ato guruà praëamyaivaà
sarva-svaà vinivedya ca
gåhëéyäd vaiñëavaà mantraà
dékñä-pürvaà vidhänataù

“It is the duty of every human being to surrender to a bona fide spiritual master. Giving him everything-body, mind and intelligence-one must take a Vaiñëava initiation from him.”

CC Madhya 15.108