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eka kṛṣṇa sarva-sevya jagat-īśvara

eka kṛṣṇa sarva-sevya jagat-īśvara |
āra yata saba tā̐ra sevakānucara || …
keho māne, keho nā māne, saba tā̐ra dāsa |
ye nā māne tāra haya sei pāpe nāśa ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.6.83, 85)

“One Kṛṣṇa, the Īśvara of the world, is to be served by everyone. Everyone else is his servant and follower. … Someone accepts [this]. Someone does not accept [this]. [Nevertheless,] Everyone is his servant. One who does not accept [this] is ruined by that sin [of non-acceptance].”

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hlādinī sandhinī saṁvit tvayy ekā sarva-saṁśraye

hlādinī sandhinī saṁvit tvayy ekā sarva-saṁśraye |
hlāda-tāpa-karī miśrā tvayi no guṇa-varjite ||
(Viṣṇu Purāṇa: 1.2.69; cited in Bhagavat Sandarbha: 7, 99; Prīti Sandarbha: 65; Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha 165; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.4.63, 2.6.157, 2.8.155)

“The one [potency, viz., the svarūpa-śakti] constituted of hlādinī, sandhinī, and saṁvit exists only in you, the Support of everything. That [other potency, viz., the māyā-śakti] which is a cause of delight and suffering, and a mixture [of the two], does not exist in you, who are free from the [three] guṇas.”

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rāga-bhakti vidhi-bhakti haya dui-rūpa

rāga-bhakti vidhi-bhakti haya dui-rūpa |
svayaṁ-bhagavattve bhagavattve prakāśa dvi-rūpa ||
rāga-bhaktye vraje svayaṁ-bhagavāne pāya |
vidhi-bhaktye pārṣada-dehe vaikuṇṭhete yāya ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.24.84–85, 87)

“There are two forms [of bhakti]: rāga-bhakti and vidhi-bhakti. There are two forms of manifestation [of Brahman in response to these two forms of bhakti]: as Svayam Bhagavān [i.e., as Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Gokula] and as Bhagavān [i.e., as the various forms of Bhagavān found elsewhere]. By rāga-bhakti, one attains Svayaṁ Bhagavān in Vraja. By vidhi-bhakti, one reaches Vaikuṇṭha in the body of a companion (pārṣada) [of Bhagavān].”

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na me priyaś caturvedī mad-bhaktaḥ śvapacaḥ priyaḥ

na me priyaś caturvedī mad-bhaktaḥ śvapacaḥ priyaḥ |
tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ sa ca pūjyo yathā hy aham ||
(Itihāsa-samuccaya; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.127; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.19.50, 2.20.58)
“[Śrī Bhagavān:] A caturvedī [i.e., a brāhmaṇa versed in the four Vedas] is not dear to me [if they are not my bhakta]. [Even] A dog-cooker who is my bhakta [however] is dear [to me]. Give [charity, etc.] to him [i.e., such a bhakta] and accept [prasāda, etc.] from him since he is also worshipable as I am.”

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viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-‌guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha-

viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-‌guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha-
pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham |
manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha-
prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūri-mānaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.9.10; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.192; Bhakti Sandarbha: 100; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.20.59)

“[Prahlāda Mahārāja:] I consider a dog-cooker whose mind, words, actions, wealth, and life are dedicated to him [viz., Śrī Bhagavān] superior to a brāhmaṇa possessed of [all] twelve [brahminical] qualities who is averse to the lotus feet of he of lotus navel. He [i.e., a dog-cooker who is a bhakta of Śrī Bhagavān] purifies his family, whereas one of great pride does not.”

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yeṣāṁ sa eṣa bhagavān dayayed anantaḥ

yeṣāṁ sa eṣa bhagavān dayayed anantaḥ
sarvātmanāśrita-pado yadi nirvyalīkam |
te dustarām atitaranti ca deva-māyāṁ
naiṣāṁ mamāham iti dhīḥ śva-śṛgāla-bhakṣye ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 2.7.42; cited in Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.4.86; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.6.235)

“If those whom he, this Bhagavān, the Unlimited, may grace take shelter in his feet in all respects without duplicity, they will cross beyond his difficult to surmount, divine māyā [and come to know him], and they will have no notion of ‘my’ or ‘I’ in regard to that which is food for dogs and jackals [i.e., the material body].”

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āji muñi anāyāse jininu tribhuvana

āji muñi anāyāse jininu tribhuvana |
āji muñi karinu vaikuṇṭhe ārohaṇa ||
āji mora pūrṇa haila sarva abhilāṣa |
sārvabhaumera haila mahāprasāde viśvāsa ||
āji niṣkapaṭe tumi hailā kṛṣṇāśraya |
kṛṣṇa niṣkapaṭe hailā tomāre sadaya ||
āji se khaṇḍila tomāra dehādi-bandhana |
āji chinna kaile tumi māyāra bandhana ||
āji kṛṣṇa-prāpti-yogya haila tomāra mana |
veda-dharma laṅghi kaile prasāda-bhakṣaṇa ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.6.230–234)

“[Śrīman Mahāprabhu to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya:] Today I have easily conquered the three worlds. Today I have ascended to Vaikuṇṭha. Today all my desires are fulfilled: Sārvabhauma has attained faith in mahāprasāda. Today you have guilelessly become sheltered in Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa has guilelessly been gracious to you. Today he has cut away the bondage of your body and so forth. Today you have cut through the bondage of māyā. Today your mind has become first for attainment of Kṛṣṇa: transgressing Vedic dharma, you have eaten prasāda.”

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bhakti vinu kṛṣṇe kabhu nahe premodaya

bhakti vinu kṛṣṇe kabhu nahe premodaya |
prema vinu kṛṣṇa-prāpti anya haite naya ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 3.4.58)

“Without bhakti [i.e., sādhana-bhakti], a manifestation of prema for Kṛṣṇa never occurs, and without prema, attainment of Kṛṣṇa does not occur by means of anything else [i.e., prema is the only means of attaining Kṛṣṇa].”

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e mādhuryāmṛta pāna sadā yei kare

e mādhuryāmṛta pāna sadā yei kare |
tṛṣṇā-śānti nahe, tṛṣṇā bāḍhe nirantare ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.4.149)

“One who continuously drinks the nectar of this sweetness (mādhurya) [of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]—there is no quenching of [their] thirst. [Their] Thirst increases ceaselessly.”

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śire vajra paḍe yadi putra mari yāya

śire vajra paḍe yadi putra mari yāya |
tāhā sahi, tomāra viccheda sahana nā yāya ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.7.48)

“If a thunderbolt strikes my head or my son dies, I can tolerate that. Tolerating separation from you [however] is not possible.”

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