Re: Stages Leading to the Appearance of divine love
Although“Transcendental faith” is the first stage on the road of attaining the divine love (prema),
the amount of transcendental faith grows, as the devotee gets closer to his goal.
Sri Krishna Caitanya described the devotees (Madhya-lîla 22.64)
in terms of their attained faith as being of three kinds.
śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī
'uttama', 'madhyama', 'kaniṣṭha' — śraddhā-anusārī
A person with transcendental faith is eligible for bhakti -śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī
According his (attained) faith - śraddhā-anusārī
(may be known as) "highest' 'intermediate' (or) 'low' -uttama madhyama kaniṣṭha.
tadetadAtAravilochanasri / sambhAvitASeza vinamragarvam
muhur murArer madhurAdharoztham / mukhAmbujam chumbati mAnasam me
kRSNa karNamRtam 85
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