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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 15]
Kṛṣṇa. Such devotees, who are fully peaceful, are extremely rare.” ( Bhāg.  6.14.5) A Vaiṣṇava is in a higher position than a  jñānī , and therefore Advaita Ācārya selected Haridāsa Thākura to be the person to accept His charity. The Supreme Lord also says:
na me 'bhaktaś catur-vedī mad-bhaktaḥ śva-pacaḥ priyaḥ tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ sa ca pūjyo yathā hy aham
“Even though a person is a very learned scholar of the Sanskrit Vedic literatures, he is not accepted as My devotee unless he is pure in devotional service. However, even though a person is born in a family of dog-eaters, he is very dear to Me if he is a pure devotee who has no motive to enjoy fruitive activity or mental speculation. Indeed, all respect should be given to him, and whatever he offers should be accepted. Such devotees are as worshipable as I am.” ( Hari-bhakti-vilāsa  10.127) Therefore, even if not born in a  brāhmaṇa  family, a devotee, because of his devotion to the Lord, is above all kinds of  brāhmaṇas , whether they be  karma-kāṇḍīs  or  jñāna-kāṇḍīs .
In this regard, it may be mentioned that  brāhmaṇas  in Vṛndāvana who are  karma-kāṇḍīs  and  jñāna-kāṇḍīs  sometimes decline to accept invitations to our temple because our temple is known as the  aṅgarejī  temple, or “Anglican temple.” But in accordance with the evidence given in the  śāstra  and the example set by Advaita Ācārya, we give  prasāda  to devotees regardless of whether they come from India, Europe or America. It is the conclusion of the  śāstra  that instead of feeding many  jñāna-kāṇḍī  or  karma-kāṇḍī   brāhmaṇas , it is better to feed a pure Vaiṣṇava, regardless of where he comes from. This is also confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.30):
api cet sudurācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ
“Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly