anāyāsena harṣāt kriyamāṇā ceṣṭā līlā
anāyāsena harṣāt kriyamāṇā ceṣṭā līlā |
(Subodhinī-ṭikā of Vallabhācārya on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.1.17)
“Action performed with ease out of joy is līlā.”
kautukādhiṣṭhitena anāyāsena kriyamāṇaṁ karma līlā
kautukādhiṣṭhitena anāyāsena kriyamāṇaṁ karma līlā |
(Subodhinī-ṭikā of Vallabhācārya on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.1.4)
“Action performed with ease and inspired by fun is līlā.”
tad-abhinnatve sati tad-bodhakatvaṁ svarūpa-lakṣaṇatvam
tad-abhinnatve sati tad-bodhakatvaṁ svarūpa-lakṣaṇatvam |
(Siddhānta-ratna: 8.2)
“Being non-distinct from it [i.e., an object to be defined] and an indicator of it is the nature of a svarūpa-lakṣaṇa (intrinsic characteristic).”
tad-bhinnatve sati tad-bodhakatvaṁ taṭastha-lakṣaṇatvam
tad-bhinnatve sati tad-bodhakatvaṁ taṭastha-lakṣaṇatvam |
(Siddhānta-ratna: 8.2)
“Being distinct from it [i.e., an object to be defined] and an indicator of it is the nature of a taṭastha-lakṣaṇa (extrinsic characteristic).”
rādhā-mukunda-pada-sambhava-gharma-bindu
rādhā-mukunda-pada-sambhava-gharma-bindu-
nirmañchhanopakaraṇī-kṛta-deha-lakṣām |
uttuṅga-sauhṛda-viśeṣa-vaśāt pragalbhāṁ
devīṁ guṇaiḥ sulalitāṁ lalitāṁ namāmi ||
(Stava-mālā: Lalitāṣṭākam, 1)
“I offer obeisance unto Lalitā Devī,
She who is most charming by virtue of her qualities,
She who is bold by force of her special, highly exalted affection,
She by whom as though a lakh of bodies are made instruments
For wiping away drops of sweat
That have arisen on the feet on Rādhā and Mukunda.”
e-tine lāgila mana, lobhe kare āsvādana
e-tine lāgila mana, lobhe kare āsvādana … |
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.21.135)
“His [i.e., Mahāprabhu’s] mind became fixed upon these three [i.e., the mādhurya of Kṛṣṇa’s figure, Kṛṣṇa’s face, and Kṛṣṇa’s smile], and out of intense desire (lobha) he tasted them.”
prema-sevā sādhya yei, gāḍha-lobhe mile sei
prema-sevā sādhya yei, gāḍha-lobhe mile sei,
varaja-vāsi-carita tatpara ||
(Yadunandana Ṭhākura’s rendering of Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.3)
“One devoted to the ways of the residents of Vraja attains prema-sevā, the sādhya [i.e., the goal], [only] with intense hankering.”
ābhīra-pallī-pati-putra-kāntā
ābhīra-pallī-pati-putra-kāntā-
dāsyābhilāṣātibalāśvavāraḥ |
śrī-rūpa-cintāmala-sapti-saṁstho
mat-svānta-durdānta-hayecchur āstām ||
(Stavāvalī: Abhīṣṭa-sūcana: 1)
“May the very strong horseman of longing for servitude unto the Beloved of the Son of the cowherd village’s headman [i.e., Śrī Rādhikā, the beloved of Śrī Kṛṣṇa] that is mounted on the spotless horse of Śrī Rūpa’s thoughts become desirous of [mounting, and riding] the difficult to tame horse of my mind [i.e., may Śrī Rūpa’s line of thought regarding Śrī Rādhikā and the longing it inspires take hold in my mind and forever engage me in the service of Śrī Rādhikā].”
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
krīyatāṁ yadi kuto’pi labhyate |
tatra laulyam api mūlyam ekalaṁ
janma-koṭi-sukṛtair na labhyate ||
(Unknown sounce; cited in Padyāvalī: 14; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.8.70; attributed by some to Rāmānanda Rāya)
“Purchase awareness imbued with Kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa if it is attainable [anywhere] by any means at all. Hankering is verily the only price for it, but that [hankering] is not attainable even by ten million lives of meritorious deeds.”
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhura dāsera anudāsa
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhura dāsera anudāsa |
sevā abhilāṣa kare narottama-dāsa ||
(Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura’s Prārthanā)
“Narottama Dāsa, an assisting servant of the servants of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu, longs for service.”