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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.38

పురుషస్య చ సంస్థానం స్వరూపం వా పరస్య చ । జ్ఞానం చ నైగమం యత్తద్గురుశిష్యప్రయోజనమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥
puruṣasya ca saṁsthānaṁ
[purushasya cha samsthaanam]
svarūpaṁ vā parasya ca
[svaroopam vaa parasya cha]
jṣānaṁ ca naigamaṁ yat tad
[jshaanam cha naigamam yat tad]
guru-śiṣya-prayojanam
[guru-shishya-prayojanam]
puruṣasya — of the living entity ca — also saṁsthānam — existence svarūpam — identity vā — either, or parasya — of the Supreme ca — also jṣānam — knowledge ca — also naigamam — in the matter of the Upaniṣads yat — that tat — the same guru — spiritual master śiṣya — disciple prayojanam — necessity.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
puruṣasya ca saṁsthānaṁ
puruṣasya
of the living entity
ca
also
saṁsthānam
existence
svarūpaṁ vā parasya ca
svarūpam
identity
vā
either, or
parasya
of the Supreme
ca
also
jṣānaṁ ca naigamaṁ yat tad
jṣānam
knowledge
ca
also
naigamam
in the matter of the Upaniṣads
yat
that
tat
the same
guru-śiṣya-prayojanam
guru
spiritual master
śiṣya
disciple
prayojanam
necessity.
What are the truths regarding the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead? What are their identities? What are the specific values in the knowledge in the Vedas, and what are the necessities for the spiritual master and his disciples?

The living entities are constitutionally servitors of the Lord, who can accept all kinds of service from everyone. It is clearly declared ( Bg. 5.29 ) that the Lord is the supreme enjoyer of the benefits of all sacrifices and penances, the proprietor of all that is manifested and the friend of all living entities. That is His real identity. Therefore, when the living entity accepts this supreme proprietorship of the Lord and acts in that attitude, he resumes his real identity. In order to elevate the living entity to this standard of knowledge, there is the necessity of spiritual association. The bona fide spiritual master desires that his disciples know the process of rendering transcendental service to the Lord, and the disciples also know that they have to learn about the eternal relationship between God and the living entity from a self-realized soul. To disseminate transcendental knowledge one must retire from mundane activities on the strength of enlightenment in knowledge in terms of Vedic wisdom. That is the sum and substance of all the questions in this verse.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Please describe knowledge concerning the Lord’s form and jīva’s position, and the knowledge of the Upaniṣads which is necessary for the student to learn from the guru. What is the position of the worshipper, the jīva (puruṣasya), what is his absolute (sam) condition or nature (sthānam)? And what is the svarūpa of the Supreme Lord, the object of worship (parasya)? What is the knowledge mentioned in the Vedas which is necessary for me as disciple to know, from the guru? The meaning is that from the guru I should learn about bhakti.
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