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madhu-klībañ ca mādhvīke kṛta-karma-śubhāśubhe

madhu-klībañ ca mādhvīke kṛta-karma-śubhāśubhe |
bhaktānāṁ karmaṇāñ caiva sūdanaṁ madhusūdanam ||
pariṇāmāśubhaṁ karma bhrāntānāṁ madhuraṁ madhu |
karoti sūdanaṁ yo hi sa eva madhusūdanaḥ ||
(Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa; cited in Śabda-kalpa-druma)

“In the name Madhusūdana, madhu in neuter gender refers to honey-wine and to auspicious and inauspicious karma that has been performed, and the sūdana [i.e., destruction] is of [these] karmas of bhaktas. He who performs the destruction (sūdana) of madhu, that is, the [sometimes initially] ‘sweet’ results of the inauspicious karma of the ignorant is [called] Madhusūdana.”

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rañjakatvaṁ hi mādhuryaṁ cetaso druti-kāraṇam

rañjakatvaṁ hi mādhuryaṁ cetaso druti-kāraṇam |
sambhoge vipralambhe ca tad evātiśayocitam ||
(Alaṅkāra-kaustubha: 6.16)

“Mādhurya means delightfulness which is a cause [alt., means] of melting of the heart. It is most suitable in union, separation, and elsewhere [i.e., in instances of lamentation (karuṇa) and so forth].”

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tan mādhuryaṁ bhaved yatra ceṣṭādeḥ spṛhaṇīyatā

tan mādhuryaṁ bhaved yatra ceṣṭādeḥ spṛhaṇīyatā ||
yathā—
varām adhyāsīnas taṭa-bhuvam avaṣṭambha-rucibhiḥ
kadambaiḥ prālambaṁ pravalita-vilambaṁ viracayan |
prapannāyām agre mihira-duhitus tīrtha-padavīṁ
kuraṅgī-netrāyāṁ madhu-ripur apāṅgaṁ vikirati ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.257)

“That wherein desirability of movement and so forth shall occur is [called] mādhurya, as in [the following illustration]: ‘While sitting on the splendid bank of the Daughter of Sun [i.e., the Yamunā] and making a long-delayed garland that hangs to the breast with golden-hued kadambas, Murāri cast a side-long glance before she of doe-eyes [i.e., Śrī Rādhā] arriving on the path to the ghat.’”

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mādhukaram asaṁkḷptaṁ prāk-praṇītam ayācitam

mādhukaram asaṁkḷptaṁ prāk-praṇītam ayācitam |
tāt-kālikopapannaṁ ca bhaikṣyaṁ pañca-vidhaṁ smṛtam ||
(Sannyāsa Upaniṣad: 2.83; cited in Krama Sandarbha to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.18.19)

“Mādhukara alms are known to be of five types: [1] indeterminate, [2] previously arranged, [3] unsolicited, [4] coincidental, and [5] offered.”

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kṛta-narākāra bhava-mukha-vibudha-sevita

kṛta-narākāra bhava-mukha-vibudha-sevita
dyuti-sudhā-sāra puru-karuṇa kam api kṣitau |
prakaṭayan prema-bharam adhikṛta-sanātanaṁ
madana-gopāla nija-sadanam anurakṣa mām ||
(Stavāmṛta-laharī: Madana-gopāla-devāṣṭaka: 7)

“O you have manifested your human form!
O you who are worshipped by gods led by Śiva!
O you whose luster is the essence of nectar!
O you who are greatly compassionate!
O Madana Gopāla!
Please manifest on the earth
An abundance of some [indescribable] prema
By which Sanātana is captivated,
And continuously protect me in your own abode.”

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anarghyāṇy api ratnāni labhyante vibhavaiḥ sukham

anarghyāṇy api ratnāni labhyante vibhavaiḥ sukham |
durlabho ratna-koṭyāpi kṣaṇo’pi hi gatāyuṣaḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha)

“Even invaluable jewels can be obtained easily with riches, but even one moment of life bygone is difficult to attain even with millions of jewels.”

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