22.68

yah sastradisv anipunah

sraddhavan sa tu madhyamah

SYNONYMS

yah—anyone who; sastra-adisu—in the revealed scriptures; anipunah—not very expert; sraddhavan—full of faith; sah—he; tu—certainly; madhyamah—second-class or middle-class devotee " ’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-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.18).