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
CU BLAS CHAAR A SABI FasiaeS WA a
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
AS-cAlI-SlAScqy SG —SG4-SF |
Hie SCH Sta SHANG AH 99
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.
