Text 50] Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation 263

benediction offered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As the Lord
says in Bhagavad-gita (18.66):

sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam Saranam vraja
aham tvdm sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah

“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall
deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.” This is the greatest
benediction.

TEXT 50

TTY TAM: Ha-

RT FAMAGUSTN Te: |
aaatH waeat alan

gail Yea: anfs TATA |e

acaksur andhasya yathagranih krtas
tatha janasydviduso *budho guruh

tvam arka-drk sarva-drsam samiksano
urto gurur nah sva-gatim bubhutsatam

acaksuh—one who does not have his power of sight; andhasya—for
such a blind person; yatha—as; agranih—the leader, who goes first;
krtah—accepted; tathad—similarly; janasya—such a person; avidusah—
who has no knowledge of the goal of life; abudhah—a foolish rascal;
guruh—the spiritual master; tuam—Your Lordship; arka-drk—appear
like the sun; sarva-drs4m—of all sources of knowledge; samiksanah—
the complete seer; vrtah—accepted; guruh—the spiritual master; nah—
our; sva-gatim—one who knows his real self-interest; bubhutsatam—
such an enlightened person.

TRANSLATION

As a blind man, being unable to see, accepts another blind man
as his leader, people who do not know the goal of life accept
