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- Read on →: vādo jalpo vitaṇḍeti trividhā viduṣāṁ kathā
vādo jalpo vitaṇḍeti trividhā viduṣāṁ kathā |
tattva-nirṇayam uddiśya kevalaṁ guru-śiṣyayoḥ ||
kathānyeṣām api satāṁ vādo vā samiteḥ śubhā |
khyāty-ādy-arthaṁ spardhayā vā satāṁ jalpa itīryate ||
vitaṇḍā tu satām anyais tattvam eṣu nigūhitam |
(Madhvācārya’s Kathā-lakṣaṇam: 2–3)“The kathā (discussion) of the wise is of three types: vāda, jalpa, and vitaṇḍā. The kathā between a guru and disciple, or, in an assembly of other sādhus as well, that is learned [alt., auspicious] and purely for the purpose of ascertaining tattva is [called] vāda. The kathā of sādhus, on the contrary, for the purpose of [attaining] renown and so forth is called jalpa. The kathā of sādhus, on the contrary, with others [i.e., those whose objective is not ascertaining tattva] wherein tattva is concealed is [called] vitaṇḍā.”
- Read on →: ’hariḥ’-śabdera nānā artha, dui mukhyatama
‘hariḥ’-śabdera nānā artha, dui mukhyatama— |
sarva amaṅgala hare, prema diyā hare mana ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.24.59)“There are various meanings of the word ‘hari’; two are foremost: (1) he who takes [away] all inauspiciousness, and (2) he who takes [i.e., captivates] the mind with prema.”
- Read on →: śrīmad-vṛndāvanaṁ ramyaṁ yamunāyāḥ pradakṣiṇaṁ
śrīmad-vṛndāvanaṁ ramyaṁ yamunāyāḥ pradakṣiṇaṁ
śuddha-sphuṭika-saṁsthānaṁ kalpa-vṛkṣa-suśobhitam ||
nānā-varṇa-prasūnānāṁ reṇubhiḥ paripūritaṁ
dhyeyaṁ vṛndāvanaṁ nityaṁ govinda-sthānam avyayam ||
(Unknown Source)“Śrīmad Vṛndāvana—
Charming,
On the right of the Yamunā,
An abode of pure crystal—
Is beautifully decorated with desire-trees,
And replete with the pollen of flowers of various colors.
Vṛndāvana,
The eternal, imperishable abode of Govinda,
Is to be meditated upon.” - Read on →: gaura-bhakta-gaṇān vande svānanda-rasa-vigrahān
gaura-bhakta-gaṇān vande svānanda-rasa-vigrahān |
nāma-mudrā-lasad-dhastān āśritāśraya-vatsalān ||
nāma-saṅkīrtanādyaiś ca kampāśru-pulakānvitān |
caitanya-caraṇāmbhoja-makaranda-madhu-vratān ||
(Unknown source)“I worship Gaura’s bhaktas,
[Their] Hands shining with the name and mudras
[i.e., counting repetitions of the name and displaying mudrās],
[Who are] Embodiments of the rasa of their own bliss,
Affectionate shelters of those who have sought shelter,
Imbued with trembling, tears, and horripilation
By virtue of nāma-saṅkīrtana and so forth,
[And] Bees in the nectar of the lotus of Caitanya’s feet.” - Read on →: śrīvāsa-paṇḍitaṁ naumi gaurāṅga-priya-pārṣadam
śrīvāsa-paṇḍitaṁ naumi gaurāṅga-priya-pārṣadam |
yasya kṛpā-lavenāpi gaurāṅge jāyate ratiḥ ||
(Unknown source)“I offer obeisance to Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, the beloved pārṣada of Gaurāṅga, by even a trace of whose grace rati for Gaurāṅga manifests.”
- Read on →: śrī-gaurāṅga-kṛpāvāsaṁ gaura-mūrti-rasa-pradaṁ
śrī-gaurāṅga-kṛpāvāsaṁ gaura-mūrti-rasa-pradaṁ
śuklāmbara-dharaṁ pṛthvī-devaṁ bhakta-jana-priyam |
saṅkīrtana-rasāveśaṁ sarva-saubhāgya-bhūṣitaṁ
smarāmi bhakta-rājaṁ hi śrī-śrīvāsaṁ hari-priyam ||
(Unknown source)“An abode of Śrī Gaurāṅga’s grace,
A giver of the rasa of Gaura’s figure,
Clad in white cloth,
A deva on the earth [i.e., brāhmaṇa, alt., associate of Bhagavān],
Beloved to [all] the bhaktas,
Absorbed in the rasa of saṅkīrtana,
Adorned with all good fortune—
I meditate on the king of bhaktas,
Beloved of Hari,
Śrī Śrīvāsa.”