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Another symptom of the kanistha-adhikari is that he is infatuated by the

material qualifications of so-called great materialistic persons. Having a

bodily concept of life himself, he is attracted by material opulence and

thus minimizes the position of the Supreme Lord, Visnu. Such a

kanistha-adhikari, therefore, is disturbed if a second-class devotee

criticizes the nondevotees of the Lord. In the name of compassion or

kindness, a kanistha-adhikari approves of the nondevotional activities of

such materialistic men. Because the kanistha-adhikari is ignorant of the

higher realms of devotional service and the unlimited transcendental bliss

of Krsna consciousness, he sees devotional service merely as the religious

aspect of life but thinks that life has many enjoyable and worthwhile

nondevotional aspects. Therefore he becomes angry when second-class

devotees, who are experiencing that Krsna is everything, criticize the

nondevotees. Madhvacarya says that such a person, because of his rudimentary

faith in Krsna, is considered a devotee, but he is bhaktadhama, a devotee on

the lowest standard.

 

SB 11.2.47 ppt.