Text 39] Further Inquiries by Vidura 297

PURPORT

The living entities are constitutionally servitors of the Lord, who can
accept all kinds of services from everyone. It is clearly declared (Bg. 5.29)
that the Lord is the supreme enjoyer of the benefits of all sacrifices and
penances, the proprietor of all that is manifested and the friend of all
living entities. That is His real identity. Therefore, when the living entity
accepts this supreme proprietorship of the Lord and acts in that attitude,
that is his real identity. In order to elevate the living entity to this stan-
dard of knowledge, there is the necessity of spiritual association. The bona
fide spiritual master desires that his disciples know the process of render-
ing transcendental service to the Lord, and the disciples also know that
they have to learn about the eternal relationship between God and the
living entity from a self-realized soul. To disseminate transcendental
knowledge one must retire from mundane activities on the strength of
enlightenment in knowledge in terms of Vedic wisdom. That is the
sum and substance of all the questions in this verse.

TEXT 39

Patras a tete aTTTAT aA: |
ban’ ° * +
eat ad Ga: Gat aiTAT TT 1381
nimittant ca tasyeha
proktany anagha suribhih

svato jianam kutah purisam
bhaktir vairagyam eva va

nimittani—the source of knowledge; ca—also; tasya—of such knowledge;
tha—in this world; proktani—mentioned; anagha—spotless; suribhth—by
devotees; svatah—self-sufficient ; jianam—knowledge; kutah—how; pumsam
—of the living entity; bhaktth—devotional service; vairagyam—detachment;
eva—certainly; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

Spotless devotees of the Lord have mentioned the source of such knowl-
edge. How could one have knowledge of devotional service and detach-
ment without the help of such devotees?

PURPORT
There are many inexperienced persons who advocate self-realization
without the help of a spiritual master. They decry the necessity of the
