The qualifications of a bonafide guru and a disciple
In the Padma Purāṇa, the characteristics of the guru, the bona fide spiritual master, have been described: mahā-bhāgavata-śreṣṭhobrāhmaṇo vai gurur nṛṇāmsarveṣām eva lokānāmasau pūjyo yathā hariḥ mahā-kula-prasūto ‘pisarva-yajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥsahasra-śākhādhyāyī cana guruḥ syād
