শাস্ত্রে যুক্তৌ চ নিপুণঃ সর্বথা দৃঢনিশ্চযঃ প্রৌঢশ্রদ্ধো ঽধিকারী যঃ স ভক্তাবুত্তমো মতঃ
शास्त्रे युक्तौ च निपुणः सर्वथा दृढनिश्चयः प्रौढश्रद्धो ऽधिकारी यः स भक्तावुत्तमो मतः
śāstre yuktau ca nipuṇaḥ sarvathā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ prauḍha-śraddho 'dhikārī yaḥ sa bhaktāv uttamo mataḥ
Synonyms
śāstre—in the revealed scriptures; yuktau—in logic; ca—also; nipuṇaḥ—expert; sarvathā—in all respects; dṛḍha-niścayaḥ—who is firmly convinced; prauḍha—deep; śraddhaḥ—who has faith; adhikārī—eligible; yaḥ—who; saḥ—he; bhaktau—in devotional service; uttamaḥ—highest; mataḥ—is considered..
Translation
" 'One who is expert in logic and understanding of revealed scriptures, and who always has firm conviction and deep faith that is not blind, is to be considered a topmost devotee in devotional service.'
Purport
This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.17) by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.