Verse Text
jane cej jāta-bhāve ’pi vaiguṇyam iva dṛśyate |
kāryā tathāpi nāsūyā kṛtārthaḥ sarvathaiva saḥ||59||
Translation
If some apparent fault is seen in a person who has developed real bhāva, one should not be hostile to him, because he has accomplished the goal in all respects.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
There may be some external bad conduct (vaiguṇyam), but one should not be hostile to him, because by having bhāva the person cannot be contaminated by those external actions. [Note: BRS 2.1.276 points out that the bhāva-bhakta still has anarthas and could commit sin or aparādha. This distinguishes him from the prema-bhakta. However, even if he makes mistakes, because of his level of advancement, Kṛṣṇa takes care of him.] Thus, it is said:
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato ’pi vā
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bāhyābhyantara-śuciḥ
Whether one is pure or contaminated, and regardless of one’s external situation, simply, by remembering the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, one can cleanse one’s internal and external existence. Garuḍa Purāṇa
This person cannot be criticized, because he has accomplished the goal—he has attained bhāva (kṛtārthaḥ).
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
If a person is completely detached from material enjoyment and has developed pure ecstatic devotion, even if he is sometimes accidentally found not living up to the standard of devotional service, one should not be envious of him. It is confirmed also in Bhagavad-gītā that a devotee who has unflinching faith in and devotion to the Lord, even if sometimes found to be accidentally deviated from pure devotional characteristics, should still be counted among the pure. Unflinching faith in devotional service, in Lord Kṛṣṇa and in the spiritual master makes one highly elevated in the activities of devotional service.