True spiritual progress requires association with enlightened souls, not ritual observance; Krishna's perfect creation displays His presence everywhere.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: Some sādhu went [indistinct]. Dr. Patel: No, no. I mean janeṣu abhijñeṣu.
Prabhupāda: Abhijñeṣu. Abhijñaḥ means those who are in knowledge. Dr. Patel: Knowledge.
Prabhupāda: Abhijñāta. Dr. Patel: That means sat-saṅga. Instead of doing sat-saṅga, people go to Kumbha-melā...
Prabhupāda: No. Kumbha-melā is sat-saṅga. If you go to Kumbha-melā to find out a man of knowledge, then your Kumbha-melā is right. Otherwise, yad-buddhiḥ śalile sa eva go-kharaḥ [Bg 3.40, purport].
If one thinks that this śalila, the water, to take bath in the water, is Kumbha-melā, he is a go-kharaḥ. But the real yaj..., that "Now there are assembly of so many saintly persons. Let me take advantage of their knowledge," then he is intelligent. [break] ...congress of highly learned saintly persons.
People should take advantage. Dr. Patel: To bring people together on discussion there are different groups, no? Prabhupāda: Still, you can go to different groups of saintly person. Different groups means brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti [SB 1.2.11].
There are some yogīs, some jñānīs, some bhaktas. They are of the same category, little difference. Otherwise... Dr. Patel: By different ways they have reached the same goal. Prabhupāda: Yes.