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ādityasya gatāgatair ahar ahaḥ saṁkṣīyate jīvitaṁ

ādityasya gatāgatair ahar ahaḥ saṁkṣīyate jīvitaṁ
vyāpārair bahu-kārya-bhāra-gurubhiḥ kālo’pi na jñāyate |
dṛṣṭvā janma-jarā-vipatti-maraṇaṁ trāsaś ca notpadyate
pītvā mohamayīṁ pramāda-madirām unmatta-bhūtaṁ jagat ||
(Vairāgya-śatakam: 43)

“With the rising and setting of the sun day by day, life is passing away. With affairs heavy with the burden of numerous tasks, the time is also unrecognized [as it passes away]. And [even] after having observed birth, old age, misfortune, and death [occurring all around], [still] fear is not arising [in the people’s mind]. Having drunk the intoxicating wine of remiss, the world has become mad.”

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preyo mitraṁ bandhutā vā samagrā

preyo mitraṁ bandhutā vā samagrā
sarve kāmāḥ śevadhir jīvitaṁ vā |
strīṇāṁ bhartā dharma-dārāś ca puṁsām
ity anyonyaṁ vatsayor jñātam astu ||
(Mālatī-mādhavam: 6.18)

“The supportive husband is for the woman, and the dharmic wife is for the man, a lover, a friend, all relatives, all desires, a treasure, and life [itself]. May this be known mutually between you dear youths.”

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dampatyor bhāva ekatra sator apy anuraktayoḥ

dampatyor bhāva ekatra sator apy anuraktayoḥ |
svābhīṣṭāśleṣa-vīkṣādi-nirodhī māna ucyate ||
(Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi: 15.74)

“The bhāva [i.e., variety of anger] of a loving couple present together or otherwise [i.e., physically apart] which obstructs their own desired embraces, glances, and so forth is called māna.”

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prayujyamāne mayi tāṁ śuddhāṁ bhāgavatīṁ tanum

prayujyamāne mayi tāṁ śuddhāṁ bhāgavatīṁ tanum |
ārabdha-karma-nirvāṇo nyapatat pāñca-bhautikaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.6.29; cited in Prīti Sandarbha: 11)

“[Nārada:] When that pure figure related to Bhagavān [i.e., the form of an associate (pārṣada) of Bhagavān] was being bestowed upon me, the body [made] of the five elements, the commenced (prārabdha) karma of which was exhausted, fell away.”

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vajrād api kaṭhorāṇi mṛdūni kusumād api

vajrād api kaṭhorāṇi mṛdūni kusumād api |
lokottarāṇāṁ cetāṁsi ko nu vijñātum īśvaraḥ ||
(Uttara-rāma-carita: 2.7; cited in Caitanya Caritāmṛta: 2.7.73)

“Who has the ability to understand hearts of extraordinary persons, which are [both] harder than a lightning bolt and softer than a flower?”

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śrī-caitanya-mukhodgīrṇā hare-kṛṣṇeti varṇakāḥ

śrī-caitanya-mukhodgīrṇā hare-kṛṣṇeti varṇakāḥ |
majjayanto jagat premṇi vijayantāṁ tad-āhvayāḥ || 
(Laghu Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.4)

“May these names made of the syllables Ha-re Kṛṣ-ṇa pronounced by Śrī Caitanya’s mouth inundate the world with prema and triumph completely!”

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rañjakatvaṁ hi mādhuryaṁ cetaso druti-kāraṇam

rañjakatvaṁ hi mādhuryaṁ cetaso druti-kāraṇam |
sambhoge vipralambhe ca tad evātiśayocitam ||
(Alaṅkāra-kaustubha: 6.16)

“Mādhurya means delightfulness which is a cause [alt., means] of melting of the heart. It is most suitable in union, separation, and elsewhere [i.e., in instances of lamentation (karuṇa) and so forth].”

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tan mādhuryaṁ bhaved yatra ceṣṭādeḥ spṛhaṇīyatā

tan mādhuryaṁ bhaved yatra ceṣṭādeḥ spṛhaṇīyatā ||
yathā—
varām adhyāsīnas taṭa-bhuvam avaṣṭambha-rucibhiḥ
kadambaiḥ prālambaṁ pravalita-vilambaṁ viracayan |
prapannāyām agre mihira-duhitus tīrtha-padavīṁ
kuraṅgī-netrāyāṁ madhu-ripur apāṅgaṁ vikirati ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.257)

“That wherein desirability of movement and so forth shall occur is [called] mādhurya, as in [the following illustration]: ‘While sitting on the splendid bank of the Daughter of Sun [i.e., the Yamunā] and making a long-delayed garland that hangs to the breast with golden-hued kadambas, Murāri cast a side-long glance before she of doe-eyes [i.e., Śrī Rādhā] arriving on the path to the ghat.’”

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