A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Only in the association of pure devotees can the words of Lord Krishna be fully potent and relishable to the heart and ear. Dhruva Maharaja explicitly wanted the association of devotees. That association in devotional activities is just like the waves of an incessantly flowing river.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A devotee searches out a pure devotee and simply by his association becomes more advanced in spiritual consciousness than any yogi.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
To understand the personal activities of the Lord, one has to seek the association of devotees and by such association, when one contemplates and tries to understand the transcendental activities of the Lord, the path to liberation is open and he is freed.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
One must seek the association of persons who are Krishna Conscious and who engage in devotional service. Without such association one cannot make advancement.