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lalita-lavaṅga-latā-pariśīlana-komala-malaya-samīre
lalita-lavaṅga-latā-pariśīlana-komala-malaya-samīre
madhukara-nikara-karambita-kokila-kūjita-kuñja-kuṭīre |
viharati harir iha sarasa-vasante
nṛtyati yuvatī-janena samaṁ sakhi virahi-janasya durante ||
(Gītā-govinda: 3.1; referred to in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 3.19.84)
“O sakhī! In the soft breezes from the sandalwood hills embraced by the graceful lavaṅga vines in the midst the bower cottages resounding with the cooing of cuckoos mixed with the swarming of honeybees, Hari now frolics, dancing together with young girls, in the lovely spring season, [which is] intolerable for the lovelorn.”
pīḍābhir nava-kāla-kūṭa-kaṭutā-garvasya nirvāsano
pīḍābhir nava-kāla-kūṭa-kaṭutā-garvasya nirvāsano
nisyandena mudāṁ sudhā-madhurimāhaṅkāra-saṅkocanaḥ |
premā sundari nanda-nandana-paro jāgarti yasyāntare
jñāyante sphuṭam asya vakra-madhurās tenaiva vikrāntayaḥ ||
(Vidagdha-mādhava-nāṭaka: 2.18; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.2.52)
“Banishing of the pride
Of the severity of a young snake’s venom
With its pains,
And constricting of the ego
Of the sweetness of nectar
With its exudation of delight,
O beautiful one,
The crooked and sweet strides [alt., prowesses]
Of prema for the Son of Nanda
Are clearly known
Only by one in whose heart it awakens.”
kurvati kila kokila-kula ujjvala-kala-nādam
kurvati kila kokila-kula ujjvala-kala-nādam |
jaiminir iti jaiminir iti jalpati saviṣādam ||
(Stava-mālā: Gītāvalī, 32.1)
“As the cuckoos call out with bright melodies, she [i.e., Rādhā] cries out in despair, ‘Jaimini! Jaimini!‘”
tvac-chaiśavaṁ tribhuvanādbhutam ity avehi
tvac-chaiśavaṁ tribhuvanādbhutam ity avehi
mac-cāpalaṁ ca tava vā mama vādhigamyam |
tat kiṁ karomi viralaṁ muralī-vilāsi
mugdhaṁ mukhāmbujam udīkṣitum īkṣaṇābhyām ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 32; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.2.61)
“O Flute Player, you know that your youth astonishes the three worlds, and both you and I know of my restlessness [because of it]. So, what can I do to behold with my eyes your attractive, rarely seen lotus face?”
śrī-kṛṣṇa-rūpādi-niṣevaṇaṁ vinā
śrī-kṛṣṇa-rūpādi-niṣevaṇaṁ vinā
vyarthāni me’hāny akhilendriyāṇy alam |
pāṣāṇa-śuṣkendhana-bhārakāṇy aho
bibharmi vā tāni kathaṁ hatatrapaḥ ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.2.28)
“Without the service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s figure and so forth, my days and all my senses are like a completely useless burden of stone and dry wood. Aho! How do I bear them? I am shameless.”
amūny adhanyāni dināntarāṇi
amūny adhanyāni dināntarāṇi
hare tvad-ālokanam antareṇa |
anātha-bandho karuṇaika-sindho
hā hanta hā hanta kathaṁ nayāmi ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 41; cited Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.2.58)
“O Hari! O Friend of the helpless! O one and only Ocean of mercy! Hā! Hanta! Hā! Hanta! How shall I pass these unfortunate days and nights without sight of you?”
ayi dīna-dayārdra nātha he
ayi dīna-dayārdra nātha he
mathurānātha kadāvalokyase |
hṛdayaṁ tvad-aloka-kātaraṁ
dayita bhrāmyati kiṁ karomy aham ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.4.197)
“O you who are melted with grace for the destitute! O Nātha! O Nātha of Mathurā! When will I see you [again]? Without the sight of you, my heart trembles. O Beloved! What shall I do now?”
aṅgāni vedāś catvāro mīmāṁsā nyāya-vistaraḥ
aṅgāni vedāś catvāro mīmāṁsā nyāya-vistaraḥ |
purāṇaṁ dharma-śāstraṁ ca vidyā hy etāś caturdaśa ||
āyurvedo dhanur-vedo gāndharvaś caiva te trayaḥ |
artha-śāstraṁ caturthaṁ tu vidyā hy aṣṭādaśaiva tāḥ ||
(Viṣṇu Purāṇa: 3.6.28–29)
“The [six] aṅgas [of the Veda, viz., Śikṣā (pronunciation), Kalpa (ritual), Jyotiśa (astrology), Chanda (meter), Nirukti (etymology), and Vyākaraṇa (grammar)], the four Vedas [viz., Ṛg-veda, Sāma-veda, Yajur-veda and Atharva-veda], Mīmāṁsā [i.e., exegesis of the Veda], the extensive Nyāya (logic), the Purāṇas, and the dharma-śāstras (law)—these are the fourteen vidyās (sciences). Āyurveda (medicine), Dhanurveda [i.e., weaponry, alliance, warfare, and so forth], Gāndharvaveda [i.e., arts such as music, dance, and performance]—these three, and a fourth, Artha-śāstra [i.e., polity, ethics, and so forth]—[in sum] these are the eighteen vidyās.”
sandigdhe vastuni pramāṇena tattva-parīkṣā vicāraḥ
sandigdhe vastuni pramāṇena tattva-parīkṣā vicāraḥ |
(Goyīcandraḥ; cited in Śabda-kalpa-druma)
“Examination of the true nature (tattva) of an uncertain object by valid means of acquiring certain knowledge (pramāṇa) is [called] vicāra.”