His Holiness Bhaktividyā Pūrṇa Mahārāja: Because the jñānī then also can be established as a neophyte devotee. But his sincerity that he wants to know Kṛṣṇa, wants to please Kṛṣṇa is there, but there will be the element of jñāna, wanting to know, so he can properly worship, properly deal with Kṛṣṇa. He is distinguished from the jijñāsu who just wants to have knowledge and once he has gained that then he may lose interest and go somewhere else because there is so many vast topics.
So, the kevala-bhakta means that he is beyond this, these aren’t his focus at all. So then we will see here, is that being fixed in their practicing in this way he will come to that platform. So this pure devotion means, the intent is there. One may not be completely pure. This is the important element to note: just as the moon is appreciated for its beauty and its coolingness, but it still has spots, is that the devotee being focused on Kṛṣṇa, not wanting anything there, but from the past activities there is still something remaining. So those things, by performing the devotional service, those will go away. So that’s why Kṛṣṇa is saying, he will obtain. Because otherwise, where someone has come to that platform, He says, ‘He has attained.’ Kṛṣṇa makes that point. So he will attain. And he is very dear, because he is only focused on Kṛṣṇa. These are just habits from the past. These things just slowly, slowly go away by the process, but they are not his focus. So they may be engaged, they may be different things, he may analyze them according to his knowledge, but he is not interested in getting a result, so he is performing activities in naiṣkarmya. And he is not wanting liberation. So, therefore, this comes to the point of kevala-bhakta.
So it is a matter of where the focus is. Because the whole thing is consciousness. If the focus is right, it works. This is very important. Because otherwise you may say, ‘Oh, but he has faults, I saw, he is attached to this or that,’ but in his mind that is not his focus. Just like Nārada Muni, when he is discussing with Vyāsadeva about when he was the son of a maidservant, and then he says, ‘I was not interested in playing, I was just focused on the spiritual life.’ But in the purport Prabhupāda said, he is a kid, of course, he is playing and doing all these things, what kid is not? But in his mind he wasn’t thinking, ‘Yeah, now I want to go play.’ No, he is thinking of Kṛṣṇa and just because he is a kid, they play, they do different things. Do you understand? So it is what is the intent.
Just like, let’s say, someone who is just new in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, it is new and fresh to them. All they think about is the Kṛṣṇa consciousness and doing things connected to that. But if you look at it, they probably have much more anarthas and activities that are not so useful than someone who is more mature in devotional service. But you don’t notice that, you just see that enthusiasm, that freshness, that interest, that drive. Because that is what is important, because that is what is in the relationship. You have a good friend. What is important? That aspect of interaction, or what he does in his spare time? The point is, Kṛṣṇa is a person, so this is what is important. Is He important? Is that what you are trying to obtain? Is that what is important? And other things, then that is another aspect. So with time everything will match. So in the beginning it may not match, but if one continues it will all match.
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