One who has got this divya-jnana, vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma, that is mahatma. But that is very, very rare. Otherwise, mahatma like me, they are loitering in the street. That is. So you should always remember this word, divya-jnana hrde prakasito. And because the spiritual master enlightens the divya-jnana, one feels obliged to him. Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado yasya prasadan na gatih kuto 'pi **. So this guru-puja essential. As the Deity worship essential... It is not cheap adoration. It is the process of enlightening the divya-jnana.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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