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Šri Caitanya -caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 22
TRANSLATION
“‘An intermediate, second-class devotee shows love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is friendly to all devotees and is very merciful to neophytes and ignorant people. The intermediate devotee neglects those who are envious of devotional service.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.2.46). This statement was made by the great sage Nārada while he was speaking to Vasudeva about devotional service. This subject was originally discussed between Nimi, the King of Videha, and the nine Yogendras.
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অতীয়ামৈব হরয়ে পূজাং য: শ্রদ্ধয়েহতে ।। ।।
ন    তঊ ঙেষু চাল্লেষু স ভক্ত: প্রাকৃত:  স্বৃত:  ॥ ৭৪ ॥
।।
arcāyām eva haraye
pūjāṁ yaḥ śraddhayehate
na tad-bhakteṣu cānyeṣu
sa bhaktaḥ prākṛtaḥ smṛtaḥ
SYNONYMS
arcāyām —in the temple worship;  eva —certainly;  haraye —for the pleasure of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  pūjām —worship;  yaḥ —anyone who;  śraddhayā —with faith and love;  ihate —executes;  na —not;  tat-bhakteṣu —to the devotees of the Lord;  ca anyeṣu —and to others;  saḥ —he;  bhaktaḥ —a devotee;  prākṛtaḥ —materialistic;  smṛtaḥ —is considered.
TRANSLATION
“A prākṛta, or materialistic devotee does not purposefully study the śāstra and try to understand the actual standard of pure devotional service. Consequently he does not show proper respect to advanced devotees. He may, however, follow the regulative principles learned from his spiritual master or from his family who worships the Deity. He is to be considered on the material platform, although he is trying to advance in devotional service. Such a person is a bhakta-prāya [neophyte devotee], or bhaktābhāsa, for he is a little enlightened by Vaiṣṇava philosophy.’