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على الرغم من أن المعارضين لا يتم التحقيق بالمعارضات المتنافسة في المعارضات المتنافسة في المعارضات المتنافسة في المعارضات المتنافس
16 Ch 1, 16 Ch 2, 16 Ch 3, 16 Ch 4, 16 Ch 5, 16 Ch 6, 16 Ch 7, 16 Ch 8, 16 Ch 9, 16 Ch 10, 16 Ch 11, 16 Ch 12, 16 Ch 13, 16 Ch 14, 16 Ch 15, 16 Ch 16, 16
from where it should not. He thinks that everyone is competent to accept Kṛṣṇa consciousness if the chance is provided. A neophyte and intermediate devotee should always be anxious to hear the  mahā-bhāgavata  and serve him in every respect. The neophyte and intermediate devotees can gradually rise to the platform of  uttama-adhikārī  and become first-class devotees. Symptoms of a first-class devotee are given in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.2.45):
sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ paśyed bhagavad-bhāvam ātmanaḥ bhūtāni bhagavaty ātmany eṣa bhāgavatottamaḥ
When teaching Sanātana Gosvāmī, the Lord further said::
śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra ‘uttama-adhikārī’ se tāraye saṁsāra
“If one is expert in Vedic literature and has full faith in the Supreme Lord, then he is an  uttama-adhikārī , a first-class Vaiṣṇava, a topmost Vaiṣṇava who can deliver the whole world and turn everyone to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.” (Cc.  Madhya  22.65) With great love and affection, the  mahā-bhāgavata  observes the Supreme Personality of Godhead, devotional service and the devotee. He observes nothing beyond Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa consciousness and Kṛṣṇa’s devotees. The  mahā-bhāgavata  knows that everyone is engaged in the Lord’s service in different ways. He therefore descends to the middle platform to elevate everyone to the Kṛṣṇa conscious position.
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ক্রম করি’ কহে প্রভৃ ‘বৈষ্ণব’-লক্ষণ । 
‘বৈষ্ণব’, ‘বৈষ্ণবতর’, আর ‘বৈষ্ণবতম’ ॥ ৭৫ ॥
krama kari’ kahe prabhu ‘vaiṣṇava’-lakṣaṇa ‘vaiṣṇava’, ‘vaiṣṇavatara’, āra ‘vaiṣṇavatama’
SYNONYMS
krama kari' —dividing according to grades;  kahe prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke;  vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa —the symptoms of Vaiṣṇavas;  vaiṣṇava —the ordinary Vaiṣṇava (the positive platform);  vaiṣṇava-tara —the better Vaiṣṇava (the comparative platform);  āra —and;  vaiṣṇava-tama —the best Vaiṣṇava (the superlative platform).