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spiritual (sarvam khalv idam brahma). Everything is intended for the service
of the Supreme Lord, and the expert devotee can utilize any so-called
material thing for the Lord’s service. One cannot serve the Lord without
being situated on the spiritual platform. Thus if a so-called material thing is
dovetailed in the service of the Lord, it is no longer to be considered mate-
rial. Thus the pure devotee, in his perfect vision, sees from all angles.
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patim parama-dharma-jnam
vaidarbhi malaya-dhvajam
premna paryacarad dhitva
bhogan sa pati-devata

patim—her husband; parama—supreme; dharma-jiam—knower of reli-
gious principles; vaidarbhi—the daughter of Vidarbha; malaya-dhvajam—
named Malayadhvaja; premna—with love and affection; paryacarat—served
in devotion; hitva—giving up; bhogan—sense enjoyments; sd—she; pati-
devata— accepting her husband as the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

The daughter of King Vidarbha accepted her husband all in all as the
Supreme. She gave up all sensual enjoyment and in complete renunciation
followed the principles of her husband, who was so advanced. Thus she
remained engaged in his service.

PURPORT

Figuratively, King Malayadhvaja is the spiritual master, and his wife,
Vaidarbhi, is the disciple. The disciple accepts the spiritual master as the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. As stated by Visvanatha Cakravarti
Thakura in Gurv-astaka, saksad-dharitvena:‘‘One directly accepts the
guru, the spiritual master, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” One
should accept the spiritual master not in the sense that the Mayavadi
philosophers do but in the way recommended here. Since the spiritual
master is the most confidential servant of the Lord, he should he treated
exactly like the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The spiritual master
