# Cc. Madhya 22.70
> যো ভবেৎ কোমলশ্রদ্ধঃ স কনিষ্ঠো নিগদ্যতে ॥৭০॥
## Text
> yo bhavet komala-śraddhaḥ
> sa kaniṣṭho nigadyate
## Synonyms
*yaḥ*—anyone who; *bhavet*—may be; *komala*—soft; *śraddhaḥ*—having faith; *saḥ*—such a person; *kaniṣṭhaḥ*—neophyte devotee; *nigadyate*—is said to be.
## Translation
**“ 'One whose faith is not very strong, who is just beginning, should be considered a neophyte devotee.'**
## Purport
This verse also appears in the *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (1.2.19).