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- Read on →: etāvān eva loke’smin
etāvān eva loke’smin puṁsāṁ niḥśreyasodayaḥ |
tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena mano mayy arpitaṁ sthiram ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.25.44; cited in Bhakti Sandarbha: 47)“The mind [in a state of being] offered to me through resolute bhakti-yoga [i.e., through engagement in practices of bhakti, such as hearing] and [thus remaining] steady [i.e., absorbed in me]—this much alone [i.e., being in this state of mind by means of bhakti] is [itself] the manifestation of the highest good [i.e., the attainment of the ultimate puruṣārtha] for the living being in this world.”
- Read on →: sa kiṁ guruḥ sa kiṁ tātaḥ
sa kiṁ guruḥ sa kiṁ tātaḥ sa kiṁ putra sa kiṁ sakhā |
sa kiṁ rājā sa kiṁ bandhur na dadyād yo harau matim ||
(Garga-saṁhitā: 10.62.11)“One who shall not focus his mind on Hari—is he a guru? Is he a father? Is he a son? Is he a friend? Is he a king? Is he a relative?”
- Read on →: atha saiva bhajana-viṣayā ruciḥ
atha saiva bhajana-viṣayā ruciḥ parama-prauḍhitamā satī yadā bhajanīyaṁ bhagavantaṁ viṣayīkaroti tadeyam āsaktir ity ākhyāyate |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 6.1)“When ruci related to bhajana reaches its full-blown development and makes worshippable Bhagavān its focus, then it becomes known as āsakti.”
- Read on →: āsaktis tu svārasikī
āsaktis tu svārasikī |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.4.16)“Āsakti, however, is natural [i.e., nature desire that is not directed by the intellect].”
- Read on →: śravaṇa-kīrtanādīnām anyato
śravaṇa-kīrtanādīnām anyato vailakṣaṇyena rocakatvaṁ ruciḥ |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 5.1)“Ruci means special tastefulness for śravaṇa, kīrtana, and so forth respectively [i.e., for each individually].”