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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.65
শাস্ত্রযুক্ত্যে সুনিপুণ, দৃঢ়শ্রদ্ধা যাঁর ।
‘উত্তম-অধিকারী’ সেই তারয়ে সংসার ॥ ৬৫ ॥
śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra
‘uttama-adhikārī’ sei tāraye saṁsāra
“One who is expert in logic, argument and the revealed scriptures and who has firm faith in Kṛṣṇa is classified as a topmost devotee. He can deliver the whole world.
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A topmost devotee is expert in logic, argument and the revealed scriptures.
Such a devotee also has firm faith in Kṛṣṇa.
This topmost devotee can deliver the whole world.
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
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In this verse: “deliver”
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Am I seeking both understanding of the revealed scriptures and firm faith in Kṛṣṇa?
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