# Cc. Madhya 22.29 ## Text > jñānī jīvan-mukta-daśā pāinu kari, māne > vastutaḥ buddhi 'śuddha' nahe kṛṣṇa-bhakti vine ## Synonyms *jñānī*—the speculative philosophers; *jīvan*-*mukta*-*daśā*—the stage of liberation even while in this body; *pāinu*—I have gotten; *kari'*—taking; *māne*—considers; *vastutaḥ*—factually; *buddhi*—intelligence; *śuddha*—purified; *nahe*—not; *kṛṣṇa*-*bhakti* *vine*—without devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. ## Translation **"There are many philosophical speculators [jñānīs] belonging to the Māyāvāda school who consider themselves liberated and call themselves Nārāyaṇa. However, their intelligence is not purified unless they engage in Kṛṣṇa's devotional service.**