ke yābe ke yābe bhāi bhava-sindhu-pāra
By Śrī Locana Dāsa Ṭhākura
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seyam akhaṇḍāpi nijālambanasya bhagavata āvirbhāva-tāratamyena
seyam akhaṇḍāpi nijālambanasya bhagavata āvirbhāva-tāratamyena svayaṁ tāratamyenaivāvirbhavati | tad evaṁ sati śrī-kṛṣṇasyaiva svayaṁ-bhagavattvena tat-sandarbhe darśitatvāt tatraiva tasyāḥ parā pratiṣṭhā |
(Prīti Sandarbha: 78)
“Although this [i.e., prīti] is undivided [i.e., a singular, indivisible entity], it manifests itself in a gradation in accord with a gradation in the manifestation of its support (ālambana), [viz.,] Bhagavān. Thus existing as such, on account of Śrī Kṛṣṇa alone being shown in his sandarbha [i.e., Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha] to be Svayaṁ Bhagavān, its [i.e., prīti’s] ultimate standing is solely in relation to him [i.e., the ultimate manifestation of prīti has only Svayaṁ Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa for its object, and all manifestations of prīti for other forms of Śrī Bhagavān, such as Śrī Rāma, Śrī Viṣṇu, and so on, are of a lesser degree of completion].”
vidagdho nava-tāruṇyaḥ parihāsa-viśāradaḥ
vidagdho nava-tāruṇyaḥ parihāsa-viśāradaḥ |
niścinto dhīra-lalitaḥ syāt prāyaḥ preyasī-vaśaḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.230)
“‘One who is expert [alt., clever, cultured], freshly youthful, skilled in humor, worry-free, and generally subjugated by lovers is [known as] dhīra-lalita [lit., “resolute and playful”].”
sa punaś caturvidhaḥ syād dhīrodāttaś ca dhīra-lalitaś ca
sa punaś caturvidhaḥ syād dhīrodāttaś ca dhīra-lalitaś ca |
dhīra-praśānta-nāmā tathaiva dhīroddhataḥ kathitaḥ ||
bahuvidha-guṇa-kriyāṇām āspada-bhūtasya padmanābhasya |
tat-tal-līlā-bhedād virudhyate na hi catur-vidhāḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.224–225)
“He [i.e., Kṛṣṇa,] is also [classed to be] of four types, which are described by the names dhīrodātta, dhīra-lalita, dhīra-praśānta, and dhīroddhata. Because of the differences between the various līlās of he of lotus navel [i.e., Kṛṣṇa], who is an abode of numerous types of qualities and activities, these four types [of classification of him] are not contradictory [i.e., he can display the characteristics of all four types of nāyakas at various times].”
nandaḥ kim akarod brahman śreya evaṁ mahodayam
nandaḥ kim akarod brahman śreya evaṁ mahodayam |
yaśodā vā mahābhāgā papau yasyāḥ stanaṁ hariḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.8.46; cited in Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 146, Bhakti Sandarbha: 325, Prīti Sandarbha: 99, 158; Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.8.77, 3.7.34)
[Parīkṣit Mahārāja to Śukadeva Gosvāmī:] “O brāhmaṇa, what auspicious activity did the greatly prosperous Nanda, or the greatly fortunate Yaśodā, from whose breast Hari drank, perform?”
viceyāni vicāryāṇi vicintyāni punaḥ punaḥ
viceyāni vicāryāṇi vicintyāni punaḥ punaḥ |
kṛpaṇasya dhanānīva tvan-nāmāni bhavantu naḥ ||
(Bhavānanda; cited in Padyāvalī: 30)
“Like riches for a miser, may your names be our object of pursuit, object of deliberation, and object of meditation again and again.”
rādheti nāma nava-sundara-sīdhu-mugdhaṁ
rādheti nāma nava-sundara-sīdhu-mugdhaṁ
kṛṣṇeti nāma madhurādbhuta-gāḍha-dugdham |
sarva-kṣaṇaṁ surabhi-rāga-himena ramyaṁ
kṛtvā tad eva piba me rasane kṣudhārte ||
(Stavāvalī: Abhīṣṭa-sūcana, 10)
“The name ‘Rādhā’ is fresh, beautiful, charming nectar, and the name ‘Kṛṣṇa’ is sweet, wonderfully condensed milk. O my hunger-stricken tongue! Enrich these with the fragrant camphor of rāga (love) and drink them at every moment.”
puṇyāraṇye nṛsiṁhaika-nāma-siṁho virājate
puṇyāraṇye nṛsiṁhaika-nāma-siṁho virājate |
yan-nādataḥ palāyante mahākalmaṣa-kuñjarāḥ ||
(Bhāvārtha-dīpikā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 6.1.1)
“In the forest of good fortune resides a lion named Nṛsiṁha from whose roar the elephants of enormous sins flee.”