CC Madhya 22.64
Bengali
শ্রদ্ধাবান্ জন হয় ভক্তি-অধিকারী ।
‘উত্তম,’ ‘মধ্যম’, ‘কনিষ্ঠ’ — শ্রদ্ধা-অনুসারী ॥ ৬৪ ॥
‘উত্তম,’ ‘মধ্যম’, ‘কনিষ্ঠ’ — শ্রদ্ধা-অনুসারী ॥ ৬৪ ॥
Verse text
śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī
‘uttama’, ‘madhyama’, ‘kaniṣṭha’ — śraddhā-anusārī
‘uttama’, ‘madhyama’, ‘kaniṣṭha’ — śraddhā-anusārī
Synonyms
Translation
“A faithful devotee is a truly eligible candidate for the loving service of the Lord. According to one’s faith, one is classified as a topmost devotee, an intermediate devotee or an inferior devotee.
Purport
The word śraddhāvān (faithful) means understanding Kṛṣṇa to be the summum bonum — the eternal truth and absolute transcendence. If one has full faith in Kṛṣṇa and confidence in Him, one becomes eligible to discharge devotional service confidentially. According to one’s faith, one is a topmost, intermediate or inferior devotee.