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sah—that Supreme Personality of Godhead; vd—either; ayam—
Krsna; brahma—the Supreme Brahman; mahat-vimrgya—sought by
great, great saintly persons (devotees of Krsna); kaivalya-nirvana-
sukha—of liberation and transcendental bliss; anubhitih—for the
realization; priyah—very dear; suhrt—the well-wisher; vah—of all of
you Pandavas; khalu—famous as; matuleyah—the son of your maternal
uncle; atma—heart and soul; arhaniyah—the most worshipable person;
vidhi-krt—giving direction; guruh—your spiritual master; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

How wonderful it is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
the Parabrahman, Krsna, who is sought by great, great sages for
the sake of liberation and transcendental bliss, is acting as your
best well-wisher, your friend, your cousin, your heart and soul,
your worshipable director, and your spiritual master.

PURPORT

Krsna can become the director and spiritual master of anyone who is
serious about getting the mercy of Krsna. The Lord sends the spiritual
master to train a devotee, and when the devotee is advanced, the Lord
acts as the spiritual master within his heart.

tesam satata-yuktanam
bhajatam priti-pirvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam

yena mam upayanti te

“To those who are constantly devoted and worhip Me with love, I give
the understanding by which they can come to Me.” Krsna does not be-
come the direct spiritual master unless one is fully trained by His repre-
sentative spiritual master. Therefore, as we have already discussed, the
Lord’s representative spiritual master should not be considered an ordi-
nary human being. The representative spiritual master never gives any
false knowledge to his disciple, but only perfect knowledge. Thus he is
the representative of Krsna. Krsna helps as the guru, or spiritual master,
from within and from without. From without He helps the devotee as His
