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were very enchanting, followed him, giving up all homely happiness,
despite family and children.

PURPORT

Just as in the vdnaprastha stage the wife follows the husband, similarly
when the spiritual master retires for nirjana-bhajana, some of his advanced
devotees follow him and engage in his personal service. In other words,
those who are very fond of family life should come forward in the service
of the spiritual master and abandon so-called happiness afforded by
society, friendship and love. A verse by Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti
Thakura in his Gurv-astaka is significant in this regard. Yasya prasadad
bhagavat-prasadah. A disciple should always remember that by serving the
spiritual master he can easily advance in Krsna consciousness. All the
scriptures recommend that it is by pleasing the spiritual master and serving
him directly that one can attain the highest perfectional stage of devotional
service.

The word madireksana is also significant in this verse. Srila Jiva Gosvami
has explained in his Sandarbha that the word madira means intoxicating.
If one’s eyes become intoxicated upon seeing the Deity, he may be
called madireksana. Queen Vaidarbhi’s eyes were very enchanting, just as
one’s eyes are madireksana when engaged in seeing the temple Deity.
Unless one is an advanced devotee, he cannot fix his eyes on the Deity in
the temple.

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