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A Jewel-like Hymn
By Śrīmad Yāmunācārya
Read on →: Stotra-ratna
Prayers
By Śrīmad Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura Mahāśaya
Read on →: Prārthanā
sa guruḥ paramo vairī yo dadāti hy asan-matim |
taṁ namaskṛtya sat-śiṣyaḥ prayāti jñānadaṁ gurum ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra: 1.10.21)
“A guru who propagates misconception is the greatest enemy. A sincere disciple should offer obeisance to him and [after abandoning him] go to a guru who gives [proper] knowledge.”
Read on →: sa guruḥ paramo vairī yo dadāti hy asan-matim
guror apy avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ |
utpatha-pratipannasya parityāgo vidhīyate ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra: 1.10.20; cited in Bhakti Sandarbha: 238)
“Rejection is enjoined for even a guru who is arrogant, unaware of what is to be done and not to be done, and set out on a wrongful path.”
Read on →: guror apy avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ
yo vakti nyāya-rahitam anyāyena śṛṇoti yaḥ |
tāv ubhau narakaṁ ghoraṁ vrajataḥ kālam akṣayam ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 1.101; Bhakti Sandarbha: 238)
“Both one who speaks devoid of rule [i.e., instructs things that are contrary to the intent of the śāstra] and one who listens devoid of rule [i.e., follows things that are contrary to the intent of the śāstra] proceed to a dark hell for unlimited time.”
Read on →: yo vakti nyāya-rahitam anyāyena śṛṇoti yaḥ
nārāyaṇo’pi vikṛtiṁ yāti guroḥ pracyutasya durbuddheḥ |
kamalasya jalād apaiti raviḥ śuṣyati nāśayati ca |
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“Even Nārāyaṇa becomes displeased with a foolish person who deviates from guru, just as the sun dries and destroys a lotus that comes out of water.”
Read on →: nārāyaṇo’pi vikṛtiṁ yāti guroḥ pracyutasya durbuddheḥ