māyātīta haile haya āmāra anubhava
māyātīta haile haya āmāra anubhava |
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.25.118)
[Bhagavān:] “[Only] When one is beyond māyā, experience of me occurs.”
Sūkti Sudhākara
śāstrera siddhānta ei vijñera anubhava
śāstrera siddhānta ei vijñera anubhava |
mūḍha-loka nāhi jāne bhāvera vaibhava ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.6.104)
“This is the śāstra’s siddhānta and the experience of the wise. Ignorant people do not understand the greatness of bhāva.”
mahad-anubhava yāte sudṛḍha-pramāṇa
mahad-anubhava yāte sudṛḍha-pramāṇa |
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.6.53)
“… Since the perception of the great is the strongest means of knowing (pramāṇa).”
tāre kahe—kene kara kutarkānumāna?
tāre kahe—kene kara kutarkānumāna? |
śāstra-viruddhārtha kabhu nā haya pramāṇa ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.2.73)
“To that, it is said, ‘Why do you make an inference based on fallacious reasoning? A meaning that is contrary to śāstra is never authentic [i.e., a valid means of knowing the object of knowledge].”
pitṛ-deva-manuṣyāṇāṁ vedaś cakṣus taveśvara
pitṛ-deva-manuṣyāṇāṁ vedaś cakṣus taveśvara |
śreyas tv anupalabdhe’rthe sādhya-sādhanayor api ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.20.4; cited in Tattva Sandarbha: 11)
“O Lord, regarding an imperceptible object, as well as the goal and the means [pertaining to it], your Veda is the best eye for the forefathers, the devas, and human beings.”
mānādhīnā meya-siddhir māna-siddhis tu lakṣaṇāt
mānādhīnā meya-siddhir māna-siddhis tu lakṣaṇāt |
(Cited in Mādhavācārya’s Jaiminīya-nyāya-mālā-vistara: 1.1.37)
“Establishment of an object of knowledge (meya—prameya) is dependent on a [valid] means of knowing (māna—pramāṇa), and establishment of a means of knowing (māna—pramāṇa) is based on a defining characteristic (lakṣaṇa) [i.e., it is by perception of the defining characteristic(s) of an object that its can presence can be determined].”
aprākṛta vastu nahe prākṛta-gocara
aprākṛta vastu nahe prākṛta-gocara |
veda-purāṇete ei kahe nirantara ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.9.194)
“An immaterial object is not materially perceptible. The Vedas and Purāṇas say this constantly.”
yadi dāsyasi me kāmān varāṁs tvaṁ varadarṣabha
yadi dāsyasi me kāmān varāṁs tvaṁ varadarṣabha |
kāmānāṁ hṛdy asaṁrohaṁ bhavatas tu vṛṇe varam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.7)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja to Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “O best giver of boons! If you wish to bestow desired boons upon me, then I pray from you the boon of non-growth [i.e., non-existence] of desires within my heart.”
nānyathā te’khila-guro ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥ
nānyathā te’khila-guro ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥ |
yas ta āśiṣa āśāste na sa bhṛtyaḥ sa vai vaṇik ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.4)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja to Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “Otherwise, this [i.e., your presently prompting me in this way] would not happen, since you are compassionate, O Guru of all! One who desires benedictions from you is not a servant. He is just a merchant!”
svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ
svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ
dhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṁ mitho dhiyā |
manaś ca bhadraṁ bhajatād adhokṣaje
āveśyatāṁ no matir apy ahaitukī ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.18.9)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja prays to Śrī Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “May there be auspiciousness throughout the universe! May the wicked be pacified! May all beings meditate with their intelligence upon the welfare of one another! May their minds cultivate well-being! And may our hearts be immersed unconditionally in the Transcendent [i.e., Bhagavān]!”