Text 671
THE PROCESS OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE
363
śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra ‘uttama-adhikārī’ sei tāraye saṁsāra
SYNONYMS
śāstra-yuktye —in argument and logic;  su-nipuṇa —very expert;  dṛḍha-śrad-dhā —firm faith and confidence in Kṛṣṇa;  yāṅra —whose;  uttama-adhikārī —the topmost devotee;  sei —he;  tāraye saṁsāra —can deliver the whole world.
TRANSLATION
“One who is expert in logic, argument and the revealed scriptures and who has firm faith in Kṛṣṇa is classified as a topmost devotee. He can deliver the whole world.
TEXT 66
প্রোটুল্লাইথিকারী যং স ভক্তাবুজমে। মতঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥ ।
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.
TEXT 67
माख्य-मूर्तिक नाहि जानेन नृत्तः, अकावान् ।।
‘ মধ্যম-অধিকারী’  সেই মহা-ভাগ্যবান্  ॥ ৬৭ ॥