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- Read on →: sa punaś caturvidhaḥ syād dhīrodāttaś ca dhīra-lalitaś ca
sa punaś caturvidhaḥ syād dhīrodāttaś ca dhīra-lalitaś ca |
dhīra-praśānta-nāmā tathaiva dhīroddhataḥ kathitaḥ ||
bahuvidha-guṇa-kriyāṇām āspada-bhūtasya padmanābhasya |
tat-tal-līlā-bhedād virudhyate na hi catur-vidhāḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.224–225)“He [i.e., Kṛṣṇa,] is also [classed to be] of four types, which are described by the names dhīrodātta, dhīra-lalita, dhīra-praśānta, and dhīroddhata. Because of the differences between the various līlās of he of lotus navel [i.e., Kṛṣṇa], who is an abode of numerous types of qualities and activities, these four types [of classification of him] are not contradictory [i.e., he can display the characteristics of all four types of nāyakas at various times].”
- Read on →: aviśrāmaṁ vahed bhāraṁ śītoṣṇaṁ ca na vindati
aviśrāmaṁ vahed bhāraṁ śītoṣṇaṁ ca na vindati |
sasantoṣas tathā nityaṁ trīṇi śikṣeta gardabhāt ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti)“Carrying a load without rest, disregarding cold and heat, and being satisfied always—learn these three [virtues] from a donkey.”
- Read on →: nandaḥ kim akarod brahman śreya evaṁ mahodayam
nandaḥ kim akarod brahman śreya evaṁ mahodayam |
yaśodā vā mahābhāgā papau yasyāḥ stanaṁ hariḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.8.46; cited in Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 146, Bhakti Sandarbha: 325, Prīti Sandarbha: 99, 158; Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.8.77, 3.7.34)[Parīkṣit Mahārāja to Śukadeva Gosvāmī:] “O brāhmaṇa, what auspicious activity did the greatly prosperous Nanda, or the greatly fortunate Yaśodā, from whose breast Hari drank, perform?”
- Read on →: viceyāni vicāryāṇi vicintyāni punaḥ punaḥ
viceyāni vicāryāṇi vicintyāni punaḥ punaḥ |
kṛpaṇasya dhanānīva tvan-nāmāni bhavantu naḥ ||
(Bhavānanda; cited in Padyāvalī: 30)“Like riches for a miser, may your names be our object of pursuit, object of deliberation, and object of meditation again and again.”
- Read on →: rādheti nāma nava-sundara-sīdhu-mugdhaṁ
rādheti nāma nava-sundara-sīdhu-mugdhaṁ
kṛṣṇeti nāma madhurādbhuta-gāḍha-dugdham |
sarva-kṣaṇaṁ surabhi-rāga-himena ramyaṁ
kṛtvā tad eva piba me rasane kṣudhārte ||
(Stavāvalī: Abhīṣṭa-sūcana, 10)“The name ‘Rādhā’ is fresh, beautiful, charming nectar, and the name ‘Kṛṣṇa’ is sweet, wonderfully condensed milk. O my hunger-stricken tongue! Enrich these with the fragrant camphor of rāga (love) and drink them at every moment.”