Text 26] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 223
PURPORT

Just by treating the root cause of an ailment, one can conquer all
bodily pains and sufferings. Similarly, if one is devoted and faithful to
the spiritual master, he can conquer the influence of sattva-guna, rajo-
guna and tamo-guna very easily. Yogis and jfidnis practice in many ways
to conquer the senses, but the bhakta immediately attains the mercy of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the mercy of the spiritual
master. Yasya prasddad bhagavat-prasddo. If the spiritual master is
favorably inclined, one naturally receives the mercy of the Supreme
Lord, and by the mercy of the Supreme Lord one immediately becomes
transcendental, conquering all the influences of sattva-guna, rajo-guna
and tamo-guna within this material world. This is confirmed in
Bhagavad-gité (sa gundn samatityaitén brahma-bhiydya kalpate). If
one is a pure devotee acting under the directions of the guru, one easily
gets the mercy of the Supreme Lord and thus becomes immediately situ-
ated on the transcendental platform. This is explained in the next verse.

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yasya saksad bhagavati
Jiiana-dipa-prade gurau
martydsad-dhih srutam tasya
sarvam kurjara-saucavat

yasya—one who; sdksat—directly; bhagavati—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; jidna-dipa-prade—who enlightens with the torch
of knowledge; gurau—unto the spiritual master; martya-asat-dhih—
considers the spiritual master to be like an ordinary human being and
maintains such an unfavorable attitude; srutam—Vedic knowledge;
tasya—for him; sarvam—everything; ku*jara-sauca-vat —like the bath
of an elephant in a lake.

TRANSLATION

The spiritual master should be considered to be directly the

Supreme Lord because he gives transcendental knowledge for
