258 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 24
behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme spiritual
master, he is not to be neglected as ordinary. It is therefore said,
Gcadryam mam vijdniyat: an dcarya who acts on behalf of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead should be understood to be as good as the
Supreme Lord Himself.
saksdd dharitvena samasta-sastrair
uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya
vande guroh Sri-carandravindam
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has advised that the spiritual master act-
ing on the Supreme Lord’s behalf must be worshiped as being as good as
the Supreme Lord, for he is the Lord’s most confidential servant in
broadcasting the Lord’s message for the benefit of the conditioned souls
involved in the material world.
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GAS TA AMASAaT |
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Jano ’budho ’yam nija-karma-bandhanah
sukhecchayad karma samihate ’sukham
yat-sevayd tam vidhunoty asan-matim
granthim sa bhindydd dhrdayam sa no guruh
janah—the conditioned soul subjected to birth and death; abudhah—
most foolish because of accepting the body as the self; ayam—he; nija-
karma-bandhanah—accepting different bodily forms as a result of his
sinful activities; sukha-icchayd—desiring to be happy within this ma-
terial world; karma—fruitive activities; samihate—plans; asukham—
but it is for distress only; yat-sevayd —by rendering service unto whom;
tam—the entanglement of karma; vidhunoti—clears up; asat-matim—
