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tvaṁ caitad brahma-dāyāda śraddhayātmānuśāsanam

tvaṁ caitad brahma-dāyāda śraddhayātmānuśāsanam |
dhārayaṁś cara gāṁ kāmaṁ kāmānāṁ bharjanaṁ nṛṇām ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.87.44)

“[Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi to Nārada Ṛṣi:] And you, carrying [in your heart and mouth] with śraddhā this instruction on the Ātma [i.e., Paramātmā, or, the jīvātmā], which roasts the desires of human beings [i.e., causes all forms of worldly desire to cease to exist in the minds of human beings], should [now] move at will about the earth.”

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tad-darśanāhlāda-vidhūta-hṛdrujo

tad-darśanāhlāda-vidhūta-hṛdrujo
manorathāntaṁ śrutayo yathā yayuḥ |
svair uttarīyaiḥ kuca-kuṅkumāṅkitair
acīkḷpann āsanam ātma-bandhave ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.32.13)

“They whose heartache was cast away by the delight of his darśana, and who reached the end [i.e., complete fulfillment] of their desires like the Śrutis, fashioned a seat for their own bandhu with their own upper garments which were smeared with the kumkum from their breasts.”

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durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ

durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ |
tatrāpi durlabhaṁ manye vaikuṇṭha-priya-darśanam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.2.29; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.289)

“Precious is the human body, [although] perishable within a moment, for bearers of bodies [i.e., jīvas subject to saṁsāra], and I consider even more precious the darśana of those who are dear to Vaikuṇṭha [i.e., Bhagavān, alt., those to whom Vaikuṇṭha is dear].”

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śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā

śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā |
aikāntikī harer bhaktir utpātāyaiva kalpate ||
bhaktir aikāntikī veyam avicārāt pratīyate |
vastutas tu tathā naiva yad aśāstrīyatekṣyate ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.101–102; Brahma-yāmala; cited in Bhakti Sandarbha: 284, 312)

“‘Without [adherence to] the injunctions of the Śrutis, Smṛtis, Purāṇas, Pañcarātras, and other śāstras, [even] one-pointed bhakti to Hari leads only to disturbance.’ Such bhakti [as mentioned in this verse from Brahma-yāmala] may appear to be one-pointed as a result of misjudgement. In reality, however, it is not so because it is seen to be unsupported by śāstra.”

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na kāma-karma-bījānāṁ yasya cetasi sambhavaḥ

na kāma-karma-bījānāṁ yasya cetasi sambhavaḥ |
vāsudevaika-nilayaḥ sa vai bhāgavatottamaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.2.50; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.61; Bhakti Sandarbha: 193)

“One whose sole shelter is Vāsudeva—in whose mind there is no appearance of kāmas, karmas, or [their] causes—is verily the best of Bhāgavatas.”

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nātha yoni-sahasreṣu yeṣu yeṣu vrajāmy aham

nātha yoni-sahasreṣu yeṣu yeṣu vrajāmy aham |
teṣu teṣv acyutā bhaktir acyute’stu sadā tvayi ||
yā prītir avivekānāṁ viṣayeṣv anapāyinī |
tvām anusmarataḥ sā me hṛdayān nāpasarpatu ||

(Viṣṇu Purāṇa: 1.20.18–19; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 8.434–435; Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 142; Bhakti Sandarbha: 217; Prīti Sandarbha: 50, 61)

“O Nātha, wherever I go in the course of thousands of births, may I always have unwavering (acyutā) bhakti to you, the unwavering Lord (Acyuta)! As I continuously remember you, may that everlasting prīti which [is possessed of a characteristic like the prīti which] the undiscerning have for objects of the senses, never slip away from my heart.”

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siddha-rūpeṇa antaś-cintitābhīṣṭa-tat-sevopayogi-dehena

siddha-rūpeṇa antaś-cintitābhīṣṭa-tat-sevopayogi-dehena … |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.295)

“The siddha-rūpa [i.e., siddha-deha] is an internally conceived body suitable for service to one’s desired object [i.e., Iṣṭa-devatā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa].”

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aho nṛ-janmākhila-janma-śobhanaṁ

aho nṛ-janmākhila-janma-śobhanaṁ
kiṁ janmabhis tv aparair apy amuṣmin |
na yad dhṛṣīkeśa-yaśaḥ-kṛtātmanāṁ
mahātmanāṁ vaḥ pracuraḥ samāgamaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.13.21)

“[Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa to Jaḍa Bharata:] Aho! Human birth is the best of all births. What is the use of other births even in the hereafter [i.e., in Svarga] where there is no abundant association with great souls who have dedicated themselves to the glory of Hṛṣīkeśa?”

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maryādāṁ ca kṛtāṁ tena yo bhinatti sa mānavaḥ

maryādāṁ ca kṛtāṁ tena yo bhinatti sa mānavaḥ |
na viṣṇu-bhakto vijñeyaḥ sādhu-dharmārcito hariḥ ||
(Viṣṇu-dharma Purāṇa; cited in Bhakti Sandarbha: 172, 173)

“A human being who transgresses the code of conduct established by him [i.e., by Bhagavān Viṣṇu] should not be recognized as a bhakta of Viṣṇu; Hari is worshipped by virtuous conduct [i.e., the dharma of the sādhus, and not by transgressions thereof].”

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