Text 19] Narada and Angira Instruct King Citraketu 67

“I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my
eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto
him.” This gives the definition of the guru. Everyone is in the darkness
of ignorance. Therefore everyone needs to be enlightened with transcen-
dental knowledge. One who enlightens his disciple and saves him from
rotting in the darkness of ignorance in this material world is a true guru.

TEXT 17
satel Sart
He I rar gaaiseeafat 7 |
TY HATA AAPARAY AAT: U2
Sri-angird uvdca
aham te putra-kamasya
putrado ’smy angira nrpa
esa brahma-sutah saksan

narado bhagavan rsih

Sri-angirah uvdca—the great sage Angira said; aham—I; te—of you;
putra-kamasya—desiring to have a son; putra-dah—the giver of the
son; asmi—am; angirah—Angira Rsi; nrpa—O King; esah—this;
brahma-sutah—the son of Lord Brahma; sdksdt—directly; naradah—
Narada Muni; bhagavan—the most powerful; rsih—sage.

TRANSLATION

Angira said: My dear King, when you desired to have a son, I ap-
proached you. Indeed, I am the same Angira Rsi who gave you this
son. As for this rsi, he is the great sage Narada, the direct son of

Lord Brahma.
TEXTS 18-19
ea at game ad aaa cat |
HAAG =| HATO NII
TRA waa: MARAE wT |
AAT ATTRA ATTA ELT 128
