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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.29

तस्यैवं मेऽनुरक्तस्य प्रश्रितस्य हतैनस: । श्रद्दधानस्य बालस्य दान्तस्यानुचरस्य च ॥ २९ ॥
tasyaivaṁ me ’nuraktasya
[tasyaivam me ’nuraktasya]
praśritasya hatainasaḥ
[prashritasya hatainasah]
śraddadhānasya bālasya
[shraddadhaanasya baalasya]
dāntasyānucarasya ca
[daantasyaanucharasya cha]
Word-for-word
tasya — his evam — thus me — mine anuraktasya — attached to them praśritasya — obediently hata — freed from enasaḥ — sins śraddadhānasya — of the faithful bālasya — of the boy dāntasya — subjugated anucarasya — strictly following the instructions ca — and.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyaivaṁ me ’nuraktasya
tasya
his
evam
thus
me
mine
praśritasya hatainasaḥ
śraddadhānasya bālasya
anuraktasya
attached to them
praśritasya
obediently
hata
freed from
enasaḥ
sins
śraddadhānasya
of the faithful
bālasya
of the boy
dāntasyānucarasya ca
dāntasya
subjugated
anucarasya
strictly following the instructions
ca
and.
I was very much attached to those sages. I was gentle in behavior, and all my sins were eradicated in their service. In my heart I had strong faith in them. I had subjugated the senses, and I was strictly following them with body and mind.
Purport

These are the necessary qualifications of a prospective candidate who can expect to be elevated to the position of a pure unadulterated devotee. Such a candidate must always seek the association of pure devotees. One should not be misled by a pseudodevotee. He himself must be plain and gentle to receive the instructions of such a pure devotee. A pure devotee is a completely surrendered soul unto the Personality of Godhead. He knows the Personality of Godhead as the supreme proprietor and all others as His servitors. And by the association of pure devotees only, one can get rid of all sins accumulated by mundane association. A neophyte devotee must faithfully serve the pure devotee, and he should be very much obedient and strictly follow the instructions. These are the signs of a devotee who is determined to achieve success even in the existing duration of life.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Though I was a boy, I had developed prema for the Lord. I was humble, sinless, filled with faith, sense-controlled, and was willing to serve. The sages, most affectionate to the fallen, as they were about to depart, taught me the most confidential knowledge of pure bhakti, which was taught by the Lord himself.
Commentary

They gave knowledge to me who had developed prema-bhakti for the Lord (tasya evam anuraktasya). This knowledge was revealed directly by the Lord, son of Devakī (bhagavatoditam). Jñāna-śāstra has a prevalence of monistic jñāna. Confidential scripture (śāstra-guhyam) consists of a predominance of jñana mixed with some bhakti. More confidential scripture (śāstra-guhyataram) is that which predominantly bhakti with a little mixture of jñāna. Most confidential scripture (śāstra-guhyatamam) is pure bhakti, which was given to Uddhava and Brahmā in the Bhāgavatam and to Arjuna in the Gītā by the Lord. Contemplating that they would depart the next day (gamiṣyantaḥ), the sages taught (anvavocan) him the most confidential knowledge, pure bhakti.

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Personal Guidance
Strong attachment to the sages, gentle conduct, subjugated senses, body-and-mind alignment with them — these were Nārada's qualifications. Real attachment to the right people is itself a yogic discipline.
Reflection Questions
  • What does my attachment to good people look like — gentle, sense-controlling, faithful?
  • Where is my 'attachment' to teachers more idea than action?
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