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- Read on →: surata-vardhanaṁ śoka-nāśanaṁ
surata-vardhanaṁ śoka-nāśanaṁ
svarita-veṇunā suṣṭhu cumbitam |
itara-rāga-vismāraṇaṁ nṛṇāṁ
vitara vīra nas te’dharāmṛtam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.31.14)“O hero! Please give us the nectar of your lips, which increases amour, destroys sorrow, is finely kissed by your resounding flute, and causes human beings’ forgetfulness of other attachments.”
- Read on →: tvayopabhukta-srag-gandha-vāso’laṅkāra-carcitāḥ
tvayopabhukta-srag-gandha-vāso’laṅkāra-carcitāḥ |
ucchiṣṭa-bhojino dāsās tava māyāṁ jayema hi ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.6.46; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 9.355 and Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.125)[Uddhava to Kṛṣṇa:] “Adorned with garlands, fragrances, garments, and ornaments enjoyed by you, and partaking of your remnants, your servants can certainly conquer your māyā.”
- Read on →: yasya nāmnā vinaśyanti mahāpātaka-rāśayaḥ
yasya nāmnā vinaśyanti mahāpātaka-rāśayaḥ |
tasya śrī-kṛṣṇa-devasya vayam ucchiṣṭa-bhojinaḥ ||
ucchiṣṭa-bhojinas tasya vayam adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ |
yo bālya-līlayā tāṁs tān pūtanādīn apātayat ||
(Unknown source: cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 9.353–4)“Śrī Kṛṣṇadeva, he by whose name heaps of the most severe sins are completely destroyed—we are partakers of his remnants. We are partakers of the remnants of he of astonishing acts who within his childhood līlā felled those such as Pūtanā.”
- Read on →: yasyocchiṣṭaṁ hi vāñchanti brahmādyā ṛṣayo’malāḥ
yasyocchiṣṭaṁ hi vāñchanti brahmādyā ṛṣayo’malāḥ |
siddhādyāś ca hares tasya vayam ucchiṣṭa-bhojinaḥ ||
(Unknown source; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 9.352)“Hari, he whose remnants the devatās led by Brahmā, the flawless ṛṣis, the siddhas, and others desire—we are partakers of his remnants.”
- Read on →: mahāprasāde govinde nāma-brahmaṇi vaiṣṇave
mahāprasāde govinde nāma-brahmaṇi vaiṣṇave |
svalpa-puṇya-vatāṁ rājan viśvāso naiva jāyate ||
(Attributed to Mahābhārata)“O King, faith in mahāprasāda, Govinda, the name [i.e., Bhagavān‘s name], the Veda, and the Vaiṣṇava certainly does not arise in those possessed of little piety.”
- Read on →: brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam |
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 4.24)“The ladle is Brahman. The oblation is Brahman. The [act of] offering is Brahman [performed] by Brahman into the fire [which is] of [the nature of] Brahman. By one who is consciously absorbed in the action [which is] of [the nature of] Brahman, that which is to be attained [the goal of performing the offering] is Brahman alone.”