SB 1.1.8 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 8
Bethwa Twam Soumya Tat Sarbam Tatwata Tat Anugrahat
Bruyuh Snigdhasya Sisyasya Gurobo Guhyam Apyuta
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Bethwa—you are well conversant, twam—your honour, Soumya—on who is pure and simple, tat—those, sarbom—all, tatwata—in fact, tat—their, anugrahat—by the favour of, sisyasya—of the disciple, snigdhasya—of the one who is submissive, gurubo—of the spiritual masters, apyutam—endowed with.
TRANSLATION
And because you are submissive your spiritual masters have endowed you with all the favours, of the spiritual masters, for gentle disciples. As such you can let us know all that you learnt from them scientifically.
PURPORT
The secret of success in the spiritual advancement of knowledge is to satisfy the spiritual master and thereby to get his sincere blessings. Srila Viswanath Chakravarty Thakur has sung in his famous eight stanzas on the spiritual master as follows:—"I do offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of spiritual master whose satisfaction alone can please the-Personality of Godhead and whose dissatisfaction alone can play a havoc on the path of spiritual realisation." It is essential, therefore, that a disciple must be very much obedient and submissive to the bonafide spiritual master. Srila Suta Goswami fulfilled all these conditions in the relation of a disciple and the spiritual master and, therefore, he was endowed with all the favours of the learned and self realised spiritual masters like Srila Vyasdeva and others. The sages of Naimisharanya were confident about the qualities of Srila Suta Goswami and, therefore, they were anxious to hear from him.