dui-vidha bhakta haya cÄri cÄri prakÄra
pÄriá¹£ada, sÄdhana-siddha, sÄdhaka-gaṇa Ära

 dui-vidha bhakta - these two varieties of ÄtmÄrÄma devotees; haya - are; cÄri cÄri prakÄra - each of four different categories; pÄriá¹£ada - personal associate; sÄdhana-siddha - liberated to the position of associates by perfection in devotional service; sÄdhaka-gaṇa Ära - and devotees already engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.


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“Both the ÄtmÄrÄmas engaged in regulative devotional service and those engaged in spontaneous devotional service are further categorized into four groups. There are the eternal associates, the associates who have become perfect by devotional service, and those who are practicing devotional service and are called sÄdhakas, of whom there are two varieties.

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