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yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi-

yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi-
koṭiṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi-vibhūti-bhinnam |
tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi ||
(Brahmā-saṁhitā: 5.40; cited in Laghu Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.5.224; Bhagavat Sandarbha: 80; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.2.14, 2.20.160)

“I serve him, Govinda, the Original Person, whose effulgence is the indivisible, unlimited, and all-pervading Brahman distinct from the opulence of the innumerable earths and so forth throughout the billions of material universes.”

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bhavān hi kāraṇaṁ tatra

bhavān hi kāraṇaṁ tatra sarva-jño jagad-īśvaraḥ |
anugrahaṁ nigrahaṁ vā manyase tad vidhehi naḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.16.59)

“Because you, the all-knowing Īśvara of the universe, are the cause in this regard [i.e., of one giving up your māyā], please give us mercy or punishment, as you think [fit].”

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dharmo’tha pāpa‑nicayaḥ śrutayas tapāṁsi

dharmo’tha pāpa‑nicayaḥ śrutayas tapāṁsi
brahmādi‑kīṭa‑patagāvadhayaś ca jīvāḥ |
yad‑datta‑mātra‑vibhava‑prakaṭa‑prabhāvā
govindam ādi‑puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi ||
(Brahma-saṁhitā: 5.53)

“I serve him, Govinda, the Original Person, by whose granted power alone are dharma, sins, the Śrutis, austerities, and all living beings beginning from Brahmā on down to worms and insects possessed of manifest influence.”

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dṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ bhūta-bhavad-bhaviṣyat

dṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ bhūta-bhavad-bhaviṣyat
sthāsnuś cariṣṇur mahad alpakaṁ ca |
vinācyutād vastu tarāṁ na vācyaṁ
sa eva sarvaṁ paramātma-bhūtaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.46.43)

“By no means can any object—seen or heard, of the past, present, or future, great or small, mobile or immobile—be named apart from Acyuta. He, the [internally] present Paramātma [i.e., fundamental existence within all objects], is indeed everything.”

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advaitaṁ sukha-duḥkhayor anuguṇaṁ sarvāsvavasthāsu yad

advaitaṁ sukha-duḥkhayor anuguṇaṁ sarvāsvavasthāsu yad
viśrāmo hṛdayasya yatra jarasā yasminn ahāryo rasaḥ |
kālenāvaraṇātyayāt pariṇate yat sneha-sāre sthitaṁ
bhadraṁ tasya sumānuṣasya katham apy ekaṁ hi tat prāpyate ||
(Uttara-Rāma-carita: 1.39; Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 1020)

[Rāma muses about Sītā’s love for him as she sleeps in his lap:] “That which is uniform in happiness and distress, which is congenial in all circumstances, wherein there is repose for the heart, within which rasa cannot be drawn away by old age, and which through time, with the removal of reserve, abides in the fully distilled essence of affection—the special blessedness of that [love] is somehow attained only by the most fortunate human being.”

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māthurānugṛhītārya

māthurānugṛhītārya vipra-vaṁśābdhi-candramaḥ |
kṣemaṁ śrī-jana-śarmāṁs te kaccid rājati sarvataḥ ||
kṣemaṁ sa-parivārasya mama tvad-anubhāvataḥ |
tvat-kṛpākṛṣṭa-citto’smi nityaṁ tvad-vartma-vīkṣakaḥ ||
diṣṭyā smṛto’smi bhavatā diṣṭyā dṛṣṭaś cirād asi |
svādhīno’smi tava brahman ramasvātra yadṛcchayā ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.7.39)

[Bhagavān to Janaśarmā:] “O blessed noble of Mathurā, you are the moon of the ocean of the dynasty of brāhmaṇas. O Śrī Janaśarmā, are you indeed well in all respects? I along with my family am well by your influence. My heart is attracted by your grace, and I always look towards your path [i.e., towards the path by which you arrive to see me, wondering, ‘When will you arrive?’]. By [my] good fortune, I am remembered by you, and by [my] good fortune, you are seen by me [today] after so long. O brāhmaṇa, I am completely dependent upon you. Please enjoy here [with me] as you wish.”

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kiṁ citram acyuta tavaitad aśeṣa-bandho

kiṁ citram acyuta tavaitad aśeṣa-bandho
dāseṣv ananya-śaraṇeṣu yad ātmasāttvam |
yo’rocayat saha mṛgaiḥ svayam īśvarāṇāṁ
śrīmat-kirīṭa-taṭa-pīḍita-pāda-pīṭhaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.29.4)

“O infallible One (Acyuta)! O Friend of all! Is this subjection of yours to servants of unalloyed shelter [i.e., your servants who are averse to all practices of karma, jñāna, yoga, and so forth—everything apart from bhakti to you] astonishing for you, who yourself can delight [even] with animals, [even though you are also he] whose foot pedestal is shaken by the tips of the majestic crowns of īśvaras [i.e., Śiva, Brahmā, and others, when they bow down to you]?”

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jñāna-karma-yoga-dharme nahe kṛṣṇa vaśa

jñāna-karma-yoga-dharme nahe kṛṣṇa vaśa |
kṛṣṇa-vaśa-hetu eka—prema-bhakti-rasa ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.17.75)

“Captivation of Kṛṣṇa does not occur through the dharmas of jñāna, karma, or yoga. The cause of captivation of Kṛṣṇa is one: the rasa of prema-bhakti.”

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tvaṁ māyayaiva jīvānāṁ

baḍa kīrti haile caitanya nāhi pāi |
‘bhakti-vaśa sabe prabhu’—cāri-vede gāi ||
(Caitanya-bhāgavata: 2.10.279)

“[Even] If one acquires great renown, one does not attain Caitanya. The four Vedas sing, ‘Prabhu is completely captivated [only] by bhakti.’”

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ahaṁ bhakta-parādhīno

ahaṁ bhakta-parādhīno hy asvatantra iva dvija |
sādhubhir grasta-hṛdayo bhaktair bhakta-jana-priyaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 9.4.63; cited in Paramātma Sandarbha: 93, Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 177, Bhakti Sandarbha: 181, Prīti Sandarbha: 62, 122, 146)

[Viṣṇu to Durvāsā:] “O brāhmaṇa, I am completely controlled by my bhaktas. Indeed, it is as though I am not independent. My heart is captured by the sādhus, my bhaktas, as I hold my bhaktas dear [and so also those who belong to my bhaktas].”

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