Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.100
4. sādhu-vartmānuvartanam, yathā skānde—
[4. saadhu-vartmaanuvartanam, yathaa skaande—]
sa mṛgyaḥ śreyasāṁ hetuḥ panthāḥ santāpa-varjitaḥ |
[sa mrigyah shreyasaam hetuh panthaah santaapa-varjitah |]
anavāptaśramaṁ pūrve yena santaḥ pratasthire ||100||
[anavaaptashramam poorve yena santah pratasthire ||100||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
4. sādhu-vartmānuvartanam, yathā skānde—
sa mṛgyaḥ śreyasāṁ hetuḥ panthāḥ santāpa-varjitaḥ |
anavāptaśramaṁ pūrve yena santaḥ pratasthire ||100||
Following the scriptural rules (verse 74), from the Skanda Purāṇa: One should follow the scriptural rules which give the highest benefit and are devoid of hardship, by which the previous devotees easily progressed.
Purport
Following in the Footsteps of Saintly Persons In the Skanda Purāṇa it is advised that a devotee follow the past ācāryas and saintly persons, because by such following one can achieve the desired results, with no chance of lamenting or being baffled in his progress.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
Sādhu-vartma (proper path) means “the path composed of rules from the śruti and other scriptures.”
My note
Source: vedabase.io