CC Madhya 24.329

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24, Text 329

তথাপি এই সূত্রের শুন দিগ্‌দরশন ।
সকারণ লিখি আদৌ গুরু-আশ্রয়ণ ॥ ৩২৯ ॥

tathāpi ei sūtrera śuna dig-daraśana
sakāraṇa likhi ādau guru-āśrayaṇa

Word by word

tathāpi — still; ei sūtrera — of the synopsis of this book; śuna — hear; dik-daraśana — an indication; sakāraṇa — the cause; likhi — we should write; ādau — in the beginning; guru-āśrayaṇa — accepting a bona fide spiritual master.

Translation

“Because you asked Me for a synopsis, please hear these few indications. In the beginning describe how one must take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master.”