Bhakti-sāra-pradarśinī-ṭīkā – Page 3

naikātmatāṁ me spṛhayanti kecin

naikātmatāṁ me spṛhayanti kecin
mat-pāda-sevābhiratā mad-īhāḥ |
ye’nyonyato bhāgavatāḥ prasajya
sabhājayante mama pauruṣāṇi ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.25.34; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.440; Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.7.43 ; Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.27; Bhakti Sandarbha: 340; Prīti Sandarbha: 21, 51, 73)

“Some bhāgavatas, who are deeply engaged in service to my feet, whose actions are for me, and who devoutly honor my feats, do not covet oneness with me.”

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yāvatā syāt sva-nirvāhaḥ svīkuryāt tāvad artha-vit

yāvatā syāt sva-nirvāhaḥ svīkuryāt tāvad artha-vit |
ādhikye nyūnatāyāṁ ca cyavate paramārthataḥ ||
(Nāradīya Purāṇa; cited in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.108)

“One who is sagacious [lit., ‘a knower of utility’] should accept as much as shall be supportive for oneself. One becomes deviated from the ultimate goal as a result of excess and deficiency.”

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svalpāpi rucir eva syād bhakti-tattvāvabodhikā

svalpāpi rucir eva syād bhakti-tattvāvabodhikā |
yuktis tu kevalā naiva yad asyā apratiṣṭhatā ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.1.45)

“Even just a little ruci [i.e., ‘taste’] shall be an illuminator of the nature of bhakti. Pure reasoning, however, is certainly not, because of its inconclusiveness.”

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yad yad iṣṭatamaṁ loke yac cātipriyam ātmanaḥ

yad yad iṣṭatamaṁ loke yac cātipriyam ātmanaḥ |
tat tan nivedayen mahyaṁ tad ānantyāya kalpate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.11.41; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 8.119, 10.513, Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.199, Bhakti Sandarbha: 295)

“[Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] Whatever is most desired in the world and whatever is most dear to oneself—offer that to me. This leads to the infinite.”

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tvaṁ naḥ projjhya kaṭhora yāmuna-taṭe kasmād akasmād gato

tvaṁ naḥ projjhya kaṭhora yāmuna-taṭe kasmād akasmād gato
diṣṭyā dṛṣṭim ito’si hanta niviḍāśleṣaiḥ sakhīn prīṇaya |
brūmaḥ satyam adarśane tava manāk kā dhenavaḥ ke vayaṁ
kiṁ goṣṭhaṁ kim abhīṣṭam ity acirataḥ sarvaṁ viparyasyati ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 3.3.42)

[Śrīdāma to Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] “O Cruel One! Why did you suddenly leave us on the bank of the Yamunā and go away? Fortunately you have been seen here [again by us]. Hanta! [Now] Satisfy your friends with firm embraces! Truly we say that immediately without the sight of you, who are the cows? Who are we? What is Vraja? What is dear [alt., desired]? Instantaneously, everything changes.”

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sañcārī syāt samāno vā kṛṣṇa-ratyāḥ suhṛd-ratiḥ

sañcārī syāt samāno vā kṛṣṇa-ratyāḥ suhṛd-ratiḥ |
adhikā puṣyamāṇā ced bhāvollāsā ratiḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.5.128)

“Rati for a friend (suhṛt) that is equal or otherwise to [i.e., lesser than] rati for Kṛṣṇa shall be [considered] a sañcāri [-bhāva]. If it is [sometimes] greater and flourishing [more so than one’s Kṛṣṇa-rati], [then] it is [called] bhāvollāsa-rati.”

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asyānyatrātma-paryante syāt sarvatraiva mūḍhatā

asyānyatrātma-paryante syāt sarvatraiva mūḍhatā |
kṛṣṇa-sphūrti-viśeṣas tu na kadāpy atra līyate ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.4.98)

“One’s [i.e., one who has entered the state of moha’s] stupor in regard to everything otherwise, including one’s self [i.e., body] can occur, but herein [i.e., in this state of moha, that is, stupor of the mind (hṛn-mūḍhatā), as defined previously in BRS 2.4.82] a particular manifestation (sphūrti) of Kṛṣṇa is never withdrawn.”

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suptir nidrā-vibhāvā syān nānārthānubhavātmikā

suptir nidrā-vibhāvā syān nānārthānubhavātmikā |
indriyoparati-śvāsa-netra-saṁmīlanādi-kṛt ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.4.176)

“Sleep (nidrā) wherein there are variegated bhāvas constituted of experience of various objects shall be [called] supti [i.e., light sleep, or, dreaming]. It is a cause of inactivity of the senses, heavy breathing, shutting the eyes, and so forth.”

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yuktāsya sphūrti-mātreṇa nirviśeṣeṇa kenacit

yuktāsya sphūrti-mātreṇa nirviśeṣeṇa kenacit |
hṛn-mīlanāt puro’vasthā nidrā bhakteṣu kathyate ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.4.176)

“The state, prior to the shutting [down] of the mind (hṛt) [i.e., the state prior to the state of an absence of external functions (bahir-vṛtty-abhāva) in the citta], endowed only with some unspecific manifestation (sphūrti) of him [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa] is called nidrā (sleep) in the case of bhaktas.”

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ete hi yādavāḥ sarve mad-gaṇā eva bhāmini

ete hi yādavāḥ sarve mad-gaṇā eva bhāmini |
sarvadā mat-priyā devi mat-tulya-guṇa-śālinaḥ ||
(Padma Purāṇa; cited in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.292)

“All these Yādavas, O Bhāminī [i.e., Satyabhāmā, lit., ‘O beautiful young woman’], are certainly my associates. O Devī, they hold me dear, and they possess qualities like my own.”

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