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- Read on →: tan mādhuryaṁ bhaved yatra ceṣṭādeḥ spṛhaṇīyatā
tan mādhuryaṁ bhaved yatra ceṣṭādeḥ spṛhaṇīyatā ||
yathā—
varām adhyāsīnas taṭa-bhuvam avaṣṭambha-rucibhiḥ
kadambaiḥ prālambaṁ pravalita-vilambaṁ viracayan |
prapannāyām agre mihira-duhitus tīrtha-padavīṁ
kuraṅgī-netrāyāṁ madhu-ripur apāṅgaṁ vikirati ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.257)“That wherein desirability of movement and so forth shall occur is [called] mādhurya, as in [the following illustration]: ‘While sitting on the splendid bank of the Daughter of Sun [i.e., the Yamunā] and making a long-delayed garland that hangs to the breast with golden-hued kadambas, Murāri cast a side-long glance before she of doe-eyes [i.e., Śrī Rādhā] arriving on the path to the ghat.’”
- Read on →: kṛta-narākāra bhava-mukha-vibudha-sevita
kṛta-narākāra bhava-mukha-vibudha-sevita
dyuti-sudhā-sāra puru-karuṇa kam api kṣitau |
prakaṭayan prema-bharam adhikṛta-sanātanaṁ
madana-gopāla nija-sadanam anurakṣa mām ||
(Stavāmṛta-laharī: Madana-gopāla-devāṣṭaka: 7)“O you have manifested your human form! O you who are worshipped by gods led by Śiva! O you whose luster is the essence of nectar! O you who are greatly compassionate! O Madana Gopāla! Please manifest on the earth An abundance of some [indescribable] prema By which Sanātana is captivated, And continuously protect me in your own abode.”
- Read on →: bhālavāsāra nauka pāhāḍa vāiyā yāya
bhālavāsāra nauka pāhāḍa vāiyā yāya |
(Bengali saying)“The boat of love can sail up a mountain.”
- Read on →: anarghyāṇy api ratnāni labhyante vibhavaiḥ sukham
anarghyāṇy api ratnāni labhyante vibhavaiḥ sukham |
durlabho ratna-koṭyāpi kṣaṇo’pi hi gatāyuṣaḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha)“Even invaluable jewels can be obtained easily with riches, but even one moment of life bygone is difficult to attain even with millions of jewels.”