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  • mānādhīnā meya-siddhir māna-siddhis tu lakṣaṇāt |
    (Cited in Mādhavācārya’s Jaiminīya-nyāya-mālā-vistara: 1.1.37)

    “Establishment of an object of knowledge (meya—prameya) is dependent on a [valid] means of knowing (māna—pramāṇa), and establishment of a means of knowing (māna—pramāṇa) is based on a defining characteristic (lakṣaṇa) [i.e., it is by perception of the defining characteristic(s) of an object that its can presence can be determined].”

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  • aprākṛta vastu nahe prākṛta-gocara |
    veda-purāṇete ei kahe nirantara ||
    (Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.9.194)

    “An immaterial object is not materially perceptible. The Vedas and Purāṇas say this constantly.”

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  • yadi dāsyasi me kāmān varāṁs tvaṁ varadarṣabha |
    kāmānāṁ hṛdy asaṁrohaṁ bhavatas tu vṛṇe varam ||
    (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.7)

    [Prahlāda Mahārāja to Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “O best giver of boons! If you wish to bestow desired boons upon me, then I pray from you the boon of non-growth [i.e., non-existence] of desires within my heart.”

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  • nānyathā te’khila-guro ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥ |
    yas ta āśiṣa āśāste na sa bhṛtyaḥ sa vai vaṇik ||
    (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.4)

    [Prahlāda Mahārāja to Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “Otherwise, this [i.e., your presently prompting me in this way] would not happen, since you are compassionate, O Guru of all! One who desires benedictions from you is not a servant. He is just a merchant!”

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  • svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ
    dhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṁ mitho dhiyā |
    manaś ca bhadraṁ bhajatād adhokṣaje
    āveśyatāṁ no matir apy ahaitukī ||
    (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.18.9)

    [Prahlāda Mahārāja prays to Śrī Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “May there be auspiciousness throughout the universe! May the wicked be pacified! May all beings meditate with their intelligence upon the welfare of one another! May their minds cultivate well-being! And may our hearts be immersed unconditionally in the Transcendent [i.e., Bhagavān]!”

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  • aprameyānubhāvo’yam akutaścid-bhayo’maraḥ |
    nūnam etad-virodhena mṛtyur me bhavitā na vā ||
    (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.5.47)

    [Hiraṇyakaśipu of Prahlāda Mahārāja:] “He is of immeasurable might, completely fearless, and deathless. My death will certainly occur as a result of opposing him, or may not.”

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