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etāvān eva loke’smin

etāvān eva loke’smin puṁsāṁ niḥśreyasodayaḥ |
tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena mano mayy arpitaṁ sthiram ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.25.44; cited in Bhakti Sandarbha: 47)

“The mind [in a state of being] offered to me through resolute bhakti-yoga [i.e., through engagement in practices of bhakti, such as hearing] and [thus remaining] steady [i.e., absorbed in me]—this much alone [i.e., being in this state of mind by means of bhakti] is [itself] the manifestation of the highest good [i.e., the attainment of the ultimate puruṣārtha] for the living being in this world.”

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sa kiṁ guruḥ sa kiṁ tātaḥ

sa kiṁ guruḥ sa kiṁ tātaḥ sa kiṁ putra sa kiṁ sakhā |
sa kiṁ rājā sa kiṁ bandhur na dadyād yo harau matim ||
(Garga-saṁhitā: 10.62.11)

“One who shall not focus his mind on Hari—is he a guru? Is he a father? Is he a son? Is he a friend? Is he a king? Is he a relative?”

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atha saiva bhajana-viṣayā ruciḥ

atha saiva bhajana-viṣayā ruciḥ parama-prauḍhitamā satī yadā bhajanīyaṁ bhagavantaṁ viṣayīkaroti tadeyam āsaktir ity ākhyāyate |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 6.1)

“When ruci related to bhajana reaches its full-blown development and makes worshippable Bhagavān its focus, then it becomes known as āsakti.”

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āsaktis tu svārasikī

āsaktis tu svārasikī |
(Durgama-saṅgamanī-ṭīkā on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.4.16)

“Āsakti, however, is natural [i.e., nature desire that is not directed by the intellect].”

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śravaṇa-kīrtanādīnām anyato

śravaṇa-kīrtanādīnām anyato vailakṣaṇyena rocakatvaṁ ruciḥ |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 5.1)

“Ruci means special tastefulness for śravaṇa, kīrtana, and so forth respectively [i.e., for each individually].”

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rasāsvādaḥ viṣaya-sukhodaya-kāle

rasāsvādaḥ viṣaya-sukhodaya-kāle kīrtanādiṣu mano’nabhiniveśa |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)

“Rasāsvāda [i.e., a taste for pleasure] means non-absorption of the mind in kīrtana and so forth at times when pleasure from objects of the senses arises.”

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apratipattiḥ kadācil laya-vikṣepayor

apratipattiḥ kadācil laya-vikṣepayor abhāve kīrtanādy-asāmarthyam |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)

“Apratipatti [i.e., inaction] means inability at times to engage in kīrtana and so forth even in the absence of laya and vikṣepa.”

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layaḥ kīrtana-śravaṇa-smaraṇeṣu

layaḥ kīrtana-śravaṇa-smaraṇeṣu uttareṣv ādhikyena nidrodgamaḥ |
(Mādhurya-kādambinī: 4.2)

“Laya [i.e., mental slackening] means sleepiness increasing sequentially during kīrtana, śravaṇa, and smaraṇa.”

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