CC Madhya 22.68

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

CC Madhya 22.67

CC Madhya 22.69

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 68

yaḥ śāstrādiṣv anipuṇaḥ
śraddhāvān sa tu madhyamaḥ

SYNONYMS

yaḥ—anyone who; śāstra-ādiṣu—in the revealed scriptures; anipuṇaḥ—not very expert; śraddhāvān—full of faith; saḥ—he; tu—certainly; madhyamaḥ—second-class or middle-class devotee.

TRANSLATION

“‘He who does not know scriptural argument very well but who has firm faith is called an intermediate or second-class devotee.’

PURPORT

This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.18).