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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.64
শ্রদ্ধাবান্ জন হয় ভক্তি-অধিকারী ।
‘উত্তম,’ ‘মধ্যম’, ‘কনিষ্ঠ’ — শ্রদ্ধা-অনুসারী ॥ ৬৪ ॥
śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī
‘uttama’, ‘madhyama’, ‘kaniṣṭha’ — śraddhā-anusārī
“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 intermediate devotee or an inferior devotee.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śraddhāvān means faithful: understanding Kṛṣṇa to be the highest truth, the eternal truth and absolute transcendence.
Full faith in Kṛṣṇa and confidence in Him make one eligible to discharge devotional service confidentially.
According to faith, a devotee is classified as topmost, intermediate or inferior.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.
The mood of Madhya 22 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
If one has firm faith in the words of a great soul, pure devotional service will awaken. In this chapter Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu differentiates between a pure devotee and others.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does my present confidence in Kṛṣṇa reveal about the faith I need to nurture?
Read the description of śraddhāvān slowly and reflect for one minute on Kṛṣṇa as the eternal truth.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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