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- Read on →: tās tu tasya vilāsāṁs tān gāyantyo viviśur vrajam
tās tu tasya vilāsāṁs tān gāyantyo viviśur vrajam |
dinam ārebhire netuṁ dhyāyantyas tasya saṅgamam ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.6.190)“They [i.e., the gopīs], however, singing of those pastimes of his, entered Vraja and began to spend the day meditating on his companionship.”
- Read on →: svāmini guṇāntarajñe guṇavati bhṛtye’nuvartini kalaye
svāmini guṇāntarajñe guṇavati bhṛtye’nuvartini kalaye |
suhṛdi nirantara-citte nivedya duḥkhaṁ sukhī bhavati ||
(Pañcatantra: Mitra-bheda, 110)“By expressing one’s troubles to a master cognizant of one’s special qualities, a qualified servant, a devoted wife, or a faithful-hearted [alt., steady-minded] friend, one becomes content [i.e., one feels relief from one’s troubles].”
- Read on →: śrī-gopyas tv anugacchantyo bāṣpa-samruddha-kaṇṭhikāḥ
śrī-gopyas tv anugacchantyo bāṣpa-samruddha-kaṇṭhikāḥ |
gānāśaktāḥ skhalat-pādā aśru-dhārāsta-dṛṣṭayaḥ ||
kartuṁ vaktuṁ ca tāḥ kiñcid aśaktā lajjayā bhiyā |
mahāśokārṇave magnās tat-pratikāraṇe’kṣamāḥ ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.6.178–179)“They—
The blessed gopīs—
However,
Following [him] further,
Their throats choked by weeping,
Unable to sing,
Their feet stumbling,
Their eyes obscured by streams of tears,
Unable to do or even say anything
Because of their shyness and fear,
Became submerged in an ocean of great sorrow
And unable to alleviate it.” - Read on →: na cyavante hi yad-bhaktāḥ mahatyāṁ pralayāpadi
na cyavante hi yad-bhaktāḥ mahatyāṁ pralayāpadi |
ato’cyuto’khile loke sa ekaḥ sarvago’vyayaḥ ||
(Skanda Purāṇa; cited in the Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Brahma-saṁhitā: 5.33)“He the all-pervading, immutable Supreme Entity throughout all planes whose bhaktas are not certainly vanquished [even] during the severe tribulation of universal dissolution (pralaya) is thus [known as] Acyuta [i.e., ‘the Imperishable One’].”