Devotee asking for small worldly benefits is like a small pick pocketing thief. Devotee asking for monism with Me (kaivalya) is like a robber looting the whole bank! Hence, Shankara told that he is not asking for salvation also (Na Mokshasyaakaamkshaa…). The monism should be offered by God for certain purpose of welfare of spiritual world. You should always aspire to remain as the separate devotee like Hanuman and Radha. Don’t think that you can do whatever you like by becoming human incarnation through monism. You can have the same facility while remaining as the top most devotees also. In the monism, you have the risk of fall by the praise of devotees and you cannot enjoy the bliss from worship of God. The top most devotee has the same benefit without risk. Shri Paramahamsa (a human incarnation of God) told that He would like to be a separate ant to swallow the sugar instead of becoming the sugar itself being bitten by ants!
