# Cc. Ādi 1.45 > গুরু কৃষ্ণরূপ হন শাস্ত্রের প্রমাণে । > গুরুরূপে কৃষ্ণ কৃপা করেন ভক্তগণে ॥৪৫॥ ## Text > guru kṛṣṇa-rūpa hana śāstrera pramāṇe > guru-rūpe kṛṣṇa kṛpā karena bhakta-gaṇe ## Synonyms *guru*—the spiritual master; *kṛṣṇa-rūpa*—as good as Kṛṣṇa; *hana*—is; *śāstrera*—of revealed scriptures; *pramāṇe*—by the evidence; *guru-rūpe*—in the form of the spiritual master; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; *kṛpā*—mercy; *karena*—distributes; *bhakta-gaṇe*—unto His devotees. ## Translation **According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees.** ## Purport The relationship of a disciple with his spiritual master is as good as his relationship with the Supreme Lord. A spiritual master always represents himself as the humblest servitor of the Personality of Godhead, but the disciple must look upon him as the manifested representation of Godhead.