60 The Nectar of Instruction
are full of bubbles, foam and mud. The Ganges waters
do not become polluted. Those who are advanced in
spiritual understanding will bathe in the Ganges with-
out considering the condition of the water.
PURPORT

Suddha-bhakti, the activity of the soul proper—in other
words, engagement in the transcendental loving service of
the Lord—is performed in a liberated condition. In
Bhagavad-gita (14.26) it is stated:

mam ca yo ’vyabhicadrena
bhakti-yogena sevate
sa gundn samatityaitan
brahma-bhiyaya kalpate

“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not
fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes
of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman.”

Avyabhicarini bhakti means unalloyed devotion. A person
engaged in devotional service must be free from material
motives. In this Krsna consciousness movement, one’s con-
sciousness must be changed. If consciousness is aimed
toward material enjoyment, it is material consciousness, and
if it is aimed toward serving Krsna, it is Krsna conscious-
ness. A surrendered soul serves Krsna without material
considerations (anydbhildsita-Sinyam). Jrana-karmédy-
andvrtam: unalloyed devotional service, which is transcen-
dental to the activities of the body and mind, such as jrdna
(mental speculation) and karma (fruitive work), is called
