"On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc., of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world's misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest.
Srila Prabhupada prepared a package for mailing. One of the disciples tried to correct Prabhupada by pointing out that the wrapping was not good for mailing. Srila Prabhupada didn't like that. He made it known to the disciple that what he had done needed no correcting.
The tendency for correctness can block loving devotional service.
Arjuna presents arguments to Krishna on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra about what is the correct course of action from different perspectives. Moral, social, governmental, traditional which all give support to not engaging in the battle. But the highest correctness appears to go in opposition to all of them. The highest correctness being pure devotional service to the Lord to fulfill his desire which is that the battle be fought.
This is especially significant in the present age of Kali yuga. In this age it is not possible to perform religious sacrifices and rituals perfectly. Nor are there brahmins who can pronounce the mantras perfectly. The entire human society is in so much disarray that the varnas and ashrams are hardly recognizable. No one is able to perform their occupational duty perfectly.
In such a situation the only perfection available is devotional service by the Mercy of the Lord's empowered representatives in Sri Krishna Chaitanya's sankirtan movement.
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it."
The essential ingredient of the verse is the love and devotion. He doesn't say a perfect leaf, a perfect flower, a perfect fruit or perfect water. The perfection is the love. If the love is there then the offering will automatically be perfect. If a person does not have the essential ingredient, the love, then it is imperative that they find someone who does have love of God and beg for it from them.
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Great realizations about perfection. What is perfect? Loving devotion for God is perfect. Not whether one is, strong, austere,beautiful, intelligent, charismatic. This is insignificant. " Krishna cares more for the quality of devotion than enumerable other qualities. Srimad bhagavatam somewhere. I would say what goes along with devotional potency is humility, gratefulness,forgiveness and many other transcendental features related to the devotional potency of love of God.
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