Mahārāja Nimi said: Now please tell me in greater detail about the devotees of the Supreme Lord. What are the natural symptoms by which I can distinguish between the most advanced devotees, those on the middle level and those who are neophytes? What are the typical religious activities of a Vaiṣṇava, and how does he speak? Specifically, please describe those symptoms and characteristics by which Vaiṣṇavas become dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
राजोवाच । अथ भागवतं ब्रूत यद्धर्मो यादृशो नृणाम् । यथाऽऽचरति यद्ब्रूते यैर्लिङ्गैर्भगवत्प्रियः
rājovāca | atha bhāgavataṃ brūta yaddharmo yādṛśo nṛṇām | yathā''carati yadbrūte yairliṅgairbhagavatpriyaḥ
SB 11.2.44