For those who believe that someone becomes devout and magically becomes transcendental, we have Mr. Kapiladev explaining the devotional service affected by their three modes of work that is generally practiced by most of us. That means that you can be going to mangala arotika, singing 16 rounds, even being delivered to a temple and being affected by the modes. NO is automatic. NO is magic. One must advance in their consciousness to get out of the modes. The process must be accompanied by a sincere desire and absence of duplicity. In chapter 29 of the Third Song of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, devotees are classified according to the three guṇas — ignorance, passion and kindness. Here are those verses: The devotional service performed by a jealous, proud