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- Read on →: vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya
vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya
govardhanācala-guro hari-dāsa-vārya |
tat-sannidhi-sthiti-yuṣo mama hṛc-chilāsv apy
etā manoratha-latāḥ sahasodbhavantu ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 99)“O crown of Vṛndāvana! O you who are worshipable to the people of Vraja! O Govardhana! O guru of mountains! O best of Hari’s servants! Even in the midst of the rocks of the heart of I who remain situated near you, may these creepers of my desire quickly flourish.”
- Read on →: rādhāṅga-śaśvad-upagūhanatas tad-āpta-dharma-dvayena
rādhāṅga-śaśvad-upagūhanatas tad-āpta-
dharma-dvayena tanu-citta-dhṛtena deva |
gauro dayānidhir abhūr ayi nanda-sūno
tan me manoratha-latāṁ saphalī-kuru tvaṁ ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 95)“O Deva! As a result of continuously embracing Rādhā’s figure, you have become golden and an ocean of grace by virtue of cherishing in your body and heart these two qualities acquired from her [viz., her being golden and gracious]. Ayi Son of Nanda! Therefore, may you please make the creeper of my desire fruitful.”
- Read on →: vṛndāvane sura-mahīruha-yogapīṭhe
vṛndāvane sura-mahīruha-yogapīṭhe
siṁhāsane sva-ramaṇena virājamānām |
pādyārghya-dhūpa-vidhu-dīpa-catur-vidhānna-
srag-bhūṣaṇādibhir ahaṁ paripūjayāni ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 52)“When you are present with your beloved on the throne at the yogapīṭha beneath the desire trees in Vṛndāvana, I shall worship you with pādya, arghya, incense, a camphor lamp, the four types of foods, garlands, ornaments, and so forth.”
- Read on →: smaraṇaṁ darśanaṁ strīṇāṁ guṇa-karmānukīrtanam
smaraṇaṁ darśanaṁ strīṇāṁ guṇa-karmānukīrtanam |
samīcīnatva-dhīs tāsu prītiḥ saṁbhāṣaṇaṁ mithaḥ ||
sahavāsaś ca saṁsargo’ṣṭadhā maithunaṁ viduḥ |
(Śaṅkarācārya’s Sarva-vedānta-siddhānta-sāra-saṅgraha: 109-110)“Know intercourse to be eightfold: remembering women, looking at them, mentioning their qualities and activities, thinking of the suitability of them, favoring them [alt., taking pleasure in them], conversing with them privately, cohabiting with them, and copulating with them.”
- Read on →: smaraṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṁ guhya-bhāṣaṇam
smaraṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṁ guhya-bhāṣaṇam |
saṅkalpo’dhyavasāyaś ca kriyā-nivṛttir eva ca ||
etan maithunam aṣṭāṅgaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ |
viparītaṁ brahmacaryam etad evāṣṭa-lakṣaṇam ||
(Vairāgya-mārtaṇḍa: 12.144-145; cited in Sādhana-dīpikā)“Remembering, mentioning, playing [alt., joking], looking, conversing privately, fancying, pursuing, and completing the act [itself]—the wise say these are the eight aspects of intercourse. The opposite of these are the eight characteristics of brahmacarya.”