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fully aware that he does not belong to any family, society, or country but is eternally related to Kṛṣṇa be employed not in the interests of so-called family, society, or country but in the interests of Kṛṣṇa This is purity of purpose and the platform of pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, can be summarized thus: his service is favorable and is always in relation to Kṛṣṇa In order to keep the purity of such Kṛṣṇa conscious activities, one must be freed from all material desires This conclusion is useless for a Kṛṣṇa conscious person. Only rarely by philosophical speculation can one reach the conclusion of worshiping Vāsudeva, or Kṛṣṇa The ultimate end of philosophical speculation, then, must be Kṛṣṇa, with the understanding that Kṛṣṇa

But if one becomes attracted simply to ritualistic activities without understanding Kṛṣṇa, his activities are unfavorable to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Actually, Kṛṣṇa consciousness can be based simply on hearing about Kṛṣṇa, chanting about Him, remembering Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes nine different processes, besides which everything done is unfavorable to Kṛṣṇa

from the Nārada Pañcarātra, as follows: “One should be free from all material designations and, by Kṛṣṇa So when our senses are engaged for Kṛṣṇa, the actual proprietor of the senses, that activity is called When the same senses are engaged in executing the order of Kṛṣṇa, our activities are called bhakti.