2016-04-26 SB 10-80-39-41 - What Distinguishes Genuine Disciple (download mp3) by Jayadvait Swami Maharaj at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.80.39etad viditva udite ravau sandipanir guruhanvesamano nah sisyan acaryo ’pasyad aturan Translation:  Our guru, Sandipani, understanding our predicament, set out after sunrise to search for us, his disciples, and found us in distress. SB 10.80.40aho he putraka yuyam asmad-arthe ’ti-duhkhitahatma vai praninam presthas tam anadrtya mat-parah Translation:  [Sandipani said:] O my children, you have suffered so much for my sake! The body is most dear to every living creature, but you are so dedicated to me that you completely disregarded your own comfort. SB 10.80.41etad eva hi sac-chisyaih kartavyam guru-niskrtamyad vai visuddha-bhavena sarvarthatmarpanam gurau Translation:  This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives. Purport:  One engages one’s body to realize one’s purposes. The body is also the basis of the material conception of “I,” while one’s fortune is the basis of the conception of “mine.” Thus by offering everything to the spiritual master, one realizes one’s self to be an eternal servant of the Lord. The spiritual master does not exploit the disciple but rather engages him fully in Krsna consciousness for the disciple’s eternal benefit.