Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.19; 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 1.2.19
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र कनिष्ठः —
यो भवेत् कोमल-श्रद्धः स कनिष्ठो निगद्यते ॥१.२.१९॥tatra kaniṣṭhaḥ —
yo bhavet komala-śraddhaḥ sa kaniṣṭho nigadyate ||1.2.19||
English translation
“The definition of the kaniṣṭhādhikārī is as follows: He who has weak faith because of even less knowledge of the scriptures than the madhyamādhikārī is called the kaniṣṭha.”