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Mahārāja Pṛthu's Going Back Home
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anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam bhaktir uttamā
When one is not inspired by material desires and is not contaminated by the processes of fruitive activity and empiric speculation, he fully engages in the favorable service of the Lord. That is called  bhagavad-dharma , or pure devotional service. In this verse the word  brahmaṇi  does not refer to the impersonal Brahman. Impersonal Brahman is a subordinate feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and since impersonal Brahman worshipers desire to merge into the Brahman effulgence, they cannot be considered followers of  bhagavad-dharma . After being baffled in his material enjoyment, the impersonalist may desire to merge into the existence of the Lord, but a pure devotee of the Lord has no such desire. Therefore a pure devotee is really  bhagavad-dharmī .
It is clear from this verse that Mahārāja Pṛthu was never a worshiper of the impersonal Brahman but was at all times a pure devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.  Bhagavati brahmaṇi  refers to one who is engaged in devotional service to the Personality of Godhead. A devotee's knowledge of the impersonal Brahman is automatically revealed, and he is not interested in merging into the impersonal Brahman. Mahārāja Pṛthu's activities in devotional service enabled him to become fixed and steady in the discharge of devotional activities without having to take recourse to  karma ,  jñāna  or  yoga .
TEXT 11
तस्यानया भगवतः परिकर्मशुद्ध-
सच्चात्मनस्तदनुसंसरणानुपूर्त्या ।
ज्ञानं विरक्तिमदभून्निशितेन येन
चिञ्छेद संशयपदं निजजीवकोशम् ॥ १ १ ॥
tasyānayā bhagavataḥ parikarma-śuddha- sattvātmanas tad-anusamsmaraṇānupūrtyā jñānam viraktimad abhūn niśitena yena ciccheda samśaya-padam nija-jīva-kośam
tasya—his; anayā—by this; bhagavataḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parikarma—activities in devotional service; śuddha—pure, transcendental; sattva—existence; ātmanaḥ—of the mind; tat—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anusamsmaraṇa—constantly remembering; anupūrtyā—being perfectly done; jñānam—knowledge; virakti—non-attachment; mat—possessing; abhūt—became manifested; niśitena—by