Verse Text
bhaktās tu kīrtitāḥ śāntās tathā dāsa-sutādayaḥ |
sakhāyo guru-vargāś ca preyasyaś ceti paṣcadhā ||300||
Translation
There are five types of devotees of Kṛṣṇa: those in sānta-rasa, the servants and sons, the friends, the elders and the lovers.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The devotees are of different types according to their bhāva. There are two types of servants: those with a feeling of servitude and those who directly take up the role of servant. The second type takes up the position of ālambanam (āśraya). However, giving the siddhis does not indicate any excellence when mentioned in relation to the Lord, since such an act is not astonishing for Him. Thus it was not mentioned as quality of the Lord.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Such devotees are related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in any of five transcendental mellows—namely neutrality, servitorship, friendship, parenthood and conjugal love. These relationships with the Lord are eternal, and therefore nitya-siddha devotees do not have to strive to attain the perfectional stage by executing regulative devotional principles. They are eternally qualified to serve Kṛṣṇa.