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- Read on →: āsīnaḥ sambhavāt
āsīnaḥ sambhavāt |
(Vedānta-sūtra: 4.1.7)“Being seated [one should meditate on Śrī Hari], because of possibility [i.e., because it is only possible to meditate while seated].”
- Read on →: duḥkha-sāre saṁsāre virajya harir evānandamayo dhyeyaḥ sudhiyā
duḥkha-sāre saṁsāre virajya harir evānandamayo dhyeyaḥ sudhiyā … |
(Govinda-bhāṣya on Vedānta-sūtra: 3.1.28)“Remaining disinterested in saṁsāra, the essence of which is suffering, Hari, the embodiment of bliss, is to be meditated upon by the wise.”
- Read on →: viraktir indriyārthānāṁ syād arocakatā svayam
viraktir indriyārthānāṁ syād arocakatā svayam ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.3.30)“A self-manifest absence of taste for objects of the senses shall be [considered] non-attachment (virakti).”
- Read on →: animiṣaḥ śrī-viṣṇuḥ alupta-dṛṣṭitvāt
animiṣaḥ śrī-viṣṇuḥ | alupta-dṛṣṭitvāt |
(Bhāvārtha-dīpikā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.1.4)“Animiṣa [lit. “he who is unblinking”] refers to Śrī Viṣṇu because of his vision being unchecked.”
- Read on →: nānyatra mad bhagavataḥ pradhāna-puruṣeśvarāt
nānyatra mad bhagavataḥ pradhāna-puruṣeśvarāt |
ātmanaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ bhayaṁ tīvraṁ nivartate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.25.41)“Intense fear [i.e., the plight of sāṁsārika existence] retreats from [i.e., ceases because of taking shelter in] me, Bhagavān, the foremost Puruṣa and Īśvara, the Ātma of all beings, and not from anywhere else.”
- Read on →: nāvirato duścaritān nāśānto nāsamāhitaḥ
nāvirato duścaritān nāśānto nāsamāhitaḥ |
nāśānta-mānaso vāpi prajñānenainam āpnuyāt ||
(Kaṭha Upaniṣad: 1.2.24; cited in the Govinda-bhāṣya on Vedānta-sūtra: 3.3.54; Gītā-bhūṣaṇa-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 9.31)“Neither one who has not desisted from misbehavior, nor one who is devoid of peace [i.e., devoid of control of the senses], nor one who is not steadfast [alt., concentrated], nor one whose mind is devoid of peace, can attain this [i.e., the Ātmā] through knowledge.”