ज्ञानी गुरुश्च बलवान्भवाब्धेः शिष्यमुद्धरेत् ।
गुरुः स्वयमसिद्धश्च दुर्बलः कथमुद्धरेत् ॥
jñānī guruś ca balavān bhavābdheḥ śiṣyam uddharet |
guruḥ svayam asiddhaś ca durbalaḥ katham uddharet ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra 1.10.19)
“A guru, who is knowledgable and strong, delivers a disciple from the ocean of material existence. How can a guru who is not realized (asiddha) and weak deliver [a disciple]?”