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tatra prakaṭa-līlā-gata-bhāvasya viraha-saṁyogādi-līlā-vaicitrī-bhara-vāhitvena

tatra prakaṭa-līlā-gata-bhāvasya viraha-saṁyogādi-līlā-vaicitrī-bhara-vāhitvena balavattaratvāt ubhaya-līlaikībhāvānantaram api tanmayas teṣām abhimāno’nuvartata eva | 
(Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 182)

“In this regard, because the bhāva present in prakaṭa-līlā is more powerful [than the bhāva in aprakaṭa-līlā] on account of its being a flow of an abundance of the wonderfulness of līlās of separation, union, and so forth, even after both līlās [merge and] become one, their [i.e., Kṛṣṇa’s associates’] mentality [i.e., sense of self and relationship to Kṛṣṇa] based on this [prakaṭa-līlā] indeed follows [i.e., remains predominant within them even after they merge into the aprakaṭa-līlā].”

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rādhā-mukunda-pada-sambhava-gharma-bindu

rādhā-mukunda-pada-sambhava-gharma-bindu-
nirmañchhanopakaraṇī-kṛta-deha-lakṣām |
uttuṅga-sauhṛda-viśeṣa-vaśāt pragalbhāṁ
devīṁ guṇaiḥ sulalitāṁ lalitāṁ namāmi ||
(Stava-mālā: Lalitāṣṭākam, 1)

“I offer obeisance unto Lalitā Devī,
She who is most charming by virtue of her qualities,
She who is bold by force of her special, highly exalted affection,
She by whom as though a lakh of bodies are made instruments
For wiping away drops of sweat
That have arisen on the feet on Rādhā and Mukunda.”

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e-tine lāgila mana, lobhe kare āsvādana

e-tine lāgila mana, lobhe kare āsvādana … |
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.21.135)

“His [i.e., Mahāprabhu’s] mind became fixed upon these three [i.e., the mādhurya of Kṛṣṇa’s figure, Kṛṣṇa’s face, and Kṛṣṇa’s smile], and out of intense desire (lobha) he tasted them.”

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prema-sevā sādhya yei, gāḍha-lobhe mile sei

prema-sevā sādhya yei, gāḍha-lobhe mile sei,
varaja-vāsi-carita tatpara ||
(Yadunandana Ṭhākura’s rendering of Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.3)

“One devoted to the ways of the residents of Vraja attains prema-sevā, the sādhya [i.e., the goal], [only] with intense hankering.”

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ābhīra-pallī-pati-putra-kāntā

ābhīra-pallī-pati-putra-kāntā-
dāsyābhilāṣātibalāśvavāraḥ |
śrī-rūpa-cintāmala-sapti-saṁstho
mat-svānta-durdānta-hayecchur āstām ||
(Stavāvalī: Abhīṣṭa-sūcana: 1)

“May the very strong horseman of longing for servitude unto the Beloved of the Son of the cowherd village’s headman [i.e., Śrī Rādhikā, the beloved of Śrī Kṛṣṇa] that is mounted on the spotless horse of Śrī Rūpa’s thoughts become desirous of [mounting, and riding] the difficult to tame horse of my mind [i.e., may Śrī Rūpa’s line of thought regarding Śrī Rādhikā and the longing it inspires take hold in my mind and forever engage me in the service of Śrī Rādhikā].”

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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhura dāsera anudāsa

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhura dāsera anudāsa |
sevā abhilāṣa kare narottama-dāsa ||
(Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura’s Prārthanā)

“Narottama Dāsa, an assisting servant of the servants of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu, longs for service.”

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