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- Read on →: apamānaṁ puraskṛtya kṛtvā mānaṁ tu pṛṣṭhataḥ
apamānaṁ puraskṛtya kṛtvā mānaṁ tu pṛṣṭhataḥ |
sva-kāryam uddharet prājñaḥ kārya-dhvaṁsena mūrkhatā ||
(Pañcatantra: 3.237; cited the Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.4.244)
“Putting disrespect ahead and respect behind [i.e., accepting and learning from disrespect and not becoming conceived by receiving respect], a wise person shall accomplish one’s aim. Foolishness occurs by spoiling one’s aim [i.e., it is foolish to become preoccupied with the disrespect or respect one receives such that one fails to accomplish one’s aim].” - Read on →: yatra yatra raghunātha-kīrtanaṁ
yatra yatra raghunātha-kīrtanaṁ
tatra tatra kṛta-mastakāñjalim |
vāṣpa-vāri-paripūrṇa-locanaṁ
mārutiṁ namata rākṣasāntakam||
(Unknown source)
“I bow to the son of the wind [viz., Hanumān], the destroyer of the rākṣasas, who is present with palms joined above the head and eyes filled with tears wherever there is kīrtana of Raghunātha.” - Read on →: paraṁ bhagavatā sākaṁ sākṣāt-krīḍā-paramparāḥ
paraṁ bhagavatā sākaṁ sākṣāt-krīḍā-paramparāḥ |
sadānubhavituṁ tair hi vaikuṇṭho’pekṣyate kvacit ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.3.62)
“Vaikuṇṭha is sometimes desired by them [i.e., bhaktas sometimes desire to enter Vaikuṇṭha] only specifically to continuously and directly experience a succession of play with Bhagavān.” - Read on →: nāradāham idaṁ manye tādṛśānāṁ yataḥ sthitiḥ
nāradāham idaṁ manye tādṛśānāṁ yataḥ sthitiḥ |
bhavet sa eva vaikuṇṭho loko nātra vicāraṇā ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.3.60)
“O Nārada, this I consider: wherever there is the presence of those who are such [i.e., who are bhaktas of Śrī Bhagavān as described earlier in BB 1.3.55–58], that itself shall be Vaikuṇṭha-loka. There is no [need of] deliberation in this regard [i.e., there is no doubt about it].” - Read on →: praśastācaraṇaṁ nityam apraśastasya varjanam
praśastācaraṇaṁ nityam apraśastasya varjanam |
etad dhi maṅgalaṁ proktam ṛṣibhis tattva-darśibhiḥ ||
(Unknown source; cited in the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā and Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 4.21.42)
“Continuous laudable conduct and avoidance of the unlaudable—this specifically is declared well-being [alt., auspiciousness] (maṅgala) by the sages who are seers of the reality.”