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There are two classes of  sannyasis,  or persons in the renounced order of life. The Mayavadi  sannyasis  are engaged in the study of  sankhya  philosophy, whereas the Vaisnava  sannyasis  are engaged in the study of  Bhagavatam  philosophy, which affords the proper commentary on the  Vedanta-sutras.  The Mayavadi  sannyasis  also study the  Vedanta-sutras,  but use their own commentary, called  Sariraka-bhasya,  written by Sankaracarya. The students of the  Bhagavata  school are engaged in devotional service of the Lord, according to  pancaratriki  regulations, and therefore the Vaisnava  sannyasis  have multiple engagements in the transcendental service of the Lord. The Vaisnava  sannyasis  have nothing to do with material activities, and yet they perform various activities in their devotional service to the Lord. But the Mayavadi  sannyasis , engaged in the studies of  sankhya  and  Vedanta  and speculation, cannot relish transcendental service of the Lord. Because their studies become very tedious, they sometimes become tired of Brahman speculation, and thus they take shelter of the  Bhagavatam  without proper understanding. Consequently their study of the  Srimad-Bhagavatam  becomes troublesome. Dry speculations and impersonal interpretations by artificial means are all useless for the Mayavadi  sannyasis . The Vaisnava  sannyasis,  who are engaged in devotional service, are happy in the discharge of their transcendental duties, and they have the guarantee of ultimate entrance into the kingdom of God. The Mayavadi  sannyasis  sometimes fall down from the path of self-realization and again enter into material activities of a philanthropic and altruistic nature, which are nothing but material engagements. Therefore, the conclusion is that those who are engaged in Krsna consciousness are better situated than the  sannyasis  engaged in simple Brahman speculation, although they too come to Krsna consciousness, after many births.