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saṁsāra-duḥkha-jaladhau patitasya kāma

saṁsāra-duḥkha-jaladhau patitasya kāma-
krodhādi-nakra-makaraiḥ kavalīkṛtasya |
durvāsanā-nigaḍitasya nirāśrayasya
caitanyacandra mama dehi padāvalambam ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 54; cited in Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.8)

“O Caitanyacandra, please extend the support of your feet to I, shelterless and fettered by harmful vāsanās, who have fallen into the ocean of the suffering of saṁsāra and been seized by the crocodiles and makaras of kāma, anger, and so forth.”

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vādo nāvalambyaḥ

vādo nāvalambyaḥ |
bāhulyāvakāśatvād aniyatatvāc ca |
(Nārada-bhakti-sūtra: 74–75)

“Vāda is not to be taken support of because of [vāda] having scope for prolixity and being unrestrained [i.e., because vāda can go on unlimitedly and never reach a definitive end].”

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vādas tattva-bubhutsu-kathā

vādas tattva-bubhutsu-kathā |
(Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 115; Gītā-bhūṣaṇa-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 10.32)

“Discussion among those who are desirous of understanding tattva [is] called vāda.”

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caitanyacandra-caritāmṛta-śuddha-sindhu

caitanyacandra-caritāmṛta-śuddha-sindhu-
vṛndāvanīya-surasormi-samun-nimagnāḥ |
ye vai jagan nija-guṇaiḥ svayam āpunanti
tān vaiṣṇavāṁś ca hari-nāma-parān namāmi ||
(Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.38)

“I offer obeisance to them,
The Vaiṣṇavas,
Who are devoted to Hari’s name,
Who personally purify the universe
With their own qualities,
And who are joyfully immersed
In the waves of the excellent rasa of Vṛndāvana
Within the pure ocean of the nectar
Of Caitanyacandra’s līlā.”

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vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca

vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca |
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ ||
(Unknown source; cited in Sādhanāmṛta-candrikā: 1.38)

“Unto the desire-fulfilling trees,

Unto the oceans of grace,

Unto the purifiers of the fallen,

Unto the Vaiṣṇavas—

Obeisance and obeisance.”

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kīṭeṣu pakṣiṣu mṛgeṣu sarīsṛpeṣu

kīṭeṣu pakṣiṣu mṛgeṣu sarīsṛpeṣu
rakṣaḥ-piśāca-manujeṣv api yatra tatra |
jātasya me bhavatu keśava te prasādāt
tvayy eva bhaktir atulāvyabhicāriṇī ca ||
(Pāṇḍava-gītā; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 8.436)

“Among insects, birds, animals, reptiles, evil spirits and sprites (rākṣasas, piśācas), or human beings, wherever I am born, O Keśava, by your grace let me have incomparable and unwavering bhakti to you.”

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duṣkarma-koṭi-niratasya duranta-ghora

duṣkarma-koṭi-niratasya duranta-ghora-
durvāsanā-nigaḍa-śṛṅkhalitasya gāḍham |
kliśyan mateḥ kumati-koṭi-kadarthitasya
gauraṁ vinādya mama ko bhaviteha bandhuḥ ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 51)

“Engaged in crores of misdeeds,

Firmly chained by the shackles

Of awful, difficult to subdue, wicked proclivities (durvāsanās),

Of anguishing mind,

And tormented by crores of vile sentiments—

Apart from Gaura,

Who today shall be my friend here [in this world]?”

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jāḍyaṁ hrīmati gaṇyate vrata-rucau dambhaḥ śucau kaitavaṁ

jāḍyaṁ hrīmati gaṇyate vrata-rucau dambhaḥ śucau kaitavaṁ
śūre nirghṛṇatā munau vimatitā dainyaṁ priyālāpini |
tejasviny avaliptatā mukharatā vaktary aśaktiḥ sthire
tat ko nāma guṇo bhavet sa guṇināṁ yo durjanair nāṅkitaḥ ||
(Nīti-śatakam: 54)

“They [i.e., those prone to fault-finding] ascribe folly to the modest,
Pretension to those who have affinity for rites,
Deceit to the honest,
Cruelty to the brave,
Stupidity to the sagacious,
Poverty to those of pleasing speech,
Arrogance to the powerful,
Garrulity to the eloquent,
And inability to the steadfast.
Is there any virtue in a virtuous person which shall not be maligned by the wicked?”

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tīrthe tīrthe nirmalaṁ sādhu-vṛndaṁ

tīrthe tīrthe nirmalaṁ sādhu-vṛndaṁ
vṛnde vṛnde tattva-cintānuvāda |
vāde vāde jāyate tattva-bodhaḥ
bodhe bodhe bhāsate candra-cūḍaḥ ||
(Śuka-rambhā-samvāda: 3)

“In tīrtha after tīrtha, there are assemblies of faultless sādhus. In assembly after assembly, there is deliberation on and explanation of tattva. In vāda after vāda, there arises realization of tattva, and in realization after realization, the moon-crowned one [i.e., Śiva] shines.”

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yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā

yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā
sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ |
harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā
manorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.18.12; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.561; Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.1.29; Bhakti Sandarbha: 109; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.8.58, 2.22.76)

“[Prahlāda Mahārāja to Bhagavān Nṛsiṁha:] The suras along with all qualities reside in full within one who has unconditional bhakti to Bhagavān. How could a non-bhakta of Hari running outwards after the asat as a result of desire have the qualities of the mahats?”

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