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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 16
rati -prema-tāratamye bhakta—tara-tama ।
“Attraction and love are the ultimate goal of devotional service. The degrees of such attraction and love for God distinguish the different stages of devotion—neophyte, intermediate and perfectional.” (Cc.  Madhya  22.71) An intermediate devotee is greatly attracted to chanting the holy name, and by chanting he is elevated to the platform of love. If one chants the holy name of the Lord with great attachment, he can understand his position as an eternal servant of the spiritual master, other Vaiṣṇavas and Kṛṣṇa Himself. Thus the intermediate Vaiṣṇava considers himself  kṛṣṇa-dāsa , Kṛṣṇa’s servant. He therefore preaches Kṛṣṇa consciousness to innocent neophytes and stresses the importance of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra . An intermediate devotee can identify the nondevotee or motivated devotee. The motivated devotee or the nondevotee are on the material platform, and they are called  prākṛta . The intermediate devotee does not mix with such materialistic people. However, he understands that the Supreme Personality of Godhead and everything related to Him are on the same transcendental platform. Actually none of them are mundane.
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বর্ষ:স্তুরে পুন: তাঁরা এঁছে প্রশ্ন কৈল।
বৈষ্ণবের তারতম্য প্রভু শিখাইল ॥ ৭৩ ॥
varşāntare punaḥ tāṅrā aiche praśna kaila vaiṣṇavera tāratamya prabhu śikhāila
SYNONYMS
varṣāntare —after one year;  punaḥ —again;  tāṅrā —they (the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma);  aiche —such;  praśna —a question;  kaila —made;  vaiṣṇavera —of Vaiṣṇavas;  tāratamya —upper and lower gradations;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  śikhāila —taught.
TRANSLATION
The following year, the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma again asked the Lord the same question. Hearing this question, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again taught them about the different types of Vaiṣṇavas.
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ষাঁহার দর্শনে মুখে আইসে কৃষ্ণনাম । 
তাঁহারে জানিহ তুমি ‘বৈষ্ণব-প্রধান’ ॥ ৭৪ ॥