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As far as devotional service is concerned, there are two divisions. In the beginning there is vidhi-bhakti, or devotional service with regulative principles. In the higher stage there is rāga-bhakti, or devotional service in pure love.

Thus he is eligible for pure devotional service.” In other words, those who attain self-realization by the execution of devotional service attain a transcendental body, and, being attracted to the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa, engage fully in pure devotional

“O best of the Bhāratas, four kinds of people with very righteous backgrounds take up devotional service In due course of time, if they give up all desires and become pure devotees of the Supreme Lord, they Such fortunate beginners can develop only in the association of pure devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. When one associates with pure devotees, he becomes a pure devotee himself.

In this case also one abandons the desire for liberation and engages in His devotional service. The devotee repents his loss of time in the so-called cultivation of knowledge and becomes a pure devotee

Lord, the intelligence of those who think themselves liberated but who are without even a touch of devotional service is not pure.

Then the devotee or transcendentalist forgets everything and engages in the devotional service of the When one comes to the Lord in devotional service, or in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the reward is the Supreme The association of pure devotees, the causeless mercy of the Lord, and devotional service itself – these

Except for the association of pure devotees, all association is kaitava, or cheating. By understanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and rendering devotional service, one can immediately capture the

“A person who is actually intelligent is able, by the association of pure devotees, to hear descriptions