Garudapurana 3.8.15

3.8.15

tathā svagurumārabhya brahmānteṣu ca sādhuṣu /
tadyogyatānusāreṇa bhaktirniṣkapaṭā yadi //

and likewise, if there is guileless devotion toward the virtuous, / beginning with one’s own guru up to Brahmā, according to their eligibility;