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labdhārcāś cāru-veśaiḥ śabalita-vapuṣaḥ prāpta-bhogāvalīkā

labdhārcāś cāru-veśaiḥ śabalita-vapuṣaḥ prāpta-bhogāvalīkā
vatsaiḥ pṛktāḥ pramodaṁ pṛthutaram abhajan dhenavaḥ satyam eva |
kintu śrī-kṛṣṇa-dṛṣṭi-pramada-valayitā yarhi tarhy eva no cet
kecid yadvad bhajante madhura-vidhurataḥ saṁskṛtaṁ ṣāḍavādi ||
(Gopāla-campū: 1.18.71)

“Receiving worship, becoming of variegated figures because of [being outfitted with] charming decorations, obtaining numerous foods, and becoming united with their calves, the cows felt very great delight, but only indeed truly [do they feel delight] then when they become enveloped in the delight of seeing Śrī Kṛṣṇa. When this does not occur, they become like some who eat prepared ṣāḍavas and so on because of avoiding sweets [i.e., they feel no real delight at all just as persons who abstain from eating sweets for medical reasons instead eat medicinal formulations known as ṣāḍavas to recover their health yet feel no real delight in only eating such sour medicines].”

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pratyekaṁ gāva etā bahir api ca hareḥ prāṇa-rūpā yad āsāṁ

pratyekaṁ gāva etā bahir api ca hareḥ prāṇa-rūpā yad āsāṁ
śaśvat tṛptau ca tṛptiṁ kṣudhi ca kalayati kṣud-vikāraṁ sa eṣaḥ |
ānīyānīya caitā nija-hṛdi vidadhad ghrāṇa-saukhyaṁ dadhānaḥ
śliṣyann uccair vicinvann aśanam upadadat pālayan svena bhāti ||
usrāṇāṁ prāṇa-sāmyaṁ vahati harir amūs taṁ vinā rikta-cittāś
citra-prāyāḥ samantād yad iha vana-tati-śrī-nibhā visphuranti |
(Gopāla-campū: 1.12.31–32)

“And every one of these cows, although outside [Hari’s body], is like an embodiment of Hari’s vital air (prāṇa), since he always feels satisfied when their satisfaction occurs and [he feels] the pang of hunger when their hunger occurs. He repeatedly fetches them, takes pleasure in smelling them, and holds them to his heart; he embraces them, avidly inspects them, and feeds them; he along with those who are his own shines as he protects them. Hari sustains the cows like his vital air (prāṇa), and without him they become of void hearts and [motionless] like pictures since they appear like the beauty of the forests all around here [i.e., since they remain motionless like the beautiful trees in Goloka when he disappears from their sight].”

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patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati |
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 9.26)

[Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] “One who with bhakti offers a leaf, flower, fruit, or water to me—I partake of that offered out of bhakti from one of pure heart.”

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gāvo’py atra tadīya-saurabha-marud-vistāram āvistarām

gāvo’py atra tadīya-saurabha-marud-vistāram āvistarām
āghrāyāgata-śīghratāḥ samabhajaṁs taṁ tatra tā yūthaśaḥ |
yasmin rambhaṇa-śabda-yuk-khura-ghaṭā-saṅghaṭṭa-ghaṇṭā-ravaiḥ
sārdhaṁ gopa-śatātataṁ jharijharīty unnadditaṁ vyānaśe ||
kṛtvā daṇḍavad ānatiṁ mura-ripur yarhi kṣitiṁ saṅgatas
tarhy āghrāya gavāṁ tatir muhur amuṁ līḍhe sma bāspākulā |
yarhy utthāya tadīya-kaṇṭha-ghaṭanā-kṛd bāhur eṣa sthitas
tarhy eṣā ca tad-aṅga-saṅgata-galā dugdhaṁ sma dugdhe svayam ||
(Gopāla-campū: 2.30.22–23)

“Upon smelling an increasing waft of his fragrance in the wind, the cows here too quickly came over and met him in herds there where the rumbling sound jharijhari mixed with the sounds of their bells and the striking of their hooves combined with their mooing pervaded the hundreds of cowherds spread out [around Kṛṣṇa]. When the Enemy of Mura bowed like a stick [to the cows], touching the ground, then the herd of cows smelled and licked him repeatedly with tears in their eyes. When he arose and reached for their necks with his arms, then they also held their throats against his body [so he could rub them], and their milk flowed out [from their udders] of its accord.”

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aho’tidhanyā vraja-go-ramaṇyaḥ

aho’tidhanyā vraja-go-ramaṇyaḥ
stanyāmṛtaṁ pītam atīva te mudā |
yāsāṁ vibho vatsatarātmajātmanā
yat-tṛptaye’dyāpy atha nālam adhvarāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.14.31)

“Aho! O Vibhu! Exceedingly fortunate are the cows and ladies of Vraja, the nectar of whose breast-milk was drunk profusely with delight in the form of their elder calves and sons by you, for the satisfaction of whom still today sacrifices are not sufficient.”

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gāvaś ca kṛṣṇa-mukha-nirgata-veṇu-gīta

gāvaś ca kṛṣṇa-mukha-nirgata-veṇu-gīta-
pīyūṣam uttabhita-karṇa-puṭaiḥ pibantyaḥ |
śāvāḥ snuta-stana-payaḥ-kavalāḥ sma tasthur
govindam ātmani dṛśāśru-kalāḥ spṛśantyaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.21.13)

“The cows—
Drinking in the nectar
Of the flute song
Emanating from Kṛṣṇa’s mouth
With the cups of their uplifted ears—
And the calves—
Into whom mouthfuls of milk
From the udders [of their mothers] flowed [but were not being swallowed],
Stood still [i.e., became spellbound],
Embracing Govinda in their minds through their eyes
And shedding tears.”

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dhenavo manda-gāminya ūdho-bhāreṇa bhūyasā

dhenavo manda-gāminya ūdho-bhāreṇa bhūyasā |
yayur bhagavatāhūtā drutaṁ prītyā snuta-stanāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.20.26)

“The cows, [although generally] slow-moving because of the heavy weight of their udders, upon being called by Bhagavān went quickly out of affection, their udders trickling [milk as they went].”

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nāhaṁ kāmān na saṁrambhān na dveṣān nārtha-kāraṇāt

nāhaṁ kāmān na saṁrambhān na dveṣān nārtha-kāraṇāt |
na hetuvādāl lobhād vā dharmaṁ jahyāṁ kathañcana ||
saṁprīti-bhojyāny annāni āpad-bhojyāni vā punaḥ |
na ca saṁprīyase rājan na cāpy āpad-gatā vayam ||
akasmād dviṣase rājañ janma-prabhṛti pāṇḍavān |
priyānuvartino bhrātṝn sarvaiḥ samuditān guṇaiḥ ||
akasmāc caiva pārthānāṁ dveṣaṇaṁ nopapadyate |
dharme sthitāḥ pāṇḍaveyāḥ kas tān kiṁ vaktum arhati ||
yas tān dveṣṭi sa māṁ dveṣṭi yas tān anu sa mām anu |
aikātmyaṁ māṁ gataṁ viddhi pāṇḍavair dharma-cāribhiḥ ||
kāma-krodhānuvartī hi yo mohād virurutsati |
guṇavantaṁ ca yo dveṣṭi tam āhuḥ puruṣādhamam ||
yaḥ kalyāṇa-guṇāñ jñātīn mohāl lobhād didṛkṣate |
so’jitātmājita-krodho na ciraṁ tiṣṭhati śriyām ||
atha yo guṇa-sampannān hṛdayasyāpriyān api |
priyeṇa kurute vaśyāṁś ciraṁ yaśasi tiṣṭhati ||
sarvam etan na bhoktavyam annaṁ duṣṭābhisaṁhitam |
kṣattur ekasya bhoktavyam iti me dhīyate matiḥ ||
(Mahābhārata: 5.89.24–32)

“Neither out of desire, nor out of anger, nor out of enmity, nor for the sake of wealth (artha), nor because of a dispute, nor out of greed shall I ever forsake dharma. Foods are to be eaten out of affection or to be eaten [when] in distress. Neither are you affectionate, O King, nor are we beset with distress [and thus we will not accept your offering of foods]. O King, without cause, you hate the Pāṇḍavas, your brothers, who, since birth, have been amiable, compliant, and endowed with all virtues. Furthermore, hatred of the Pāṇḍavas without cause is not right. Who can say what against them—the Pāṇḍavas—who are fixed in dharma? One who hates them hates me. One who is with them is with me. Know me to be possessed of oneness of heart with the Pāṇḍavas, who are adherent to dharma. They say one who, acquiescing to desire (kāma) and anger out of delusion, hates and contends with a person endowed with virtue is the lowest of human beings. One of uncontrolled mind and uncontrolled anger who out of delusion and greed wishes to see relatives endowed with auspicious qualities does not remain in prosperity for long. Alternately, one who with kindness captivates even those endowed with virtue who are not dear to one’s heart long remains in eminence. All this food beset with sin is not fit to be eaten. The lone kṣattṛ’s [food] is fit to be eaten—this my judgement determines [to be the right course of action].”

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puruṣeṣv api rājendra supātraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ

puruṣeṣv api rājendra supātraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ |
tapasā vidyayā tuṣṭyā dhatte vedaṁ hares tanum ||
nanv asya brāhmaṇā rājan kṛṣṇasya jagad-ātmanaḥ |
punantaḥ pāda-rajasā tri-lokīṁ daivataṁ mahat ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.14.41–42)

“Even among [all] embodied beings, O Emperor, know the brāhmaṇa, who by way of austerity, knowledge, and satisfaction carries the Veda—a form of Hari [himself]—to be a most worthy recipient [of respect]. Indeed, O King, brāhmaṇas, who are purifying of the three worlds with [their] foot-dust, are a great object of worship (daivata) [even] for him, Kṛṣṇa, the Self of the world.”

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dvitīyaṁ prāpyānupūrvyāj janmopanayanaṁ dvijaḥ

dvitīyaṁ prāpyānupūrvyāj janmopanayanaṁ dvijaḥ |
vasan guru-kule dānto brahmādhīyīta cāhutaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.17.22)

“After receiving in sequence the second birth, the upanayana [-saṁskāra], and being invited [by a guru], a twice-born (dvija) should dwell in the house of the guru, be disciplined, and study the Veda.”

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