As the Paramātmā
He Prompts Us from Within guru kåñëa-rüpa hana çästrera pramäëe guru-rüpe kåñëa kåpä karena bhakta-gaëe “According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Kåñëa. Lord Kåñëa in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees.” (Caitanya-caritämåta, Ädi-lélä 1.45)
Kåñëa showers His mercy in the form of guru. Without that mercy one cannot understand Kåñëa, one cannot approach Him and cannot go back home, back to Godhead. Kåñëa appears before us in the form of guru. Guru appears here to help us and act as a friend. By showering his causeless mercy he delivers us from the unlimited suffering we have undergone from time immemorial. As the Paramätmä, who is present in the heart and is known as caitya-guru, He prompts us from within and gives us intelligence whereby we act in a correct way. He guides us so that we do not commit any errors or mistakes. This is the incomparable glory of the lotus feet of çré-guru. It is indescribable.
26 Śrī Guru-caraṇa-padma
