# Cc. Madhya 22.69 > যাহার কোমল শ্রদ্ধা, সে ‘কনিষ্ঠ’ জন । > ক্রমে ক্রমে তেঁহো ভক্ত হইবে ‘উত্তম’ ॥৬৯॥ ## Text > yāhāra komala śraddhā, se 'kaniṣṭha' jana > krame krame teṅho bhakta ha-ibe 'uttama' ## Synonyms *yāhāra*—whose; *komala śraddhā*—soft faith; *se*—such a person; *kaniṣṭha jana*—a neophyte devotee; *krame krame*—by a gradual progression; *teṅho*—he; *bhakta*—devotee; *ha-ibe*—will become; *uttama*—first class. ## Translation **"One whose faith is soft and pliable is called a neophyte, but by gradually following the process, he will rise to the platform of a first-class devotee.**