Text 71] The Process of Devotional Service 365

SYNONYMS

yahara—whose; komala sraddha—soft faith; se—such a person; kanistha
jana—a neophyte devotee; krame krame—by a gradual progression; tenho—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

CR BLAS CHAMBER? 4 lacs Fasia7w 140 4

yo bhavet komala-sraddhah
sa kanistho nigadyate

SYNONYMS

yah—anyone who; bhavet—may be; komala—soft; sraddhah—having faith;
sah—such a person; kanisthah—neophyte devotee; nigadyate—is said to be.

TRANSLATION

““¢One whose faith is not very strong, who is just beginning, should be con-
sidered a neophyte devotee.’

PURPORT
This verse also appears in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.19).

TEXT 71

AlS-cAI-Sl|ASTI SH—GF-GF |
Ostet BH Sit SAUNT AH 195

rati-prema-taratamye bhakta—tara-tama
ekadasa skandhe tara kariyache laksana

SYNONYMS

rati—of attachment; prema—and love; taratamye—by comparison; bhakta—
devotee; tara-tama—superior and superlative; ekadasa skandhe—in the Eleventh
Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam; tara—of him; kariyache—has made; laksana—
symptoms.
