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- Read on →: vedo’khilo dharma-mūlaṁ
vedo’khilo dharma-mūlaṁ smṛti-śīle ca tad-vidām |
ācāraś caiva sādhūnām ātmanas tuṣtir eva ca ||
(Manu-smṛti: 2.6; cited in the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā, Krama-sandarbha-ṭīkā, and Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.11.7 and Bhakti Sandarbha: 58)“The basis of dharma is the entire Veda, the Smṛti [i.e., the Smṛti-śāstras] and the sensibility of those who known it [i.e., of those who know the Veda], the conduct of the sādhus [i.e., sadācāra], and satisfaction of [one’s own] mind.”
- Read on →: labdhvā mantraṁ tu yo nityaṁ
atha dīkṣitasya pūjāyā nityatā |
labdhvā mantraṁ tu yo nityaṁ nārcayen mantra-devatām |
sarva-karmāphalaṁ tasyāniṣṭaṁ yacchati devatā ||
(Āgama-śāstra; cited Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 3.3)“Now, the necessity of pūjā for one who has [received] dīkṣā [is described]: All the activities of one who receives a mantra but does not daily worship the devatā of the mantra are fruitless, and the devatā imposes disadvantage upon him.”
- Read on →: dīkṣā-kāle bhakta kare ātma-samarpaṇa
dīkṣā-kāle bhakta kare ātma-samarpaṇa |
sei-kāle kṛṣṇa tāre kare ātma-sama ||
sei deha kare tāra cid-ānandamaya |
aprākṛta-dehe tā̐ra caraṇa bhajaya ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 3.4.192–3)“At the time of dīkṣā, a bhakta fully offers the self, and at that time Kṛṣṇa accepts them and makes the body [of the bhakta] spiritual and blissful. In that supramundane body, the bhakta [then] serves his [i.e., Kṛṣṇa’s] feet.”
- Read on →: divyaṁ jñānaṁ yato dadyāt
divyaṁ jñānaṁ yato dadyāt kuryāt pāpasya saṁkṣayam |
tasmād dīkṣeti sā proktā deśikais tattva-kovidaiḥ ||
(Viṣṇu-yāmala; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 2.9; Bhakti Sandarbha: 283)“Therefore, that which shall grant divine knowledge and shall completely destroy sin is called dīkṣā by preceptors learned in the truth.”
- Read on →: aṅgaṇa-vedi vasudhā
aṅgaṇa-vedi vasudhā kulyā jaladhiḥ sthalī ca pātālam |
vālimīkaḥ ca sumeruḥ kṛta-pratijñasya dhīrasya ||
(Unknown Source)“For the dedicated and wise, the earth is a courtyard altar, reservoirs are canals, the netherworld is a clearing, and Mount Sumeru is an anthill.”