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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 3]
forth, whereas one who is not a great scholar can understand the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he somehow or other becomes a pure devotee of the Lord by engaging in devotional service. Therefore this verse spoken by Yamarāja says,  evaṁ vimṛśya sudhiyo bhagavati : those who engage in the loving service of the Lord become  sudhiyaḥ , intelligent, but this is not so of a Vedic scholar who does not understand Kṛṣṇa's name, fame and qualities. A pure devotee is one whose intelligence is clear; he is truly thoughtful because he engages in the service of the Lord—not as a matter of show, but with love, with his mind, words and body. Nondevotees may make a show of religion, but it is not very effective because although they ostentatiously attend a temple or church, they are thinking of something else. Such persons are neglecting their religious duty and are punishable by Yamarāja. But a devotee who commits sinful acts, which he may do unwillingly or accidentally because of his former habits, is excused. That is the value of the  saṅkīrtana  movement.
TEXT 27
ते देवसिद्धपरिगीतपवित्रगाथा
ये साधवः समदृशो भगवत्प्रपन्नाः ।
तान् नोपसीदत हरेर्गदयाभिगुप्तान्
नैषां वयं न च वयः प्रभवाम दण्डे ॥२७॥
te deva-siddha-parigīta-pavitra-gāthā
ye sādhavaḥ samadṛśo bhagavat-prapannāḥ
tān nopasīdata harer gadayābhiguptān
naiṣāṁ vayaṁ na ca vayaḥ prabhavāma daṇḍe
te —they;  deva —by the demigods;  siddha —and the inhabitants of Siddhaloka;  parigīta —sung;  pavitra-gāthāḥ —whose pure narrations;  ye —who;  sādhavaḥ —devotees;  samadṛśaḥ —who see everyone equally;  bhagavat-prapannāḥ —being surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tān —them;  na —not;  upasīdata —should go near;  hareḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  gadayā —by the club;  abhiguptān —being fully protected;  na —not;  eṣām —of these;  vayam —we;  na