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- Read on →: śraddhā-viśvāsayor eka-paryāyatvam eva
śraddhā-viśvāsayor eka-paryāyatvam eva |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.191)“Śraddhā and viśvāsa are indeed synonymous [in this context].”
- Read on →: sādhu-saṅga-śāstra-śravaṇa-dvārā śraddhā tad-artha-viśvāsaḥ
sādhu-saṅga-śāstra-śravaṇa-dvārā śraddhā tad-artha-viśvāsaḥ |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.4.15)“Śraddhā is conviction in the meaning of śāstra [brought about] through hearing śāstra in the association of sādhus.”
- Read on →: śraddadhāti niścinoty abhilaṣati vety arthaḥ
śraddadhāti niścinoty abhilaṣati vety arthaḥ | ḍubhṛñ dhāraṇa-poṣaṇayoḥ |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 716)“He has śraddhā” (śraddhadhāti) means he determines [alt., affirms, ascertains], or he desires. [Du]bhṛ[ñ] is in the sense of holding or fostering.”
- Read on →: saṁpratyayaḥ spṛhā ity amaraḥ
saṁpratyayaḥ spṛhā ity amaraḥ |
(Amara-kośa; cited in Śabda-kalpa-druma)“[Śraddhā means] Firm conviction [alt., certainty, trust, confidence, reliance, knowledge, experience] and [i.e., or] desire.”
- Read on →: bad śrat sattrā addhā itthā ṛtam iti satyasya ṛtam iti ṣaḍ satya-nāmāni
bad | śrat | sattrā | addhā | itthā | ṛtam iti satyasya | [ṛtam iti ṣaḍ satya-nāmāni ] ||
(Nighaṇṭu: 3.10)“Bad, śrat [i.e., the root of ‘śraddhā’], sattrā, addhā, itthā, and ṛtam are six names of satya.”
- Read on →: varaṁ na rājyaṁ na kurāja-rājyaṁ
varaṁ na rājyaṁ na kurāja-rājyaṁ
varaṁ na mitraṁ na kumitra-mitram |
varaṁ na śiṣyo na kuśiṣya-śiṣyo
varaṁ na dārā na kudāra-dāraḥ ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti-darpaṇa: 6.13)“Better no kingdom than a kingdom with a bad king. Better no friend than a friend who is a bad friend. Better no disciple than a disciple who is a bad disciple. Better no wife than a wife who is a bad wife.”