Original: II , at 217 -- 225 ( 18th reprint 1995 ) ISBN 81-85301-75-1Alex Michaels , Hinduism : Past and Present 154 -- 56 ( Princeton 1998 ) ISBN 0-691-08953-1 Another view holds that a Sadguru , acting on a god 's behalf , can mitigate or work out some of the karma of the disciple .
Simplified: Another view holds that a Satguru , acting on Gods behalf , can mitigate or work out some of the karma of the disciple .