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vijita-hṛṣīka-vāyubhir adānta-manas turagaṁ
vijita-hṛṣīka-vāyubhir adānta-manas turagaṁ
ya iha yatanti yantum atilolam upāya-khidaḥ |
vyasana-śatānvitāḥ samavahāya guroś caraṇaṁ
vaṇija ivāja santy akṛta-karṇadharā jaladhau ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.87.33)
“O Unborn One [i.e., Bhagavān],
Those here [i.e., in the ocean of saṁsāra] who abandon the feet of the guru
And endeavor to subdue the extremely volatile stallion of the untamed mind
[Even] With conquered senses and vital air
Become afflicted by the methods [they take up to try to tame the mind]
And beset with hundreds of adversities,
Just as merchants who have not procured a helmsman
Are [so afflicted] at sea.”
ācāryo’raṇir ādyaḥ syād ante-vāsy uttarāraṇiḥ
ācāryo’raṇir ādyaḥ syād ante-vāsy uttarāraṇiḥ |
tat-sandhānaṁ pravacanaṁ vidyā-sandhiḥ sukhāvahaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.10.12)
“The ācārya shall be the first touchwood, the pupil the upper touchwood, the fine speech [spoken by the ācārya to the pupil] their joint [i.e., the rotating rod between them], and the combination [of these three]—[the] knowledge [they produce]—delighting.”
etan mahākhyāna-varaṁ mahāhareḥ
etan mahākhyāna-varaṁ mahāhareḥ
kāruṇya-sārālaya-niścayārthakam |
yaḥ śraddhayā saṁśrayate kathañcana
prāpnoti tat-prema tathaiva so’py aram ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.7.160)
“Even one who somehow
Aptly honors with śraddhā
This excellent epic—
The aim of which is determination
Of the vessel of the essence
Of the grace of Great Hari—
Swiftly attains prema for him
Just so.”
na nareṇāvareṇa prokta eṣa
na nareṇāvareṇa prokta eṣa
suvijñeyo bahudhā cintyamānaḥ |
ananya-prokte gatir atra nāsti
aṇīyān hy atarkyam aṇupramāṇāt ||
(Kaṭhopaniṣad: 1.2.8)
“This,
[When] Taught by an inferior person
And [thus] being to be deliberated on in many ways,
Is not able to be aptly understood.
The realization [that occurs] when [this is] taught by one who is one-pointed
Does not occur in that case,
Since that which is more minute than that of minute measure
Is incomprehensible.”
naiṣā tarkeṇa matir āpaneyā
naiṣā tarkeṇa matir āpaneyā
proktānyenaiva sujñānāya preṣṭha |
(Kaṭha Upaniṣad: 1.2.9)
“This understanding is not attainable
By means of argumentation.
Only [when] taught by another
Does it lead to apt knowledge,
O dearest one.”
śravaṇāyāpi bahubhir yo na labhyaḥ
śravaṇāyāpi bahubhir yo na labhyaḥ
śṛṇvanto’pi bahavo yaṁ na vidyuḥ |
āścaryo vaktā kuśalo’sya labdhā
āścaryo jñātā kuśalānuśiṣṭaḥ ||
(Kaṭha Upaniṣad: 1.2.7)
“Of that
Which is not attainable by many even for hearing,
And which is not understandable even for many who hear,
An adept speaker and realizer is a rare marvel,
And a knower educated by an adept is [also] a rare marvel.”
tvadīyās tāḥ krīḍāḥ sakṛd api bhuvo vāpi vacasā
tvadīyās tāḥ krīḍāḥ sakṛd api bhuvo vāpi vacasā
hṛdā śrutyāṅgair vā spṛśati kṛta-dhīḥ kaścid api yaḥ |
sa nityaṁ śrī-gopī-kuca-kalasa-kāśmīra-vilasat-
tvadīyāṅghri-dvandve kalayatutarāṁ prema-bhajanam ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.7.144)
“May anyone of made up mind
Who by speech, mind, hearing, or limbs
Touches those plays or even places of yours even once
Daily attain in profusion
Worship with prema
Of your two feet shining with saffron
From the urns of the blessed gopīs’ breasts.”
gopīnāṁ mahimā kaścit tāsām eko‘pi śakyate
gopīnāṁ mahimā kaścit tāsām eko’pi śakyate |
na mayā svamukhe kartuṁ merur makṣikayā yathā ||
(Bṛhad-Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.7.156)
“[Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja to his mother Uttarā:]
Even a little of the greatness of those gopīs
Is not able to be uttered by me with my own mouth,
Just as [even a little of the greatness] of [Mount] Meru
[Is not able to be swallowed] by a fly [with its own mouth].”
te’pi tan-mukhataḥ sarvaṁ
te’pi tan-mukhataḥ sarvaṁ śrutvā tat-tan-mahādbhutam |
sāra-saṅgrāhiṇo’śeṣam anyat sarvaṁ jahur dṛḍham ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.7.152)
“Being full graspers of the essence
After hearing from his mouth
All of those various profound wonders,
They too resolutely and completely
Gave up everything else.”