Å›raddhÄvÄn jana haya bhakti-adhikÄrÄ«
'uttama', 'madhyama', 'kaniá¹£á¹ha' — Å›raddhÄ-anusÄrÄ«
4 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: CC(2) , MM(1) , NoI(1)
Å›raddhÄvÄn jana - a person with faith; haya - is; bhakti-adhikÄrÄ« - eligible for discharging transcendental loving service to the Lord; uttama - first class; madhyama - intermediate; kaniá¹£á¹ha - the lowest class; Å›raddhÄ-anusÄrÄ« - according to the proportion of faith.
“A faithful devotee is a truly eligible candidate for the loving service of the Lord. According to one’s faith, one is classified as a topmost devotee, an intermediate devotee or an inferior devotee.
The word Å›raddhÄvÄn (faithful) means understanding Kṛṣṇa to be the summum bonum — the eternal truth and absolute transcendence. If one has full faith in Kṛṣṇa and confidence in Him, one becomes eligible to discharge devotional service confidentially. According to one’s faith, one is a topmost, intermediate or inferior devotee.
