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- Read on →: sukṛtotthā bhogābhiniveśā vividhā eva
sukṛtotthā bhogābhiniveśā vividhā eva |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 3.1)“Anarthas arising from pious deeds are absorption in various forms of enjoyment.”
- Read on →: duṣkṛtotthāḥ durabhiniveśa
duṣkṛtotthāḥ durabhiniveśa-dveṣa-rāgādyāḥ pūrvoktāḥ kleśā eva |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 3.1)“Anarthas arising from misdeeds are the [five] aforementioned afflictions: (1) durabhiniveśa, troublesome absorption [in the objects of the senses; alt., fear of death]; dveṣa, aversion [to that which opposes one’s desires]; rāga, attachment [to that which facilitates one’s desires]; and so forth [i.e., asmitā, identification (with a false senses of self), and avidyā, ignorance (of the true self)].”
- Read on →: anarthāś catur-vidhāḥ
anarthāś catur-vidhāḥ—duṣkṛtotthāḥ sukṛtotthā aparādhotthā bhakty-utthāś ceti |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 3.1)“Anarthas are of four types: those arising from misdeeds, those arising from pious deeds, those arising from offenses (aparādha), and those arising from bhakti.”
- Read on →: utsāhamayī ghana-taralā
utsāhamayī ghana-taralā vyūḍha-vikalpā viṣaya-saṅgarā niyamākṣamā taraṅga-raṅgiṇīti ṣaḍ-vidhā bhavantīti |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 2.5)“(1) Utsāhamayī: [being] filled with [initial, superficial] excitement, (2) ghana-taralā [lit., ‘thick-thin’]: inconsistent endeavor, (3) vyūḍha-vikalpā: prolonged indecision, (4) viṣaya-saṅgarā: struggle with the objects of the senses, (5) niyamākṣamā: inability to adhere to regulations, and (6) taraṅga-raṅginī: [lit., ‘sporting in the waves’] enjoying the byproducts of bhakti [e.g., personal gain and prestige] are the six types [of unfixed (aniṣṭhita) bhajana-kriyā.”
- Read on →: sakala-sādhana-śreṣṭha ei pañca aṅga
sakala-sādhana-śreṣṭha ei pañca aṅga |
kṛṣṇa-prema janmāya ei pā̐cera alpa-saṅga ||
(Chaitanya-charitāmṛta: 2.22.125)“These five limbs are the best of all sādhanas. Even slight connection with these five gives rise to Kṛṣṇa-prema.”
- Read on →: śraddhā viśeṣataḥ prītiḥ
śraddhā viśeṣataḥ prītiḥ śrī-mūrter aṅghri-sevane |
śrīmad-bhāgavatārthānām āsvādo rasikaiḥ saha ||
sajātīyāśaye snigdhe sādhau saṅgaḥ svato vare |
nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ śrīman-mathurā-maṇḍale sthitiḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.90–2)“(60) Śraddhā and special affinity (prīti) for serving the feet of the śrī-mūrti, (61) tasting the meanings of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam with relishers of rasa (rasikas), (62) associating with sādhus who are of like aspiration, affectionate, and superior to oneself, (63) saṅkīrtana of the name, and (64) residing in the beautiful district of Mathurā.”