आदिश त्वं द्विजश्रेष्ठ विधिं तदुपधावनम् ।
आशु तुष्यति मे देवः सीदन्त्याः सह पुत्रकैः ॥२३॥

ÄdiÅ›a tvaá¹ dvija-Å›reṣṭha
vidhiá¹ tad-upadhÄvanam
ÄÅ›u tuá¹£yati me devaḥ
sÄ«dantyÄḥ saha putrakaiḥ

 ÄdiÅ›a - just instruct me; tvam - O my husband; dvija-Å›reṣṭha - O best of the brÄhmaṇas; vidhim - the regulative principles; tat - the Lord; upadhÄvanam - the process of worshiping; ÄÅ›u - very soon; tuá¹£yati - becomes satisfied; me - unto me; devaḥ - the Lord; sÄ«dantyÄḥ - now lamenting; saha - with; putrakaiḥ - all my sons, the demigods.


Text

O best of the brÄhmaṇas, 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.

Purport

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-gÄ«tÄ, where Arjuna accepted Kṛṣṇa as his guru (Å›iá¹£yas te ’haá¹ Å›Ädhi mÄá¹ tvÄá¹ prapannam). The Vedas also instruct, tad-vijñÄnÄrthaá¹ sa guruá¹ evÄbhigacchet: 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 ÄcÄrya, who is the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (ÄcÄryaá¹ mÄá¹ vijÄnÄ«yÄt). One should definitely understand this. In Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta it is said that the guru is the manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, according to all the evidence given by the Å›Ästra 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.