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"Your first business is to approach bona fide guru
and take his asraya." Otherwise there is no devotion.
There is no devotion unless you go to a guru. Forget it.
Adau gurvasrayam. First thing is, first business, is
to
accept a bona fide guru. Otherwise there is
no
devotion. It is simply false imitation.
Guest (3)
(Indian man): ...without taking diksa from the guru also utters
the name of Lord Krsna with devotion and...
Prabhupada: There is no devotion unless you go to a guru. Forget it. Adau gurvasrayam. First thing is, first business, is to accept a bona fide guru. Otherwise there is no devotion. It is simply false imitation. This is the injunction of Rupa Gosvami in Bhakti-rasamrta sindhu. Adau gurvasrayam: "Your first business is to approach bona fide guru and take his asraya." Otherwise there is no devotion. That has been the defect in the modern society. They imagine. This business should be given up. He must follow. Sadhu-marganugamanam, which is prescribed by the sadhu, guru, you have to accept that. You cannot manufacture your own way.
[S.P.Evening
Lecture, Bhubaneswar, January 23, 1977]
To
serve the topmost devotee means to hear from him
about the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
One should
take shelter of a pure devotee, who has nothing to do with this
material world but is simply engaged in devotional service. By
serving him only, one can transcend the qualitative material
condition. In this verse it is recommended (yogesvara-upasanaya)
that one serve the lotus feet of the topmost yogi, or the
devotee. To serve the topmost devotee means to hear from him
about the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To hear
the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the mouth
of a pure devotee is to acquire a pious life. [Srimad
Bhagavatam 4.22.22]
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