mānādhīnā meya-siddhir māna-siddhis tu lakṣaṇāt |
(Cited in Mādhavācārya’s Jaiminīya-nyāya-mālā-vistara: 1.1.37)
“Establishment of an object of knowledge (meya—prameya) is dependent on a [valid] means of knowing (māna—pramāṇa), and establishment of a means of knowing (māna—pramāṇa) is based on a defining characteristic (lakṣaṇa) [i.e., it is by perception of the defining characteristic(s) of an object that its can presence can be determined].”
aprākṛta vastu nahe prākṛta-gocara |
veda-purāṇete ei kahe nirantara ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.9.194)
“An immaterial object is not materially perceptible. The Vedas and Purāṇas say this constantly.”
yadi dāsyasi me kāmān varāṁs tvaṁ varadarṣabha |
kāmānāṁ hṛdy asaṁrohaṁ bhavatas tu vṛṇe varam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.7)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja to Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “O best giver of boons! If you wish to bestow desired boons upon me, then I pray from you the boon of non-growth [i.e., non-existence] of desires within my heart.”
nānyathā te’khila-guro ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥ |
yas ta āśiṣa āśāste na sa bhṛtyaḥ sa vai vaṇik ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.4)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja to Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “Otherwise, this [i.e., your presently prompting me in this way] would not happen, since you are compassionate, O Guru of all! One who desires benedictions from you is not a servant. He is just a merchant!”
svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ
dhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṁ mitho dhiyā |
manaś ca bhadraṁ bhajatād adhokṣaje
āveśyatāṁ no matir apy ahaitukī ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.18.9)
[Prahlāda Mahārāja prays to Śrī Nṛsiṁhadeva:] “May there be auspiciousness throughout the universe! May the wicked be pacified! May all beings meditate with their intelligence upon the welfare of one another! May their minds cultivate well-being! And may our hearts be immersed unconditionally in the Transcendent [i.e., Bhagavān]!”
aprameyānubhāvo’yam akutaścid-bhayo’maraḥ |
nūnam etad-virodhena mṛtyur me bhavitā na vā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.5.47)
[Hiraṇyakaśipu of Prahlāda Mahārāja:] “He is of immeasurable might, completely fearless, and deathless. My death will certainly occur as a result of opposing him, or may not.”
pitāmaho me bhavadīya-sammataḥ
prahrāda āviṣkṛta-sādhu-vādaḥ |
bhavad-vipakṣeṇa vicitra-vaiśasaṁ
samprāpitas tvaṁ paramaḥ sva-pitrā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 8.22.8)
[Bali Mahārāja to Vāmanadeva:] “Highly honored by those who are your own, and known to be of virtuous renown, my grandfather, Prahrāda [i.e., Prahlāda], underwent multifarious torture from his own father, who was inimical to you, and [still] held you to be his refuge.”
bhavanti puruṣā loke mad-bhaktās tvām anuvratāḥ |
bhavān me khalu bhaktānāṁ sarveṣāṁ pratirūpa-dhṛk ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.21)
[Nṛsiṁhadeva to Prahlāda Mahārāja:] “People in the world who follow you become my bhaktas, for you are indeed the paragon for all of my bhaktas.”
abhyāso na hi tyaktavyo abhyāso hi paraṁ balam |
anabhyāse viṣaṁ vidyā ajīrṇe bhojanaṁ viṣam ||
(Subhāṣita-mañjarī)
“Practice (abhyāsa) is never to be abandoned. Practice is indeed the greatest strength. Without practice, knowledge is poison, just as food is poison during indigestion.”
