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with him fuel to perform yajfias, or sacrifices. The exact Vedic injunction
is as follows:

tad-vijiadnartharm sa gurum evabhigacchet

samit-panih Srotriyar brahma-nistham
“To learn transcendental subject matter, one must approach the spiritual
master. In doing so, he should carry fuel to burn in sacrifice. The symptom
of such a spiritual master is that he is expert in understanding the Vedic
conclusion and therefore he constantly engages in the service of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.” (Mundaka Upanisad 1.2.12) By
serving such a bona fide spiritual master, gradually a conditioned soul
becomes detached from material enjoyment and invariably makes prog-
ress in spiritual realization under the direction of the spiritual master.
Those who are misled by the illusory energy are never interested in ap-
proaching a spiritual master to make life successful.

Jaya. Intelligence.

Jirna-sarpa, The fatigued air of life.

Kalakanya. The invalidity of old age.

Kama, A high fever.

Kulacala. The place where there is no disturbance.

Kutumbini. Intelligence.

Madireksana. Madireksand refers to one whose eyes are so attractive that
one who observes them becomes maddened by her. In other words,
madireksanad means a very beautiful young girl. According to Jiva
Gosvami, madireksand means the personified deity of bhakti. If one is at-
tracted by the bhakti cult, he becomes engaged in the service of the
Lord and the spiritual master, and thus his life becomes successful.
Vaidarbhi, the woman, became a follower of her husband. As she left
her comfortable home for the service of her husband, so a serious student
of spiritual understanding must give up everything for the service of the
spiritual master. As stated by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, yasya
prasadad bhagavat-prasadah: if one wants actual success in life, he must
strictly follow the instructions of the spiritual master. By following such
instructions, one is sure to make rapid progress in spiritual life. This
statement by Visvanatha Cakravarti is in pursuance of the following
injunction from the Svetasvatara Upanisad:
