Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct Citraketu: Impermanence, Ātma-Tattva, and Mantra-Upadeśa
चरन्ति ह्यवनौ कामं ब्राह्मणा भगवत्प्रिया: । मादृशां ग्राम्यबुद्धीनां बोधायोन्मत्तलिङ्गिन: ॥ ११ ॥
caranti hy avanau kāmaṁ brāhmaṇā bhagavat-priyāḥ mādṛśāṁ grāmya-buddhīnāṁ bodhāyonmatta-liṅginaḥ
Os brāhmaṇas que são vaiṣṇavas, os servos mais queridos de Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa, percorrem a terra conforme desejam e às vezes se vestem como loucos. Fazem isso para instruir materialistas como nós, apegados ao gozo dos sentidos, e para dissipar a ignorância.
This verse explains that devotees dear to the Lord may adopt an 'unmatta' (madman-like) external demeanor to awaken and instruct materially absorbed people, while remaining spiritually fixed within.
Citraketu acknowledges Narada as a Lord-beloved brāhmaṇa whose unusual, detached conduct is meant to enlighten him, since Citraketu admits his own mind was previously absorbed in worldly concerns.
Do not judge spiritual teachers merely by external style; focus on their message and character, and seek guidance from genuine devotees to awaken from materialistic thinking.