The number of generations that get liberated depends upon the stature of the devotee. In Srila Prabhupader Upadesamrta (“The Nectarean Instructions of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada”), the following fact is presented by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur.
- “When a great saint, a pure devotee, appears in a family, his ancestors and descendants for a *hundred* generations are elevated.
- When a devotee of middle stature (madhyam bhagavat) appears in a family, his ancestors and descendants for *fourteen* generations are elevated.
- When a neophyte devotee appears in a family, his ancestors and descendants for *three* generations are elevated.”
