# Authority, spiritual * benefit of approaching, [[sb/3/17/1#purport|SB 3.17.1]] * hearing from, [[sb/3/19/33#purport|SB 3.19.33]], [[sb/3/22/10#purport|SB 3.22.10]] * knowledge via, [[sb/3/20/9#purport|SB 3.20.9]] * sex &, [[sb/3/21/1#purport|SB 3.21.1]] * Vedas as, [[sb/3/24/35#purport|SB 3.24.35]] *See also:* Devotees; Pures devotee; Disciplic succession; Spirituals master