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hierarchy: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is
Bg. 9.26
leaf; puṣpam — a flower; phalam — a fruit; toyam — water; yaḥ — whoever; me — unto Me; bhaktyā — with devotion ; prayacchati — offers; tat — that; aham — I; bhakti-upahṛtam — offered in devotion; aśnāmi — accept; prayata-ātmanaḥ — from one in pure consciousness.
Bg. 7.16
come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service and are completely purified by the association of a pure devotee, they also become pure devotees. But even some of them, by chance, when they come in contact with a pure devotee, also become pure devotees
Bg. 7.16
These are not pure devotees, because they have some aspiration to fulfill in exchange for devotional Pure devotional service is without aspiration and without desire for material profit. The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.11) defines pure devotion thus:
Bg. 5.7
One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses is dear to everyone
Bg. 18.54
But for the personalist, or pure devotee, one has to go still further, to become engaged in pure devotional This means that one who is engaged in pure devotional service to the Supreme Lord is already in a state
Bg. 18.68
For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and
Bg. 9.34
The Seventh and Eighth chapters of Bhagavad-gītā have explained pure devotional service to the Lord that by different features of the Lord like the impersonal brahma-jyotir and localized Paramātmā, but a pure
Bg. 18.55
Because of his pure devotional service, a devotee can understand the transcendental qualities and the
Bg. 10.11
service and constantly chants Hare Kṛṣṇa, the dust quickly clears, and one is elevated to the platform of pure The pure devotee does not have to worry about the material necessities of life; he need not be anxious Bhagavad-gītā, one can become a soul completely surrendered to the Supreme Lord and engage himself in pure
Bg. 7.17
Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service is the
Bg. 7.17
the distressed, the inquisitive, the penniless and the seeker after supreme knowledge can all become pure them, he who is in knowledge of the Absolute Truth and free from all material desires becomes a really pure So by association with pure devotees the inquisitive, the distressed, the seeker after material amelioration and the man in knowledge all become themselves pure. He who is situated in pure knowledge of the transcendence of the Supreme Personality of God is so protected
Bg. 9.2
Such temporary time-serving devotional service is not accepted as pure devotional service.