268 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 24
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tvam tvam aham deva-varam varenyam
_ prapadya isam pratibodhanaya
chindhy artha-dipair bhagavan vacobhir
granthin hrdayyan vivrnu svam okah
tvam—how exalted You are; tua@m—unto You; aham—myself; deva-
varam—worshiped by the demigods; varenyam—the greatest of all;
prapadye—fully surrendering; isam—unto the supreme controller;
pratibodhanaya —for understanding the real purpose of life; chindhi—
cut off; artha-dipaih—by the light of purposeful instruction;
bhagavan—O Supreme Lord; vacobhih—by Your words; granthin—
knots; hrdayyan—fixed within the core of the heart; vivrnu—kindly ex-
plain; suam okah—my destination in life.
TRANSLATION
O Supreme Lord, for self-realization I surrender unto You, who
are worshiped by the demigods as the supreme controller of every-
thing. By Your instructions, exposing life’s purpose, kindly cut
the knot from the core of my heart and let me know the destina-
tion of my life.
PURPORT
Sometimes it is argued that people do not know who is a spiritual
master and that finding a spiritual master from whom to get enlighten-
ment in regard to the destination of life is very difficult. To answer all
these questions, King Satyavrata shows us the way to accept the Supreme
Personality of Godhead as the real spiritual master. The Supreme Lord
has given full directions in Bhagavad-gita about how to deal with every-
thing in this material world and how to return home, back to Godhead.
Therefore, one should not be misled by so-called gurus who are rascals
and fools. Rather, one should directly see the Supreme Personality of
Godhead as the guru or instructor. It is difficult, however, to understand
Bhagavad-gita without the help of the guru. Therefore the guru appears
in the parampara system. In Bhagavad-gité (4.34) the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead recommends:
