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- Read on →: maṅgala-ārati yugala-kiśora |
maṅgala-ārati yugala-kiśora
By Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu
- Read on →: maṅgala ārati gaura-kiśora
maṅgala ārati gaura-kiśora
By Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dāsa
- Read on →: pṛthe tanaya-pañcakaṁ prakaṭam arpayiṣyāmi te
pṛthe tanaya-pañcakaṁ prakaṭam arpayiṣyāmi te
raṇorvaritam ity abhūt tava yathārtham evoditam |
ravir bhavati śītalaḥ kumuda-bandhur apy uṣṇalas
tathāpi na murāntaka vyabhicariṣṇur uktis tava ||
(Unknown source; cited in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.68)“[Kuntī Devī to Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] Your statement, ‘O Pṛthā! I will offer your five sons returned [unscathed and exalted] from the battle directly [to you],’ has certainly come true. The sun may become cooling, and the friend of the lily [i.e., the moon] heating. Still, O Destroyer of Mura! Your word shall not prove false.”
- Read on →: gate śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet
gate śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet |
vartamānena kālena vartayanti vicakṣaṇāḥ ||
(Unknown source)“Lamentation over the past should not be done, and one should not worry about the future. The wise live in the present time.”
- Read on →: yathā hy ekena cakreṇa na rathasya gatir bhavet
yathā hy ekena cakreṇa na rathasya gatir bhavet |
tathā puruṣakāreṇa vinā daivaṁ na siddhyati ||
(Hitopadeśa: Maṅgalācaraṇa, 30)“As no movement shall occur of a chariot with only one wheel, so destiny does not accomplish anything without a person’s endeavor.”