Mango is so nice, either ripened or unripened, it is always good. And that goodness may be tasted by different types of men. But mango is always good. Mango is mango, “King of all fruits.” So devotional service is king of all processes of God realization. That is its position always, either ripened or
unripe.
From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.3.16-17 — 10 February, 1971