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- Read on →: viṣṇor nāmaiva puṁsāḥ śamalam apaharat puṇyam utpādayac ca
viṣṇor nāmaiva puṁsāḥ śamalam apaharat puṇyam utpādayac ca
brahmādi-sthāna-bhogād viratim atha guroḥ śrī-pada-dvandva-bhaktim |
tattva-jñānaṁ ca viṣṇor iha mṛti-janana-bhrānti-bījaṁ ca dagdhvā
saṁpūrṇānanda-bodhe mahati ca puruṣaṁ sthāpayitvā nivṛttam ||
(Vyāsapāda; cited in Padyāvalī: 24)“Only Viṣṇu’s name removes impurity and produces meritorious action, detachment from enjoyment of the positions of Brahmā and so forth, bhakti to the two beautiful feet of guru, and knowledge of the nature of Viṣṇu; [only Viṣṇu’s name] burns away the seed [i.e., cause] of revolving in birth and death here [in this world], establishes a person in deep awareness of complete bliss [in the service of Śrī Viṣṇu], and [finally, seeing its work complete,] retires [i.e., manifests in the form of its bearer, Viṣṇu].”
- Read on →: hari-bhakti-mahādevyāḥ sarvā mukty-ādi-siddhayaḥ
hari-bhakti-mahādevyāḥ sarvā mukty-ādi-siddhayaḥ |
bhuktyaś cādbhutās tasyāś ceṭikāvad anuvratāḥ ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra; cited in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.1.34)“All the siddhis headed by mukti and all astonishing [worldly] enjoyments are maidservant-like [i.e., shy and cautious] followers of the great devī [known as] Hari-bhakti.”
- Read on →: upādhyāyān daśācārya ācāryāṇāṁ śataṁ pitā
upādhyāyān daśācārya ācāryāṇāṁ śataṁ pitā |
sahasraṁ tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇātiricyate ||
(Manu Smṛti: 2.145)“A teacher of conduct surpasses ten teachers of recitation. A father surpasses one hundred teachers of conduct, and a mother surpasses even one thousand fathers in respectability.”
- Read on →: nāsti vedāt paraṁ śāstraṁ nāsti mātuḥ paro guruḥ
nāsti vedāt paraṁ śāstraṁ nāsti mātuḥ paro guruḥ |
nāsti dānāt paraṁ mitram iha loke paratra ca ||
(Unknown Source)“There is no greater śāstra than the Veda, no greater guru than one’s mother, and no greater giving than friendship here in this world and the next.”
- Read on →: gurūṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ mātā paramako guruḥ
gurūṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ mātā paramako guruḥ |
(Mahābhārata: Ādi-parva, 211.16)[Yudhiṣṭhira to Kuntī:] “And of all gurus, the mother is certainly the foremost guru.”