Text 15] Indra Offends Brhaspati 39

prasddayisye nisathah

Sirsna tac-caranam sprsan

atha—therefore; aham—]; amara-dcadryam—the spiritual master of
the demigods; agaédha-dhisanam—whose spiritual knowledge is deep;
dvijam—the perfect brahmana; prasddayisye—I shall _ please;
nisathah—without duplicity; sirsaa—with my head; tat-caranam—his
lotus feet; sprsan—touching.

TRANSLATION

King Indra said: Therefore with great frankness and without
duplicity I shall now bow my head at the lotus feet of Brhaspati,
the spiritual master of the demigods. Because he is in the mode of
goodness, he is fully aware of all knowledge and is the best of the
brahmanas. Now I shall touch his lotus feet and offer my obei-
sances unto him to try to satisfy him.

PURPORT

Coming to his senses, King Indra realized that he was not a very sin-
cere disciple of his spiritual master, Brhaspati. Therefore he decided that
henceforward he would be nisatha, nonduplicitous. Nisathah Sirsna tac-
caranam sprsan: he decided to touch his head to the feet of his spiritual
master. From this example, we should learn this principle enunciated by
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura:

yasya prasddad bhagavat-prasado
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto ’pi

““By the mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted by the mercy of
Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any
advancement.” A disciple should never be a hypocrite or be unfaithful to
his spiritual master. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.17.27), the spiritual
master is also called dcdrya. Acaryam mam vijaniyan: the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead says that one should respect the spiritual master, ac-
cepting him as the Lord Himself. Névamanyeta karhicit: one should not
disrespect the Gcadrya at any time. Na martya-buddhydsityeta: one
