Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa-saṁhitā

saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣasya dve phale hy amṛtopame

saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣasya dve phale hy amṛtopame |
mayi kṛṣṇe parā bhaktir mad-bhaktaiś ca samāgamaḥ ||
(Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa-saṁhitā: 3.56.72)

“On the poisonous tree of saṁsāra only two fruits are like nectar: pure bhakti to me, Kṛṣṇa, and association with my bhaktas.”

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na kāṣṭhe vidyate devo

na kāṣṭhe vidyate devo na śilāyāṁ kadācana |
bhāve hi vidyate devas tasmād bhāvaṁ samācaret ||
(Garuḍa Purāṇa: 2.38.13)

“Deva is never present in wood or in stone. Deva is present in bhāva. Therefore, cultivate bhāva.”

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