Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

nija bhogya kame bhakta prema kabhu bole na rase dagamaga acho sisye guru bole na

"Selfish enjoyment of one's own senses in mundane lust is never called prema (love of Godhead) by the genuine devotee. A bonafide spiritual master never tells his disciple, 'You are absorbed in the mellows of divine rasa.'"

"The genuine spiritual master never claims, ' I am absorbed in the mellows of divine rasa.' The guru never talks idly with his disciples on subjects of gross worldly mellows."

jada rasa kabhu sreyah keha labhe na krsnake prakrta boli bhakta gaya na

"By singing the glories of worldly relationships born of mundane mellows, no one has ever attained benefit in their spiritual life. The genuine devotee never proclaims that Lord Krishna's incarnations is mundane."

namake prakrta boli krsne jada jane na krsna nama rase bheda suddha bhakta mane na

"The devotee never says that the holy name of Krishna is material, for Krishna cannot be known by means of matter. The pure devotee of the Lord never recognizes any difference between the holy name of Krishna and pure rasa itself."