26 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 11
merciful (being devotees); sédhavah—whose behavior is very exalted;
Santah—peaceful; tvat-vidhah—like Your Honor; na—not; tatha—so;
apare—others (followers of methods other than devotional service).
TRANSLATION

No one is superior to you in peaceful life and mercy, and no one
knows better than you how to execute devotional service or how to
become the best of the brahmanas. Therefore, you know all the
principles of confidential religious life, and no one knows them
better than you.

PURPORT

Yudhisthira Maharaja knew that Narada Muni is the supreme spiritual
master of human society who can teach the path of spiritual liberation
leading to the understanding of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Actually, it is for this purpose that Narada Muni compiled his Bhakti-
sitra and gave directions in the Ndrada-pancaratra. To learn about
religious principles and the perfection of life, one must take instruction
from the disciplic succession of Narada Muni. Our Krsna consciousness
movement is directly in the line of the Brahma-sampradaya. Narada
Muni received instructions from Lord Brahma and in turn transmitted
the instructions to Vyasadeva. Vydsadeva instructed his son Sukadeva
Gosvami, who spoke Srimad-Bhagavatam. The Krsna consciousness
movement is based on Srimad-Bhaégavatam and Bhagavad-gita. Because
Srimad-Bhagavatam was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami and Bhagavad-
gita was spoken by Krsna, there is no difference between them. If we
strictly follow the principle of disciplic succession, we are certainly on
the right path of spiritual liberation, or eternal engagement in devotional
service.

TEXT 5
MART TAI
TA WAST ste aa |
TY TATA TH ATTA PAT It I!
