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The Nectar of Instruction
TRANSLATION
In the śāstra it is said that of all types of fruitive workers, he who is advanced in knowledge of the higher values of life is favored by the Supreme Lord Hari. Out of many such people who are advanced in knowledge [jñānīs], one who is practically liberated by virtue of his knowledge may take to devotional service. He is superior to the others. However, one who has actually attained prema, pure love of Krṣṇa, is superior to him. The gopīs are exalted above all the advanced devotees because they are always totally dependent upon Śri Krṣṇa, the transcendental cowherd boy. Among the gopīs, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the most dear to Krṣṇa. Her kuṇḍa [lake] is as profoundly dear to Lord Krṣṇa as this most beloved of the gopīs. Who, then, will not reside at Rādhā-kuṇḍa and, in a spiritual body surcharged with ecstatic devotional feelings [aprākrṭabhāva], render loving service to the divine couple Śri Śrī Rādhā-Govinda, who perform Their aṣṭakāliya-lilā, Their eternal eightfold daily pastimes. Indeed, those who execute devotional service on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa are the most fortunate people in the universe.
PURPORT
At the present moment almost everyone is engaged in some kind of fruitive activity. Those who are desirous of gaining material profits by working are called  karmīs , or fruitive workers. All living entities within this material world have come under the spell of  māyā . This is described in the  Viṣṇu Purāṇa  (6.7.61):