Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.275
te sādhakāś ca siddhāś ca dvi-vidhāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||275||
[te saadhakaash cha siddhaash cha dvi-vidhaah parikeertitaah ||275||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
te sādhakāś ca siddhāś ca dvi-vidhāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||275||
The devotees are said to be of two types: practitioners (sādhakas) and perfected (siddhas).
Purport
The devotees of Kṛṣṇa can be classified into two groups: those who are cultivating devotional service in order to enter into the transcendental kingdom and those who are already in the perfectional stage of devotional service.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
The difference is pointed out in order to discuss their particular natures.
My note
Source: vedabase.io