Hare Krishna ! All glories to Shrila Prabhupada !
I request devotees to let me know the difference between Kanishka devotees and Madhyam adhiraki devotees ?
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Hare Krishna ! All glories to Shrila Prabhupada !
I request devotees to let me know the difference between Kanishka devotees and Madhyam adhiraki devotees ?
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:) Joy Nitai. You don't know how happy it makes me to hear anyone developing faith in Lord Nitai! Everyone knows and has faith in Sri Sri Radha Krsna, and even Lord Gauranga, but to awaken faith in Lord Nitai is very rare. Lord Gaurihari Himself declares in Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.13.209 and in 3.2.58:
ama haite ei nityananda-deha bada,
tora sthane ei satya kahilam dadha.
mora deha haite nityananda-deha bada,
satya satya sabare kahinu ei dadha.
The other devotees have said very nicely. Will add a bit.
Madhyama Adhikaris have crossed over the stage of Anartha-Nrivrtthi and thus constantly chant Krsna Nama (according to Lord Chaitanya). They have discriminatory power (they can see who is Vaishnav and who is not). They also have quite strong faith in the scripture.
A 3rd class devotee or kanistha adhikari considers solely himself to be a devotee and doesn't behave properly towards other devotees. He is just there for deity worship and is known to be a materialistic devotee. Madhyama adhikari,however are merciful. They act accordingly,offering love to Krsna,a sincere friend to all devotees and disregard those who are envious. They are in the best position to preach. Prabhupad was a first-class devotee, as was Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur( And the rest of the acharyas in the lineage) however, they 'demoted' themselves to Madhyama adhikari just so to preach and communicate to aspiring souls on the message of KC. You can refer to S.B 11.2.45 onwards for reference.