Cc. Madhya 22.29

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jñānī jīvan-mukta-daśā pāinu kari, māne
vastutaḥ buddhi ‘śuddha’ nahe kṛṣṇa-bhakti vine

Synonyms

jnani—the speculative philosophers; jīvan-mukta-dasa—the stage of liberation even while in this body; pāinu—I have gotten; kari—taking; mane—considers; vastutaḥ—factually; buddhi—intelligence; śuddha—purified; nahe—not; krsna-bhakti vine—without devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. 

Translation

“There are many philosophical speculators [jñānīs] belonging to the Māyāvāda school who consider themselves liberated and call themselves Nārāyaṇa. However, their intelligence is not purified unless they engage in Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service. 

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