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Hari bol,

 

Pranams,

 

The following quote is from Baladeva Vidyabhusana's bhasya on Vedanta sutra.

 

pradAna-vad eva tad uktam

 

pradAna - gift; vat - like; eva - indeed; tat - that;uktam - said.

 

 

It is like a gift. That is said.

 

Purport:

 

When the spiritual master is pleased with a person that

person is able to hear the scriptures and follow the path

of spiritual advancement. In this way one attains the Lord. By

merely hearing the scriptures and following the spiritual path

one will not be able to attain the Lord. Therefore it is said

that the spiritual master's mercy is essential. The prefix

pra" in this sUtra hints at the word "prasAda"

(mercy). The lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself

explains in the Bhagavad-gitA (13.8);

 

 

AcAryopasanam saucam

 

 

"Knowledge means to approach a bona fide spiritual

master and become pure."

 

In this way the scriptures explain that the Supreme

Personality of Godhead is attained by the mercy of the spiritual

master.

 

 

Hare Krishna

ARd