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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.36
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 36
- anuvratānāṁ śiṣyāṇāṁ
- putrāṇāṁ ca dvijottama
- anāpṛṣṭam api brūyur
- guravo dīna-vatsalāḥ
anuvratānāmthe followers — the followers; śiṣyāṇāmof the disciples — of the disciples; putrāṇāmof the sons — of the sons; caalso — also; dvijaO best amongst the brāhmaṇas-uttamaO best amongst the brāhmaṇas — O best amongst the brāhmaṇas; anāpṛṣṭamthat which is not asked for — that which is not asked for; apiin spite of — in spite of; brūyuḥplease describe — please describe; guravaḥthe spiritual masters — the spiritual masters; dīnawho are kind to the needy-vatsalāḥwho are kind to the needy — who are kind to the needy.
O best among the brāhmaṇas, those who are spiritual masters are very kind to the needy. They are always kind to their followers, disciples and sons, and without being asked by them, the spiritual master describes all that is knowledge.
There are many subjects to be known from the bona fide spiritual master. The followers, disciples and sons are all on one level for the bona fide spiritual master, and he is always kind to them and always speaks to them on transcendental subjects, even though he is not asked by them. That is the nature of the bona fide spiritual master. Vidura appealed to Maitreya Muni to speak on subjects about which he might not have asked.