Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 48
Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Māyā, Cosmic Dissolution, Guru-Śaraṇāgati, Bhakti, and Deity Worship
लब्ध्वानुग्रह आचार्यात् तेन सन्दर्शितागम: । महापुरुषमभ्यर्चेन्मूर्त्याभिमतयात्मन: ॥ ४८ ॥
labdhvānugraha ācāryāt tena sandarśitāgamaḥ mahā-puruṣam abhyarcen mūrtyābhimatayātmanaḥ
ဝိညာဉ်ရေးဆရာ၏ ကရုဏာကို ရရှိပြီး၊ ဆရာက ပြသသော သမ္မာကျမ်းညွှန်ကြားချက်များကို သိရှိသဖြင့်၊ ဘက္တသည် မိမိနှစ်သက်အလွန်ဆုံးသော ကိုယ်ပွားရုပ်သဏ္ဍာန်ဖြင့် အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး ဘုရားသခင်ကို ပူဇော်ရမည်။
According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the word labdhvānugrahaḥ indicates formal initiation by a bona fide spiritual master. It is stated in the Padma Purāṇa:
FAQs
This verse teaches that real understanding of āgama (revealed scripture) comes by the guru’s mercy; guided by the ācārya, one learns the authorized path and then worships the Lord properly.
Kṛṣṇa indicates that devotion becomes steady and affectionate when the devotee serves the Mahāpuruṣa in a form (mūrti) that naturally inspires love, while remaining grounded in the guru-shown scriptural conclusions.
Seek guidance from a bona fide teacher, study the scriptures under that guidance, and adopt a consistent form of worship—such as daily prayer and simple Deity/altar service—to the Lord in a form that deepens your personal devotion.