Text 71]
The Process of Devotional Service
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SYNONYMS
yāhāra —whose;  komala śraddhā —soft faith;  se —such a person;  kaniṣṭha jana —a neophyte devotee;  krame krame —by a gradual progression;  teṅho —he;  bhakta —devotee;  ha-ibe —will become;  uttama —first class.
TRANSLATION
“One whose faith is soft and pliable is called a neophyte, but by gradually following the process, he will rise to the platform of a first-class devotee.
TEXT 70
যে৷ ভবেং কোমলশ্রদ্ধঃ স কনিষ্ঠে৷ নিগত্বতে ॥ ৭০ ॥
SYNONYMS
yaḥ —anyone who;  bhavet —may be;  komala —soft;  śraddhaḥ —having faith;  saḥ —such a person;  kaniṣṭhaḥ —neophyte devotee;  nigadyate —is said to be.
TRANSLATION
“‘One whose faith is not very strong, who is just beginning, should be considered a neophyte devotee.’
PURPORT
This verse also appears in the  Bhakti-rasāmṛṭa-sindhu  (1.2.19).
TEXT 71.1
রাত্তি-প্রেম-তারত্র্যে শুরু—তর-তম ।।
একাদশ স্কেন্ড ভার করিয়াছে লক্ষণ ॥ ৭১ ॥
rati-prema-tāratamye bhakta—tara-tama ekādaśa skandhe tāra kariyāche lakṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
rati —of attachment;  prema —and love;  tāratamye —by comparison;  bhakta —devotee;  tara-tama —superior and superlative;  ekādaśa skandhe —in the Eleventh Canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ;  tāra —of him;  kariyāche —has made;  lakṣaṇa —symptoms.