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sarvādbhuta-camatkāra-līlā-kallola-vāridhiḥ

sarvādbhuta-camatkāra-līlā-kallola-vāridhiḥ
atulya-madhura-prema-maṇḍita-priya-maṇḍalaḥ |
tri-jagan-mānasākarṣi-muralī-kala-kūjitaḥ
asamānordhva-rūpa-śrī-vismāpita-carācaraḥ ||
līlā premṇā priyādhikyaṁ mādhuryaṁ veṇu-rūpayoḥ |
ity asādhāraṇaṁ proktaṁ govindasya catuṣṭayam ||
­(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.41–43)

“[Kṛṣṇa is:] He who is an ocean of waves of līlā that are astounding and amazing to all; (2) he who has a circle of dear ones adorned with incomparable sweet prema; (3) he the melodious coos of whose flute are attractive to the hearts of [everyone throughout] the three worlds; (4) he by the beauty of whose unequalled and unsurpassed figure [all] moving and inert beings are enchanted. (1) Līlā, (2) a superiority with respect to dear ones by virtue of [their superlative] prema, (3–4) the sweetness (mādhurya) of his flute and of his figure—in this way the four extraordinary qualities of Govinda [found in no other form of Śrī Bhagavān] are stated.”

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kaiśora-mādhurya-bharollasac-chrī

kaiśora-mādhurya-bharollasac-chrī-
gātrābhra-kānty-ujjvalitākhilāśaḥ |
tatratya-nitya-priya-loka-citta-
grāhyādbhutāneka-mahattva-sindhuḥ ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.6.59)

“He shining with an abundance of the mādhurya of adolescence by whom all directions are illuminated with the cloud-like luster of his brilliant figure, he who is an ocean of numerous, astonishing greatnesses perceptible eternally to the minds of his beloveds situated there [i.e., in Śrī Goloka] … ”

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phullendīvara-kāntim indu-vadanaṁ barhāvataṁsa-priyaṁ

phullendīvara-kāntim indu-vadanaṁ barhāvataṁsa-priyaṁ
śrīvatsāṅkam udāra-kaustubha-dharaṁ pītāmbaraṁ sundaram |
gopīnāṃ nayanotpalārcita-tanuṁ go-gopa-saṅghāvṛtaṁ
govindaṁ kala-veṇu-vādana-paraṁ divyāṅgabhūṣaṁ bhaje||
(Śāradākāra; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 1.3.114; Padyāvalī: 46; Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 106; Gaura-govindārcana-paddhati: 142)

“Blossoming blue-lotus luster,

A moon face,
A dear peacock-feather crest [atop his crown],
Marked with the śrīvatsa,
Wearing the charming Kaustubha,
Clad in yellow garments,
Charming,
His figure worshipped by the water lilies of the gopīs’ eyes,
Surrounded by a drove of cows and cowherds,
Sublime softly playing the flute,
Replete divine body ornaments,
I meditate on Govinda [in this way].”

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kastūrī-tilakaṁ lalāṭa-paṭale vakṣaḥ-sthale kaustubhaṁ

kastūrī-tilakaṁ lalāṭa-paṭale vakṣaḥ-sthale kaustubhaṁ
nāsāgre vara-mauktikaṁ kara-tale veṇuṁ kare kaṅkaṇam |
sarvāṅge hari-candanaṁ sulalitaṁ kaṇṭhe ca muktāvaliṁ
gopa-strī-pariveṣṭito vijayate gopāla-cūḍāmaṇiḥ ||
(Gopāla-sahasra-nāma-stotram)

“Charming with a musk tilak mark on his forehead, the kaustubha gem on his chest, an excellent pearl on the tip of his nose, the flute in his hands, bracelets on his wrists, yellow sandalwood paste all over his body, and a string of pearls around his neck, may the Crest Jewel of the gopas, surrounded by the gopīs, triumph!”

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barhāpīḍaṁ naṭavara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ

barhāpīḍaṁ naṭavara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ
bibhrad vāsaḥ kanaka-kapiśaṁ vaijayantīṁ ca mālām |
randhrān veṇor adhara-sudhayā pūrayan gopa-vṛndair
vṛndāraṇyaṁ sva-pada-ramaṇaṁ prāviśad gīta-kīrtiḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.21.5)

“Wearing a peacock-feather chaplet, a [blue] karṇikāra flower on his ears, golden-yellow garments, and a victory garland, the best of actors [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa] filled the holes of his flute with the nectar of his lips and entered the forest of Vraja, whose delight is his feet, as the gopas sang his glories.”

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madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor

madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuram |
madhu-gandhi mṛdu-smitam etad aho
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuram ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 92; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.21.136)

“Sweet, swee Is this Lord’s figure.
Sweet, sweet, swee Is his face.
[And] Aho! Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet
Is this gentle, honey-scented smile.”

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citraṁ tad etac caraṇāravindaṁ

citraṁ tad etac caraṇāravindaṁ
citraṁ tad etan nayanāravindam |
citraṁ tad etad vadanāravindaṁ
citraṁ tad etad vapur asya citram ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 89)

“Wondrous are these lotus feet!
Wondrous are these lotus eyes
Wondrous is this lotus face
Wondrous, wondrous is this figure of his!”

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tad evaṁ śaraṇāpattir vivṛtā

tad evaṁ śaraṇāpattir vivṛtā |
asyāś cāpūrvatvaṁ tāṁ vinā tadīyatvāsiddheḥ |
(Bhakti Sandarbha: 237)

“Thus, in this way, śaraṇāpatti [i.e., śaraṇāgati] has been described. And its incomparability [lit., “unprecedentedness”] is because of the non-establishment of being his own without it [i.e., one does not attain the actual feeling of belonging to Bhagavān, and Bhagavān does not actually consider one his own, that is, as one of his bhaktas, without śaraṇāgati].”

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yasyām eva kavaya ātmānam avirataṁ vividha-vṛjina-saṁsāra-paritāpopatapyamānam

yasyām eva kavaya ātmānam avirataṁ vividha-vṛjina-saṁsāra-paritāpopatapyamānam anusavanaṁ snāpayantas tayaiva parayā nirvṛtyā hy apavargam ātyantikaṁ parama-puruṣārtham api svayam āsāditaṁ no evādriyante bhagavadīyatvenaiva parisamāpta-sarvārthāḥ |
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.6.17; cited in Prīti Sandarbha: 19)

“Incessantly immersing the self—which is [otherwise] being continuously afflicted by the sufferings of saṁsāra beset with various types of sin—in which [i.e., in one-pointed bhakti to Vāsudeva as aforementioned], the wise, who have fully attained all [puruṣa-] arthas solely by virtue of [their] belongingness to Bhagavān, with the supreme satisfaction of that [one-pointed bhakti to Vāsudeva] do not show any regard even to [what is conventionally considered] the final, ultimate puruṣārtha, apavarga [i.e., mukti of any of the five types] [even] when obtained of its own accord [i.e., offered by Śrī Bhagavān himself even though it has not been desired].”

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