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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.76

स वा अयं ब्रह्म महद्विमृग्य कैवल्यनिर्वाणसुखानुभूति: । प्रिय: सुहृद् व: खलु मातुलेय आत्मार्हणीयो विधिकृद्गुरुश्च ॥ ७६ ॥
sa vā ayaṁ brahma mahad-vimṛgya-
[sa vaa ayam brahma mahad-vimrigya-]
kaivalya-nirvāṇa-sukhānubhūtiḥ
[kaivalya-nirvaana-sukhaanubhootih]
priyaḥ suhṛd vaḥ khalu mātuleya
[priyah suhrid vah khalu maatuleya]
ātmārhaṇīyo vidhi-kṛd guruś ca
[aatmaarhaneeyo vidhi-krid gurush cha]
Word-for-word
saḥ — that Supreme Personality of Godhead vā — either ayam — Kṛṣṇa brahma — the Supreme Brahman mahat-vimṛgya — sought by great, great saintly persons (devotees of Kṛṣṇa) kaivalya-nirvāṇa-sukha — of liberation and transcendental bliss anubhūtiḥ — for the realization priyaḥ — very dear suhṛt — the well-wisher vaḥ — of all of you Pāṇḍavas khalu — famous as mātuleyaḥ — the son of your maternal uncle ātmā — heart and soul arhaṇīyaḥ — the most worshipable person vidhi-kṛt — giving direction guruḥ — your spiritual master ca — and.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa vā ayaṁ brahma mahad-vimṛgya-
saḥ
that Supreme Personality of Godhead
vā
either
ayam
Kṛṣṇa
brahma
the Supreme Brahman
mahat-vimṛgya
sought by great, great saintly persons (devotees of Kṛṣṇa)
kaivalya-nirvāṇa-sukhānubhūtiḥ
kaivalya-nirvāṇa-sukha
of liberation and transcendental bliss
anubhūtiḥ
for the realization
priyaḥ suhṛd vaḥ khalu mātuleya
priyaḥ
very dear
suhṛt
the well-wisher
vaḥ
of all of you Pāṇḍavas
khalu
famous as
mātuleyaḥ
the son of your maternal uncle
ātmārhaṇīyo vidhi-kṛd guruś ca
ātmā
heart and soul
arhaṇīyaḥ
the most worshipable person
vidhi-kṛt
giving direction
guruḥ
your spiritual master
ca
and.
How wonderful it is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Parabrahman, Kṛṣṇa, who is sought by great, great sages for the sake of liberation and transcendental bliss, is acting as your best well-wisher, your friend, your cousin, your heart and soul, your worshipable director, and your spiritual master.
Purport

Kṛṣṇa can become the director and spiritual master of anyone who is serious about getting the mercy of Kṛṣṇa. The Lord sends the spiritual master to train a devotee, and when the devotee is advanced, the Lord acts as the spiritual master within his heart.

teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te

“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” Kṛṣṇa does not become the direct spiritual master unless one is fully trained by His representative spiritual master. Therefore, as we have already discussed, the Lord’s representative spiritual master should not be considered an ordinary human being. The representative spiritual master never gives any false knowledge to his disciple, but only perfect knowledge. Thus he is the representative of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa helps as the guru, or spiritual master, from within and from without. From without He helps the devotee as His representative, and from within He talks personally with the pure devotee and gives him instructions by which he may return home, back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Parabrahman Kṛṣṇa, who is sought by sages for the happiness of liberation, is acting as your best well-wisher, your friend, your cousin, your heart and soul, your respectable giver of orders and your guru.
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Personal Guidance
The Parabrahman Kṛṣṇa, sought by great sages for liberation, is acting as the Pāṇḍavas' well-wisher, friend, cousin, heart, soul, and worshipable deity. The same Lord that sages strive for is intimate with sincere devotees. Familiarity in bhakti is gift, not loss.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you settle for distant reverence when the Lord is offering intimacy?
  • What would change if you let Kṛṣṇa be your friend, not only your worshipable Deity?
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