One Gets Guru By The Mercy Of Sri Hari

[Paramhamsa Vani]

Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!

Sri Tulasi Das says "binu hari krpa milahin nahin santa." And the other side of this is, "bina santa krpa milahin nahin hari." In other words, by the grace of the Supreme Lord, one gets a sadhu, and by the grace of the sadhu, one gets the Supreme Lord. Both are interrelated. You see, Dhruva's mother told him to chant the Name of the Supreme Lord with faith, even though she was not a saint. Yes, she was a patha-pradarsaka guru, not a tattvika guru or srotriya brahmanistha guru. What happened by that? Dhruva started calling out for the Lord with faith and as a result, he got a sadhu—he met Narada Goswami. Then Narada Goswami gave him a mantra and taught him the process of bhajan. Shortly after that, Dhruva obtained the Supreme Lord. So the conclusion is that one first gets a suddha bhakta or guru by the mercy of Sri Hari, and then one gets Sri Hari by the mercy of guru.

---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj