kaṣāyaḥ krodha-lobha-garvādi-saṁskāraḥ |
kaṣāyaḥ krodha-lobha-garvādi-saṁskāraḥ |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)
“Kaṣāya [i.e., astringency] means a saṁskāra [i.e., tendency] for anger, greed, pride, and so on [during kīrtana and so forth].”
Sādhana-bhakti
apratipattiḥ kadācil laya-vikṣepayor
apratipattiḥ kadācil laya-vikṣepayor abhāve kīrtanādy-asāmarthyam |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)
“Apratipatti [i.e., inaction] means inability at times to engage in kīrtana and so forth even in the absence of laya and vikṣepa.”
vikṣepas teṣu vyavahārika-vārtā-samparkaḥ
vikṣepas teṣu vyavahārika-vārtā-samparkaḥ |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)
“Vikṣepa [i.e., distraction] means involvement in worldly affairs during them [i.e., during kīrtana, śravaṇa, and so forth].”
layaḥ kīrtana-śravaṇa-smaraṇeṣu
layaḥ kīrtana-śravaṇa-smaraṇeṣu uttareṣv ādhikyena nidrodgamaḥ |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)
“Laya [i.e., mental slackening] means sleepiness increasing sequentially during kīrtana, śravaṇa, and smaraṇa.”
layādy-abhāva eva niṣṭhā-liṅgam
layādy-abhāva eva niṣṭhā-liṅgam |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)
“The absence of laya and so forth [vikṣepa, apratipatti, kaṣāya, and rasāsvāda] is the characteristic of niṣṭhā.”
niṣṭhā tatrāvikṣepeṇa sātatyam
niṣṭhā tatrāvikṣepeṇa sātatyam |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.4.15)
“Niṣṭhā is unwavering constancy therein [in bhajana].”
kintu yadi latāra saṅge uṭhe ‘upaśākhā’
kintu yadi latāra saṅge uṭhe ‘upaśākhā’ |
bhukti-mukti-vāñchā, yata asaṅkhya tāra lekhā ||
‘niṣiddhācāra’, ‘kuṭīnāṭī’, ‘jīva-hiṁsana’ |
‘lābha’, ‘pūjā’, ‘pratiṣṭhādi’ yata upaśākhā-gaṇa ||
seka-jala pāñā upaśākhā bāḍi yāya |
stabdha hañā mūla-śākhā bāḍite nā pāya ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.19.160)
“With the creeper [of bhakti] arise weeds, desires for enjoyment and mukti, which are innumerable. Forbidden behavior, deceit, harming living beings, [seeking] profit, adoration, prestige, and so on, are some of these weeds. These weeds grow by absorbing the sprinkled water [i.e., the water meant for the creeper of bhakti], and the host plant becomes stunted and unable to grow.”
utsāhamayī ghana-taralā
utsāhamayī ghana-taralā vyūḍha-vikalpā viṣaya-saṅgarā niyamākṣamā taraṅga-raṅgiṇīti ṣaḍ-vidhā bhavantīti |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 2.5)
“(1) Utsāhamayī: [being] filled with [initial, superficial] excitement, (2) ghana-taralā [lit., ‘thick-thin’]: inconsistent endeavor, (3) vyūḍha-vikalpā: prolonged indecision, (4) viṣaya-saṅgarā: struggle with the objects of the senses, (5) niyamākṣamā: inability to adhere to regulations, and (6) taraṅga-raṅginī: [lit., ‘sporting in the waves’] enjoying the byproducts of bhakti [e.g., personal gain and prestige] are the six types [of unfixed (aniṣṭhita) bhajana-kriyā.”
sakala-sādhana-śreṣṭha ei pañca aṅga
sakala-sādhana-śreṣṭha ei pañca aṅga |
kṛṣṇa-prema janmāya ei pā̐cera alpa-saṅga ||
(Chaitanya-charitāmṛta: 2.22.125)
“These five limbs are the best of all sādhanas. Even slight connection with these five gives rise to Kṛṣṇa-prema.”
śraddhā viśeṣataḥ prītiḥ
śraddhā viśeṣataḥ prītiḥ śrī-mūrter aṅghri-sevane |
śrīmad-bhāgavatārthānām āsvādo rasikaiḥ saha ||
sajātīyāśaye snigdhe sādhau saṅgaḥ svato vare |
nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ śrīman-mathurā-maṇḍale sthitiḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.90–2)
“(60) Śraddhā and special affinity (prīti) for serving the feet of the śrī-mūrti, (61) tasting the meanings of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam with relishers of rasa (rasikas), (62) associating with sādhus who are of like aspiration, affectionate, and superior to oneself, (63) saṅkīrtana of the name, and (64) residing in the beautiful district of Mathurā.”