kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasāsvādavatāṁ
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasāsvādavatāṁ kiṁ syān na sundaram ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.4.39)
“For those who taste the rasa of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti, what shall not be beautiful?”
Sūkti Sudhākara
cakṣur vinā yathā dīpaṁ
cakṣur vinā yathā dīpaṁ dṛṣṭvā darpaṇam eva ca |
samīpasthā na paśyanti tathā viṣṇuṁ bahirmukhāḥ ||
(Padma Purāṇa: 6.132.55)
“As the blind do not see a lamp or a mirror situated nearby even after looking towards it, so the averse do not see Viṣṇu [situated nearby, i.e, invariably present everywhere always].”
yadā carmavad ākāśaṁ
yadā carmavad ākāśaṁ veṣṭayiṣyanti mānavāḥ |
tadā devam avijñāya duḥkhasyānto bhaviṣyati ||
(Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad: 6.20)
“When human beings are able to roll up the sky like leather, then [their] suffering will come to an end without understanding Deva.”
bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syād
bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syād
īśād apetasya viparyayo’smṛtiḥ |
tan-māyayāto budha ābhajet taṁ
bhaktyaikayeśaṁ guru-devatātmā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.2.37; cited in Tattva Sandarbha: 32; Paramātma Sandarbha: 47; Bhakti Sandarbha: 1, 59, 114; Prīti Sandarbha: 1; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.20.116)
“Non-awareness, misapprehension, and fear because of absorption in a second shall occur by means of Īśa’s māyā for one who is averse to him. Therefore, a wise person, being one for whom the guru is the Devatā and the self (ātmā), should fully worship him, Īśa [i.e., Bhagavān] with one-pointed bhakti.”
na rarājoḍupaś channaḥ
na rarājoḍupaś channaḥ sva-jyotsnā-rājitair ghanaiḥ |
ahaṁ-matyā bhāsitayā sva-bhāsā puruṣo yathā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.20.19)
“The moon covered by clouds illuminated by its own light does not shine, just as the puruṣa [i.e., the jīva, or, the Supreme Īśvara] covered by egotism [i.e., avidyā, ignorance] illuminated by its own light [i.e., consciousness] does not [shine either].”
ātma-māyām ṛte rājan
ātma-māyām ṛte rājan parasyānubhavātmanaḥ |
na ghaṭetārtha-sambandhaḥ svapna-draṣṭur ivāñjasā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 2.9.1)
[Śukadeva to Parīkṣit:] “Without the māyā of the Self, O King, a relationship of that which is distinct [from material objects] and constituted of consciousness with [material] objects does not actually occur, as [no relationship] of the seer of a dream [with objects in a dream actually occurs].”
ativādāṁs titikṣeta
ativādāṁs titikṣeta nāvamanyeta kañcana |
na cemaṁ deham āśritya vairaṁ kurvīta kenacit ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 12.6.34)
“One should tolerate harsh speech and should not disrespect anyone [i.e., even those who disrespect oneself]. One should not take shelter of this [sāṁsārika] body and create enmity with anyone.”
ta etad adhigacchanti
ta etad adhigacchanti viṣṇor yat paramaṁ padam |
ahaṁ mameti daurjanyaṁ na yeṣāṁ deha-geha-jam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 12.6.33)
“They who do not have the ill-naturedness of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ based on the body and the home proceed to [alt., realize] this supreme abode of Viṣṇu.”
tattvam ātmastham ajñātvā
tattvam ātmastham ajñātvā mūḍhaḥ śāstreṣu muhyati |
gopaḥ kakṣa-gate chāge kūpe paśyati durmatiḥ ||
(Garuḍa Purāṇa)
“Unaware of the truth situated in the ātmā, the fool becomes bewildered in the śāstras just like a foolish cowherd who looks in a well for a goat [which he is unaware is] in his arms.”
vidvān apītthaṁ danujāḥ kuṭumbaṁ
vidvān apītthaṁ danujāḥ kuṭumbaṁ
puṣṇan sva-lokāya na kalpate vai
yaḥ svīya-pārakya-vibhinna-bhāvas
tamaḥ prapadyeta yathā vimūḍhaḥ
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.6.16)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja:] “O sons of Danu, although learned [in śāstra], one who bears the disposition of distinction between one’s own and others’, by maintaining his family in this way, is not at all able to look at himself [i.e., to deliberate upon the ātmā] and like a complete fool proceeds into darkness.”