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saksad bhagavatoktena
guruna harind nrpa
visuddha-jndana-dipena
sphurata visvato-mukham

saksat—directly; bhagavata—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
uktena—instructed; guruna—the spiritual master; harina—by Lord Hari;
nrpa—O King; visuddha—pure; jiidna—knowledge; dipena—by the light
of; sphurata—enlightening; visvatah-mukham—all angles of vision.

TRANSLATION

In this way King Malayadhvaja attained perfect knowledge because in
his pure state he was directly instructed by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. By means of such enlightening transcendental knowledge, he
could understand everything from all angles of vision.

PURPORT

In this verse the words saksad bhagavatoktena gurund harind are very
significant. The Supreme Personality of Godhead speaks directly to the
individual soul when the devotee has completely purified himself by
rendering devotional service to the Lord. Lord Krsna confirms this also in
Bhagavad-gita:

tesam satata-yuktanam
bhajatam priti-pirvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam
yena mam upayanti te
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give
the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Bg. 10.10)

The Lord is the Supersoul seated in everyone’s heart, and He acts as the
caitya-guru, the spiritual master within. However, He gives direct instruc-
tions only to the advanced pure devotees. In the beginning, when a devotee
is serious and sincere, the Lord gives him directions from within to approach
a bona fide spiritual master. When one is trained by the spiritual master
according to the regulative principles of devotional service and is situated
