Bhagavān

tasmai namo’stu nirupādhi-kṛpākulāya

tasmai namo’stu nirupādhi-kṛpākulāya
śrī-gopa-rāja-tanayāya gurūttamāya |
yaḥ kārayan nija-janaṁ svayam eva bhaktiṁ
tasyātituṣyati yathā paramopakartuḥ ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.7.157)

“May [my] obeisance be [offered] unto him,
The blessed Son of the cowherds’ king,
The most exalted of gurus,
Who, being overcome with unconditional compassion,
Entirely of his own accord
Causes persons who are his own
To engage in bhakti [to himself]
And becomes greatly satisfied with them
Just as [one does] with a paramount benefactor.”

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svayaṁ pravartitaiḥ kṛtsnair mamaital-likhana-śramaiḥ

svayaṁ pravartitaiḥ kṛtsnair mamaital-likhana-śramaiḥ |
śrīmac-caitanya-rūpo’sau bhagavān prīyatāṁ sadā ||
(Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.7.157)

“May he, Bhagavān,
Possessed of the form of blessed Caitanya,
Always be pleased
With the entirety of this writing effort of mine
Prompted by himself.”

A second translation in accord with the second intended meaning of the verse:

“May he,
Divine Rūpa [the dear servant] of blessed Caitanya,
Always be pleased
With the entirety of this writing effort of mine
Prompted by himself.”

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maivaṁ mamādhamasyāpi syād evācyuta-darśanam

maivaṁ mamādhamasyāpi syād evācyuta-darśanam |
hriyamāṇaḥ kāla-nadyā kvacit tarati kaścana ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.38.5; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.22.44)

“[Akrūra muses:] It is not like that. Although [I am] fallen, I may indeed have darśana of Acyuta. Sometimes someone being carried by the river of time crosses over.”

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namas tubhyaṁ bhagavate brahmaṇe paramātmane

namas tubhyaṁ bhagavate brahmaṇe paramātmane |
na yatra śrūyate māyā loka-sṛṣṭi-vikalpanā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.28.6; cited in Bhagavat Sandarbha: 28)

“Obeisance unto you, [who are perceived as] Bhagavān, Brahman, [and] Paramātmā, in whom Māyā, she possessed of the ability to arrange the emanation of the universe, is unheard of.”

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tad evaṁ māyāśrayatva-māyā-mohitatvābhyāṁ sthite dvayor bhede

tad evaṁ māyāśrayatva-māyā-mohitatvābhyāṁ sthite dvayor bhede tad-bhajanasyaivābhidheyatvam āyātam |
(Tattva Sandarbha: 44)

“Thus, in this way, given the distinction between the two [i.e., between Śrī Bhagavān and the jīva] existent because of [their respectively] being the shelter of māyā and deluded by māyā, solely worship (bhajana) of him [i.e., of Śrī Bhagavān] being the abhidheya is understood.”

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na kartṛtvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ

na kartṛtvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ |
na karma-phala-saṁyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 5.14)

“The Lord creates neither the doership, nor the actions, nor the connection with the results of actions of a person. Rather, the disposition (svabhāva) [of a person] prompts [these].”

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antar deheṣu bhūtānām ātmāste harir īśvaraḥ

antar deheṣu bhūtānām ātmāste harir īśvaraḥ |
sarvaṁ tad-dhiṣṇyam īkṣadhvam evaṁ vas toṣito hy asau ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 6.4.13)

“The Self, Hari, Īśvara, is present inside the bodies of [all] living beings. [Therefore,] See everything as an abode of his. In this way, he will certainly be pleased with you all.”

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rāso hi tasya bhagavattva-viśeṣa-gopyaḥ

rāso hi tasya bhagavattva-viśeṣa-gopyaḥ
sarvasva-sāra-paripākamayo vyanakti |
utkṛṣṭata-mādhurīmāpara-sīma-niṣṭhāṁ
lakṣmyā manoratha-śatair api yo durāpaḥ ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.5.150)

“Rāsa, the confidential, special feature of his Bhagavattva [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s ‘Bhagavān-hood’] constituted of the complete perfection of the essence of his whole being which is difficult to attain [even] for Lakṣmī even with hundreds of yearnings divulges the culmination of the ultimate limit of the sweetness of his excellence.”

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ye’nye’ravindākṣa vimukta-māninas

ye’nye’ravindākṣa vimukta-māninas
tvayy asta-bhāvād aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ |
āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ
patanty adho’nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.2.42; cited in Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.7.14; Bhakti Sandarbha: 111, 121; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.22.30, 2.24.131, 141, 2.25.32)

“[The devas address Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the womb of Mother Devakī:] O Lotus-eyed One, others, who consider themselves fully liberated yet are of not fully purified intellect because of having forsaken bhāva for you, ascend with hardship to the highest position but fall down from there because of their having disregarded your feet.”

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