CC Madhya 22.66
Bengali
শাস্ত্রে যুক্তৌ চ নিপুণঃ সর্বথা দৃঢ়নিশ্চয়ঃ ।
প্রৌঢ়শ্রদ্ধোঽধিকারী যঃ স ভক্তাবুত্তমো মতঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥
প্রৌঢ়শ্রদ্ধোঽধিকারী যঃ স ভক্তাবুত্তমো মতঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥
Text
śāstre yuktau ca nipuṇaḥ
sarvathā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ
prauḍha-śraddho ’dhikārī yaḥ
sa bhaktāv uttamo mataḥ
sarvathā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ
prauḍha-śraddho ’dhikārī yaḥ
sa bhaktāv uttamo mataḥ
Synonyms
śāstre — in the revealed scriptures; yuktau — in logic; ca — also; nipuṇaḥ — expert; sarvathā — in all respects; dṛḍha-niścayaḥ — who is firmly convinced; prauḍha — deep; śraddhaḥ — who has faith; adhikārī — eligible; yaḥ — who; saḥ — he; bhaktau — in devotional service; uttamaḥ — highest; mataḥ — is considered.
Translation
“ ‘One who is expert in logic and in understanding the revealed scriptures, and who always has firm conviction and deep faith that is not blind, is to be considered a topmost devotee in devotional service.’
Purport
This verse appears in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.17), by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.