The text in Chapter 2 uses powerful examples to illustrate the absolute necessity of a Guru. It points out that Rama, the son of Dasharatha and an incarnation of God, held the feet of Vasistha. Furthermore, Krishna, considered the form of the Supreme Brahman, also had to take a Guru and bore the hardship of gathering wood at Sandipani’s house. The author uses these examples to ask the rhetorical question, "Then what of me?" This implies that if even these divine, fully wise beings required a Guru, it is an indispensable and firm scriptural truth for any ordinary person seeking knowledge or a spiritual goal.
If divine incarnations like Rama and Krishna, who were fully wise, still needed a Guru, what does this imply for an ordinary person's spiritual journey?
📖 Chapter 2