460 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 13
stood: paramdatma-sa-tattvah—the truth of the constitutional position of
the spirit soul and the Supersoul: atmani—in himself; avidyé—by ne-
science; adhydropitam—erroneously attributed; ca—and; deha—in the
body; atma-matim—the concept of the self; visasarja—completely gave
up: evam—thus: hi—certainly; nrpa—O King: bhagavat-dsrita-dsrita-
anubhavah—the consequence of taking shelter of a devotee who has
similarly taken shelter of a spiritual master in the parampara system
(one is sure to get out of the great nescience of the bodily concept of life).
TRANSLATION

After receiving lessons from the great devotee Jada Bharata,
King Rahiagana of the state of Sauvira became completely aware of
the constitutional position of the soul. He thus gave up the bodily
conception completely. My dear King, whoever takes shelter of the
servant of the servant of the Lord is certainly glorified because he
can without difficulty give up the bodily conception.

PURPORT
As stated in Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.54):
“sadhu-sanga”’, “sadhu-sarga”’——sarva-sastre kaya
lava-matra sddhu-sange sarva-siddhi haya

It is a fact that if one takes shelter of a pure devotee, one attains all per-
fection. even if the association is a short one. A sddhu is a pure devotee
of the Lord. It has been our practical experience that the first instruction
of our spiritual master infused us with Krsna consciousness so that now
we are at least on the path of Krsna consciousness and can understand
the philosophy. As a result, there are many devotees engaged in this
Krsna consciousness movement. The whole world is revolving under the
bodily conception; therefore there must be devotees all over the world to
deliver people from the false bodily conception and fully engage them in
Krsna consciousness.
