22.70

yo bhavet komala-sraddhah

sa kanistho nigadyate

SYNONYMS

yah—anyone who; bhavet—may be; komala—soft; sraddhah—having faith; sah—such a person; kanisthah—neophyte devotee; nigadyate—is said to be " ’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-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.19).