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yadyapi amara guru--caitanyera dasa
tathapi janiye ami tanhara prakasa
SYNONYMS
yadyapi—even though; amara—my; guru—spiritual master; caitanyera—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dasa—the servitor; tathapi—still; janiye—know; ami—I; tanhara—of the Lord; prakasa—direct manifestation.
Although I know that my spiritual master is a servitor of Sri Caitanya, I know Him also as a plenary manifestation of the Lord.
PURPORT
Every living entity is essentially a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the spiritual master is also His servant.
Still, the spiritual master is a direct manifestation of the Lord.
With this conviction, a disciple can advance in Krsna consciousness.
The spiritual master is nondifferent from Krsna because he is a manifestation of Krsna.
Lord Nityananda, who is Balarama Himself, the first direct manifestation or expansion of Krsna, is the original spiritual master.
He helps Lord Krsna in His pastimes, and He is a servant of the Lord.
Every living entity is eternally a servant of Sri Krsna Caitanya; therefore the spiritual master cannot be other than a servant of Lord Caitanya.
The spiritual master’s eternal occupation is to expand the service of the Lord by training disciples in a service attitude.
A spiritual master never poses as the Supreme Lord Himself; he is considered a representative of the Lord.
The revealed scriptures prohibit one’s pretending to be God, but a bona fide spiritual master is a most faithful and confidential servant of the Lord and therefore deserves as much respect as Krsna.