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- Read on →: īśāna-deva-caraṇābharaṇena nīvī
īśāna-deva-caraṇābharaṇena nīvī-
dāmodara-sthira-yaśaḥ-stavakodbhavena |
līlāśukena racitaṁ tava kṛṣṇa-deva
karṇāmṛtaṁ vahatu kalpa-śatāntare’pi ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 110)“O Kṛṣṇadeva, may [this] nectar for your ears [i.e., this text Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta] composed by Līlāśuka [i.e., Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura], whose ornament is the feet of Īśānadeva [i.e., you who are the playful vital air of Rādhā], and whose origin is the bouquet of the everlasting glory of Nīvi-dāmodara [i.e., you who are bound around the belly with the cord of Rādhā’s waistband], flow for hundreds kalpas.”
- Read on →: kṛṣṇo vai dāma-bandhanāt
… kṛṣṇo vai dāma-bandhanāt |
goṣṭhe dāmodara iti gopībhiḥ parigīyate ||
(Hari-vaṁśa Purāṇa; cited in Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.10.17)“Because of being bound by a rope [around the belly], Kṛṣṇa is sung of by the gopīs in Vraja as ‘Dāmodara’ [lit. “rope-belly”].”
- Read on →: yad yad ālikhati mano
yad yad ālikhati mano’śā-vartikābhir hṛdaya-phalake |
tat tad bāla iva vidhir nibhṛtaṁ hasitvā proñchati ||
(Saptaśati)“Whatever the mind paints with the brushes of desire on the board of the heart, destiny like a child stealthily wipes away with a smile.”
- Read on →: āyuḥ karma ca vittaṁ ca
āyuḥ karma ca vittaṁ ca vidyā nidhanam eva ca |
pañcaitāni hi sṛjyante garbhasthasyaiva dehinaḥ ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti: 4.1; cited in Hitopadeśa: 1.27)“Lifespan, karma, wealth, learning, and death—these five are created for the bearer of the body [i.e.,the jīvātmā) while situated in the womb [i.e., these five are set out for a living being from the time of their birth].”
- Read on →: daive puruṣakāre ca
daive puruṣakāre ca karma-siddhir vyavasthitā |
(Yājñavalkya-saṁhitā: 1.349)“Accomplishment of actions is determined by destiny and virility.”
- Read on →: pūrva-janma-kṛtaṁ karma
pūrva-janma-kṛtaṁ karma tad daivam iti kathyate |
tasmāt puruṣakāreṇa yatnaṁ kuryād atandritaḥ ||
(Hitopadeśa: 1.31)“Karma accrued in previous births is called daiva (“destiny”). Therefore, endeavor with virility and without sloth.”