364 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 22

sastra-yukti nahi jane drdha, sraddhavan
‘madhyama-adhikari’ sei maha-bhagyavan

SYNONYMS

sastra-yukti—logical arguments on the basis of revealed scripture; nahi—not;
jane—knows; drdha—firmly; sraddhavan—faithful; | madhyama-adhikdari—
second-class devotee; sei—he; maha-bhagyavan—very fortunate.

TRANSLATION

“One who is not very expert in argument and logic based on revealed scrip-
tures but who has firm faith is considered a second-class devotee. He also
must be considered most fortunate.

TEXT 68
a Tate ags Aaa A | TATA Wve I

yab sastradisv anipunah
sraddhavan sa tu madhyamah

SYNONYMS
yah—anyone who; sdastra-ddisu—in the revealed scriptures; anipunah—not
very expert; sraddhavan—full of faith; sah—he; tu—certainly; madhyamah—
second-class or middle-class devotee.

TRANSLATION

““‘He who does not know scriptural argument very well but who has firm
faith is called an intermediate or second-class devotee.’

PURPORT
This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.18).

TEXT 69

Stara CHA Sli, CH “Biay’ Ga |
TOT BCA CSA SS SSCS ‘Bea’ i vo 1

yahara komala sraddhd, se ‘kanistha’ jana
krame krame tenho bhakta ha-ibe ‘uttama’
