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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.23

ఆదిశ త్వం ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠ విధిం తదుపధావనమ్ । ఆశు తుష్యతి మే దేవ: సీదన్త్యా: సహ పుత్రకై: ॥ ౨౩ ॥
ādiśa tvaṁ dvija-śreṣṭha
[aadisha tvam dvija-shreshtha]
vidhiṁ tad-upadhāvanam
[vidhim tad-upadhaavanam]
āśu tuṣyati me devaḥ
[aashu tushyati me devah]
sīdantyāḥ saha putrakaiḥ
[seedantyaah saha putrakaih]
ādiśa — just instruct me tvam — O my husband dvija-śreṣṭha — O best of the brāhmaṇas vidhim — the regulative principles tat — the Lord upadhāvanam — the process of worshiping āśu — very soon tuṣyati — becomes satisfied me — unto me devaḥ — the Lord sīdantyāḥ — now lamenting saha — with putrakaiḥ — all my sons, the demigods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ādiśa tvaṁ dvija-śreṣṭha
ādiśa
just instruct me
tvam
O my husband
dvija-śreṣṭha
O best of the brāhmaṇas
vidhiṁ tad-upadhāvanam
vidhim
the regulative principles
tat
the Lord
upadhāvanam
the process of worshiping
āśu tuṣyati me devaḥ
āśu
very soon
tuṣyati
becomes satisfied
me
unto me
devaḥ
the Lord
sīdantyāḥ saha putrakaiḥ
sīdantyāḥ
now lamenting
saha
with
putrakaiḥ
all my sons, the demigods.
O best of the brāhmaṇas, kindly instruct me in the perfect method of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service, by which the Lord may very soon be pleased with me and save me, along with my sons, from this most dangerous condition.

Sometimes less intelligent men ask whether one has to approach a guru to be instructed in devotional service for spiritual advancement. The answer is given here — indeed, not only here, but also in Bhagavad-gītā, where Arjuna accepted Kṛṣṇa as his guru ( śiṣyas te ’haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam ). The Vedas also instruct, tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa guruṁ evābhigacchet: one must accept a guru for proper direction if one is seriously inclined toward advancement in spiritual life. The Lord says that one must worship the ācārya, who is the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyāt ). One should definitely understand this. In Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is said that the guru is the manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, according to all the evidence given by the śāstra and by the practical behavior of devotees, one must accept a guru. Aditi accepted her husband as her guru, so that he would direct her how to advance in spiritual consciousness, devotional service, by worshiping the Supreme Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of the brāhmaṇas! Kindly instruct me in the method of worshiping the Lord, so that he will be quickly satisfied with me, now lamenting because of my sons.
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