Solitariness

gaura-prabhoḥ prema-vilāsa-bhūmau

gaura-prabhoḥ prema-vilāsa-bhūmau
niṣkiñcano bhaktivinoda-nāma |
ko’pi sthito bhakti-kuṭīra-koṣṭhe
smṛtvāniśaṁ nāma-guṇaṁ murāreḥ ||
(Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura; a verse of his own engraved in the wall of his “Bhakti-kuṭī” in Śrī Purī Dhāma)

“In the land of the prema-līlā of Gaura Prabhu,
Some possessionless person (niṣkiñcana) named Bhaktivinoda
Is situated in the inner room of this ‘Bhakti-cottage’ (kuṭī),
Continuously remembering
The names and qualities of Murarī.”

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sei veṣa kaila ebe vṛndāvana giyā

sei veṣa kaila ebe vṛndāvana giyā |
kṛṣṇa-niṣevaṇa kari nibhṛte vasiyā ||
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.3.9)

“I have accepted that garb [i.e., the garb of a sannyāsī]. Now, going to Vṛndāvana, I shall perform worship of Kṛṣṇa, sitting in seclusion.”

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varaṁ na rājyaṁ na kurāja-rājyaṁ

varaṁ na rājyaṁ na kurāja-rājyaṁ
varaṁ na mitraṁ na kumitra-mitram |
varaṁ na śiṣyo na kuśiṣya-śiṣyo
varaṁ na dārā na kudāra-dāraḥ ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti-darpaṇa: 6.13)

“Better no kingdom than a kingdom with a bad king. Better no friend than a friend who is a bad friend. Better no disciple than a disciple who is a bad disciple. Better no wife than a wife who is a bad wife.”

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ekaḥ prajāyate jantur eka eva pralīyate

ekaḥ prajāyate jantur eka eva pralīyate |
eko’nubhuṅkte sukṛtam eka eva ca duṣkṛtam ||
(Manu Saṁhitā: 4.240)

“A living being is born alone, indeed dies alone, and experiences the results of good deeds alone and indeed the results of bad deeds alone.”

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vāse bahūnāṁ kalaho bhaved vārtā dvayor api

vāse bahūnāṁ kalaho bhaved vārtā dvayor api |
eka eva vaset tasmāt kumāryā iva kaṅkaṇaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.9.10)

“There will be quarrel in a residence of many, and chatter even among two [who reside together]. Therefore, reside alone, like the bracelet of the young girl.”

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tad vai tasya priya-krīḍā-vana-bhūmau sadā rahaḥ

tad vai tasya priya-krīḍā-vana-bhūmau sadā rahaḥ |
nivasaṁs tanuyād evaṁ sampadyetācirād dhruvam ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.5.220)

“Always residing in seclusion in the land of his dear play forests, one should develop that [i.e., one should expand that prema through engagement in sādhana]. In this way, it certainly and without delay becomes manifest.”

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