शुद्धभक्तिमतां स्वत एव शुद्धान्तःकरणत्वात्प्राणिमात्रावज्ञा प्रायो न सम्भवेत् । कर्ममिश्रभक्तिमतां तु सा सम्भवेदेव यावदन्तःकरणस्याशुद्धिः, तस्य शुद्धौ सत्यां तु सा न तिष्ठेत् … ।

śuddha-bhaktimatāṁ svata eva śuddhāntaḥ-karaṇatvāt prāṇi-mātrāvajñā prāyo na sambhavet | karma-miśra-bhaktimatāṁ tu sā sambhaved eva yāvad antaḥ-karaṇasyāśuddhiḥ, tasya śuddhau satyāṁ tu sā na tiṣṭhet … |
(Excerpt from the Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭikā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.29.25)

“Because the antaḥkaraṇas of those engaged in pure bhakti are pure of their own accord, disrespecting any living being is generally not possible [for them]. For those engaged in karma-miśra-bhakti, however, this [i.e., disrespecting others] is certainly possible as long as impurity of the antaḥkaraṇa remains. When it becomes pure, however, this [i.e., disrespecting others] does not remain.”

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