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- Read on →: Śrī Śrī Govardhanāṣṭakam (1)
Eight verses in praise of Śrī Govardhana
By Śrīmad Rūpa Gosvāmīpāda
- Read on →: prāyeṇaiva hi mīmāṁsā loke lokāyatīkṛtā
prāyeṇaiva hi mīmāṁsā loke lokāyatīkṛtā |
tām āstika-pathe kartum ayaṁ yatnaḥ kṛto mayā ||
(Kumārila Bhaṭṭa’s Mīmāṁsā-śloka-vārtika: 10)“Since Mīmāṁṣa has indeed for the most part been turned materialistic (lokāyata) in the world, this effort to turn it to the theistic (āstika) path has been made by me.”
- Read on →: taṁ śrīmat-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaṁ vande jagad-gurum
taṁ śrīmat-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaṁ vande jagad-gurum |
yasyānukampayā śvāpi mahābdhiṁ santaret sukham ||
(Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 2.1)“I offer obeisance to him,
Blessed Kṛṣṇa,
Caitanya,
The Guru of the world,
By whose favor even a dog
Can easily cross over a great ocean.” - Read on →: ācāryo’raṇir ādyaḥ syād ante-vāsy uttarāraṇiḥ
ācāryo’raṇir ādyaḥ syād ante-vāsy uttarāraṇiḥ |
tat-sandhānaṁ pravacanaṁ vidyā-sandhiḥ sukhāvahaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.10.12)“The ācārya shall be the first touchwood, the pupil the upper touchwood, the fine speech [spoken by the ācārya to the pupil] their joint [i.e., the rotating rod between them], and the combination [of these three]—[the] knowledge [they produce]—delighting.”
- Read on →: etan mahākhyāna-varaṁ mahāhareḥ
etan mahākhyāna-varaṁ mahāhareḥ
kāruṇya-sārālaya-niścayārthakam |
yaḥ śraddhayā saṁśrayate kathañcana
prāpnoti tat-prema tathaiva so’py aram ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.7.160)“Even one who somehow
Aptly honors with śraddhā
This excellent epic—
The aim of which is determination
Of the vessel of the essence
Of the grace of Great Hari—
Swiftly attains prema for him
Just so.”