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Those who are spontaneously devoted to the Lord and have no aims for material gain are called attracted Their pure devotion (śuddha-bhakti), manifested from pure love of Godhead, surpasses the regulative principles Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is the perfection of pure devotion, and pure devotional service is identical with spontaneous devotional service.

Pradyumna: "Devotional service can in fact be attained only through the mercy of a pure devotee. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is said, 'By the mercy of the spiritual master who is a pure devotee and by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, one can achieve the platform of devotional service.

Prabhupāda: This is the secret = association of the pure devotee of the Lord. Without association of pure devotee of Lord, nobody can come to the stage, unflinching faith and devotion

Kṛṣṇa is all-attractive, but pure devotional service attracts even Him. This means that pure devotional service is even transcendentally stronger than Kṛṣṇa Himself, because

"Anyone who is engaged in My devotional service without any adulteration, pure..." Pure devotional service means anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam [Brs. 1.1.11] = no other desire, no duplicity, pure That is not pure devotion. Pure devotion means without any motive = "Kṛṣṇa is my Lord. That is pure devotion. Anyone who is serving Kṛṣṇa without any motive, without any alloy---pure devotional service---he's already

Thus they achieved the association of a pure devotee and became pure devotees themselves. In whatever condition one may be, if he is fortunate enough to associate with pure devotees, then very

So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is so nice that we are trying to engage everyone in pure devotional Pure devotional service means to serve Kṛṣṇa without any motive. That is pure. Without any motive.

One of the bhāgavatas is the great scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and the other is the pure devotee absorbed in the mellows of loving devotion.

One of the bhāgavatas is the great scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and the other is the pure devotee absorbed in the mellows of loving devotion.

Kevala means only pure devotional service. What is that pure devotional service?

So this botheration is not very much liked by the pure devotee. Pure devotee does not... Of course, a pure devotee [is] never offered such material benefits. Because Kṛṣṇa says, "The pure devotee, after giving up this body..."

Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness.

Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness.

Makhanlāl: There are many different levels of pure devotional service?

purport is that one may also be in Kṛṣṇa consciousness unfavorably, but that cannot be counted as pure devotional service. Pure devotional service should be free from the desire for any material benefit or for sense gratification

no tinge of jñānī's philosophy, there should not be any tinge of karmī's philosophy---that is not pure devotion. Śuddha-bhakti, unadulterated devotion, means anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ. This is pure devotion.

Pradyumna: "One has to learn Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or pure devotional service, from the authorities by

“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.” The real ingredient is bhakti (devotion). Pure devotion is uncontaminated by the modes of material nature. Even the poorest man can equally serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he has pure devotion. If there is no ulterior motive, devotional service cannot be checked by any material condition.

In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta three kinds of devotional service are described — namely, bhakti (ordinary devotional service), śuddha-bhakti (pure devotional service) and viddha-bhakti (mixed devotional service

So before beginning of pure devotional life, one must be Brahman realized. That is pure bhakti. That is actual, actually the platform of devotional service. One who attains the devotional service, parām, parā bhakti...