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- Read on →: kāryaṁ guṇāvatāratvenaikyād rudrasya vaiṣṇavaiḥ
kāryaṁ guṇāvatāratvenaikyād rudrasya vaiṣṇavaiḥ |
vaiṣṇavāgryatayā śreṣṭhyāt sadācārāc ca tad-vratam ||
(Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 14.195)“This vrata [i.e., Śiva Rātri] is to be performed by Vaiṣṇavas (1) because of Rudra’s oneness [with Bhagavān Viṣṇu] on account of [his] being a guṇāvatāra [of Bhagavān Viṣṇu], (2) because of [his] superiority [to other devatās] on account of [his] being the foremost of Vaiṣṇavas, and (3) because of proper conduct [i.e., because it is considered proper conduct to do so since it is a great fault to not].”
- Read on →: śiva-rātri-vrataṁ kṛṣṇa-caturdaśyān tu phālgune
śiva-rātri-vrataṁ kṛṣṇa-caturdaśyān tu phālgune |
vaiṣṇavair api tat kāryaṁ śrī-kṛṣṇa-prītaye sadā ||
(Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 14.187)“The Śiva Rātri vrata on Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī in [the month of] Phālguna is always to be performed even by Vaiṣṇavas for the sake of [attaining] prīti for Śrī Kṛṣṇa.”
- Read on →: laukika-parīkṣakāṇāṁ yasminn arthe buddhi-sāmyaṁ sa dṛṣṭāntaḥ
laukika-parīkṣakāṇāṁ yasminn arthe buddhi-sāmyaṁ sa dṛṣṭāntaḥ |
(Nyāya-sūtra: 1.1.25)“That object in regard to which common people and examiners [i.e., those who deliberate logically] have a likeness in understanding is [called] an example (dṛṣtānta).”
- Read on →: Hari-nāma-ratnam (Nāma-kaivalya-śatakam)
The Jewel of the Name of Hari
By Śrīyukta Nīlakānta Gosvāmī Bhāgavatācārya
- Read on →: indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau
indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau |
tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 3.34)“Attraction (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa) to an object of each sense is firmly established [i.e., bound to occur]. One should not come under the control of these since they are one’s obstructions.”