3 levels of Devotees...

Verse 1.12.17 (Surekha Mji):
* In this purport, Srila Prabhupada concludes that since MP is a grand son of MY, and MY is a uttama adhikari, so MP also is a uttama adhikari.
* he family in which a mahā-bhāgavata takes his birth is fortunate because due to the birth of a first-grade devotee the members of the family, past, present and future up to one hundred generations, become liberated by the grace of the Lord, out of respect for His beloved devotee. Therefore, the highest benefit is done to one's family simply by becoming an unalloyed devotee of the Lord.
* There are three grades of devotees, namely the mahā-bhāgavata, madhyam-adhikārī and the kanisitha-adhikārī. We need to understand how to know about these 3 grades of devotees and serve them accordingly.
* From NOI, verses that highlight these grades.
* Respect devotees from the mind itself.
* Reason why we are learning all this is, to love God, we need to know Him, who His associates are. Cause through His associates, we can know Him. So we need to serve such devotees and aspire to reach the uttama adhikari platform.
* From HH sachinandana Swami Maharaj: birds flying in a V shape, devotees should not take it easy and hence fall down.