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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 7</h3>
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A guru, or spiritual master, can be anyone who is well conversant with the science of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore although Prahlāda Mahārāja was a gṛhastha ruling over the demons, he was a paramahaṁsa, the best of human beings, and thus he is our guru. In the list of gurus, or authorities, Prahlāda Mahārāja's name is therefore mentioned.
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[[Vanisource:SB 7.13.46|SB 7.13.46, Translation and Purport]]
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Nārada Muni continued: After Prahlāda Mahārāja, the King of the demons, heard these instructions from the saint, he understood the occupational duties of a perfect person [paramahaṁsa]. Thus he duly worshiped the saint, took his permission and then left for his own home.
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As quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.128|CC Madhya 8.128]]), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said:

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:kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya 
:yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei 'guru' haya
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A guru, or spiritual master, can be anyone who is well conversant with the science of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore although Prahlāda Mahārāja was a gṛhastha ruling over the demons, he was a paramahaṁsa, the best of human beings, and thus he is our guru. In the list of gurus, or authorities, Prahlāda Mahārāja's name is therefore mentioned:

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:svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ
:kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ
:prahlādo janako bhīṣmo 
:balir vaiyāsakir vayam
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The conclusion is that a paramahaṁsa is an exalted devotee (bhagavat-priya). Such a paramahaṁsa may be in any stage of life—brahmacāri, gṛhastha, vānaprastha or sannyāsa—and be equally liberated and exalted.
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