Text 51] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1429
Raya replied that the best part of education is advancement in Krsna
consciousness.
TEXT 51
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sa vai priyatamas catma
yato na bhayam anv api
iti veda sa vai vidvan
yo vidvan sa gurur harih
sah—He; vai—certainly; priya-tamah—the most dear; ca—also; atma—
Supersoul; yatah—from whom; na—never; bhayam—fear; anu—little; api—
even; iti-thus; veda—(one who) knows; sah—he; vai—certainly; vidvan—
educated; yah—he who; vidvan—educated; sah—he; guruh—spiritual master;
harith—not different from the Lord.
TRANSLATION
One who is engaged in devotional service has not the least fear in material
existence. This is because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the
Supersoul and friend of everyone. One who knows this secret is actually
educated, and one thus educated can become the spiritual master of the
world. One who is an actually bona fide spiritual master, representative
of Krsna, is not different from Krsna.
PURPORT
Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says: sdksd@d-dharitvena samasta-
Sdstrair uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih. The spiritual master is described
in every scripture as the representative of the Supreme Personality of God-
head. The spiritual master is accepted as identical with the Supreme
Personality of Godhead because he is the most confidential servant of the
Lord (kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya). The purport is that both the
Supersoul and the individual soul are very dear to everyone.
Everyone loves himself, and when he becomes more advanced, he loves
the Supersoul also. A person who is self-realized does not recommend the
worship of anyone but the Supersoul. He knows that to worship the
