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- Read on →: svakīyaḥ paramānanda-śakti-vṛtti
svakīyaḥ paramānanda-śakti-vṛtti-viśeṣodaya-rūpa-prema-viśeṣa-svarūpo yaḥ kāmas … |
(Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 183)“Kāma, which is of the nature of a special type of prema in the form of a manifestation of a special functional capacity (vṛtti) of his [i.e., Bhagavān’s] own potency (śakti) of supreme bliss ….”
- Read on →: alaso manda-buddhiś ca
alaso manda-buddhiś ca sukhī ca vyādhi-pīḍitaḥ |
nidrāluḥ kāmukaś caiva ṣaḍ ete śāstra-varjitāḥ ||
(Unknown source)“The lazy, the dull-witted, the happy-go-lucky, those plagued by disease, the slumberous, and the lustful—these six are excluded by śāstra [i.e., they lack the qualifications needed to follow the teachings given in the śāstra and thus the teachings of the śāstra are not applicable to them; they will not attain the ideals taught in śāstra, and those who wish to attain such ideals should avoid their association].”
- Read on →: na kaṭhoraṁ na vā tīkṣṇam
na kaṭhoraṁ na vā tīkṣṇam āyudhaṁ puṣpadhanvanaḥ |
tathāpi jitam evāsīd amunā bhuvanatrayam ||
(Kāvyādarśa: 2.324)“The weapon of he of flower bow [i.e., Kāmadeva] is neither hard nor sharp, yet the three worlds have indeed been conquered with it.”
- Read on →: hiṁsraḥ sva-pāpena vihiṁsitaḥ khalaḥ
hiṁsraḥ sva-pāpena vihiṁsitaḥ khalaḥ
sādhuḥ samatvena bhayād vimucyate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.7.31)“A hurtful, wicked person is hurt by his own sin. A sādhu is freed from danger by [his own] equability.”
- Read on →: kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobho
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobho harṣo māno madas tathā |
ṣaḍ-vargam utsṛjed enaṁ tasmiṁs tyakte sukhī nṛpaḥ ||
(Hitopadeśa: Sandhi, 102)“Give up the six enemies: lust, anger, greed, pleasure, egotism, and pride. O King, one who rejects them is happy in this world.”
- Read on →: atiśaucam aśaucaṁ vā
atiśaucam aśaucaṁ vā atinindā atistutiḥ |
atyācāram anācāraṃ ṣaḍ-vidhaṁ mūrkha-lakṣaṇam ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha)“The six characteristics of a fool are (1) excessive cleanliness [i.e., obsessive concern regarding cleanliness], (2) uncleanliness, (3) excessive criticism, (4) excessive praise, (5) excessive propriety [i.e., pretension, affectation, theatricality, artificiality, etc.], and (6) impropriety.”