Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.33
Mukti· LiberationThe Guru Guides Us Beyond Material Existence
“Certainly, O brāhmaṇa, of all the followers of the varṇāśrama system, those who take advantage of the words I speak in My form as the spiritual master and thus easily cross over the ocean of material existence best understand their own true welfare.”
What the purport teaches
- Those who take advantage of Kṛṣṇa’s words in His form as the spiritual master best understand their true welfare.
- A bona fide spiritual master is learned in transcendental science and can guide one across the ocean of birth and death to the spiritual world.
- Such a guru is most deserving of worship and respect because he is the direct representative of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Review one instruction from the bona fide spiritual master and identify one concrete way to follow it today.
Ask yourself
How can I give spiritual instruction greater importance in seeking my true welfare?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.