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dui-vidha bhakta haya cari cari prakara
parisada, sadhana-siddha, sadhaka-gana ara
SYNONYMS
dui-vidha bhakta—these two varieties of atmarama devotees; haya—are; cari cari prakara—each of four different categories; parisada—personal associate; sadhana-siddha—liberated to the position of associates by perfection in devotional service; sadhaka-gana ara—and devotees already engaged in the devotional service of the Lord "The atmaramas engaged in regulative and 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 engaged in devotional service and are called sadhaka.