362 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 22

TRANSLATION

‘By pouring water on the root of a tree, one automatically satisfies the
trunk, branches and twigs. Similarly, by supplying food to the stomach, where
it nourishes the life air, one satisfies all the senses. In the same way, by
worshiping Krsna and rendering Him service, one automatically satisfies all
the demigods.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.31.14).

TEXT 64

Saat gay ay Sfe-wfgsra |
Soe’, Haga’, “sry —Spel-SPAA 1 vs |

$raddhavan jana haya bhakti-adhikari
‘uttama’, ‘madhyama’, ‘kanistha’——Sraddhda-anusari

SYNONYMS
sraddhavan jana—a person with faith; haya—is; bhakti-adhikari—eligible for
discharging transcendental loving service to the Lord; uttama—first class;
madhyama—intermediate; kanistha—the lowest class; sraddha-anusdari—ac-
cording to the proportion of faith.

TRANSLATION

“A faithful devotee is a truly eligible candidate for the loving service of the
Lord. According to one’s faith, one is classified as a topmost devotee, an inter-
mediate devotee or an inferior devotee.

PURPORT

The word sraddhavan (faithful) means understanding Krsna to be the summum
bonum, the eternal truth and absolute transcendence. If one has full faith in Krsna
and confidence in Him, one becomes eligible to discharge devotional service con-
fidentially. According to one’s faith, one is a topmost, intermediate or inferior
devotee.

TEXT 65

easy Biarye, GHAR Ba |
‘Boq-afas tay CHS SATA ALAA ti ve |
