# Marginal Qualities (tatastha-laksana) ***1) Anyabhilasita-sunyam***** (devoid of desires)** Pure devotional service is not done with any extraneous desire in mind. In other words, there are no selfish motivations or personal agendas. This is not to say that a pure devotee has no desires, because love is full of desire. That desire, however, is a purely spiritual one. Occasionally, a pure devotee may express a desire that seems self-orientated – for example, when one is in a dangerous situation they may desire self-preservation. Since such superficial desires are temporary and not an integral part of one’s being they are not considered to weaken one’s devotion. ***2) Jnana***** (impersonal / dry speculation)** Pure devotional service harbours no aspirations for useless, speculative knowledge, or the prospect of impersonal liberation. Devotees do pursue knowledge, but study the bhakti-sastra (devotional scriptures) with the sole aspiration to deepen their devotion. ***3)*** ***Karma***** (ritualistic / fruitive activities)** Pure devotional service is not dependent on material, pious actions, and ritualistic observances that lead to improved material situations. When one begins to think that their *bhakti* needs to be fortified by such things, the purity of devotion becomes compromised. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bhagavata.keshavaswami.com/canto-11/s.u.m/s-sages-teachings-1-6/yadus-travel-to-prabhasa/marginal-qualities-tatastha-laksana.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.