yo bhavet komala-śraddhaḥ
sa kaniṣṭho nigadyate

 yaḥ - anyone who; bhavet - may be; komala - soft; Å›raddhaḥ - having faith; saḥ - such a person; kaniṣṭhaḥ - neophyte devotee; nigadyate - is said to be.


Text

“ ‘One whose faith is not very strong, who is just beginning, should be considered a neophyte devotee.’

Purport

This verse also appears in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.2.19).