under his guidance the
whole world can be turned into the spiritual abode by the divine grace of
the Lord’s servant.
TEXT 24
arissaaledasgatatt |
ae: out walt qeacva:
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DIAN TST RVI
te mayy apetakhila-capale’rbhake
dante ’dhrta-kridanake’nuvartini
cakruh krparm yadyapi tulya-darsanah
Susriisamane munayo Ipa-bhasini
te—they; mayi—unto me; apeta—not having undergone; akhila—all kinds
of; capale—proclivities; arbhake—unto a boy; dante—having controlled the
senses; adhrta-kridanake—without being accustomed to sporting habits;
anuvartini—obedient; cakruh—did bestow; krpam—causeless mercy; yad yapi
—although; tulya-darsanah—impartial by nature; susriigamane—unto the
faithful; munayah—the muni followers of the Vedanta; alpa-bhasini—one
who does not speak more than required.
TRANSLATION
Although they were impartial by nature, those followers of the
Vedanta blessed me with their causeless mercy. As far as I was concerned,
I was self-controlled and had no attachment for sports, even though I was
a boy. In addition, I was not naughty, and I did not speak more than
required.
PURPORT
In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says, “All the Vedas are searching after
Me.” Lord Sri Caitanya says that in the Vedas the subject matters are
only three, namely to establish the relation of the living entities with the
Personality of Godhead, perform the relative duties in devotional service
