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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.27

ज्ञानं तदेतदमलं दुरवापमाह नारायणो नरसख: किल नारदाय । एकान्तिनां भगवतस्तदकिञ्चनानां पादारविन्दरजसाप्लुतदेहिनां स्यात् ॥ २७ ॥
jñānaṁ tad etad amalaṁ duravāpam āha
[jnaanam tad etad amalam duravaapam aaha]
nārāyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ kila nāradāya
[naaraayano nara-sakhah kila naaradaaya]
ekāntināṁ bhagavatas tad akiñcanānāṁ
[ekaantinaam bhagavatas tad akinchanaanaam]
pādāravinda-rajasāpluta-dehināṁ syāt
[paadaaravinda-rajasaapluta-dehinaam syaat]
Word-for-word
jñānam — knowledge tat — that etat — this amalam — without material contamination duravāpam — very difficult to understand (without the mercy of a devotee) āha — explained nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead nara-sakhaḥ — the friend of all living entities (especially human beings) kila — certainly nāradāya — unto the great sage Nārada ekāntinām — of those who have surrendered exclusively to the Supreme Personality of Godhead bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead tat — that (knowledge) akiñcanānām — who do not claim any material possessions pāda-aravinda — of the lotus feet of the Lord rajasā — by the dust āpluta — bathed dehinām — whose bodies syāt — is possible.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jñānaṁ tad etad amalaṁ duravāpam āha
jñānam
knowledge
tat
that
etat
this
amalam
without material contamination
duravāpam
very difficult to understand (without the mercy of a devotee)
āha
explained
nārāyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ kila nāradāya
nārāyaṇaḥ
Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
nara-sakhaḥ
the friend of all living entities (especially human beings)
kila
certainly
nāradāya
unto the great sage Nārada
ekāntināṁ bhagavatas tad akiñcanānāṁ
ekāntinām
of those who have surrendered exclusively to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
bhagavataḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tat
that (knowledge)
akiñcanānām
who do not claim any material possessions
pādāravinda-rajasāpluta-dehināṁ syāt
pāda-aravinda
of the lotus feet of the Lord
rajasā
by the dust
āpluta
bathed
dehinām
whose bodies
syāt
is possible.
Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the well-wisher and friend of all living entities, formerly explained this transcendental knowledge to the great saint Nārada. Such knowledge is extremely difficult to understand without the mercy of a saintly person like Nārada, but everyone who has taken shelter of Nārada’s disciplic succession can understand this confidential knowledge.
Purport

It is stated here that this confidential knowledge is extremely difficult to understand, yet it is very easy to understand if one takes shelter of a pure devotee. This confidential knowledge is also mentioned at the end of Bhagavad-gītā, where the Lord says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: “Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me.” This knowledge is an extremely confidential secret, but it can be understood if one approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the bona fide agent, the spiritual master in the disciplic succession from Nārada. Prahlāda Mahārāja wanted to impress upon the sons of the demons that although such knowledge can be understood only by a saintly person like Nārada, they should not be disappointed, for if one takes shelter of Nārada instead of material teachers, this knowledge is possible to understand. Understanding does not depend upon high parentage. The living entity is certainly pure on the spiritual platform, and therefore anyone who attains the spiritual platform by the grace of the spiritual master can also understand this confidential knowledge.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārāyaṇa, the well-wisher and friend of all living entities, formerly explained this pure knowledge, difficult to understand, to Nārada. This knowledge can be understood by fully dedicated devotees with no material desire, who bathe their bodies in the dust from the Lord’s lotus feet. To give the boys faith, Prahlāda explains the guru sampradāya. “If Nārada is the hearer, what hopes do low persons like us have to understand this?” All those who bathe in the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet, who are dedicated devotees, can understand this, not just the most exalted devotees.
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Personal Guidance
Nārāyaṇa Himself explained this knowledge to Nārada — and through Nārada's disciplic line it can still be received. Confidential knowledge is hard alone but easy through a real lineage. Belonging to a real paramparā is itself a major mercy.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose disciplic line are you connected to, even tenuously, and how could you strengthen that link?
  • Where are you trying to figure out alone what is meant to come through a line?
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