Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.18; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 1.2.18
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र मध्यमः —
यः शास्त्रादिष्व् अनिपुणः श्रद्धावान् स तु मध्यमः ॥१.२.१८॥tatra madhyamaḥ —
yaḥ śāstrādiṣv anipuṇaḥ śraddhāvān sa tu madhyamaḥ ||1.2.18||
English translation
“The madhyamādhikārī is defined as follows: The person who is not fully conversant with the scriptures like the uttamādhikārī, but has firm conviction in them, is known as madhyamādhikārī.”