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saṅkalpo viditaḥ sādhvyo bhavatināṁ mad-arcanam

saṅkalpo viditaḥ sādhvyo bhavatināṁ mad-arcanam |
mayānumoditaḥ so’sau satyo bhavitum arhati ||
na mayy āveśita-dhiyāṁ kāmaḥ kāmāya kalpate |
bharjitāḥ kvathitā dhānā prāyo bījāya neśate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.22.25–26)

“[Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa to the gopīs who worshipped Kātyāyanī to attain him as their husband:] O honorable girls, your resolve (saṅkalpa) in worshipping me is understood. It is approved by me and fit to become true. The desire of those whose minds are absorbed in me does not lead to desire [i.e., desire for anything else]. Do fried and boiled roasted grains likely act as seed?”

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na kaṭhoraṁ na vā tīkṣṇam

na kaṭhoraṁ na vā tīkṣṇam āyudhaṁ puṣpadhanvanaḥ |
tathāpi jitam evāsīd amunā bhuvanatrayam ||
(Kāvyādarśa: 2.324)

“The weapon of he of flower bow [i.e., Kāmadeva] is neither hard nor sharp, yet the three worlds have indeed been conquered with it.”

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aloka-sāmānyam acintya-hetukaṁ

aloka-sāmānyam acintya-hetukaṁ
dviṣanti mandāś caritaṁ mahātmanām ||
(Kumāra-sambhava: 5.75)

“Fools deride the character of great souls because it is extraordinary and its cause is incomprehensible [to them].”

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śrīman-mauktika-dāma-baddha-cikuraṁ susmera-candrānanaṁ

śrīman-mauktika-dāma-baddha-cikuraṁ susmera-candrānanaṁ
śrīkhaṇḍāguru-cāru-citra-vasanaṁ srag-divya-bhūṣāñcitam |
nṛtyāveśa-rasānumoda-madhuraṁ kandarpa-veśojjvalaṁ
caitanyaṁ kanaka-dyutiṁ nija-janaiḥ saṁsevyamānaṁ bhaje ||
(Gaura-govindārcana-paddhati: 49; cited in Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 2.11)

“His hair bound with beautiful strings of pearls,
An excellent smile on his moon face,
Adorned with sandalwood paste, aguru, and charming, wondrous garments,
Bedecked with garlands and shining ornaments,
Mellifluous with delight
Ensuing from the rasa of absorption in dance,
And radiant in appearance more so than Kāmadeva—
I worship Śrī Caitanya of golden luster
As he is served by his personal associates.”

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he śrīvāsādaya iha kṛpā-mūrtayo gauracandra-

he śrīvāsādaya iha kṛpā-mūrtayo gauracandra-
premāmbudheḥ sura-viṭapinaḥ śānta-saumya-svabhāvāḥ |
dīnoddhāre prabala-niyamāḥ premadā yūyam eva
tasmād ajñaṁ prapada-rajasā pāpinaṁ māṁ punīta ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.12)

“O Śrīvāsa and so forth! O Embodiments of grace! You are all desire-trees [manifest] from the ocean of prema for Gauracandra, of peaceful and tranquil nature, and givers of prema who are most firm in your vows to deliver the poor. Therefore, please purify me, an ignorant sinner, with the dust from the tips of our feet.”

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ye tīrtha-pramitāḥ punanti jagataḥ sad-vaidya-kalpāḥ prati

ye tīrtha-pramitāḥ punanti jagataḥ sad-vaidya-kalpāḥ prati
kurvantīndu-nibhāḥ kṛpāmṛta-ruco’py āpyāyayanti svayam |
susnigdhā haricandanāni kalayanty ābhūṣyanty adbhutā
ratnānīva hi tān namāmi satataṁ śrīvāsa-mukhyān muhuḥ ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.12)

“They who are manifest tīrthas that purify the world,
They who provide real medical treatment [for the world, i.e., who treat the disease of material existence itself],
They who resemble moons and personally delight [the world] with the nectarean luster of their grace,
They who finely soothe [the world] like yellow sandalwood,
They who adorn [the world] like astonishing jewels—
I offer obeisance now and forever to those [associates of Śrī Gaurāṅga] led by Śrīvāsa.”

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ye caitanya-padāravinda-madhupāḥ sat-prema-bhūṣojjvalāḥ

ye caitanya-padāravinda-madhupāḥ sat-prema-bhūṣojjvalāḥ
śuddha-svarṇa-ruco dṛg-ambu-pulaka-svedaiḥ sad-aṅga-śriyaḥ |
sevopāyana-pāṇayaḥ smita-mukhāḥ śuklāmbarāḥ sad-varāḥ
śrīvāsādi-mahāśayān sukha-mayān dhyāyema tān pārṣadān ||
(Gaura-govinda-smaraṇa-paddhati: 1.53; cited in Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 2.13)

“Bees [lit., nectar-drinkers] in the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya,
Radiant with the ornaments of true prema,
Their lusters pure gold,
Their fine figures adorned with tears, horripilation, and perspiration,
Their hands filled with service offerings,
Their faces smiling,
And their garments white—
We meditate upon them,
The best of the sādhus,
The great souls led by Śrīvāsa,
The joyful associates [of Śrī Gaurāṅga].”

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he śrī-gadādhara śacī-suta-hārda-pātra

he śrī-gadādhara śacī-suta-hārda-pātra
gāndharvikā-sukha-tano rasa-sāra-gātra |
māṁ te padābja-rajasā sadṛśaṁ vibhāvya
kīrtiṁ pracāraya nijāṁ kuśalair vibhāvya ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 2.16)

“O Śrī Gadādhara! O recipient of the Son of Śacī’s love! O Manifestation of Gāndharvikā’s [i.e., Rādhikā’s] joy! O Embodiment of the essence of rasa! Please consider me like a particle of dust at your lotus feet and further your own glory, which is to be meditated upon by the wise.”

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he śrī-gadādhara dayā-saritāṁ patis tvaṁ

he śrī-gadādhara dayā-saritāṁ patis tvaṁ
premṇā vaśīkṛta-śacī-tanayo vibhuś ca |
padmāvatī-tanaya eva tathā vaśas te
kiṁ te bravīmi mayi muḍha-vare kṛpāyai ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.11)

“O Śrī Gadādhara! You are the master of rivers of grace [i.e., an ocean of grace]. You have capably captivated the Son of Śacī with your prema, and so too the Son of Padmāvatī is captivated by you. What can I say to you? Please bestow your grace upon me, the greatest of fools.”

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yat-pādābja-nakhāgra-kānti-lavato hy ajñāna-moha-kṣayaṁ

yat-pādābja-nakhāgra-kānti-lavato hy ajñāna-moha-kṣayaṁ
yat-kāruṇya-kaṭākṣataḥ svayam asau śrī-gaura-kṛṣṇo vaśam |
yātīṣad-bhajanāc ca yasya jagatāṁ premendur antarnabho
naumi śrīla-gadādharaṁ tam atulānandaika-kalpa-drumam ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.11)

“Ignorance and illusion are dispelled by just a particle of the effulgence of the tips of the nails of his lotus feet. Śrī Gaurakṛṣṇa himself is captivated by his sidelong glance of compassion. The moon of prema arises in the inner sky of [the hearts of] living beings by [even] a little service to him. I offer obeisance unto him, Śrīla Gadādhara, the preeminent desire-tree of incomparable bliss.”

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