CC Madhya 24.265

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24, Text 265

যথা-স্থানে নারদ গেলা, ব্যাধ ঘরে আইল ।
নারদের উপদেশে সকল করিল ॥ ২৬৫ ॥

yathā-sthāne nārada gelā, vyādha ghare āila
nāradera upadeśe sakala karila

Word by word

yathā-sthāne — to the proper destination; nārada — sage Nārada; gelā — went; vyādha — the hunter; ghare āila — came back to his house; nāradera upadeśe — under the instruction of the sage Nārada; sakala karila — he executed everything.

Translation

“After all this, Nārada Muni went to his destination. After the hunter returned home, he exactly followed the instructions of his spiritual master, Nārada.”

Purport

For spiritual advancement one must have a bona fide spiritual master and follow his instructions in order to be assured of advancement.