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hitvānyāḥ kila vāsanā bhajata re vṛndāvanaṁ premadaṁ

hitvānyāḥ kila vāsanā bhajata re vṛndāvanaṁ premadaṁ
rādhā-kṛṣṇa-vilāsa-vāridhi-rasāsvādaṁ na cet vindatha |
tyaktuṁ śaknutha na spṛhām api punas tatraiva hṛd-vṛttayo
viśraddhāḥ śrayata mamaiva satataṁ saṅkalpa-kalpadrumaṁ ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 104)

“Oh! Forsake other vāsanās [i.e., proclivities, desires] and worship the bestower of prema, Vṛndāvana. O movements of my heart [i.e., thoughts], if you do not have taste for the rasa of the ocean of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s play, and you also cannot give up desire [for that rasa], then with firm śraddhā [or, even without śraddhā], always take shelter in this desire-tree of resolve (Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma) [since by reciting this text and thereby attaining firm resolve, full taste for that rasa will surely be attained].”

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vṛndāvana-sthira-carān paripālayitri

vṛndāvana-sthira-carān paripālayitri
vṛnde tayo rasikayor ati-saubhagena |
āḍhyāsi tat kuru kṛpāṁ gaṇanā yathaiva
śrī-rādhikā-parijaneṣu mamāpi siddhyet ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 102)

“O Protectress of all mobile and stationary beings in Vṛndāvana!
O Vṛndā!
You are richly endowed
With the wealth [i.e., paraphernalia] for the enjoyment (rati)
Of the Rasika Couple [Śrī Rādhikā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa].
Therefore,
Please bestow grace [upon me]
So that counting of me too
Among the attendants of Śrī Rādhikā
Shall come to be.”

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vṛndāvanīya-sura-pādapa-yogapīṭha

vṛndāvanīya-sura-pādapa-yogapīṭha
svasmin balād iha nivāsayasi svayaṁ yat |
tan me tvadīya-tala-tasthuṣa eva sarva-
saṅkalpa-siddhim api sādhu kuruṣva śīghram ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 101)

“O yogapīṭha beneath the desire trees of Vṛndāvana! Since you yourself have forcibly made me reside here, may you also quickly and finely fulfill all the resolves of I who [thus now] reside at your base.”

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vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya

vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya
govardhanācala-guro hari-dāsa-vārya |
tat-sannidhi-sthiti-yuṣo mama hṛc-chilāsv apy
etā manoratha-latāḥ sahasodbhavantu ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 99)

“O crown of Vṛndāvana! O you who are worshipable to the people of Vraja! O Govardhana! O guru of mountains! O best of Hari’s servants! Even in the midst of the rocks of the heart of I who remain situated near you, may these creepers of my desire quickly flourish.”

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rādhāṅga-śaśvad-upagūhanatas tad-āpta-dharma-dvayena

rādhāṅga-śaśvad-upagūhanatas tad-āpta-
dharma-dvayena tanu-citta-dhṛtena deva |
gauro dayānidhir abhūr ayi nanda-sūno
tan me manoratha-latāṁ saphalī-kuru tvaṁ ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 95)

“O Deva! As a result of continuously embracing Rādhā’s figure, you have become golden and an ocean of grace by virtue of cherishing in your body and heart these two qualities acquired from her [viz., her being golden and gracious]. Ayi Son of Nanda! Therefore, may you please make the creeper of my desire fruitful.”

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vṛndāvane sura-mahīruha-yogapīṭhe

vṛndāvane sura-mahīruha-yogapīṭhe
siṁhāsane sva-ramaṇena virājamānām |
pādyārghya-dhūpa-vidhu-dīpa-catur-vidhānna-
srag-bhūṣaṇādibhir ahaṁ paripūjayāni ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 52)

“When you are present with your beloved on the throne at the yogapīṭha beneath the desire trees in Vṛndāvana, I shall worship you with pādya, arghya, incense, a camphor lamp, the four types of foods, garlands, ornaments, and so forth.”

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smaraṇaṁ darśanaṁ strīṇāṁ guṇa-karmānukīrtanam

smaraṇaṁ darśanaṁ strīṇāṁ guṇa-karmānukīrtanam |
samīcīnatva-dhīs tāsu prītiḥ saṁbhāṣaṇaṁ mithaḥ ||
sahavāsaś ca saṁsargo’ṣṭadhā maithunaṁ viduḥ |
(Śaṅkarācārya’s Sarva-vedānta-siddhānta-sāra-saṅgraha: 109-110)

“Know intercourse to be eightfold: remembering women, looking at them, mentioning their qualities and activities, thinking of the suitability of them, favoring them [alt., taking pleasure in them], conversing with them privately, cohabiting with them, and copulating with them.”

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smaraṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṁ guhya-bhāṣaṇam

smaraṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṁ guhya-bhāṣaṇam |
saṅkalpo’dhyavasāyaś ca kriyā-nivṛttir eva ca ||
etan maithunam aṣṭāṅgaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ |
viparītaṁ brahmacaryam etad evāṣṭa-lakṣaṇam ||
(Vairāgya-mārtaṇḍa: 12.144-145; cited in Sādhana-dīpikā)

“Remembering, mentioning, playing [alt., joking], looking, conversing privately, fancying, pursuing, and completing the act [itself]—the wise say these are the eight aspects of intercourse. The opposite of these are the eight characteristics of brahmacarya.”

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brahmacaryaṁ sadā rakṣed aṣṭadhā maithunaṁ pṛthak

brahmacaryaṁ sadā rakṣed aṣṭadhā maithunaṁ pṛthak |
smaraṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṁ guhya-bhāṣaṇam ||
saṅkalpo’dhyavasāyaś ca kriyā-niṣpattir eva ca |
etan maithunam aṣṭāṅgaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ ||
(Dakṣa Smṛti: 7.31–33)

“One should always observe brahmacarya to the exclusion of eightfold intercourse. Remembering, mentioning, playing [alt., joking], looking, conversing privately, fancying, pursuing, and completing the act [itself]—the wise say these are the eight aspects of intercourse. The opposite of these are the eight characteristics of brahmacarya.”

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