Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.16
uttamo madhyamaś ca syāt kaniṣṭhaś ceti sa tridhā ||16||
[uttamo madhyamash cha syaat kanishthash cheti sa tridhaa ||16||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
uttamo madhyamaś ca syāt kaniṣṭhaś ceti sa tridhā ||16||
There are three types of persons qualified for vaidhi-sādhana-bhakti: the uttama, the madhyama and the kaniṣṭha.
Purport
Devotees may be divided into three classes.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io