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- Read on →: vādo nāvalambyaḥ
vādo nāvalambyaḥ |
bāhulyāvakāśatvād aniyatatvāc ca |
(Nārada-bhakti-sūtra: 74–75)“Vāda is not to be taken support of because of [vāda] having scope for prolixity and being unrestrained [i.e., because vāda can go on unlimitedly and never reach a definitive end].”
- Read on →: vādas tattva-bubhutsu-kathā
vādas tattva-bubhutsu-kathā |
(Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 115; Gītā-bhūṣaṇa-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 10.32)“Discussion among those who are desirous of understanding tattva [is] called vāda.”
- Read on →: caitanyacandra-caritāmṛta-śuddha-sindhu
caitanyacandra-caritāmṛta-śuddha-sindhu-
vṛndāvanīya-surasormi-samun-nimagnāḥ |
ye vai jagan nija-guṇaiḥ svayam āpunanti
tān vaiṣṇavāṁś ca hari-nāma-parān namāmi ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.38)“I offer obeisance to them,
The Vaiṣṇavas,
Who are devoted to Hari’s name,
Who personally purify the universe
With their own qualities,
And who are joyfully immersed
In the waves of the excellent rasa of Vṛndāvana
Within the pure ocean of the nectar
Of Caitanyacandra’s līlā.” - Read on →: vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca
vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca |
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ ||
(Unknown source; cited in Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.38)“Unto the desire-fulfilling trees,
Unto the oceans of grace,
Unto the purifiers of the fallen,
Unto the Vaiṣṇavas—
Obeisance and obeisance.” - Read on →: kīṭeṣu pakṣiṣu mṛgeṣu sarīsṛpeṣu
kīṭeṣu pakṣiṣu mṛgeṣu sarīsṛpeṣu
rakṣaḥ-piśāca-manujeṣv api yatra tatra |
jātasya me bhavatu keśava te prasādāt
tvayy eva bhaktir atulāvyabhicāriṇī ca ||
(Pāṇḍava-gītā; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 8.436)“Among insects, birds, animals, reptiles, evil spirits and sprites (rākṣasas, piśācas), or human beings, wherever I am born, O Keśava, by your grace let me have incomparable and unwavering bhakti to you.”
- Read on →: duṣkarma-koṭi-niratasya duranta-ghora
duṣkarma-koṭi-niratasya duranta-ghora-
durvāsanā-nigaḍa-śṛṅkhalitasya gāḍham |
kliśyan mateḥ kumati-koṭi-kadarthitasya
gauraṁ vinādya mama ko bhaviteha bandhuḥ ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 51)“Engaged in crores of misdeeds,
Firmly chained by the shackles
Of awful, difficult to subdue, wicked proclivities (durvāsanās),
Of anguishing mind,
And tormented by crores of vile sentiments—
Apart from Gaura,
Who today shall be my friend here [in this world]?”