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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.69
যাহার কোমল শ্রদ্ধা, সে ‘কনিষ্ঠ’ জন ।
ক্রমে ক্রমে তেঁহো ভক্ত হইবে ‘উত্তম’ ॥ ৬৯ ॥
yāhāra komala śraddhā, se ‘kaniṣṭha’ jana
krame krame teṅho bhakta ha-ibe ‘uttama’
“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.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A person whose faith is soft and pliable is called a neophyte.
The neophyte can advance by gradually following the process.
Through this gradual progress, he will rise to the platform of a first-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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the promise of gradual progress encourage me to keep following the process?
Take one small step in your devotional practice today, without expecting immediate advancement.
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