- tad viddhi pranipatena
- pariprasnena sevaya
- upadeksyanti te jnanam
- jnaninas tattva-darsinah
Acarya is a perfect brahmana
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 6
The ācārya is a perfect brāhmaṇa and has unlimited intelligence in guiding the activities of his disciple
SB 6.7.15, Purport: "By the mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted by the mercy of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement." A disciple should never be a hypocrite or be unfaithful to his spiritual master. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.17.27), the spiritual master is also called acarya. Acaryam mam vijaniyan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead says that one should respect the spiritual master, accepting him as the Lord Himself. Navamanyeta karhicit: one should not disrespect the acarya at any time. Na martya-buddhyasuyeta: one should never think the acarya an ordinary person. Familiarity sometimes breeds contempt, but one should be very careful in one's dealings with the acarya. Agadha-dhisanam dvijam: the acarya is a perfect brahmana and has unlimited intelligence in guiding the activities of his disciple. Therefore Krsna advises in Bhagavad-gita (4.34):
Page Title: | Acarya is a perfect brahmana |
Compiler: | Syamananda |
Created: | 11 of jan, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 1 |