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pure  bhakti-yoga .  Bhakti-yoga  is the proper activity of the soul, and when one actually engages in unalloyed, uncontaminated devotional service, he is already liberated ( sa guṇān samatītyaitān ). Kṛṣṇa's devotee is not subjected to material condition, even though his bodily features may appear materially conditioned. One should therefore not see a pure devotee from a materialistic point of view. Unless one is actually a devotee, he cannot see another devotee perfectly. As explained in the previous verse, there are three types of devotees— kaniṣṭha-adhikārī ,  madhyama-adhikārī  and  uttama-adhikārī . The  kaniṣṭha-adhikārī  cannot distinguish between a devotee and nondevotee. He is simply concerned with worshiping the Deity in the temple. A  madhyama-adhikārī , however, can distinguish between the devotee and nondevotee, as well as between the devotee and the Lord. Thus he treats the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the devotee and the nondevotee in different ways.
No one should criticize the bodily defects of a pure devotee. If there are such defects, they should be overlooked. What should be taken into account is the spiritual master's main business, which is devotional service, pure service to the Supreme Lord. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.30):
api cet sudurācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ
Even if a devotee sometimes seems to engage in abominable activities, he should be considered a  sādhu , a saintly person,