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nānā-rūpātmano buddhiḥ

nānā-rūpātmano buddhiḥ svairiṇīva guṇānvitā |
tan-niṣṭhām agatasyeha kim asat-karmabhir bhavet ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 6.5.14)

“The ātmā’s intellect (buddhi), like a wanton woman [i.e., like one intent upon selfish gain through reprehensible means], is of various forms and infused with [various, mundane] qualities. What can be the use of the meaningless acts here [i.e., in this world] of one who does not know its application [i.e., one who does not discern between proper and improper application of the intellect]?”

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antaḥ-śuddhir bahiḥ-śuddhis

antaḥ-śuddhir bahiḥ-śuddhis tapaḥ-śānty-adayas tathā |
amī guṇāḥ prapadyante hari-sevābhikāminām ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.263)

“Internal purity, external purity, austerity, peacefulness, and so forth—all these qualities take shelter in those who are desirous of serving Hari.”

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bahu-rūpa ivābhāti

bahu-rūpa ivābhāti māyayā bahu-rūpayā |
ramamāṇo guṇeṣv asyā mamāham iti manyate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 2.9.2)

“The ātmā [i.e., “self”] appears as if to be of many [different] forms [i.e., those of a child, an elder, etc., and those of a human, a deva, an animal, etc.] through māyā, which is of many [different] forms, and, enjoying amid its [i.e., māyā’s] guṇas [i.e., within various bodies, etc.], thinks of ‘my’ and ‘I’ [i.e., identifies with these forms fabricated by māyā].”

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