Text 29] Narada Instructs the Pracetas 1593

he immediately fell down at the lotus feet of his guru, his spiritual master.
He then fixed the Supreme Personality of Godhead within the core of his
heart.

PURPORT

This is a sign of associating with great devotees. A devotee takes instruc-
tions from a liberated soul and is thus overwhelmed by ecstasy from tran-
scendental pleasure. As stated by Prahlada Maharaja:

naisam matis tavad urukramanghrin

sprsaty anarthapagamo yad-arthah
mahiyasam pdada-rajo ’bhisekam

niskificananam na urnita yavat (Bhag. 7.5.32)

One cannot become a perfect devotee of the Lord without having
touched the lotus feet of a great devotee. One who has nothing to do with
this material world is called niskificana. The process of self-realization and
the path home, back to Godhead, means surrendering to the bona fide
spiritual master and taking the dust of his lotus feet on one’s head. Thus
one advances on the path of transcendental realization. Vidura had this
relationship with Maitreya, and he attained the results.

TEXT 29

figt sar
MSTA APU ATA HVTMTAAT |
aRrema: INT aarfeeraat aft: Rall

vidura uvdca
so ’yam adya mahda-yogin
bhavata karunatmana
darsitas tamasah paro
yatrakificanago harih

vidurah uvaca— Vidura said; sah—that; ayam—this; adya—today; maha-
yogin—O great mystic; bhavata—by you; karuna-atmana—most merciful;
darsitah—I have been shown; tamasah—of the darkness; pdrah—the other
side; yatra—where; akificana-gah—approachable by the materially free;
harih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
