करुणाः साधवः शान्तास्त्वद्विधा न तथापरे ॥४॥
nÄrÄyaṇa-parÄ viprÄ
dharmaṠguhyaṠparaṠviduḥ
karuṇÄḥ sÄdhavaḥ Å›ÄntÄs
tvad-vidhÄ na tathÄpare
nÄrÄyaṇa-parÄḥ - those who are always devoted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, NÄrÄyaṇa; viprÄḥ - the best of the brÄhmaṇas; dharmam - religious principle; guhyam - the most confidential; param - supreme; viduḥ - know; karuṇÄḥ - such persons are very merciful (being devotees); sÄdhavaḥ - whose behavior is very exalted; Å›ÄntÄḥ - peaceful; tvat-vidhÄḥ - like Your Honor; na - not; tathÄ - so; apare - others (followers of methods other than devotional service).
No one is superior to you in peaceful life and mercy, and no one knows better than you how to execute devotional service or how to become the best of the brÄhmaṇas. Therefore, you know all the principles of confidential religious life, and no one knows them better than you.
Yudhiá¹£á¹hira MahÄrÄja knew that NÄrada Muni is the supreme spiritual master of human society who can teach the path of spiritual liberation leading to the understanding of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Actually, it is for this purpose that NÄrada Muni compiled his Bhakti-sÅ«tra and gave directions in the NÄrada-pañcarÄtra. To learn about religious principles and the perfection of life, one must take instruction from the disciplic succession of NÄrada Muni. Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is directly in the line of the Brahma sampradÄya. NÄrada Muni received instructions from Lord BrahmÄ and in turn transmitted the instructions to VyÄsadeva. VyÄsadeva instructed his son Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«, who spoke ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam and Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ. Because ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam was spoken by Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« and Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ was spoken by Kṛṣṇa, there is no difference between them. If we strictly follow the principle of disciplic succession, we are certainly on the right path of spiritual liberation, or eternal engagement in devotional service.
