Any devotee, any devotee, māṁ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena yaḥ sevate (BG 14.26). Any devotee who has unflinching faith on guru and Kṛṣṇa, such devotee, yasya deva parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurau (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23), such person, bhakti-yogi. Bhakti-yoga, you cannot . . . without accepting guru there is no possibility of understanding bhakti-yoga. Naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghrim, niṣkiñcanānāṁ pāda-rajo-'bhiṣekam (SB 7.5.32). Unless one touches the lotus feet of niṣkiñcana vaiṣṇava, there is no question of bhakti-yoga. That is not possible. Naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghrim. Urukramāṅghrim means Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. One cannot be attached unless he takes the dust of a niṣkiñcana vaiṣṇava. This is the process. So bhakti-yoga . . .
- māṁ ca 'vyabhicārena
- bhakti-yogena yaḥ sevate
- sa guṇān samatītyaitān
- braham-bhūyāya kalpate
- (BG 14.26)
Anyone who is engaged in bhakti-yoga, in real process, he is immediately elevated to the brahma-bhūta stage, transcendental stage. This is material stage, jīva-bhūta stage. I am, when so long I am identifying myself with this body, this is called jīva-bhūta, material life. When I am above this consciousness . . . just like Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught, jīvera svarūpa haya nitya kṛṣṇa-dāsa (CC Madhya 20.108-109). When one is firmly convinced that he is eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa and is engaged in His service, Kṛṣṇa confirms, "Yes." Brahmā-bhuyāya kalpate (BG 14.26). He immediately is elevated to the brahma-bhūta state.