Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī

ākārād api bhetavyaṁ strīṇāṁ viṣayiṇām api

ākārād api bhetavyaṁ strīṇāṁ viṣayiṇām api |
yathāher manasaḥ kṣobhas tathā tasyākṛter api ||
(Śrī Caitanyacandrodaya-nāṭaka: 8.25; cited in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.11.11)

“Even the appearance of women and viṣayīs (materialists) should be feared [and so direct association with them all the more]. As disturbance of the mind occurs because of a snake, so also it occurs because of the appearance of one [i.e., as one becomes scared upon seeing a snake and even upon seeing a toy form of a snake or perceiving the appearance of a snake in a rope, so just by seeing viṣayīs and women, or even something resembling the behavior of viṣayīs and the appearance of a woman, the mind becomes disturbed (in the case of people in general and sādhakas)].”

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niṣkiñcanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya

niṣkiñcanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya
pāraṁ paraṁ jigamiṣor bhava-sāgarasya |
sandarśanaṁ viṣayiṇām atha yoṣitāṁ ca
hā hanta hanta viṣa-bhakṣaṇato’py asādhu ||
(Śrī Caitanyacandrodaya-nāṭaka: 8.24; cited in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.11.8)

“[Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:] Hā! Hanta! Hanta! For a renunciant intent upon Bhagavad-bhajana and desirous of reaching the far shore of the ocean of material existence, associating with viṣayīs [i.e., those engrossed in material affairs] and women is even more detrimental than drinking poison.”

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ananya-mamatā viṣṇau mamatā prema-saṅgatā

ananya-mamatā viṣṇau mamatā prema-saṅgatā |
bhaktir ity ucyate bhīṣma-prahlādoddhava-nāradaiḥ ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra; cited Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 11.382; Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.4.2; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.23.8)

“Bhakti dedicated to Viṣṇu that is filled with mamatā [for him] and free from any other mamatā [i.e., loving attachment, lit., ‘my-ness,’ for anyone or anything else] is called prema by Bhīṣma, Prahlāda, Uddhava, and Nārada.”

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kuñjād goṣṭhaṁ niśānte praviśati kurute dohanānnāśanādyāṁ

kuñjād goṣṭhaṁ niśānte praviśati kurute dohanānnāśanādyāṁ
prātaḥ sāyaṁ ca līlāṁ viharati sakhibhiḥ saṅgave cārayan gāḥ |
madhyāhne cātha naktaṁ vilasati vipine rādhayāddhāparāhne
goṣṭhaṁ yāti pradoṣe ramayati suhṛdo yaḥ sa kṛṣṇo’vatān naḥ ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.4)

“At the end of night, from the kuñja he enters his homestead. In the early morning and evening, he performs līlās of milking [cows], eating food, and so forth. In the forenoon, he sports with friends while herding the cows. At midday and [mid-] night, he plays in full directly with Rādhā in the forest. In the afternoon, he returns to his homestead. In the evening, he delights his well-wishers. May he, Kṛṣṇa, protect us.”

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śrī-rādhā-prāṇa-bandhoś caraṇa-kamalayoḥ keśa-śeṣādy-agamyā

śrī-rādhā-prāṇa-bandhoś caraṇa-kamalayoḥ keśa-śeṣādy-agamyā
yā sādhyā prema-sevā vraja-carita-parair gāḍha-laulyaika-labhyā |
sā syāt prāptā yayā tāṁ prathayitum adhunā mānasīm asya sevāṁ
bhāvyāṁ rāgādhva-pānthair vrajam anucaritaṁ naityikaṁ tasya naumi ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.3)

“The attainment of prema-sevā to the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā’s Prāṇa-bandhu [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa], which is incomprehensible to Brahmā, Śiva, Śeṣa, and others, and attainable only through intense hankering by those who are devoted to the conduct of [the gopīs’ of] Vraja—to now expound mental sevā to him, [which is] to be meditated upon by the followers of the path of rāga, by which this [attainment of prema-sevā] can be attained, I offer obeisance to his daily activity in Vraja.”

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kṛṣṇa-pāda-padma-gandha yei-jana pāya

kṛṣṇa-pāda-padma-gandha yei-jana pāya |
brahmaloka-ādi sukha tāre nāhi bhāya ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 3.6.136)

”The happiness of Brahmaloka and so forth do not appeal to one who experiences the fragrance of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.”

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brahmānanda haite pūrṇānanda līlā-rasa

brahmānanda haite pūrṇānanda līlā-rasa |
brahma-jñānī ākarṣiyā kare ātma-vaśa ||
brahmānanda haite pūrṇānanda kṛṣṇa-guṇa |
ataeva ākarṣaye ātmārāmera mana ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.17.137, 139)

“Līlā-rasa is full in bliss in comparison to the bliss of Brahman, attracts Brahma-jñānīs, and brings them under its own control. … Kṛṣṇa’s qualities are full in bliss in comparison to the bliss of Brahman and thus attract the minds of ātmārāmas [i.e., those who are (otherwise) satisfied within the self].”

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alaukika līlā ei parama nigūḍha

alaukika līlā ei parama nigūḍha |
viśvāse pāiye—tarke haya bahu-dūra ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.8.308)

“This otherworldly līlā is highly esoteric. With faith, it is attained. With tarka, it remains very far.”

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eka-kṣaṇa prabhura yadi pāiye darśana

eka-kṣaṇa prabhura yadi pāiye darśana |
koṭi-cintāmaṇi-lābha nahe tāra sama ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 3.9.95)

“If I could have darśana of Prabhu [i.e., Śrīman Mahāprabhu] for one moment, then the attainment of a crore of thought-jewels would not equal that.”

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