Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 68 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.68

যঃ শাস্ত্রাদিষ্বনিপুণঃ শ্রদ্ধাবান্স তু মধ্যমঃ

यः शास्त्रादिष्वनिपुणः श्रद्धावान्स तु मध्यमः

yaḥ śāstrādiṣv anipuṇaḥ śraddhāvān sa tu madhyamaḥ

Synonyms

yaḥanyone who; śāstra-ādiṣuin the revealed scriptures; anipuṇaḥnot very expert; śraddhāvānfull of faith; saḥhe; tucertainly; madhyamaḥsecond-class or middle-class devotee..

Translation

" 'He who does not know scriptural argument very well but who has firm faith is called an intermediate or second-class devotee.'

Purport

This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.18).

Verse 68 of 160
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