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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhya-lilā] Ch. 8]
One may be a man, an animal or even a tree, but the Lord is kind to everyone. That is God's qualification. He also says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.29),  samo ‘ham sarva-bhūteṣu : the Lord is equally kind to everyone. And He advises  sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja . This instruction is meant not only for Arjuna but for all living entities. Whoever takes advantage of this offer is immediately immune to all sinful activity and returns home, back to Godhead. While present on this planet, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made the same offer.
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প্রান্তু  কছে,—তুমি মহা-ভাগবতোত্তম ।।
ভোমার দর্শনে সবার জব ইলে মন || ৪৪ ||
prabhu kahe, —tumi mahā-bhāgavatottama tomāra darśane sabāra drava haila mana
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —the Lord replied;  tumi —you;  mahā-bhāgavata-uttama —the best of the topmost devotees;  tomāra darśane —by seeing you;  sabāra —of everyone;  drava —melted;  haila —became;  mana —the heart.
TRANSLATION
The Lord replied to Rāmānanda Rāya:  “Sir, you are the best of the topmost devotees; therefore upon seeing you everyone’s heart has melted.
PURPORT
Unless one is a first-class devotee, he cannot be a preacher. A preacher is generally a topmost devotee, but in order to meet the general populace, he has to come to distinguish between devotees and nondevotees. Otherwise, an advanced devotee makes no such distinctions. Indeed, he always sees everyone engaged in the service of the Lord. When one engages in preaching work, he must distinguish between people and understand that some people are not engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. The preacher then has to take compassion upon such innocent people who do not know how to worship the Lord. In  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.2.45), the symptoms of a topmost devotee are described as follows:
sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ paśyed bhagavad-bhāvam ātmanaḥ bhūtāni bhagavaty ātmany eṣa bhāgavatottamaḥ