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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.68
যঃ শাস্ত্রাদিষ্বনিপুণঃ শ্রদ্ধাবান্ স তু মধ্যমঃ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
yaḥ śāstrādiṣv anipuṇaḥ
śraddhāvān sa tu madhyamaḥ
“ ‘He who does not know scriptural argument very well but who has firm faith is called an intermediate or second-class devotee.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
An intermediate devotee does not know scriptural argument very well.
Nevertheless, his faith is firm.
The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu describes such a person as an intermediate or second-class devotee.
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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How do I distinguish firmness of faith from skill in scriptural argument?
Write one sentence explaining the difference between firm faith and expertise in scriptural argument.
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