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- 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].”
- Read on →: rucir abhilāṣaḥ kintu buddhi-pūrvikeyam
rucir abhilāṣaḥ kintu buddhi-pūrvikeyam |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.4.15)“Ruci is desire, but this [desire is] directed by the intellect.”
- Read on →: rasāsvādaḥ viṣaya-sukhodaya-kāle
rasāsvādaḥ viṣaya-sukhodaya-kāle kīrtanādiṣu mano’nabhiniveśa |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)“Rasāsvāda [i.e., a taste for pleasure] means non-absorption of the mind in kīrtana and so forth at times when pleasure from objects of the senses arises.”