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  • anāyāsena harṣāt kriyamāṇā ceṣṭā līlā |
    (Subodhinī-ṭikā of Vallabhācārya on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.1.17)

    “Action performed with ease out of joy is līlā.”

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  • kautukādhiṣṭhitena anāyāsena kriyamāṇaṁ karma līlā |
    (Subodhinī-ṭikā of Vallabhācārya on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.1.4)

    “Action performed with ease and inspired by fun is līlā.”

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  • tad-abhinnatve sati tad-bodhakatvaṁ svarūpa-lakṣaṇatvam |
    (Siddhānta-ratna: 8.2)

    “Being non-distinct from it [i.e., an object to be defined] and an indicator of it is the nature of a svarūpa-lakṣaṇa (intrinsic characteristic).”

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  • tad-bhinnatve sati tad-bodhakatvaṁ taṭastha-lakṣaṇatvam |
    (Siddhānta-ratna: 8.2)

    “Being distinct from it [i.e., an object to be defined] and an indicator of it is the nature of a taṭastha-lakṣaṇa (extrinsic characteristic).”

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  • rādhā-mukunda-pada-sambhava-gharma-bindu-
    nirmañchhanopakaraṇī-kṛta-deha-lakṣām |
    uttuṅga-sauhṛda-viśeṣa-vaśāt pragalbhāṁ
    devīṁ guṇaiḥ sulalitāṁ lalitāṁ namāmi ||
    (Stava-mālā: Lalitāṣṭākam, 1)

    “I offer obeisance unto Lalitā Devī,
    She who is most charming by virtue of her qualities,
    She who is bold by force of her special, highly exalted affection,
    She by whom as though a lakh of bodies are made instruments
    For wiping away drops of sweat
    That have arisen on the feet on Rādhā and Mukunda.”

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  • e-tine lāgila mana, lobhe kare āsvādana … |
    (Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.21.135)

    “His [i.e., Mahāprabhu’s] mind became fixed upon these three [i.e., the mādhurya of Kṛṣṇa’s figure, Kṛṣṇa’s face, and Kṛṣṇa’s smile], and out of intense desire (lobha) he tasted them.”

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